Seventhfury Studios Blog

LemonStand Announces Beta Launch Today

seventhfury — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:43:31 +0000

I’m pretty excited for the guys over at LemonStand because today they’ve opened their product up for it’s Beta launch. LemonStand is a new e-commerce solution that employs the use of AJAX and PHP in a great package with a powerful CMS. I’ve been alpha testing since early November and I’m very impressed with the possibilities that LemonStand will provide for a new generation of e-commerce sites. Here’s a list of some of the features of LemonStand:

100% Customizable
Powerful CMS included
Easy to Use
Self Hosted, PHP/MySQL
Safe & Secure
Extensible, Modular Architecture

I first heard about LemonStand back in the spring of 2009. I was actively searching for a new shopping cart system to replace the Zen Cart system that I currently employ on my shirt site, Seventh.Ink. I came across LemonStand and was immediately impressed with their attention to detail on the design of their site. I bookmarked them and got sidetracked for a bit..

..Later in the fall, I resumed my search for a new shopping cart system. LemonStand came to mind, and I started following them on Twitter and Facebook. I was waiting for the Beta, but as the weeks went on I started to get impatient so I sent them an email asking when the Beta would be available to the public. Because the guys over at LemonStand are so nice, they told me that they would put me on a list of possible alpha testers due to my interest in the product.

Needless to say, I was pretty darn excited. Within a few weeks they had opened the product up to the alpha group for testing. I jumped on the opportunity and contributed as much as I could over the last few months, sharing my ideas on the workings of the product as I crafted my new Seventh.Ink test site. The result of this experience is fantastic, not only did I get the chance to get a step ahead on using LemonStand, but I felt that my contributions were helpful in shaping some of the functionality of LemonStand.

Today marks the first day in what I believe will be many great days to come for the LemonStand brand. They have a strong product, a great design, and they’re overall fantastic to work with. If you want to help promote LemonStand, you can write about them on your own blog or vote for them to Smashing Magazine to help get LemonStand more industry recognition.

New Wallpaper – Happy Holidays 2009

seventhfury — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:26:59 +0000

Happy Holidays!

This year I tried a different illustration approach and went with a stippling effect. If you’re unfamiliar with the technique, it consists of inking tiny dots that form shapes, giving an appearance of a shadow in the illustration. The closer the dots are to each other, the darker the shadow gets.

Download Rules:

You can download the full wallpaper package here. All that I ask is that if you download the wallpaper, please share, tweet, comment, whatever to help share the wallpaper with others.

Purchase a Print

If you really like this illustration and would like to purchase a print of it or get it on a mouse pad, coffee mug, or even a puzzle, you can purchase it either at my DeviantART Print Shop or my RedBubble Print Shop. Thanks in advance to all who purchase!

Wallpaper Previews:

Desktop Preview

iPhone Preview

Sizes included in the download package:

800×600
1024×768
1280×854
1280×1024
1440×900
1600×1200
1680×1050
1920×1080
1920×1200
2560×1600
iPhone Version

Directions for Mac users or Directions for Windows users

Friday the 13th Sale and Contest – Part III

seventhfury — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:07 +0000

Win A Shirt! What’s Your Favorite Friday The 13th Movie?

Do you have a favorite Friday the 13th movie? Share yours in the comments section below and you could win a free shirt! At the end of the weekend one lucky person will be randomly chosen and will win the shirt of their choice. The only stipulation is that the shirt must be currently in stock—the Tyrannosaurus Rockstar Pre-Order is included! Here’s how to enter:

How To Enter

Comment below with your favorite Friday the 13th movie and briefly explain why it’s your favorite. It’s that simple!

Additional Ways To Win

In addition to sharing your favorite Friday the 13th movie, you can gain extra entries by doing any of the following:

Write a about this contest on your blog, Twitter, or Facebook page with a link back to this post. After you do your write-up, post a comment below with a link to your post so we can verify it.
Sign up for our newsletter.
Become a fan of our Facebook page.
Follow us on Twitter.

Note: For each one of these that you do, you must post a comment below. See the Contest Rules for more info on separate comments.

Contest Rules

One winner will be chosen at random on Monday, November 16th. I’ll post the winner here and will contact them about their loot. The winner will be selected via a random number generator, hence the importance of posting a comment each time you enter. Good luck everyone!

Winner Announced!

We have our winner! Congrats, and thanks to all who participated. Stay tuned for more contests in the future, and be sure to fan us on Facebook because we do giveaways on there from time to time as well. The winner is:

#3 – Tadd Good

I’ll be contacting you to get your info and shirt choice. Congrats again!

Random numbers generated Nov 16 2009 at 13:27:8 by www.psychicscience.org

The Sale

I SLASHED all of the prices on the Seventh.Ink site today because it’s Friday the 13th! This is actually the third Friday the 13th sale I’ve had this year, so I guess it’s been a fun year. Each time this day comes around I try and watch a Jason movie, so I suppose I’ll have to get settled in tonight and watch one, perhaps the fifth because it’s been a while.

The sale will be going all day and will end at Midnight EST, so get in and grab what you can while you can! We’re actually running low on quite a few shirts including Night of the Living Bread, In Your Eye Sucka, and Sound the Forgiveness, and once they’re our they’re gone for good.

So, be sure to head over to the Seventh.Ink site and check it out. Spread the word, and Happy Friday the 13th!

Tyrannosaurus Rockstar Shirts Revealed

seventhfury — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:11:15 +0000

Straight out of the Jurassic Period comes the rockin’ Tyrannosaurus Rockstar tee! This is the newest addition to the Seventh.Ink collection and is available for Pre-Order until the 18th of November for only $15! The shirt is printed on American Apparel and comes in sizes for both Guys and Girls.

Only 100 prints of this shirt will be made, so get yours before they’re extinct!! Pre-Order now!

Win A $5 Gift Certificate

Wanna score $5 towards your next order at Seventh.Ink Shirts and Apparel? It’s as easy as sharing your thoughts on our new design below! The first five people to post their thoughts/ideas/likes about our new Tyrannosaurus Rockstar shirt will score a gift certificate and a smile. Feel free to share your favorite dinosaur as well!

I’ll email the gift certificate codes to the first five people to comment. Looking forward to seeing what you think of our new design!

Seventhfury Version 8 in the Works

seventhfury — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:13:27 +0000

Wondering why it’s been so quiet over at Seventhfury Studios? I’ve been hard at work redesigning both the main Seventhfury Studios site and the Seventh.Ink Shirts and Apparel site, both of which I’m hoping will launch before the year’s end. After these two beauties are deployed you can expect a surge of new work to come to both sites, so keep in the know by subscribing to the blog RSS feed or the Seventh.Ink Newsletter.

Graphic Designer vs. Client: The Sad Truth

seventhfury — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:36:48 +0000

Warning: Contains Offensive Language

But it’s so damn funny.

OMG, this is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Every graphic designer out there either has had or is having this experience, it’s hilarious and sad at the same time.

Maybe we should all revolt!

New Wallpaper – Happy Halloween 2009

seventhfury — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:19 +0000

Happy Halloween!

This is my favorite time of year and I try to at least get a new wallpaper up each year for people to enjoy. This year I tried something new: I inked this digitally using my Wacom tablet instead of inking by hand and scanning in. The result is pretty nice, although it took a bit of extra effort because it’s still new to me. I’m going to try and develop this skill a bit more with upcoming works, we’ll see what happens.

Download Rules

You can download the full wallpaper package here. All that I ask is that if you download the wallpaper, please share, tweet, comment, whatever to help share the Halloween spirit with others.

Likewise, please leave a comment below with your favorite scary movie! Let’s get a list going, it’ll be interesting to see what people enjoy the most.

Purchase a Print

Wallpaper Previews

Desktop Preview

iPhone Preview

Sizes included in the download package:

800×600
1024×768
1280×854
1280×1024
1440×900
1600×1200
1680×1050
1920×1200
2560×1600
iPhone Version

Directions for Mac users or Directions for Windows users

Metal Gear Solid Fan Art – Stealth Attack

seventhfury — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:42:13 +0000

Fan art of one of the best video games of all time – Metal Gear Solid! Set more in the Snake Eater era with the camo and forest.

Check it out in more detail on the DeviantART page.

Enjoy!

Giant Pink Robot Site is Alive

seventhfury — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:30:04 +0000

I recently finished developing a portfolio site for my good friend Ryan Michlitsch, with whom I’ve worked on various illustrative collaborations over the years including Moonster, Survival of the Fittest, and Screw Work. Actually, by collaboration I mean that we collaborated on the theme of the illustration and then each came up with our own interpretation of the meaning. Need to get back into doing that..

So, Michlitsch designed this beauty of a site and I pulled it together using Flash and XML. Turned out pretty tasty, if you want to check it out you can visit the site at www.GiantPinkRobot.com.

The Horrifically Awesome Seventh.Ink T-Shirt Giveaway

seventhfury — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:55:40 +0000

What You’ll Win

Your choice of Seventh.Ink shirt! Choose from any shirt that we have in stock and enhance your wardrobe with a bit of Seventh.Ink flair. This is your chance to get any one of our shirts for FREE! See below for rules.

How To Win

Write a post on your blog, Twitter, or Facebook page describing your favorite Seventh.Ink shirt with a link to the shirt, and also include a link back to this post. After you do your write-up, post a comment below with a link to your blog, Twitter, or Facebook post. It’s that simple!

Additional Ways To Win

In addition to writing about us on your blog or Facebook page, you can gain extra entries by signing up for our newsletter, becoming a fan on our Facebook page, or following us on Twitter. For each one of these that you do, you must post a comment below. See the Contest Rules for more info on separate comments.

Contest Rules

Five winners will be chosen at random on Wednesday, October 14th. I’ll post the winners here and will contact them about their loot. The winners will be selected via a random number generator, hence the importance of posting a comment each time you enter. Good luck everyone!

Winners Announced!

We have our winners! Congrats, and thanks to all who participated. Stay tuned for more contests in the future, and be sure to fan us on Facebook because we do giveaways on there from time to time as well. The winners are:

#38 – Jini
#30 – M. Chyan
#16 – Kadu
#27 – ABI
#32 – Alexis Brown

I’ll be contacting you to get your info and shirt choices. Congrats again!