http://www.room122.com The Art and Design of Nathan Brown Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:18:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey everyone... This is part 1 of a 3 part high resolution Photoshop brush set that I'm working on this week. It's all part of a little experiment... How many brushes could I spot on the way to my mailbox. And of course, I was immediately drawn to what the ... http://www.room122.com/photoshop/brush-set-cracks/ I recently began work on an album cover design for The Jeremy Miller Band. These guys have been great to work with. The album is in progress now, and is planned for a November release date. Keith Davis is producing and they're recording at Yellow Dog Studios here is Austin. Below ... http://www.room122.com/graphic-design/album-cover-design-jeremymillerband/ How I love textures... let me count thy ways. Textures are a great addition to any designers bag of tricks.There are a ton of free texture on the web to download and use. But whenever possible, I always like to photograph my own. It gets me to thinking a little ... http://www.room122.com/photoshop/free-texture-pack-1-steel-textures/ For the past couple of weeks I've been working on album cover designs for an Austin, Tx band called Astronaut Academy. The band is currently in LA recording their first album with Marck Paladino (producer, janes addiction, fleetwood mac). Below are my two most recent submissions... More to come on ... http://www.room122.com/graphic-design/album-cover-design-astronaut-academy/ I've now completed my first project as part of my discounted graphic design services for Austin, Tx musicians! This logo is for a great Austin band called Pissant Farmers. I love the concept and potential branding aspects for this band's name. It was a great experience exploring the options, and ... http://www.room122.com/graphic-design/logo-design-pissant-farmers/ I have to admit that I'm addicted to Photoshop brushes. You never know when there's a great brush right in front of you waiting to be created. I built this set from some photos I took of sparks flying from a hand grinder. This is a great set of 8 ... http://www.room122.com/photoshop/grinding-sparks-a-free-high-res-photoshop-brush-set/ It occurred to me a couple of weeks ago, that I'm missing out on a huge graphic design opportunity right in my own back yard. I was thinking about how much fun I'd had laying out a CD insert and disk art a few years back for a band called ... http://www.room122.com/graphic-design/discounted-graphic-design-services-for-austin-texas-musicians/