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Generative Art in Illustrator: Scriptographer

Wednesday, 03.25.09 at 2:07 pm
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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 […]

Robot Stuff on Etsy – Part 2

Wednesday, 03.25.09 at 1:34 am
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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. […]

Save the Planet in Typographic Style

Friday, 03.20.09 at 2:41 pm
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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 […]

Illustrator CS3 & CS4: Reflection Templates

Thursday, 03.19.09 at 4:40 pm
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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 […]

The Design and Illustration Muscle Collection

Tuesday, 03.17.09 at 3:08 pm
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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. […]