This is a very detailed tutorial on how to create a beautiful, custom vintage frame in just 5 minutes. There are a lot of steps involved in the process, but it is actually quite easy and fast to pull off once you master the technique.

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British parents are leading a campaign to rid our bookshelves of children’s fiction specifically targeted either to boys or to girls.

In 2009, Pepsi spent a rumored one million dollars to revamp their logo design. The company was ridiculed in the mainstream media for the exuberant amount of money it spent and insult was added to injury when graphic design artist Lawrence Yang further ridiculed the design by creating a sketch of an obese “Pepsi Man,” highlighting the negative health effects of sugary soft drinks.

Thibault Desiront, also known as Meka, is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer from Montreal, Canada. Heavily influenced by punk rock music, skateboarding and motorcycles, Meka’s work draws inspiration from the underground scene and is characterized by vibrant, retro-tinted graphic art. Featuring twisted, cartoon-like faces, bold graffiti style, and vivid color palettes, as well as striking monochromes, Meka’s art is reminiscent of graphic novels, comic books, and the painstakingly intricate tattoos of a Hell’s Angel.

In part 1 of this blog post series, we looked at the process of developing a brief for a graphic logo design project. Asking the right questions in order to build up a scope for the project is a crucial first step for the graphic designer, who needs to obtain enough information about the company, its values and the image it wishes to portray, to be able to develop a striking and instantly recognizable logo. There inevitably comes a point in this process however, where the designer needs to start actually designing, so what happens next? While each graphic designer has their own modus operandi, the design process generally starts with a good old fashioned sketch. Forget your Photoshops and your Illustrators for the time being, a graphic designer’s real best friend at this stage is a 2B pencil and a piece of paper.

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Here at LogoBee, we continue to offer our skills and talent by providing the public with royalty free material. We proudly present a new custom set of brushes, which can be used assembled as a complete ornament or taken apart, and used separately in your design project. This file is provided completely in vector in Adobe Illustrator CS3 version. Please click here to download an Illustrator CS3 file complete with a brushes set.

LogoBee`s second logo design tutorial is released 
Immediately following the release of their first logo design tutorial, LogoBee wastes no time before releasing a new one! This new tutorial describes the creation of the shiny sphere. This is an interesting project, encompassing the use of some new techniques such as the gradient mesh tool and transparency. The techniques described apply to Illustrator CS3 and CS4. Once again, we hope that many users will enjoy the tutorial and find it very useful and interesting. Click here to go to the tutorial

LogoBee releases first logo design tutorial

LogoBee proudly announces the release of our first logo design tutorial. We have received numerous inquiries about one popular logo designfrom our portfolio. As a result, a new logo design tutorial has been released to accommodate those requests. Inside, you will find detailed instructions on how to build this image, along with high-res screenshots of the actual workspace in Adobe Illustrator. These techniques apply to Illustrator CS3 and CS4. We hope that this will provide a useful resource for experienced designers and graphic design enthusiasts alike. LogoBee hopes to add many more in the future. Click here to go to the tutorial page

LogoBee logo design tutorial is now open to public

LogoBee is a veteran logo design company and has been creating distinctive designs for clients since 2000. The past 10 years have allowed LogoBee designers to optimize their design skills in the field of vector imagery. The company has received worldwide recognition for its achievements, and now feels that this is the time to share its knowledge and expertise in the field of vector logo design technology. LogoBee really hopes that the new section of the website will be helpful to many expert designers and users looking to improve their skills. This section is primarily dedicated to  Adobe Illustrator design techniques. It will feature detailed step by step directions. Each step is covered  with screen shot of the working area. LogoBee plans to update this section on a regular basis and wishes to populate it with many innovative and imaginative solutions. Click here to go to "Logo Design Tutorial"

Here at LogoBee.com we are constantly working on improving our services and quality of work. LogoBee logo design would like to welcome the beginning of the new year with a free set of shiny marbles completely designed in vector. The Illustrator CS3 version can be downloaded here. This collection can be greatly integrated in to your new site or you may wish to upgrade your old one with these cool new graphics.