Soooo… you dont have a Wacom Tablet and you want variable widths on your stroked objects in illustrator. CS5 to the rescue!

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CLICK IT AND GO FOR A RIDE!
www.mapofmetal.com

I love Metal, Rock, Punk, pretty much anything with a guitar and drums destroying my eardrums. I also love history. My buddy sent me this link and i thought it was so cool i would post it up here on our wonderful creative blog.

The Map of Metal gives you an interactive patch sewn experience exploring the history of Metal. You get to preview all the great songs from each period/sector  with a brief writeup as well.

INFLUENCERS In-depth Series features Steve Stoute, Founder and CEO of Translation, a brand management firm that arranges strategic partnerships between Pop Culture icons (Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Lebron James, Justin Timberlake, etc.) and Fortune 500 companies.

In this episode, Steve Stoute discusses the concept of cool, how new cultural codes are redefining traditional corporation communication. He also talks about creating successful collaborations between Artists and Brands.

Named one of the Fortune’s 40 under 40 list and inducted into the American Advertising Hall of Achievement (2009), Steve Stoute is one of today’s most influential forces in entertainment marketing.
His client roster includes companies such as Samsung, State Farm, Mc Donald’s, Target, Wrigley’s, HP, P&G and artists such as Lady Gaga and Rihanna (management).
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influencersfilm.com
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This is an amazing animated video for the artist Blockehead. The style reminds me of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Princess Mononoke”… organic and free flowing.

“An animated mind melt into a post human New York where TV and animals rule. All cast to the sincerely melodic soul of Blockhead’s ‘The Music Scene.’”

Directimated by A.F.Schepperd

Commissioned by Ninjatune Records
Music by Blockhead

Subaru is throwing punches at the mid level sedan market creating a fictitious car model named “Mediocrity” and showing how Subaru is standing out in this market. It’s actually quite hilarious.

Check It Out

2011mediocrity.com

As previously posted on Unbrewed we were eagerly awaiting the release of this awesome looking short documentary. Well good people, it has arrived. We watched it and loved it… it really left us wanting more! We are also wondering what the “to be continued…” at the end means?

Watch It Now Online

http://influencersfilm.com

Influencers also shared these cool quotes from influential people in our history on the Influencers Facebook Page!

So the new Microsoft Office 2011 for mac is out. It has some promising updates and rumors are that it runs a lot better too. What caught my eye though was the new branding for Office 2011. Microsoft hired well known product design company Frog to come up with the new look (for more on this check out microsoft office redesigning and icon).

Now Lets check out what LOOKS different about Microsoft Office 2011.

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FREE Youtube Brand Channel Photoshop Template!

At Unbrewed we like to give back. So for all those designers out there working on Branded Youtube Channels this one is for you!

Template Features:

- Non-Flattened Layers (so you can edit text or anything else)

- Flattened layers for coloring by type (links, body text, wrapper, & background colors)

Unbrewed brings you four great halloween wallpapers sure to give your family or co-workers a scare… or just question your sanity

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Ever need a place holder image thats 250×250(or any size) and have to open up photoshop create the 250×250  jpg, save for web, upload to your server, grab url, and paste in your code? well that sounds like alot of work. NOT ANYMORE! check this sweet website out.

http://placehold.it/