The Breakroom

Why the Internet Rocks

September 10, 2006

Every now and then you stumble across something on the Internet that reminds you just how cool it really is. Tonight we came across something that took us right back to our childhoods and we suspect that it will do the same for you. YouTube plays host to all manner of videos from singing Hoffs […]

AutoEmblems Vol. 1

September 6, 2006

Resident artist and self-professed car nut Corey Marion brings us a bit of Europen flair with today’s freeware icon release – AutoEmblems Vol. 1. If you are lucky enough to own a Ferrari, Lamboghini or Maserati grab this set and drop a shiny little piece of your Italian Exotic on your desktop. If you don’t […]

Scotty, Beam Us Up… NOW!

September 1, 2006

A few days ago, word leaked out that the powers that be were planning on re-releasing Star Trek the Original Series with all new and updated special effects. We posted some tantalizing tidbits in the Industry News about this, but were waiting on official word from Paramount. Well, the word has come and all we […]

“Et tu, Adobe?”

August 31, 2006

Our recent post, ‘Top 5 Adobe Illustrator Pet Peeves’, struck a chord so loud it broke the glass we were drinking from! Illustrator users everywhere came out in force with their thoughts and suggestions. Most feedback fell along lines of “I agree 100%” or the ever-popular “Deal with it people!” Some however, wrote with very […]

The salty smell of the sea calls out to all who would hoist anchor and set sail for adventure! Like re-discovered treasure, pirates are popular once again and we’ve got a special treat to help you satisfy that special craving for all things scallywag. Jolly Roger Vol. 2 is artist Anthony Piraino’s latest freeware icon […]

Stockicons.com has released all-new sets of EPS stock icons based on three of our most popular families – Satin, Harmony and Radiant Basic. The Basic collections available at Stockicons.com contain 80 metaphors common to user interface design. Concepts such as email, networking, printing as well as common navigation controls are all covered in these sets […]

Having recently made the switch from Freehand, the workers are slowly learning to love Illustrator while coming to terms with some of its limitations. So in an effort to improve our creation tool of choice, we want to give a shout to the talented folks at Adobe with a list of five things in Illustrator […]

Ever had a great idea for a piece of software but didn’t know anybody in the industry that could build it? Well, thanks to Phill Ryu and a talented team of developers he’s put together, you may now have your chance. Today marks the launch of the My Dream App competition where people submit their […]

WWDC and Beyond

August 16, 2006

As we recover from an exciting week at WWDC, it seems like a good time to recap what happened during our time in San Francisco. Of course, it was great to meet up with our wonderful clients. And we really enjoyed meeting new people and putting faces to our online friends. (Congratulations again to the […]

In his quirky and much-loved cartoon series from 2001, Invader Zim was always on the look-out for new and exciting ways to conquer earth and enslave humanity. For this week’s freeware release from artist Mindy Weaver, we’re talking about a 100 foot, lovable (but deadly) hamster named Peepi, mutated out of control and bent on […]