As the holidays approach this year, try making your own gifts & cards for people. To make it a little easier on you, we’ve created a helpful tutorial on how to make Christmas and Holiday lights in Photoshop, a perfect addition to any hand-made present. This tutorial is for beginner to intermediate Photoshop users.

The holidays are coming up fast, and you might still be searching for that perfect gift. Sweaters and cookies are all well and good for most, but we’ve got 10 great gift ideas for the designer(s) in your life. Shopping for those in the creative industry can be tricky, as many tend to have very [...]

Screen printing has become the modern go-to printing technique. But when your beautiful design includes gradients, preparing your artwork for print quickly becomes an unexpected nightmare. Don’t worry, we’re here to help. What you’ll need: The Illustrator File (CS4) Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

While Structure is great, its strict URL requirements make it difficult to rely on dynamic URL segments. This can make it a real head-scratcher to use categories with Structure. Luckily, you’ve just stumbled across a tutorial that will show you how to get ExpressionEngine, Structure, and categories working together. What you’ll need ExpressionEngine 2.0 Structure [...]

We recently had the pleasure of participating in and attending this year’s Bordo Bello, a local skateboard art fundraiser. Here is our recap of our board design & the event. Just into its third year, Bordo Bello is a Denver skateboard art show & fundraiser which supports AIGA Colorado’s mentorship programs. A call for submissions [...]

Free icons are great. 21 free Halloween-themed psychedelic vector icons are even better. Halloween is only a month away and what better way to get in the mood than to offer up some stylish free vector art? We’ve created 21 high-quality Halloween vector illustrations that are sure to stand above any free Halloween vectors you’ve [...]

We recently wrapped up a web design for a local non-profit organization, Neighborly Service. Here are some of the services we performed: HTML/CSS PayPal Integration jQuery A new polished look for an established non-profit. Denver’s Neighborly Service came to 3 Roads Media in need of a website redesign to better represent their image and message [...]

Summer and its 100 degree weather is almost over. Until then, keep cool with this month’s James Dean inspired wallpaper. This month we present you with an illustrated wallpaper design, “Cool Cat”. Check out a preview below:

Letterpress can push your design to the next level, but before letting your imagination soar, it is important to know the limits and possibilities of letterpress printing. Here are some helpful tips on how to design for Letterpress. 1. Know your medium Letterpress is a wonderful, time-tested process with unique qualities. Before even beginning your [...]

There seems to be a de facto standard in the world of design studios: that they should be as quirky as possible – ostensibly to stimulate the creative juices of its inhabitants. The more bizarre and interesting the decoration, the more creative the agency…right? While I can’t answer that question definitively, I can share with [...]