Mr Chris

Burtonesq brushes for Illustrator

Mr Chris — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:23:54 +0000

New burtonesq brush swirls for your Ai library. Inspired by the great Tim Burtons drawings
You all know where to put them. Enjoy!

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CD Cover Art

Mr Chris — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:48:27 +0000

CD cover art work for Mulholland Jam.

The Brief: To emphisise the stripped out lonesome acoustic tones but with definition and soul.

Soloution: Single colour on black distressed double gatefold pack, line art drawings, distressed and solid type.

Front

Back

Inside Leaf

Inside Right

Inside Left

Ink Runs brushes for Illustrator

Mr Chris — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:48:31 +0000

New ink runs for your brush library.
You all know where to put them. Enjoy!

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Lillies

Mr Chris — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:32:13 +0000

Why I like drawing flowers I don’t know. These lillies were drawn a while ago but It actually spawned my own distinct drawing style.
Mind you they always start as a sketch in my note book!

Ink Splat brushes for Illustrator

Mr Chris — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:48:57 +0000

Here, have some ink splat scatter brushes for your Illustrator brush library. All values as default so use them pull them apart, do as you will with them
You all know where to put them. Enjoy!

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How to link to iTunes

Mr Chris — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:33:26 +0000

Ever though it might be nice to send a link to an artist or make direct links to artists from your website/blog to the iTunes application?

Well all you have to do is use the link below replacing ARTIST with the artist you want to link to eg. matt+costa (you need the + sign to link the breaks).
This will force the iTunes application to open and display the specified artist. Easy!

itms://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearchResults?&artistTerm=ARTIST

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CSS IE Hacks

Mr Chris — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:14:08 +0000

Now I know that there are a few ways to force IE (thats Intercrap Explorer) to play ball when it comes to CSS, but having gone down a few routes I found by far the easier and quicker is to use the * & _ hacks.
These go in front of the line of CSS that is IE specific, these force IE to ignore say top: 150px; in the CSS stylesheet and use *top: 170px; instead.
Use * to target IE7 and below and use _ to target IE6 and below.
Now I know that a few people will have an issue with this but I’m a designer, I like using paper and pens, this is a quick way to make IE play with the rest of them, not a solution to a massive problem.

For further reading on IE problems please visit positioniseverything.

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Or download a proper browser

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Logos anyone?

Mr Chris — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:51:34 +0000

If you haven’t seen any of this series where have you been? The third in the series “Tres Logos” a collection & critique of identities created by individuals & design houses.
I just picked up my copy today and realised how much I like this book. Especially today when I’m reworking a logo for a client for the 13th time.

Browse at Magma »

Wine by the Box

Mr Chris — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:00:43 +0000

These wine boxes really take away the classic stuffy image of wine. Even though wine is now the most popular alcholic dink in the UK the packaging usually the standard boring dross.
Quality German design.

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A Chair

Mr Chris — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:05:51 +0000