Finally the day has come when I get to take part in creating a video game! Phull is a side scrolling shoot 'em up and it's up to you to assist him in saving the galaxy! The game is not done yet but is nearing completion. We hope to finish it within the next week or two.

In the mean time you can watch some beta footage. A lot has changed since this video was made so keep that in mind, but it does give you a good idea of what to expect.

Stay tuned for the official release!

Halloween is just around the corner and I thought it would be fun to celebrate by creating a zombie. For this Illustration I used a bunch of different patterns, I got them all at BG Patterns, which is a very useful and fun tool for creating patterns. I hope you like it and have a Happy Halloween!

I recently had the privilege to redesign Utah Diners Guide. It's a really useful tool that helps you find restaurants in Utah and they offer all sorts of discounts and coupons. If you like food (and who doesn't?) be sure to check it out!

There have been a few instances in my day where I had the wonderful task of editing someone else's .psd (Photoshop) file. When I opened up the file I was totally lost! I didn't know what any of the layers were so I had to play the eyeball game. (turn the layers on and off one by one until I find the layer I want) Something I thought was so obvious clearly isn't to some people! ORGANIZATION!

So back to Preschool we go:

Labeling Layers

I know some of you are thinking that's way too annoying, but if you are like me you're going to want to do this. Why? Because, for the most part, I don't like to merge my layers. My friend Will always bugs me about this, "Dude, just merge that crap!" Well guess what happens if you merge those layers and later on you need to change it? Huh? Major Ownage! All you have to do is double-click the layer name and enter in a description. Simple, I dare say... easy!

Grouping Layers

It gets worse! Some Photoshop files have hundreds of layers. What's a designer to do? Well there is this neat little feature in Photoshop that allows you to group layers into folders. It's simple: select all of the layers you want to group together and then press (Ctrl+G). WAIT! Before you move on, now you need to label that group... remember? The other way to do this is to press the little folder icon at the bottom of the layers panel.

That's it, that's all I'm asking. Just organize your files, do it for me, more importantly, do it for yourself.

Today I'm going to share just a few of the many wonderful shortcuts that I use in Photoshop to increase my productivity. If you aren't using these, it's about time you started!
Reminder: If you are using a Mac, Ctrl = Cmd and Alt = Opt.
1. Decrease and Increase Brush Size: When you have your brush tool (B) selected use the ( [ / ] ) keys to change the size of your brush.
2. Cycle Screen Modes: Sometimes it can be hard to work with large files, switching between different screen modes will save your life. Use the (F) key to cycle between them.
3. The Hand Tool: This tool also helps you move around in a large document. The (H) key will switch to this tool. Personally though I like to just hold the space bar down.
4. Zoom With The Scroll Wheel: If you hold (Alt) While moving your scroll wheel, Photoshop will zoom in/out. Hold (Ctrl) and Photoshop will scroll left/right.
5. Fill with Foreground and Background: The way I like to fill objects is by using (Alt+Backspace) to fill using the foreground color. Then use (Ctrl+Backspace) to fill using the background color.

That's all for today, let me know if this has been of any use to you.