Super Cool Apple Logo Illustrations from Norebbo
I just discovered something: Norebbo has been holding out on us! I haven't been to his site in a while, but I just discovered that he has been producing some very cool exclusive royalty-free 3d illustrations that are exclusive to his site. Case in point: these kick-ass Apple logos. And there are a bunch more of them, so be sure to check them out.
Norebbo launched a brand new website
Seems like everyone is updating their website lately. Not sure what's inspiring all this change, but it's good! Anyway - you all know that I'm a huge supporter of Norebbo and his awesome royalty-free 3d illustrations, and I frequent his site a lot. Well, I got a nice surprise today when I discovered that he ditched his clunky old template for something fresh and modern. Woo hoo! It's been a long time coming, as he is definitely one of the best in the business when it comes to royalty-free content.
The new site is fresh and modern, and it has some pretty cool features like an image zoom a "search similar" toolbar. I'm diggin' it like a ditch.
R.I.P. stockxpert.com
Good lord, news travels slow in my world. I just learned that one of my favorite royalty-free microstock websites (stockxpert.com) has been shut down. Damn! The worst part? They have been absorbed by Getty Images, who seem to be wasting no time in gobbling up all of the quality stock photo sites out there. This isn't good, considering that competition is what makes the world go 'round. What happens when they end up controlling everything? As a designer who buys many stock photos for my projects, that's something I'd rather not think about.
The biggest thing I'm concerned about is rising prices for royalty-free stock photos and illustrations. The second most troubling thing is the fact that while they continue to raise prices, they are paying the contributors less and less. How messed up is that? The site they replaced stockxpert with is a little disaster called Thinkstock. It's basically the same content that stockxpert had, but they (Getty) are paying the contributors significantly less.
Anyway, I'm not sure where I am going now when I need stock photos. I tend to do a lot of conceptual design, so I like Norebbo.com a lot. Dreamstime is also good, as I hear from my photographer friends that they treat their contributors fairly. But no matter where I end up do hanging my hat for a while, I will always have a place in my heart for stockxpert and the simple (and friendly) operation they had. Sigh...
Norebbo Icon Collections Available at ObjectIcons.com
Norebbo is expanding his empire. Not only has he partnered with TemplateGraphix.com to offer tons of super-cool PowerPoint templates, he has recently launched a website to sell his famous object icons in a multitude of different formats. Those familiar with Norebbo and his signature 3d royalty-free images will find great value in objections.com, as all of those large format object icons he sells on his website are now available in smaller sized .ico (Windows), .ins (Mac), and .png formats with transparent backgrounds. Cool!
The entire set of icons (570 individual objects) can be purchased and downloaded directly from the website for only $10. That's a pretty good price, IMHO, and very competitive with other icon packages of this size. There are 16 different main objects in the set, each containing about 30-40 variations and arrangements with other elements. The categories include: globe icons, film reel icons, padlock icons, audio speaker icons, lifesaver icons, automotive wheel icons, people icons, calculator icons, clock icons, binocular icons, brake rotor icons, and office building icons.
Found some super cool free PowerPoint templates featuring Norebbo’s 3d Illustrations
You know that I’m a huge Norebbo fan, so I was pretty stoked to find a little site called TemplateGraphix. Apparently it’s a website chock-full of free 3-page Microsoft PowerPoint templates featuring the work of Norebbo’s incredible 3d illustrations. I’m not sure if he’s a part of TemplateGraphix, or if someone is being very naughty by giving his work away for free – but it’s still a very useful site nonetheless. And hey…they even offer a handful of quick design tips for dumb asses like me who have no idea how to throw graphics together into a visually appealing package.
Norebbo freakin’ ROCKS
Have you seen this guys’ work? He’s a 3d illustrator who creates conceptual illustrations and sells them on his own website. I have used several of his images for some technical articles I’ve written, and they really help to bring my ideas and explanations to life. I think he’s a little scatterbrained though, because I noticed that he had some icon sets on his site for a month or two…then they were gone…then they came back…then they were gone again. Pfft – whatever. A little attention deficit problem is kind of expected for a highly creative illustrator, right? His 3d illustrations of globes and technical images are what I like anyway, so it doesn’t matter to me. It would be nice if he offered some freebies though…
Check his website if you need some really juicy 3d illustrations.
