Photo shooting: Melissa

A few days ago I did a photo shoot with my good friend Melissa.
We took two heart-shaped balloons as props. It was really (I mean REALLY) cold, so we couldn't shoot for a long time, but I like the outcome. So enjoy :)

Black & White Photography

Wow, this blog got dusty. Well, anyways: Here are some black & white photographs. 

Enjoy!

Some useful and funny websites

I'd like to show you some really cool websites, some are funny tools, some are really useful.


1. Seeklogo
Need a logo of an existing brand? Well you will probably find it on Seeklogo. You can download  logos as vector files and of course upload your work.

2. fontbomb
Ever wanted to blow up long texts on websites? Well fontbomb is good for you!

3. Cupcake Ipsum
Tired of 'Lorem Ipsum' as the placeholder text? Give it some love and make it sweeter with Cupcake Ipsum.

4. Incredibox
Incredibox is a really fun and creative game. The main thing is, that you create a beatbox group. You can choose different beats(characters) and mix them together. The graphics are just awesome and you can have hours of fun with it!

5. Quotes on Design
Well I think the name says everything: This site gives you quotes on design. PLUS it looks just beautiful. 

Pixelmator - Cheap Photoshop?

When I first looked at Pixelmator, I was like 'Meh, I have Photoshop.'
But I still wanted to find out, why Pixelmator became so popular, so I read a lot of reviews.
Eventually I decided to buy it, which I didn't regret.
YES, Pixelmator is a lot like Photoshop, but it isn't Photoshop. And I'm not only talking about the price here.
Pixelmator is not as professional as Photoshop and I think every picture you create with it can also be done with Photoshop and Illustrator but not vice versa.

But the fact that Pixelmator is not only for professional graphic designers gives you some features I wish Photoshop had. For example the Generator Filters: While you need a lot of steps in Photoshop and Illustrator to create parallel lines in a shape, Pixelmator has a Filter for creating those lines. All you have to do is create a layer mask.
Another good thing: Default Brushes. Both programs have them (of course), but Pixelmator has two brush sets, which really help me with vintage designs.

I've also experienced weaknesses in Pixelmator. I think photo manipulation (not just editing, really manipulating) is nearly impossible, it just misses too much tools for that. Photo editing works perfect though.

Conclusion:
Pixelmator is the perfect tool for beginner designers, but also for professionals. It can't replace Photoshop, but I think the two make an awesome team.

BUY IT!

It's in the  Mac App Store for 11.99€/14.99$

New Blog Design

Finally my blog is back online, with a brand new design!

Well the layout is the same, but it has a new (kinda fuzzy) background, a new header (which features the new logo) and the main colors are black, white and yellow now (not only on my blog).

Black and yellow, black and yellow black and... whatever.

Posters

Here are some posters that we made over the time...

It is what it is | by TOMato Design

Typovetica Helgraphy | by TOMato Design

Helvetica Neue | by TOMato Design

Special K | by David

Black Holes & Douchebags | by David

Dear Starbucks

Dear Starbucks,

we know each other for 5 years now and I have to say I still love you like on the first day. You're so inspiring, my dear. A lot of ideas pop out of my head, when we are together. For that I want to thank you very much!
But I was thinking... You see, we meet at least twice a week for hours, which is great, but you give me serious financial problems. I enjoy the time we spend together, but I can't afford it so often.
So, I hope you'll understand if I try to get some distance.. I don't know, if I'm able to do this, but I think it's better for our relationship.

love,
Tom