I often find it hard to find a good christian desktop wallpaper that isn’t corny or old… but I recently stumbled across a few that were really good, so I’ve searched the web and put together a collection below of 30 amazing christian wallpapers that you can download for free.
Just click on the images and you’ll be redirected to a website where you can download them for free!
I hope you enjoy them as I have.
 
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In this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to create the following:

STEP 1
First, open a blank illustrator file in RGB mode and write your text in the font of your choice. I’ve chosen Lobster  which you can download for free here. I’ve also changed the tracking (space between letters) to -15 in this example.

STEP 2
Select your text, then go to “Object – Expand” from the menu at the top and press OK on the pop up window. This will change your text into an object for our next step.

STEP 3
Using …

I stumbled across a fantastic website today called Quirky.
Not only did can you find some great and handy ideas for Christmas gifts, but you can also submit your own ideas for new inventions, and the team at Quirky will take you through the process to evaluate, test, rate, design and eventually produce your product! It’s a great way to really promote those ideas that you may have for simple things that would make life a lot easier!
And if you’re not the inventive type, it’s got some good products worth looking …

The internet is full of great free and paid resources for basically anything you want to design. However, there’s so much out there, that it’s often hard to sort through the average websites to find the really good ones.
So to help you out, here are fifteen of my personal favourite websites that I use frequently when designing new things!

1. iStockphoto
iStockphoto is probably the biggest and best collection of high quality photos, vectors, videos and more that you will find on the web. Because of the high standards in their quality …

So I’ve been reading a whole lot of articles lately about improving or finding your creativity, and it got me thinking about how much of that we can apply to creativity in ministry, and how much we need to believe for more than what the world expects.
I remember when I created the artwork for the Kidshaper Sound brochure several years ago, it was the first time ever that I created something through more than just my own strength. Sure, it took a lot of adjustments, planning, redesigning and guidance from …

Inspire Media Network are currently offering 1000 business cards for only $99 as a special from the recent Kidshaper National Children’s Ministry Conference. But other than the typical business card with a name and logo, what else can business cards be used for, especially in minstry?
There are a whole lot of ways that you can creatively use business cards in your church or ministry, from discipleship and prayer to team points in your youth and kids ministries.
Here’s 10 great ideas on using business cards creatively in your ministry!

Did you know that different colours actually affect the way we think and feel about things? You’ve probably noticed that love is usually associated with red, purity with white, environment with green, and so on – so how can we use this knowledge to help us to design something relevant that grabs the attention we want it to?
Have you ever noticed that most fast food places use the colours red and yellow in their designs? Think about it- McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Red Rooster (for the Aussies),  Pizza Hut, In-N-Out …

Why is it that some designs seem to stand out among others, and yet when we stop to look and understand why, we cant?
Here are 5 rules that every designer should know to help them create something that will grab attention… and from the right audience!
1. Hierarchy
2. Balance
3. Contrast
4. Relevance
5. Simplicity
Read on for an in-depth look into each of these principles, and how you can learn from them…