Grant Friedman is a designer, blogger, author, and teacher based in Louisville. He is also the founder of Colorburned - a website with brushes, patterns, vectors, tutorials and more!. His blog shares some amazing design related stuff and is growing every day.

I had the chance to "burn some color" (having a chat conversation) with Grant. You can read the full conversation here, sharing some personal and useful stuff with the rest of us.

Now, lets sit down, take a drink and chat with this creative man behind the scenes of Colorburned.

The winner of the 500 Business Cards giveaway was just announced, and today is the day for the next great contest on Marcofolio.net. This one especially goes out to all freelancers out there. Three lucky readers will be able to win a license for Fanurio - a time tracking and billing software for freelancers.

Fanurio is a time tracking and billing software application, highly appreciated by freelancers for its intuitive interface, flexible timer and ability to produce detailed invoices. Whether you need to round time, use multiple currencies or create invoices with your own layout, Fanurio has the right tools to help you get paid.

Read the rules below to find out how you can join this contest: it's pretty simple! If you're one of the three winners, you'll receive on licence for Fanurio, a great time tracking application for freelancers. Make sure you join this contest quick, since it ends on July 2nd and you'll automatically receive information if you have won a prize. Good luck to everyone!

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Only soon after the FlashEff2 and FlashMint.com WordPress Themes giveaway from the last weeks, today is the day for the next great contest on Marcofolio.net. This one goes out to everyone who's interested in winning 500 Business Cards from OvernightPrints.com! One lucky reader will get those 500 cards.

Read the rules below to find out how you can join this contest: it's pretty simple! Make sure you join this contest quick, since it ends on June 23rd and you'll automatically receive information if you have won a prize. Good luck to everyone!

Currently, OvernightPrints is holding their own contest too, called "Business Cards for Life". If you design the business card for Jeremy Schoemaker, you would be able to win a lifetime supply of business cards! You can also follow the OvernightPrints on Twitter.

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After the great FlashEff2 giveaway from last week, I'm presenting you today another great contest on Marcofolio.net. This one is especially for all the WordPress and Flash lovers out there, since FlashMint.com is giving away premium WordPress themes to three lucky readers of Marcofolio.net!

Read the rules below to find out how you can join this contest: it's pretty simple! If you're one of the three winners, you'll be able to choose one unique and professional WordPress theme created by FlashMint. Make sure you join this contest quick, since it ends on June 1st and you'll automatically receive information if you have won a prize. Good luck to everyone!

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FlashEff2 is a Flash CS3/CS4 AS3.0 component (by JumpEyeComponents, the same makers that brought you BannerSnack) that allows Flash users (from beginner to expert) to create awesome Flash stuff very fast. I was one of the first people to give the beta version of this extension a spin and I must say: This is taking the Flash experience to a whole new level.

In the past, you needed some ActionScript programming before you could actually make something really fancy with the framework. Now, FlashEff2 makes this a whole lot easier for everyone! Simply apply an effect on any MovieClip or dynamic textfield on the stage and you're ready to go. For those who aren't experienced at all with Flash, JumpEyeComponents gives you a very detailed FAQ when downloading the extension.

I wouldn't be writing this just as a teaser for all of you. JumpEyeComponents gave me the opportunity to give away FREE FlashEff2 Premium Plug Beta Invites to every single one of you! This way, you'll be able to give the extension a spin for yourself and create some very sleek Flash movies: The easy way. Just like I said: Really everyone can use this extension, it's as simple as that.