Every once in a while the office is thrown into disarray due to a Chop Shop photo session. These sessions usually work out one of two ways. The first one is that Tom (that is me, and for the sake of this document will heretofore be referred to as “Master Blaster”) will get a shipment […]
They say the devils’ in the details, and while working with vectors can be fast and freeing, it can also cause a designer to obsess over every last point. A good way to counteract this is to inject some randomness into your design. That’s where the illustrator plugin Scriptographer comes and saves you. Scriptographer is […]
Today’s Robot Stuff on Etsy features a hand pulled screen print of a robot made up of letters on 100% recycled card stock. Not only does this tickle my inner geek and inner designer but also my inner environmentalist. This print is about 20×27 inches and comes in either cobalt blue or silver. I personally prefer the blue. […]
FWA Photo – A daily photography showcase highlighting some of the world’s most uplifting, thought-provoking, innovative and inspirational photography. FWA Photo will showcase one photograph every day via the website, via your iPhone (a cool and free iPhone application) and you have the option to save your favourite photos to your ‘LightBoxer’ to enjoy as a […]
To the Planeteers: I found a proper vessel to celebrate the day you convince Captain Planet to cut his mullet. These glass cups were once used bottles flame cut and polished into the gorgeous forms you see above. Among my favorite are the Boylan glasses which make their appeal by way of the screenprinted label […]
A while back we released a few pin striping inspired tshirt designs. As I watched the designer study and practice the craft of freehand pin striping (with a brush & exceptionally steady hand), I couldn’t help but wonder if the reflection part of the design could be automated within Illustrator. Emulating the fidelity of a […]
A false report on BBSpot.com hit the net today proposing the popular social networking tool/time waster, Twitter has unveiled a brand new pricing structure, apparently aimed at large organizations and corporations. Your regular old Twitter account would still be free but they’re adding on special features for those users who want to shell out the big […]
We here at the Chop Shop have a flickr account just like everyone else on the planet. I know your Mom and Dad have one too. The thing that makes us different from your Moms and Pops is that we also started a group on on flickr called the The Design and Illustration Muscle Collection. […]
Wishing you a Happy St. PATRICK’S DAY! And then this for the day after!
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Girl Geek Dinner in the cafeteria at Google. It was a lovely event with food, drinks, speakers and best of all, networking. I was excited at the prospect of meeting other female programmers and tech geeks. The evening began with an hour of socializing over wine and cheese. I […]
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