Back In The Saddle

Well, for the two people in Scandinavia who never gave up hope that I would blog again your patience is going to be rewarded today. I'm dusting off my blogging shoes (yes, the ones made by blogging shoe elves no less) and I'm going to be making updates to my blog again and generally filling the blogosphere with the yummy design goodness it's been missing. Aren't you glad? Of course you are.

I wasn't feeling very inspired this past year. Let's just say I took an occupational detour that did not lend itself to creativity. But I'm designing again and feeling very good about it. So to get things started I'm posting some links to make your design day a little brighter, whiter, and smilier.

Linkage to make you smiley:

Hand Drawn Font
Are you envious of all of those handwritten elements popping up all over the place? Create your own handrawn font. This tutorial will walk you through the process.
http://www.bittbox.com/fonts/how-to-make-a-hand-drawn-font

Image Capture & Sharing
This is the best screen capture software in the universe. Lots of cool features make taking captures and organizing them a breeze. You can also share your images online.
http://skitch.com

Vintage Ads
If you love vintage ads the way I love vintage ads then you have to give this page a visit.
http://wellmedicated.com/inspiration/50-inspiring-vintage-advertisements

Argyle Pattern Swatches For Illustrator
Why? Because Argyle is the new black.
http://colorburned.com/2008/10/50-astonishing-argyle-pattern-swat.html

Free Seamless Background Patterns
You know what they say. You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many seamless background patterns. Am I right?
http://patterns.ava7.com

Well, that's enough for today. Enjoy!