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The weather may not be fine today but we here at YTD are still at our most creative state. Today we have prepared a load of inspiring videos from viral ads to cutesy animations that will give you the inspiration you’ll be needing to fuel your creative day ahead. Check them out and enjoy!

1. Dream (featuring Mos Def & Niels Shoe Meulman for Louis Vuitton) by Ogilvy Paris

The newest Louis Vuitton campaign features Yasiin Bey (more commonly known as Mos Def) and world renowned graphic designer Niels Shoe Meulam. Yasiin Bey performs one of Muhammad Ali’s poem entitled “Dream” which he (Ali) delivered on his legendary fight against George Foreman in 1974. The viral video was directed by Stuart Mclntyre with Ogilvy Paris.

2. Mario- Post It Life by Final Cut King

If you are the O.C. type who uses a lot of Post-It to keep yourself reminded with your tasks at hand or just a plain Post-It hoarder— I’m pretty sure you’ll gonna love this video. The video was made by Zach King who is also known as the Final Cut King. He decided to make the video to pay tribute to some of the most popular and iconic video games of all time.

3. No Noodles by Tyler Nicolson

Who doesn’t love a good clay animation? This beautiful stop motion animation is made by Tyler Nicholson who is an animation student living in Montreal. The video involves jumping fishes, dinosaurs and one weird purple creature. Be sure to take a look at his other stuff here.

4. This Means War Title Sequence by Imaginary Forces

For those who have seen the movie (or at least paid attention to it) probably has an idea about this flick. But for the benefit of those who didn't get the opportunity, “This Means War” opening sequence has the James Bond effect and feel into it.

5. DiGi “Birds” by EyeBelieve

Do you guys remember MirrorMask, that surrealist visual treat of a film orchestrated by Dave McKean? The making of this video is like that because it involves combining live action scenes with computer generated graphics but without the length and the creepy creatures, this video instead has crazy birds (hence the title) in it. Behind this video is EyeBelieve which is an award-winning design studio based in Selangor, Malaysia.

6. Wamono Music Video for HIFANA

Japanese breakbeat duo KEIZOMachine! and Ju-c or more commonly known as HIFANA are very passionate about infusing the Japanese culture to their craft. Enlisting the help of up-and-coming Japanese artist such as Teppei Maki they have created a collection of music videos that will blow your mind away. This video is probably too old for our list (since this it was released on 2005) but it still managed to crawl in because of the creative inputs used.

7. How to Improve Your Relationship

Hip-Hop based duo Parker and The Numberman teamed up Qualcomm to create this wicked viral video telling why people should get a Snap Dragon. The video hosts various disciplines of design such as typography, set design and animation. The great use of color in this video is sure to keep your eyeballs glued on your screen.

8. Disform 2012 by Dani Wolf

This awesome motion graphic signage was created by Dani Wolf for his graduation project in Bezalel Academy of Design and Arts. This 3-minute video involves an ensemble of quirk but edgy animated type. Check out his other awesome stuff here.

9. “State of the Art” Music Video for Gotye by Rubber House

Before Gotye’s hit single “Somebody that I Used to Know” climbed the charts, he was already known for having a great visual flair in his music videos. One of those is this video for “State of the Art” which was in collaboration with Rubber House. The award-winning animation studio based from Melbourne is headed by Gregory Sharp and Ivan Dixon.

10. London 2012 Olympic Games Trailer of BBC

Of course our list wouldn’t be complete if we don’t have something related to the 2012 London Olympics. This animation trailer was made for the media giant BBC (the nice folks that brought us Doctor Who). The idea behind the video is to make United Kingdom a huge stadium with the athletes preparing and competing in around the different locations. The concept was devised by RKCR/Y&R while Passion Pictures handled the stunning animation sequences.

"Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best" – Spanish Proverb.
Hi everyone, I'm here again to give you a free PSD file of the wallpaper calendar I made a few months back entitled "The Clash". And just like the last Dissect This Design post, you are free to examine and study the techniques I used in creating this awesome wallpaper calendar.
You can download the wallpaper calendar using this link. And if it's not too much to ask, let me know if you find this PSD freebie useful. If you have any comments, suggestions or questions about how I made this wallpaper, just drop a message in the comment box below and I'll be more than happy to answer them.

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Adobe Ideas (iPad)

Adobe Ideas is part of a group of applications intended for designers and graphic artists. This wonderful app allows users to easily sketch using vectors and save and use multiple color themes. It also allows users to play with 10 drawing layers and 1 photo layer to provide more flexible and designs.

In addition users have access to several vector-based drawing tools as well as brushes with variable sizes. There's also an eyedropper tool that makes it easy for picking up colors from your photo or drawing. And with the ability to sync your artwork to Adobe's Creative cloud, users can easily retrieve their work on their computers for further refinement using the software of their choice.

Sketchbook Pro for iPad

Developed by Autodesk Inc, SketchBook Pro offers iPad users with a quick and easy alternative for manipulating images on the fly. The app features high quality brushes and tools that can rival other desktop PC-based software. For starters, it comes with a professional grade paint engine that delivers smooth and precise brush strokes. It also has more than 60 preset brushes that include pencils, markers and natural media.

Users can also play around with several layers, with the app having the ability to duplicate, merge, reorder, move, scale and rotate layers to help users improve their design. The app also allow the exportation and importation of PSD files via iTunes or Dropbox in case you want to improve your design at a later time in your computer.

Brushes (iPad)

Brushes is another painting app that is available for the iPad. Created by Taptrix, Inc. the app features 19 high-quality brushes and 5 blend modes. 6 layers are also made available to designers which they can reorder, merge or control the transparency.

There's also a generous undo and redo button the make it easier in correcting errors as well as a desktop-class color picker and eyedropper to give users a more convenient and accurate way of selecting colors for their work. Images made using the app can be directly uploaded to Flickr or be displayed on a TV screen since the app supports VGA/TV output.

ArtStudio for iPad

ArtStudio is a comprehensive sketching, painting and photo editing software created by Lucky Clan. The app features 15 tools and around 300 high quality brushes (free and paid). Also, ArtStudio has fully customizable settings for brush strokes which includes blur, flip, size, opacity, spacing, fadeout, squeeze, angle, speed-size and jitter-saturation to name a few.

Here are the complete features of the app:

flexible canvas size, max: 2048×1536(iPad 1), 2592×1936 (iPad 2), 2448×3264 (the new iPad)
support for any device orientation
15 tools: select, pencil, wet paintbrush, dry paintbrush, spray, dots, eraser, smudge, bucket fill, gradient, text, clone, blur/sharpen, dodge/burn, eyedropper
300 high quality brushes (150 free, 150 paid) divided into 20 groups which are all fully customizable
favorites list to quickly access user’s favorite brush settings
fully customizable stroke settings: blur, flip, size, opacity, spacing, fadeout, squeeze, angle, speed-size, etc.
simulated brush pressure, support for bluetooth stylus pressure sensitivity (currently only Jot Touch)
symmetric drawing
Options for layers, layers masks and transformations
10 layer blending modes: normal, multiply, add, difference, screen, overlay, hue, saturation, color, value
Import and Export function
undo/redo with almost infinite number of steps
image resize (none, bilinear, bicubic, lanczos interpolations) , change canvas size, crop
15 filters: gaussian/motion/radial blur, sharpen, unsharp mask, add noise, render clouds, edge detect, border/vignette and more
adjustments: brightness/contrast/exposure, hue/saturation/lightness, color balance, temperature, shadows/highlights, CURVES, auto contrast/colors/white balance and more

Layers Pro (iPad)

Layers Pro is the paid version of the Layers app created by Gotow.net for Apple's iPad. It has a clean and intuitive interface that supports two fingered panning and pinch to zoom. The app also has 15 high quality brushes, a paint brush, smudge tool and eraser. Users can make use of five paintable layers per drawing and advanced layer manipulation tools.

Brush sizes are also adjustable and there is a large color picker that can save recent color choices. A generous undo history is also available and users can opt to email their paintings as a layered PSD file.

Sketch Lover (Android)

There are also plenty of choices for Android users. Sketch Lover is another painting app that makes use of a rich set of sketch brushes with support for a movie playback function that allows users to watch a replay of how they created their artwork.

Features of this app are listed below:

More than 15 brushes. More brushes will be avaiable in new version.
Sketch on photo
Eraser
Undo / Redo
Pinch to Zoom In or Zoom Out
Brush Pressure 0% – 100%
Desktop-class color picker
Save to SD function or Share via Facebook, email, Flickr, MMS, etc.

Sketch Free (Android)

Sketch Free is another painting app for Android. It is one of the most basic painting apps in this list which offers only the basic function one would need in a painting app. For starters it only has 11 brushes and an eraser tool. There's a basic Undo/Redo function and a color picker.

Users can either save their sketches on to their SD card or share it via email, MMS and other services with a share function.

PicsArt – Photo Studio (Android)

There are also apps that cater to photographers. PicsArt – Photo Studio is one of them which provides droid owners an easy and convenient way of editing their photos. This app has a picture editor with tons of photo manipulation tools, masks, collages, borders, frames, etc. As well as magic effects like a stenciler, cartoonizer, contours and smart blur effects to name a few.

It also has drawing effects which includes sticker mode, callouts, artistic brushes and text styles. Sharing is also made easy with PicsArt's own social network or you can add photos to your Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, Dropbox, Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress and DeviantArt accounts.

Photo Editor by Aviary (Android)

Another photo editing software available in the Google Play store is the Photo Editor app made by Aviary. Just like PicsArt, it has a very intuitive user interface with a bit more extras. The apps features are listed below.

One-tap auto enhance
12 FREE photo effects
Fun Stickers and Color balance
Crop, rotate, and straighten your photo
Adjust brightness, contrast, color temperature, and saturation
Sharpen and blur
Color temperature (“Warmth”)
Draw and add text
Create your own memes
Cosmetic tools: fix redeye, remove blemishes and whiten teeth

PicsPlay Pro – Fx Photo Editor (Android)

If you want even more features, then you can opt to have the PicsPlay Pro – Fx Photo Editor app. It has 200 professional presets like Scene, HDR, blur, vintage, grunge, etc. Real time Preset opacity control, a time matrix with temporal photographic effects and useful add-ons like textures and borders.

The complete features of the app are shown below:

Undo & Redo your process up to 10 times
Environmental settings
200 Presets categorized in 10 themes
Filter effects and real-time control
Time Matrix
Crop and Mirror
Color, Contrast, Saturation, Exposure
Histogram, Colored Curve, B&W Curve, White Balance
Add-ons :Textures, Borders, Vignetting and Stamps
Support sending to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and more.

And there you have it. Have you changed your mind yet? If you haven't I suggest you try one or more of these apps and create some art. And while you're at it, tell us what you think by leaving a comment below. You can also give a shout out on our Facebook, Twitter and Google+ profiles. Or you can subscribe to our RSS Feeds to get the freshest and best design news and features straight from our design inspiration factories.
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15 Movie Inspired Free Fonts for Designers

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:39 PM PDT

One major aspect that makes a movie extremely remarkable is through the amazing title sequences, poster designs and promotions using a unique font style. The type of font used serves as a major trademark and a strong branding for many successful films in the history of making movies.
And as we speak about remarkable movie titles, we bring you a collection of free movie inspired fonts for personal use of all the creatives out there. And to get you guys more inspired in using them, we have incorporated some promotional posters accompanying each movie.

1. Transformers Movie Font

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Based from the blockbuster 2011 movie directed by Michael Bay. Here’s the official poster of the first film from the Transformers trilogy:

2. Harry Potter Font

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Based from the very successful series of fantasy movies about the boy wizard from the novels of J.K. Rowling. Here’s the official poster for the 4th movie installment, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”:

3. Resident Evil Font

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Inspired from the action-packed movie Resident Evil which is based from a popular video game. Here’s the official poster of Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D:

4. Star Wars Font

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Based from the award-winning space fantasy/action movie classic. Below is the promo poster from the 2005 Star Wars film:

5. Alice in Wonderland Font

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Based from Tim Burton’s 2010 movie inspired by Lewis Carroll’s 1865 fantasy novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Here is one of the official posters:

6. Pirates of the Caribbean Font

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Inspired by the fantasy and adventure movie from Disney. The poster below features the main character of the story, Captain Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Depp:

7. Jurassic Park Font

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Based from the popular trilogy brought to life by popular directors like Steven Spielberg and Joe Johnston. The poster below is created as a teaser poster for Jurassic Park 4:

8. Twilight Font

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Based from the popular fantasy/romance movie adaptation from the novels of Stephenie Meyer. Below is a poster of the first movie:

9. Blade Font

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Inspired by the action movie about a half mortal, half vampire slayer of evil vampires. Below is the official poster for Blade 2:

10. 28 Days Later Font

Inspired by the movie about an infectious virus spread throughout United Kingdom. The poster below maximizes the use of red color to emphasize the horror theme of the movie.

11. Green Lantern Font

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Based from the 2011 movie adaptation of the popular DC Comics Character. Of course, green color is all over the film’s poster design.

12. Heroes Assemble Font

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Inspired by the 2012 blockbuster film from Marvel Studios. The “A” sign is the most significant among the letters of the font as seen in “Avengers Assemble” poster below:

13. Ice Age Font

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Based from the 2012 3D movie by Blue Sky Studios. This funny adventure movie always makes sure to incorporate all the fun in their poster designs. Below is a poster from the latest movie installment: