We recently created an illustration for “Squishables,” which are simply big, round stuffed animals. We got these lovable guys, and they definitely brighten up the office.

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In the spirit of love, we have put together 10 Valentine’s Day themed vector patterns, available to use completely for free! Use these lovely, stylish patterns for backgrounds, desktop wallpapers, home-made greeting cards and whatever else your design-savvy heart desires.

We have provided 10 love themed patterns which include a few typical and a few not-so-typical designs:

1. “Candy Hearts”

What’s Valentine’s Day without hearts?

2. “Love Connection”

For the love birds.

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3 Roads Media is hiring! We are a small but mighty creative marketing and design agency that has been growing at a rate of over 100% per year.

We are looking for a truly extraordinary sales professional who has the drive and ambition to help take the growth of our business to the next level, and who also has the desire and capability to grow and succeed with our company.

The company

We are a marketing and design agency located in the Denver Tech Center (about 20 minutes south of Denver, Colorado).  Our team of marketing and design professionals is dedicated to helping our clients improve their marketing results. We create solid brands from the ground up and help them grow, utilizing online and offline marketing techniques, creative strategy, and refined design tactics.

The opportunity

We are offering you the opportunity to make an exceptional living by working with a closely knit group of people — in a company small enough that you will be able to make a difference. 3 Roads Media offers a competitive compensation package that presents the right candidate with an opportunity to earn well into six figures.
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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.
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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 specific tastes. No need to stress, this holiday gift guide is just what you need!

1. Zazzle.com

Everyone loves custom, personal, made with love gifts, especially designers & creatives. Although your traditional do-it-yourself gifts might look less than professional, that’s no longer an issue. Presenting Zazzle.com. Forget the cheesy photo mugs and print your own shoes or skateboards instead! At Zazzle.com, you can create and upload your own design/photo, and print it on a variety of fun products.

Visit www.zazzle.com for your custom gifts.

2. Samurai Sword Umbrella

With the holidays comes snow, sleet and rain, but don’t just give someone a plain, boring umbrella; Help them keep dry in the best way possible with the Samurai Sword Umbrella! Available in full and travel size (‘Katana’ and ‘Tanto’), this umbrella will protect your loved ones from the elements and surprise ninja attacks.

Available at www.thinkgeek.com

3. ‘Now Panic and Freak Out’ Poster by Olly Moss

Now pretty famous in the design community, you simply can’t go wrong with this funny art print by superstar designer Olly Moss. Available at his shop while supplies last: ollymoss.bigcartel.com.
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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

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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
• Freebie

This tutorial works for EE 2.0 users only. If you’re using EE 1.6.x, you may have some luck with NSM Safe Segments. This extension is an older, less feature-rich version of Freebie. It’s much less effective because it does not allow you to specify a “break on” segment – that is, a word in the URL that tells EE to “stop looking at the URL here and ignore everything after this word.” As you’ll see in a bit, this is vital to get categories to work with Structure.
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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 was sent out to 200 artists (first come, first serve) who then designed their own skateboard decks. After that, the decks were displayed and auctioned off on September 30th.
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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 seen before. Check out a preview of our Halloween illustrations (and yes, THIS pack even includes the Werewolf from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”):

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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 to the community. Based on their needs, we designed and developed a clean, thoughtful, user-friendly website. Calls-to-action in the sidebar, properly spaced body text, an intuitive navigation and subtle details helped bring the organization’s brand to life on the web.

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