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Inspiring wallpapers

Caty — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:39:31 +0000

I have make a compilation of some awesome and inspiring wallpapers, simply click on the wallpapers to download them. Enjoy!

Meomi

Caty Design Studio in “25 Hot Female Web Designers” list

Caty — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:25:18 +0000

Caty Design Studio is in the list of 25 Hot Female Web Designers which is compiled by Lee Munroe, a freelance web designer from Ireland. Check out the post for links to the list of other fantastic female designers there.

Site featured on galleries..

Caty — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:52:22 +0000

Thought of consolidating all related posts of Caty’s blog being featured on various galleries to only a post. Therefore this post is constantly being updated from now on..

27th Jan 2009: Caty’s Blog is featured on CssGlance.

6th Sept 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on CssImpress.

3rd Aug 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on Css.WeAreTheBuzz.

24th June 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on Designer Source.

13th June 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on CssBag.

8th May 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on Smashing Magazine.

23rd April 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on Css Loggia.

10th April 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on Css Cream.

10th April 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on CSS Design Yorkshire.

24th Feb 2008: Caty’s Blog is featured on

Creative inspiration: Simone Legno

Caty — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:27:47 +0000

I am so excited when I stumble upon these creative inspiration videos featuring Tokidoki designer Simone Legno. There are 3 free videos on site and I especially like the one where “Lynda sits down with Simone”, talking about his background, how he started sketching and the branding of Tokidoki, advices for people who want to get into design industry and more. The next video will bring you into Simone’s Sketchbook where he sketches one of his famous character "Sandy". I am really tempted to signup at Lynda.com in order to view the rest of the online exclusive videos as they are only available for the paying subscribers.

Meomi cloud house

Caty — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:17:32 +0000

Attention to all fans of cute characters design: here is another wonderful and unique illustration site from Meomi which featured the works done by Vicki Wong (Vancouver) and Michael Murphy (LA).

There are free download of the cool desktop wallpapers and icons. Also there is an online store that sell their art prints, mini posters, cute buttons, vinyl toys and many more..

Visit artist’s website »

Inspiring artist

Caty — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:16:15 +0000

As I am browsing the net today, I stumble upon this inspiring digital artist from Austria, Teodoru Badiu. He uses the assemblage technique in which he collects a group of objects using his camera and assembles them to create fantastic sculpture arts in photoshop and 3D program.

Visit artist’s website »

A list of good pixel art sites

Caty — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:42:05 +0000

My all time passion and love for pixel art illustration and graphics is always strong but yet to find some time to hand on it. Pixel art as the name implied, are graphics that are created pixel by pixel, at the same size that they are seen on screen. Sometimes when I am in need to design some isometric landscapes, I will use illustrator CS2′s 3D tools to design some quick buildings and skyscrapers.

But for those who really keen in learning, I would suggest to spend some quality time, start afresh to learn the isometric drawing skill from some really great pixel art sites. I have compiled a list of them here, let’s start exploring..

eBoy : they are Steffen Sauerteig, Svend Smital and Kai Vermehr who create re-usable pixel objects and take them to build complex and extensible artwork.

Super Totto : showcase for pixel art designer Totto Renna. There are games, free desktop wallpapers, screen savers and more.

Styledeficit : Site of UK designer Denise Wilton. This site has a fun CityCreator which you can play along to build pixel artworks and save your creations to share them with friends later.

Habbo Hotel : is a virtual community where you can hang out with friends, design your own unique space and create your own games and competitions.

Army of trolls : portfolio site of Switzerland based designer Gary J Lucken, site showcase his works and an arcade game that can be downloaded to play.

GAS 13 : Site designed by a freelance pixel artist Alexey Garkushin, featuring games, his pixel art works and tutorials.

Kenneth Fejer : site by pixel artist Kenneth Fejer, the isocity is a must see for pixel art lovers.

Nitrome : have a great fun playing some of the arcade games here.

Pixel Joint : a community dedicated to the pixel art style, with galleries, tutorials and forum.

Pixel Museum : a virtual museum with
over 150 international top artists in different sections such as photography and pixel art.

Featured on W3C sites

Caty — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:16:04 +0000

I feel indeed honored as Caty’s Blog is featured on W3C sites on 9th Aug. It is the 2nd time my sites received the recognition from W3C sites! A great news for a designer!