I came across this great collection of retro logos on Flickr that I wanted to pass along. If you are an artist in need of some logo ideas, then looking at images like these are a great way to spark new ideas.
The logos are posted by “Depression Press”. See more great design elements from “Depression Press” on their photostream.
See the new design I launched for AutomotiveArtists.com this week. This is something I have been working on for the last couple of months.
Not only does the site have a new look with better navigation but it also has new features, which include an image upload for artist’s news stories, enhanced site search, and improved Artists Index. Using WordPress for this new site allows for user’s comments to be posted.
One of the biggest improvements for me is to be able to make updates daily, depending on Artist’s submission, instead of weekly as done previously. Updates can be subscribed to by email or by RSS feed.
Pages also now have popular share options at the bottom of each page, allowing users the ability to quickly and easily share pages on Digg, Yahoo Buzz, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, and more.
Below are a few images to show you how the site has evolved over the years. I remember when I started this site; I use to manually do all the updates on pages in plain HTML.
I would have to say about 80% of the work on this new site was moving the content from the old site over into the new one. Now since I have this project completed I can get back to doing my automotive artwork.
Wallswaps.com is a great site created by the people at Erskine Design.
The principal is simple, just send them some stuff, any stuff, and they will send you one of their badges and then put your stuff on their wall for all the see. Not only is this a great idea for Erskine Design to promote their agency but it is also a great way to promote what you do too.
I sent them three posters of my automotive artwork and some business cards.
This is my badge.
As far as web design goes, I think they did a great job with this site. It has a really unique design. Go ahead and send them some stuff.
To get some of my stuff you can enter for your chance at one of posters and/or I will send you some of my business cards.
I read an article on Autoblog.com today about a new wireless computer mouse for the automotive enthusiast.
I have seen computer mouses (or mice) dressed up like cars before but for one reason or the other they still looked like a regular computer mouse. These new ones are different because they look more like cars than any other car-related mouse I have seen.
A company called fourdoormedia.com created these cool optical/wireless USB car mouses. They have all that you would expect in a computer mouse, right/left click-buttons plus a scroll wheel, but what sets these off from other car mouses is the attention to detail.
The also come with working headlights. Since I do a lot of my artwork late at night, my first thought was that the headlights could become distracting after a while but after a little more reading on their site, they showed where you could turn the headlights off.
Fourdoormedia has even gone as far to create a site where you can title your car mouse.
I thought these were cool, what do you think?
Want to get to know somebody? Then start asking them about the cars in their past, present and future.
Eric Miltsch the IT/Web Director for AuctionDirectUSA.com has come up with a great idea for the users of Twitter, it’s called TweetandGreet.com.
He asks 10 easy “mini interview” questions about you and your automotive preferences. It is amazing what 10 simple questions can tell you about yourself and other people.
Being a car guy myself and into automotive art, I was happy to do it. Want to know more about me? Then take a look at my “mini interview”.
If you aren’t using Twitter yet, stop by there to see what the buzz is all about. Afterwards stop by TweetandGreet.com and fill out a “mini interview” yourself. Eric is looking for clever and witty responses, so have fun with it.
Don’t forget to drop back here and post a link to your mini interview so I can find out more about you too!
