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    Editor's Corner  
    Drink in this Redesign

Emiliana Vineyards is a Chilean producer of organic and biodynamic wines. It recently redesigned its original logo, described by Emiliana's marketing manager as "shy," to one that projects a "more elegant look".

Do you think the redesign is an improvement? Go to the forum thread "Winery Logo Redesign" for more context, and to share your opinion.

Terri Stone - Editor in Chief

 
       
    Features  
       
   

Free For All: Inspired By the American Southwest

Pariah Burke has collected 120 stock photos and textures; 124 color palettes and patterns; 55 Photoshop actions, and 81 Photoshop brushes. All of these free, downloadable resources are inspired by the Southwest, but they're applicable to a wide variety of print and Web projects.

Related Reading: Last month, Pariah collected assets inspired by the Pacific Northwest.

   
   

Scanning Around With Gene: Where the Steering Wheel is on the Wrong Side

The British are somewhat notorious for making attractive but unreliable cars. Gene Gable surveys several sales brochures from the now-defunct Rootes Group of car companies.

Related Reading: American cars are more reliable, huh? Gene must have forgotten about the reputation of this automobile.

 
   
   

Work Direct-Mail Magic with Unusual Printed Pieces

When you want to engage potential customers with unusual, exciting direct-mail marketing, check out the products from 10 companies recommended by Trish Witkowski. You may be inspired to design something amazing.

Related Reading: Do you know how to pick the best fold for your next print job?

   
   

Best of the Blogs: June 23, 2011

Pamela Pfiffner regularly visits hundreds of blog pages, collecting the best items for you. In the last few weeks, she's found an homage to the golden age of script lettering, photography tutorials, solutions for prying open ancient Word files, Web typography tips, and strategies for self-marketing. Plus Oprah!

Related Reading: One of the blog posts Pam found was about the creation of this PDF file.

 
       
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>> Online Tool Critiques Your CSS Instantly
>> The Incredible Shrinking Camera
>> Book Templates for InDesign

 
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  Bella! Quercetti's Spirogiro is a little like Hasbro's Spirograph, but with an Italian accent. And at only $17.14, this kit is the least expensive (and most fun) way to create unique patterns and backgrounds for your digital projects.

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    If you don't follow "This Week in Ridiculous Stock Photos," you should.

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