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Graphic resource

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Ever find yourself in need of a graphic effect or pattern that you just don’t have time to create? This was my exact situation today. I had to ask someone to create it for me but the result you get just isn’t what you want – if only you had some time to do it yourself.

I discovered this site today

Dezignus.com
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In fact the exact thing I need is already there, so I’ll be downloading this tomorrow.
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I know it’s an easy job to create a nice brushed metal effect (if you have the time) but these are perfect.

There are other icons and patterns available

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Moving up in a creative way

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I had a bit of an enlightenment today, whilst listening to the BBC radio podcast. As quoted by Ne-Yo, on Steve Wright, 28 Jan 09

“Don’t try to recreate moments”

This got me thinking about a similar thought from Merlin Mann

Find your obsession. Every day, explain it to one person you respect. Edit everything, skip shortcuts, and try not to be a dick. Get better.

If we don’t experiment and try something new then we can never be creative and make ourselves better. I’ve tried to illustrate this to show how by recreating the same thing; we still use the same time to create it but we haven’t achieved anything more than the original creation.

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So have fun and get creating.