I just stumbled across these wonderful Rainbow MacBook Keyboard Decals. I’m not sure this computer would now be appropriate when working on colour-critical designs, but they sure are sweet.

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Pantone® Christmas Baubles. I could imagine myself being some kind of pretentious stuck-up designer living in a posh studio apartment. When Christmas came around, I’d whip out these colour-coded marvels:

Funnily enough, though, I’d still use a Pantone Mug (note to wife – you haven’t given me one yet!). There’s a whole range of these Pantone Universe™ Christmas Baubles to choose from, and I would imagine they would look great on the Christmas tree of any design studio across the globe.

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I love gradients. I don’t like them when they’re used incorrectly, though. The very common “corporate fade” (or strongly-saturated colour fading into white background) on many business advertisements in recent years have given gradients a bad name. However, when used correctly, gradients can give a sense of added depth and 3D-appeal to both print and web works alike.

On that note, here is a list of articles, tutorials, tools, code and downloads to satisfy any gradient-induced craving you may have. Enjoy!

Articles:

Creative Curio → Taking Design from Good to Great with Gradients
Design Meltdown → Gradient Madness
Iit.Bloomu → Lesson in Gradients
Wipeout 44 → Gradient Mapping effect in Adobe Photoshop
Claudiamccue → Gradient Bug in Illustrator CS4
1stwebdesigner → 30 Logo Designs Using Gradient 3D Effects (3)
Shape Shed → Photoshop 101 – The Gradient Tool

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