Your 10 Step Guide to Starting a Freelance Business (Part 1)

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ June 23, 2010 \ Articles \ 15 Comments

You might be in high school or a student, heck you might even be 40 and working for a boss. The same thought has been keeping you awake for a week or two and finally after much contemplation you have made your decision. You are going to start Freelancing. Yes,

Do you have a To-Do-List?

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ May 30, 2010 \ Articles \ 8 Comments

Most people have a diary to schedule their tasks that they have to complete on a certain day or time. In that case they have a To-Do-List that helps them keep things organized and stay on track. Designers are usually very organized when it comes to clients and meetings and

Smashing Your Creative Block – Photoshop Tutorial

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ February 25, 2010 \ Tutorials \ 147 Comments

The question arises so much nowadays, How do you overcome your Creative Block? I made it simple for everyone today and created a Photoshop Tutorial to smash your creative block. I will use simple and easy techniques to create a smashing composition text tutorial. It won’t take you to long

Creativeoverflow’s Redesign, The New Look

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ February 16, 2010 \ Announcements \ 56 Comments

I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner, every blog should have its own unique feel and look. Creativeoverflow is a ongoing project for me and improving it can only be beneficial. I contemplated for quite some time about the look and feel of the theme. I made quite

How To Block a Freshly Printed Poster

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ February 2, 2010 \ Tutorials \ 13 Comments

We will be doing something different today, all the tutorials that we usually see and read is digitally based. I have decided I am going to do a tutorial on How to Block a Freshly Printed Poster. I will walk you through the steps in a easy understandable way so

Displacement Effect Tutorial in Photoshop

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ November 16, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 8 Comments

In this tutorial I will be showing you how to use the displacement Filter to your advantage and create a stunning black and white illustration. You will learn how to create clipping masks by using splatter brushes and how to manipulate image adjustments to sort out coloring and shadow composition.

30+ Breathtaking Dual Monitor Wallpapers

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ November 4, 2009 \ Collections \ 27 Comments

Dual Monitors are becoming more and more popular by the day, almost every designer out there works with a dual monitor setup if not triple or more. With that in mind I thought I would compile a List of 30+ Breathtaking Dual Monitor Wallpapers for your desktops. I have hand

Design an Intense Particle Illustration using Photoshop

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ November 3, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 4 Comments

In this tutorial, I thought I would show you a simple process of manipulating a image with lighting effects and incorporating brushes too. This tutorial will bid you a step by step guide on how to achieve the illustrated outcome. 4

Beautiful Innovative Packaging Designs

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 28, 2009 \ Inspiration, Packaging \ 6 Comments

Packaging Design is part of our everyday lives, we see it where ever we go. Whether that is in grocery store packaging, corrugated boxes for businesses, or unique bottle design, good packaging designs influence purchases we make every day. The primary goal of Packaging design is attracting a buyers attention

10 Ways A Designer Can Make some Extra Money

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 22, 2009 \ Articles \ 114 Comments

Being a Full-Time designer can be tough at times, you get times where clients just don’t have the money to pay you right away or you go through a patch where you don’t have enough client work to keep your bills paid and may even have to rely on credit