10 Killer Zombie Resources

July 4, 2011 at 5:42 pm

Whether you are cur­rent­ly a mem­ber of the liv­ing dead or just a fan of grue­some, bloody brain mat­ter, the zom­bie look def­i­nite­ly has some awe­some design ele­ments for any hor­ror project inspi­ra­tion. Below you’ll find ten great pieces for that next gory, splattered-filled project.

1. Absinthe Typeface

Victorian per­son­al­i­ty oozes through the curls and bro­ken shapes of this type­face. It lends a refined grue­some, a rest­less­ness that is uncom­fort­able because of the uneven­ness of the shapes. Absinthe is per­fect­ly unset­tling for that hor­ror atmos­phere. It also has an awe­some name.
Absinthe Typeface used in a Zombie Attack

2. Folk Typeface — Sketches Variant

Again, uneven­ness is at play in Folk Sketches to put it on the list. Its sim­ple let­ter­forms make a warn­ing mes­sage easy to read, but lend a bit of the hand scrawled nature expect­ed in a post-apocalyptic zom­bie world.
Folk Typeface used to Warn of Impending Zombie Apocalypse

3. B‑Movie Retro Typeface

The last type­face on the list is a true a poster child. The most awe­some ver­sion is Brush Extreme with its crazy edges and rough strokes. It’s a straight up mon­ster movie or Halloween design sta­ple. Also cool, a catch­words font of already setup words like Danger! and Terror!
Yum...Brains and Danger! and frightening set in B-Movie Retro Typeface

4. Blood Splatter 1

What’s more zom­bie than blood splat­ter? I can’t think of any­thing else. You’ll always need a few good blood splat­ter pat­terns to add back­ground tex­ture and help set the scene of gruesome.

Various Blood Splatter Patterns - Set 1

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2011 — Off to a Bad Start

February 16, 2011 at 1:43 pm

Well, I’m a month and half into the new year of 2011 and I’ve real­ly fell behind. I think I’m going to slap a beta stick­er on this thing, go pub­lic with it, and maybe that will force me to stay seri­ous. There’s just so much styling and cus­tomiz­ing that I need to keep work­ing on to get things to the point I want them to be. Anyway, enough with the bitch­ing — let’s get to some actu­al content!

I got my girl­friend some jew­el­ry for Valentine’s Day and it came wrapped in a sur­pris­ing bag that was pret­ty nice. The paper was cheap kraft and the print­ing was cheap and bled a lot but I’m pret­ty sure that’s the point to achieve the look. It has a lot of charm though and def­i­nite­ly fits their vin­tage brand.

Ruche Packaging Bag

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