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6 Glitch Effect Packs for Brands That Never Touched Print
Six glitch effect packs for brands with no print legacy: chromatic aberration, VHS distortion and screen-native damage, built by hand, not filtered.
What Makes a Photoshop Brush Pack Feel Hand-Painted (6 That Pull It Off)
Six Photoshop and Affinity brush packs made from scanned paint, paper and spray cans, not simulated texture. See what's inside each brush pack.
8 Mockups for Packaging Designers Who Need to Sell the Thing
Find 8 packaging mockups that sell texture, finish, and physicality—from enamel pins to cosmetic boxes. Browse the best PSDs for your next project.
Weekly Drops #31 – Pixel Art, Organic Type & One Weird Plugin
Eight new design resources just dropped: organic fonts, scanned textures, mockups, effects, and a first-ever plugin. See what's new this week.
8 Background Packs for Designers Who Need More Than a Blank Canvas
Upgrade your design toolkit with 8 background packs covering gradients, textures, patterns & more. Stop settling for flat colour. Explore the full list.
Staff Picks: Brushes Worth Adding to Your Kit
From botanical watercolour to scanned spray paint, our staff picks the best brush sets worth downloading. Upgrade your digital illustration kit today.
8 Mockups Built for Apparel and Merch Designers
8 Photoshop PSD mockups built for apparel and merch designers. T-shirts, patches, skateboards & more with Smart Objects. Browse and download today.
How to Use Design Templates Without Making Your Work Look Like a Template
Learn how working designers customise templates to create original work. Break typography rules, rework layouts, and make any template your own. Read the guide.
The Texture Stack: How to Layer Grunge, Paper & Analog Textures Like a Pro
Stop making flat designs. Learn how to layer grunge, paper, and analog textures using blend modes and stacking techniques that feel genuinely physical. Read now
Staff Picks: Mockups That Make the Work Look Like the Work
Discover 8 mockups the Studio 2am team actually uses. From venue screens to vintage apparel, these picks make your work look real. See the full list.
