July Design Trend Watch & Freebie

Following trends and staying current is one of the keys to a successful business. It’s important to stay on top of consumer trends and to strike when the iron is hot. Trends help keep your business stay relevant to the times.

I recently noticed the return of the peace sign & symbol in the design world although I’m not sure it really ever went away. It seems everything from clothing to home decor to jewelry is decked out in these fun loving peace icons. Even many major companies like Target, Pottery Barn Teen and Old Navy just to name a few have a ton of retro peace related products in their stores. Pottery Barn Teen has some great peace related ideas that would make awesome props for your photo shoots including pillows, 3D peace signs and various backgrounds.

So the next time you need to funk up your photo shoot or designs maybe you’ll consider incorporating some peace icons into your next project. And to help your designs get groovy you can download my Peace Symbol Brush Set for FREE! Link expires August 26^th. (Link has expired!)

I hope you enjoyed this Design Trend Watch report for July. Be sure to stay tuned next month for more pop culture trends to help your business stay up to date and in the know. If you spot any cool trends you want us to feature please leave a comment on this post.

April Freebie

This month’s freebie is a Thank You Card template by Tara Sroka Designs. This template is a fully customizable layered 5×7 .psd template with bleed where you can change the color of everything! Thank You font (Fling) is NOT INCLUDED. So feel free to use it for a wedding thank you or any type of thank you. Simply click HERE or on the photo to go to the download. Link will expire on 5/28/10 (link has expired).

P.S. Be sure to check your download folder because there might be a *coupon* in there for you – hint hint!

Designer Freebie

Here’s a set of 6 12×12 background papers that you can use on a variety of projects……custom albums, storyboards, cards, etc!  Simply click HERE or on the photo to go to the download.  Link will expire on 2/17/10.

Freebie courtesy of Carrie Bombria of Carrie Ann Photography and designer at Pink Ink Studios.

Designer Freebie!

I made this wallpaper for your iphone/palm phone device. In a week February’s will be for sale in the store.

Enjoy!

December Free Gift

Just in case you still need a last minute card for Christmas this months freebie is a Christmas Card from Tara Sroka! Even if you don’t need it now, use it next year or modify it for Valentine’s Day!

The card template is 4.25 x 6.25, semi-editable, and includes a back design to match. Fonts are not included. Just change the font and drop in your photo and you are set!! This card template will be for sale in the store after the freebie link expires on 1/21/10 in case you miss it.

You can download this freebie by going into our forums HERE (freebie is in the General Chit Chat Section)

And while you’re there, why not check out some of the new topics, or start a new one of your own!

Free Gift – Twitter Background

Here’s a free gift just for you! Grab this Twitter background to customize your Twitter account. Add your logo and any other words. Insert images underneath the .PNG openings and voila! Remember, save as a .JPG and under 800k for best results when setting up your Twitter backgrounds.

Download your .PNG file.

Designer Freebie

This months freebie is a blog header from Carrie Bombria! The header is 835×278 pixels and includes 3 frames with clipping masks. You can customize the colors in the layers palette since the file is left as a .PSD and just add your own logo and voila!!

You can download this freebie by going into our forums HERE (freebie is in the General Chit Chat Section)

And while you’re there, why not check out some of the new topics, or start a new one of your own!

Author: Carrie Bombria of Carrie Ann Photography and designer at Pink Ink Studios

Designer Freebie

This month’s freebie is courtesy of Kim Drury of MadiLu Designs!  It’s a 5×5 .PSD card that’s perfect for the fall and the wonderful colors that this time of year brings forth!

You can download it by clicking on the preview!

Designer Freebie

A 10×10 storyboard for you! Drag and drop your pics over each gray rectangle, resize, and group. File is .psd for Adobe Photoshop. Black border is for posting purposes only.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=da3353fcf70711086e7203eb87368129e04e75f6e8ebb871

Designer Freebie

April’s Designer Freebie is courtesy of Kim Drury at MadiLu Designs.

Enjoy this 2×7 bookmark made just for new moms … a perfect leave behind at hospitals.

You can get this great freebie by clicking on this link.

http://www.sendspace.com/pro/x19s7a’

Be sure to check out the rest of Kim’s great templates in her store here as well!

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