Textures – plaster, grunge, stone and more – free downloads

Textures and backgrounds have real use for anyone involved in graphic design. Here is a range of free downloads – grungey patterns, concrete, stone, brick and plaster. Please feel free to use them in your own projects, carve them up, crop them for use as patterns, recolour them as textures.

some of our other work – the entertaining toolbox
f4mmedia on wix

the webstore on artery
an f4mmedia webstore

portfolio on behance

portfolio on dropr

youtube – f4mmedia – business and more

youtube – futurhood av – arts and entertainment, music videos and more

f4mmedia documents – downloadable pdf’s

Moments – on sale – volume 2 being prepared

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Here is the taster and below the sale priced book

download link

Every life, even the most small and ordinary has the capacity to use imagination, sight and thought coupled with a little invention. Out of this we all often soothe and salve the boredoms, pains, distress and irritation from that life. Here, in graphic art, illustration, text and poetry we take a small journey through all of this.

The illustrations were taken from scenes around where I live or using odd bits of food and other objects from my own everyday life. The ordinary, the distressed, the broken, the discarded can all be made into something else. Texture added by the imagination for the mind. It is not just a tactile thing. The eyes can have it as well as the fingertips.

I am currently working on volume 2 of this project. I will be publishing a taster as soon as possible.

some of our other work – the entertaining toolbox

some of our other work – the entertaining toolbox
f4mmedia on wix

the webstore on artery
an f4mmedia webstore

portfolio on behance

portfolio on dropr

youtube – f4mmedia – business and more

youtube – futurhood av – arts and entertainment, music videos and more

f4mmedia documents – downloadable pdf’s

Various resources – free downloads on our sister blog – colours heard

I have not posted much in the way of graphics resources recently here and so I will remedy that forthwith. Here you will find links via our sister blog – colours heard – a whole array of nice new photoshop resources. Enjoy yourselves, download away …

metals and more

new design resources

design

from snow to colour

some of our other work – the entertaining toolbox
f4mmedia on wix

the webstore on artery
an f4mmedia webstore

portfolio on behance

portfolio on dropr

youtube – f4mmedia – business and more

youtube – futurhood av – arts and entertainment, music videos and more

There is a lot more to come. Take a look at the colours heard blog – it will be dealing far more with the music, video, motion graphics, performance, music video, design side of things, as well as being a place for me to reminisce on times past doing all sorts of entertaining things. There will be a lot more uploaded to the deviant art page as well as to both of the youtube channels.

I hope these are useful and that you enjoy the other blog as well as this one.

Simple design in marketing and branding

Simplicity can be the key for many businesses. Doing nothing complicated. Making your message simple, clean, easy to digest.

How to Generate Leads With Video Marketing | Social Media Examiner.

some of our other work – the entertaining toolbox
f4mmedia on wix

the webstore on artery
an f4mmedia webstore

portfolio on behance

portfolio on dropr

youtube – f4mmedia – business and more

youtube – futurhood av – arts and entertainment, music videos and more

There is an increasing use of motion graphics by companies in their marketing and branding. It has the capacity to give very particular images of a product, service or company.

marketing – social media, the visual, video content and more

5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Making A Business Video | BizVoice Blog.

7 Social Media Trends for Consumers New Research | Social Media Examiner.

How Designers Use Color to Influence Consumers – You The Designer.

26 Ways to Use Visuals in Your Social Media Marketing | Social Media Examiner.

The basics of your message are the words you use – it goes without saying. If content is king then one of the content royal family is the message directly put in words. It may be a one liner, a tagline, slogan, motto, or it may be something of greater depth – an article, a written walk-though, helpful information your clients and customers can use, or perhaps general and chatty ideas surrounding your products, services and the corner of the market they inhabit.

You brand is made of so many things. Increasingly it is becoming more and more visual, even for the small business. The visual aspect may be a photo, a graphic design, a video presentation or promo. It is even the case that motion graphics are being used more by larger organizations for their promotions. They bring an artier sensibility to the whole marketing process. I will admit it is something I like, but it is not right for everyone and would make the marketing scene dull if everyone was employing just such.

some of our other work – the entertaining toolbox
f4mmedia on wix

the webstore on artery
an f4mmedia webstore

portfolio on behance

portfolio on dropr

youtube – f4mmedia – business and more

youtube – futurhood av – arts and entertainment, music videos and more

design, web design and more

10 Web Design Trends for 2013.

Designzzz Infographic: Latest Trends in Web Design.

some of our other work – the entertaining toolbox
f4mmedia on wix

the webstore on artery
an f4mmedia webstore

portfolio on behance

portfolio on dropr

youtube – f4mmedia – business and more

youtube – futurhood av – arts and entertainment, music videos and more

events and more

I will be VJing this epic event – always has been a mainstay of Sheffield’s underground scene …

bring ear plugs and heart monitors!

https://vimeo.com/album/2316423

Resources, ideas and more

54 Portrait Ideas: free downloadable posing guide | Digital Camera World.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL38C966ABFDF47003&feature=view_all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf1wbIZyIDk&list=PL25taoAh9EF76KwDdqYdejS8R3yj5KiLx

textures, resources, free downloads

textures, resources, free downloads.

f4mmedia on deviant art

Elements – the new e-zine – resources and inspiration – digital publishing

Here is the new ‘elements’ – the e-zine – I have decided to give it a slightly new form. Rather than compartmentalizing each edition, I will now combine various strands upon which I am working at any one time and try to throw in a few notes here and there. Please subscribe to it and the other channels mentioned – it is useful for me. There will continue to be a number of resources advertised in its pages where they are available and relevant.

I really enjoy digital publishing. I have had a modicum of a background in traditional publishing, having worked on local and niche publications in the past. As you will have noticed I do enjoy the graphic and the visual. I am not a trained graphic designer, nor a particularly experienced artist or illustrator. I am slightly more than a hobbyist but certainly not a thorough professional. I like to delight my own eyes and hope that I can do the same for others.