Sponsor // The Retro Deck by Pocono Modern

Retro Deck by Pocono Modern

Support The Retro Deck by Pocono Modern on Kickstarter.

Bring a new level of class to your game with The Retro Deck by Pocono Modern. A bold deck of cards inspired by the simplicity and elegance of timeless Mid Century Modern design.  Designed by Joe Morelli and Pocono Modern, the style of the cards fits somewhere in between the sleek sophistication of Mad Men and the warmth and familiarity of The Brady Bunch.  One deck, with two variations will be produced by US Playing Card Company.

 

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Sponsor // Font Fabric

font fabric fonts

With this deal, you’ll receive more than 90 different fonts! Included are 18 unique font families delivered to you in an .OTF file format. What’s even more amazing is that thanks to this Mighty Deal, you can save more than 95% off the regular price! See all the details here.

 

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Sponsor // Eveleth Letterpress Font

Eveleth font

 

With the Eveleth Premium Letterpress Font Family, you’ll get yourself 16 charming vintage fonts to work with. Additional weights, shadow layers and entertaining icons, shapes and emblems are just a few of the extras that come along for the ride.

 

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Sponsor // EasyBanners

Easybanners is your number one source for all your large print advertising. Browse custom designed templates by our in-house artists made specifically for large print, or upload your own design in seconds! It’s that easy.

Whether it’s an event banner for your tradeshow, backdrop for your red carpet, or billboard to advertise your latest art gallery, visit www.easybanners.com and make an instant impact for your brand.

 

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Sposnor // IKEA Time Travel Continues

The IKEA time travel experiment continues and this time with Jeff and Beth. In the 2nd installment hypnotist Justin Tranz guides a young couple through a series of challenging life events including a marriage proposal and a boisterous teenager. See the complete video here.

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Sponsor // CodeinWP: How to Build a Mobile WordPress Theme

CodeinWP is a PSD to WordPress development agency that provides quality themes to clients across the globe. Working with the latest technology they convert your static PSD files into pixel-perfect WordPress websites. In addition, they can provide sought after features and site enhancements including parallax scrolling and retina-enabled themes. In an ongoing series of blog posts CodeinWp explores the process of building a performance oriented mobile theme for WordPress. In part 1 they reveal some of the initial challenges. See all the details here.

 

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Sponsor // IKEA Launches Hypnotizing Time Travel Experiment

IKEA time travel

 

It’s no ordinary illusion. Together with hypnotist Justin Tranz, IKEA let young couples experience their future in a fascinating time travel experiment.

In the experiment, world-renowned hypnotist Justin Tranz put a young couple in deep trance before they’re being exposed with potential life-changing events in advance. Guided by Tranz, the young couple embarks on a time journey where different life predictions awaits them – from celebrating a birthday for their imaginary 6-year old daughter, to an odd meeting in the bathroom with the same daughters future boyfriend, years later.

 

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Sponsor // Free Bitrix24 Account with 10 GB Extra Online Storage

Bitrix24 is currently offering a free account with 10 GB of extra online storage. If you are not familiar with it, Bitrix24 is a unified collaboration and communication platform. In plain English, this means that all the tools that you typically use to collaborate with co-workers and communicate with clients and partners are available in one place.

 

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Sponsor // ThemeIsle

ThemeIsle is a WordPress theme shop. With a focus on clean responsive design and solid customer support they offer a variety of themes to meet your needs. Features include unlimited color options, custom theme widgets and regular updates. In addition the themes can be purchased individually or for a minimal fee you can receive unlimited access to the complete collection.

ThemeIsle has graciously offered grain edit readers a 20% discount off all their themes. Please use discount code grainedit20 durng checkout.

 

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Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation

Iconic Book on grainedit.com

Designers are passionate about the products they use, so it’s no surprise that Apple has garnered an ubquitious yet cult-like status within our industry for their computers and hand-held devices. Jonathan Zufi, a mobility expert and self-proclaimed apple fanatic shares that sense of enthusiasm and has captured it in his latest endeavor. Over the past five years Jonathan has amassed an impressive collection of Apple-related products. Through thousands of photographs, an online site and the release of his book titled Iconic, he has documented Apple’s evolution and lovingly paid tribute to the company’s enduring legacy. Today we talk with Jonathan about his motivation for the project and the challenges he faced along the way.

 

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