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Hey everyone! Trying something a bit new here - some short (less than a minute or two) screencasts! I’ll be doing a series of quick tips. Todays quick tip came from my boss at Brunello Creative who is the master of all things keyboard shortcut related. Hope you enjoy!

Let me know what you think!

Leave a comment and let me know if you like the screen cast and want to see more!

Designers ScribblesDecember 1

Creativity can spark at the strangest moments - Thats why its good to always be prepared to jot ideas down in a handy dandy notebook. Take a peek at 24 designers sketchbooks and get a look behind the scenes of creative minds.

Chris Spooner

These particular sketches are from a year or two back while sitting in the airport. Using a mix of ball point pen and good old Sharpie marker a few fun characters were created ranging from Pirates to Bunnies!

Readers of Blog.SpoonGraphics may recognise Captain Blackspoon in there, who went on to become quite a popular tutorial on the site which covered his creation in Adobe Illustrator.

Jacob Gube

I have a standard hardcover Moleskine notebook (lined), which acts as my weekly planner, do-to list, and notes. I use the notes section a variety of ways, to wireframe a web design , for brainstorming , notes, doodles, and even my grocery list.

I carry it everywhere because inspiration can hit you anytime (and I can doodle when I’m bored).

Coke Holiday PackagingNovember 28

My boss sent me a picture of Coca-Cola’s new holiday packaging. I kinda dig the christmas ornament-like shape of the bottle. I’m also a sucker for all things mini and cute! Click read more to see more pics!

What do you guys think?

Do you like this holiday packaging? Or do you think its a waste of time/energy/money/resources/plastic? :)Leave a comment and let me know!

Pics via laughing squid on flickr

Happy Meatsgiving!November 27

Hope everyone has a Happy Meatsgiving…..er I mean Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving was 100% meat free

Meatified landscape made by Carl Warner.

Fonts: The Big, Bold And BeautifulNovember 26

I’ll admit it, I have a thing for big, bold and beautiful fonts. I’m not ashamed! And I know you probably have a thing for bold fonts as well. The list I have compiled ranges from free to affordable, to expensive. Enjoy!

Fart Deco

Ive used fart deco in the less than traditional projects before - its got a fun feel to it. Fart Deco is available for free download it here (zip).

Romeral

Romeral is designed to produce a noticeable visual impact that invites the audience to the reading due to its sizable thickness. Interestingly enough, the basic idea was to find a way to fill the color titles zone in order to create a comfortable atmosphere for the reading experience. Nowadays, the complex typography of the typefaces makes it very hard for the designer to work with it comfortably. Romeral’s straight geometric form allows an amateur designer to modify its po