Cleveland’s Marathon This past spring I participated in the Cleveland Marathon. It was a lifelong goal of mine; to run a marathon. Being the designer that I am I couldn’t help but notice the design on the give-away t-shirts (which were actually very nice synthetic-fiber jogging shirts.) In my opinion the design could use a little help. My first thought was: “Go Media can do better than that!” I also believe that you shouldn’t complain about something unless you’re also going to offer a solution.

A month or so ago I did this sweet tutorial of a pin-up girl on a motorcycle. It had been a project from on of our better clients. Since they liked and bought the design I thought that they wouldn’t mind if I posted a tutorial about how I made it. I was wrong. Threat of legal action later and that killer tutorial was taken down. I am truly sorry to our client. I should have asked. BUT… …the tutorial was very good with lots of details. And I didn’t want to deprive you of all the time I put into it. There was only one thing to do: remake it. So, that’s what I’ve done. I found a different motorcycle, different girl, re-illustrated (vectorized) the entire thing, added a Christmas theme AND even added some more detailed instructions! 16 hours later, it’s better than ever and here for your tutorial pleasures. Without further ado…

Yes, Arsenal 2 is in public beta! To celebrate, we’re offering a huge deal: $1.00 Vector Packs (actually it’s an $8.99 discount at checkout) for the next 24 hours! Just use the discount code “dollar” at checkout. Arsenal 2 is about giving designers an awesome experience with lots of options. If you’ve purchased some of the packs in the past, we think you’ll really appreciate how much more reliable and usable the new store is!

This tutorial will teach you how to create Starcraft theme wallpaper. View tutorial

In this tutorial I’ll walk you through the steps involved in building a databaseless PHP admin section for Smooth Gallery. View tutorial

In this tutorial I will show you how I created the ‘Earth elements’ for the wine glasses contests. View tutorial

Create a nice “flying” effect in Photoshop starting with a standard stock photo. View tutorial

Interested in starting your own clothing line? Or maybe you just want to get an edge on some of the other designers on the major social t-shirt sites. Either way, there is a world of resources to be discovered that can help you do both. This post will help you find all the tools and resources you need to start your own clothing line. By doing so, you will be entering the ranks of such super stars as P Diddy, Martha Stewart, and that model who sells clothes at K-Mart. In the links below you will find resources for t-shirt designers all across the web. While a number of the tools and tutorials can be found right here at Go Media, we have also included a great number of other off site resources. After all, this wouldn’t be the ultimate resource for t-shirt designers if we just stuck to this site now would it? Well, maybe it would, but that’s for another day. So, here you go, the ultimate collection of resources for t-shirt designers. Books This collection of books and e-books can teach you just about everything you wanted to know about printing shirts, cutting shirts, selling shirts, and more.

In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to design a Classic Guitar. We’ll be creating each shape and effect used to make this in Photoshop. No outside images or textures are used. We will make extensive use of the Shape Tools, the Warp Tools, and various effects to achieve the final design. View tutorial

We’ve been extremely busy this November because we are trying to put out a bunch of new products over at the Arsenal. So that’s one explanation for the lack of frequent posting on the zine. Which by the way, reminds me, we’re still looking for rock solid contributors to the GoMediaZine. Anyway, here’s my latest review of last week: