Jon Gerlach is a media design student that runs a portfolio website at Jpgerlach.com/. The website exhibits series of interesting art work and it’s worth visiting for all other designers.

Visit Jon Gerlach.

Tags: CG, design, jon, photoshop, portfolio, website.

Specky Boy is a blog I found via StumbleUpon. The blog poses a clean design styles and compiled an unbelievably H-U-G-E list of tutorials and guides around the Internet (which explains why it’s so welcomed in media bookmark sites).

For those who’re looking forward to learn some new Photoshop trick but lazy to search, Specky Boy is the place to go.

Tags: Blog, design, fireworks, guides, photoshop, skill, tutorials, wordpress.

Blog.SpoonGraphics feels more like a digital playground of its founder (Graphic/Web Designer Chris Spooner) where he shares his art work, Photoshop/Illustrator tutorials, and design resources freely. I’m a big fans of Blog.SpoonGraphics and I’ve been learning from Chris for a long time.

Visit Blog.SpoonGraphics.

Tags: blogs, design, designs, developed, graphics, illustrator, photoshop, spoon, well, wordpress.

Interesting design tutorials, resources, tools, and blog post found else where on the Internet. In case you’re looking forward to learn something new this weekend, here’re the 10 places to go to.

• Get inspired by DesignMag’s top 10 sources of logo design references.
• Read PSHero’s Photoshop tutorial on dark grunge photo effects.
• Learn how you can enhance your art with negative space at Tutorial9.
• Check out how you can make a fast screen capture in Window Vista at About.com.
• Read HongKiat’s handy tips on Photoshop shortcut key.
• Also, get free Halloween vector icon set from Smashing Magazine.
• Vecturise your image using text strings.
• Learn how to make a fire-burning text with Photoshop.
• Read tutorial on chrome text and frame effects.
• And finally, get stunned by 50 Astonishing Argyle Pattern Swatches at ColorBurned.

Till then, have a nice weekend!

Tags: designs, graphics, illustrator, Inspirations, logo, photoshop, references, tutorials, Web Tools.