SloDive - Dive Into Inspiration

Armed with photoshop and a ton of natural ability, Dani Kaulakis makes illustrating look like a walk in the park. She currently resides in Pennsylvania and supports herself through her artwork which we always love to hear.

There are so many great free fonts to choose from these days but let’s face it, 99% would never really be used more than once or for a special occasions. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Star Trek font but

As is the routine lately, we love to look for inspiration in other forms of design. It doesn’t have to be digital all the time does it? Below are some awesomely creative book carvings by Brian Dettmer. Now get inspired and

When I design, I very rarely use a background with just a solid color or gradient. For me it’s just too smooth and clean, so I will go to my textures folder and grab one for adding some contrast and contour.

Anthony has an amazing talent for illustrating in general but I absolutely love his caricature drawings. They remind of the video for “Land of Confusion” by Genesis. One of my favorite videos from my childhood and maybe a favorite of Anthony’s

I love colorful designs but when the color combos just aren’t working it can compromise the entire site. Within two seconds I have formed an opinion and even if the layout is quite nice, I have categorized the site as bad.

Gary Locke is a master of caricature drawings and has had his work featured in publications from Sports Illustrated to Time Magazine. Despite the fact that Gary is an avid listener of Rush Limbaugh & Sean Hannity (still waiting on the

Marta uses Painter and Photoshop to create some amazing digital paintings. Her talent has led her to constant commercial work but as a result has made her online presence non-existent. Luckily she has a lot of paintings online that we can