Mittwoch, 11. November 2009

Vecteezy - Stupid name, cool vectors

Vecteezy is an index of Free Vector Graphics available for download by some of the best artists around the world. The site is updated every day, so be sure to check back often. Want to submit your design? We only accept the best so make sure it meets the guidelines.

http://www.vecteezy.com/

Free Illustrator Dowloads (and Photoshop PSD-Files)

Schöne Illustrationen im ai-Format sind hier downloadbar und vollkommen frei. Genauso wie die Übrigen Dinge, die man hier auf der Seite runterladen kann (PSD, Fonts usw.)

http://free4illustrator.com/category/illustrator/

Vector.tutsplus.com

Vectortuts+ is a blog of tutorials, articles, freebies and more on all things vector! We publish tutorials on techniques and effects to make awesome vector graphics in programs like Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape.

Our authors and writers work all over the industry. Most of the content is free, but you can also grab a premium Vector Plus membership and get access to special extras as well as source files for the tutorials. And if you're interested in writing a tutorial, then you can submit your ideas and we'll pay $150 for any published tutorials!

http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/60-free-vector-icon-packs-for-design-professionals/

Donnerstag, 5. November 2009

What is Vector?

Vector is a computer image file that uses paths with a start and end point. With a vector program such as Adobe Illustrator or Flash you can add or remove point or nodes to the path that will allow you to bend, twist, stretch, straighten the path into any object your heart desires. People often confuse Adobe Illustrator with Adobe Photoshop or don't know the fundamental difference between the two programs.

The alternative to vector graphic files are raster or bitmap based graphic files. Photographs or jpgs/jpegs, gifs, bmps, tiffs, pngs and many other popular computer graphic files are raster/bitmap based images which use pixels to represent an image. Each pixel in a bitmap has a defined color value and most photographs contain thousands or millions of pixels which comprise the picture. Adobe Photoshop is a raster based software program that allows you to edit raster files such as photographs. Vector graphics tend to have less colors and can be scaled

One of the advantages of vector files is that they can be scaled to any size and not loose their image quality. This is because vector files use mathematical calculations of the above explained paths to resize the image. Here is a visual example.

http://www.iheartvector.com

Welcome to 1001 Free Fonts - Download Free Fonts for Windows and Macintosh

1001 Free Fonts first opened its doors in December 1998 and has since grown to become the most popular free fonts archive online. We receive more than 40,000 visitors daily and we have been visited by over 80,000,000 visitors since 1998. Over 1,000,000,000 free fonts have been downloaded since 1998. We would like to thank you all for your continued support and hope you return shortly.

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Sehr viele schöne Fonts gratis zum downloaden. Gut sortiert & übersichtlich!


http://www.1001freefonts.com/