Being a geek just doesn’t mean wearing freakishly high pants, overalls, and glasses. It also means that you know everything (and anything) about the tech world. As soon as a new tech gadget comes out, it is our duty (as geeks) to know about it, and you can’t possibly call yourself a geek if you...

It’s that time again! The time when a geeky movie comes out and all of us at OctoGFX.com get really excited over it. The last time we got really excited over a geeky movie, it led to a new post on Harry Potter Wallpapers. And now we are really excited about the newly released Iron Man 2. So you know...

There are many different techniques to making a website. You can choose different services like WordPress, Blogger, and Joomla. Or you can choose from different websites like Webs, Wix, and Weebly, that give you all the tools to make your own website using their website. Or you can choose to make your...

I know what you are probably thinking. “Why would OctoGFX.com be promoting other graphic designing websites? Aren’t they it’s competition? Is it for money? Or maybe for a shout out?” If that’s what you are thinking, then you are completely wrong. Well it is true, they are my...

With over 50,000 apps in the Apple app store, there are bound to be some good image editing apps available. Obviously these small apps won’t be replacing professional programs like Photoshop anytime soon, but they do have some good potential. With the release of the new Apple Ipad, new doors will open...

A horrible earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, and they are still trying to recover. The earthquake was 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Haiti is a 3rd world country and because the structures of their buildings isn’t the best, the earthquake broke down many buildings and houses, and killed many people....

Recently I was searching for a short domain name to use for my other website OctoURL.com (a URL shortening website). OctoURL.com is too long of a domain name for a URL shortening website, so I was looking for something shorter that I can use to replace the domain. I tried searching through godaddy.com, but...

Happy New Years! The OctoGFX team would like to wish everyone a happy and successful 2010. For us 2010 is the first year that OctoGFX is up and open to the public! In spirit of the new year, instead of partying on new years, we went out and looked at all the popular websites we could think of so we can...

It’s that time of year again! The time of year when a new Harry Potter movie comes out, and everyone goes crazy over it! And since I’m pretty much a total geek, I also love Harry Potter. I’ve read all the books and watched all the movies, but that’s not the point. The point is that...

What is the world without fonts? Different fonts are everywhere you look! From the simple Arial Font, to something as elaborate as the El&Font Gohtic, it’s the font that completes the design. And since this is a graphic designing blog, what better place than to post an article on the top 10 free...