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Wallpaper of the Week 189 by Jeff Huang

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:11:49 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Jeff Huang. Jeff is a freelance art director and illustrator based in New York who specializes in Creative Design, Abstract Art, Photo Editing, and 3D.

Jeff has been working professionally for more than 6 years now and has produced work… read more

35 Adobe InDesign Tutorials – Enhance your Print Medial Skills

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:25:19 +0000

35 Adobe InDesign Tutorials – Enhance your Print Medial Skills

How To Do Levitation Photography: Amazing Tutorials And Images

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:45:19 +0000

How To Do Levitation Photography: Amazing Tutorials And Images

30 Great Photoshop Text Effect tutorials

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:25:19 +0000

30 Great Photoshop Text Effect tutorials

Book Suggestion: One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:17 +0000

The book suggestion of the week is about Jeff Bezos and the history of Amazon.com. One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com is a really good book, very inspiring and motivating especially about believing on what you are doing and focus on the long term when doing things…. read more

Free CSS3 Pricing Table.

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:05:19 +0000

Free CSS3 Pricing Table.

Mac 101: Part 3, The Apple Ecosystem

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:56 +0000

When you take the plunge and purchase a brand new Mac, you’re receiving far more than simply a beautiful computer wrapped in svelte packaging. The modern Apple computing experience is complemented by various online services, features and products which Apple offer exclusively to their customers, in the hope of compelling… read more

73 Links and Photos That Will Make Your Photography-Loving Head Explode

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:59:51 +0000

It’s been a truly wonderful week online in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy collecting the best set of links to tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. This is a really great list highlighting wonderful work by some of the best… read more

Create a Vibrant Bauhaus Themed Artwork in Photoshop

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:45:19 +0000

Create a Vibrant Bauhaus Themed Artwork in Photoshop

Create a Golf Themed, Vector Illustration – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:45 +0000

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn how to create a vector golf illustration. It includes creating a golf hole scene, complete with numbered flag for the hole and a cutout section of turf where the golf ball has landed. You’ll also learn to illustrate some dynamic text that… read more

Photography tutorial: Beautiful Afternoon scene

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:19 +0000

Photography tutorial: Beautiful Afternoon scene

How to Make Your Company More Social

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:12 +0000

Mae Karwowski runs social media strategy and oversees community management at Gilt City, a subsidiary of the Gilt Groupe. She also consults for several startups.

Social networks are flooded with potential customers. Therefore, today’s companies need to foster a socially engaged culture within company walls.

A business becomes more inherently social… read more

How to Make Photoshop Actions [TIME SAVER]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:42 +0000

I am sure, like me, many of you spend hours and hours sitting at Photoshop carrying out the same repetitive tasks on countless photographs, be it resizing, converting formats or applying the same color tweaks to a large batch. Well you may or may not have heard of Photoshop Actions,… read more

Best of Tuts+ in January 2012

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:55 +0000

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start!

Psdtuts+ — Photoshop Tutorials

Create… read more

Photoshop CS5 Tutorials: 30 Must Have Creative Tips

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:35:28 +0000

Tutorials can often be your greatest source of inspiration when trying to design that project you have been putting off. In this post, I have rounded up a collection of very useful Adobe Photoshop tutorialsfrom around the web from the month of Jan 2012. You’ll find everything from creating a… read more

30 Illustrator Video Tutorials Every Designer Should See

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:45:19 +0000

30 Illustrator Video Tutorials Every Designer Should See

Monkey Business: How to Photograph Monkeys

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:05:42 +0000

Monkeys are a hugely fun subject to photograph and can be the subject of some great shots for you. They do, however, present a few challenges for the photographer like any other wild animal (and possibly a few challenges unique to themselves). Lets look at what you will have to… read more

Best of the Web – January 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:44 +0000

As you know, each month, we round up some of the best Photoshop-related content from around the web. This month, there was some excellent Photoshop tutorials to choose from so please take a moment to review our favorites from January 2012. Photoshop Tutorials Ice Cube With Cherry Inside In this… read more

Best of the Vector Web – January 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:10 +0000

Each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we showcase high quality tutorials on mixing vector techniques with photography, we learn how to create vintage style lettering that has a grainy retro style, dive deeper into… read more

Codecademy is 1 Million Strong and Launching a Teacher Tool

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:47:32 +0000

Codecademy hasn’t had much trouble attracting people who want to learn how to code — it has been used by more than 1 million people and signed up more than 100,000 people for its New Years resolution class alone, including the New York City mayor. Now it’s hoping to have… read more

Composition: When to Landscape a Portrait and Vice Versa

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:22:17 +0000

This is a guest post by Phil Hill, a travel photographer from the UK based in Australia. You can see more of Phil’s great work at his travel photography blog or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

At first glance many will probably have tongue firmly in cheek and I might… read more

Valentine’s Day Special – 30 Exciting Photoshop Tutorials

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:45:19 +0000

Valentine’s Day Special – 30 Exciting Photoshop Tutorials

35 Highly Advanced Yet Simple To Use jQuery Plugins

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:05:22 +0000

jQuery is a speedy, succinct library that make traversing HTML documents, handling events, performing animations, and adding AJAX simpler. jQuery imparts web developers the opportunity to make websites better with incredible elements without the necessity to write down dozens of lines of code.

In this compilation, you will find top 35… read more

45 Latest Photo Manipulation Tutorials for Photoshop

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:09:53 +0000

When we talk about image editing or photo enhancement, Adobe Photoshop is the first thing that comes to our minds. The software itself is hard to learn and harder to master though. Thanks to the many tutorials available though, even novices can learn the tricky tecniques used by… read more

Create a Creamy Ice Cream Poster on Illustrator

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:05:39 +0000

Hi everyone, before someone say it’s winter on the north pole, I gotta say it’s damn hot here in Brasil, so I though a tasty and frosty illustration would be a good exercise to do.

This is a step by step tutorial forwarding some of the previous tutorials. The idea is… read more

Should You Really Use a DSLR for Video?

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:10:39 +0000

In the last few years, there has been a plethora of DSLR’s being sold with video capabilities. As well as being photographers, my wife and I also produce short travel films so in 2010 after shooting for several years on a Sony FX1 camcorder, we decided to try out shooting… read more

Daily Inspiration #1043

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:25:56 +0000

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

35 Awesome Photoshop Background Tutorials

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:45:19 +0000

35 Awesome Photoshop Background Tutorials

How to Create a Love Heart Greeting Card for Valentine’s Day

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:05:19 +0000

How to Create a Love Heart Greeting Card for Valentine’s Day

Wallpaper of the Week 188 by Sebastian Andaur

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:56:18 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Sebastian Andaur an young visual artist and graphic designer from Chile. Sebastian loves colors since he was born and when he got his first computer at the age of 12 he started to play with Photoshop.

Today, Sebastian works creating graphics,… read more

Roundup Of 26 Truly Helpful HTML 5 Tutorials

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:19 +0000

Roundup Of 26 Truly Helpful HTML 5 Tutorials

Photoshop CS6 Turns to The Dark Side [VIDEO]

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:11:45 +0000

Attention, Photoshop lovers: Adobe is treating us all to a sneak preview of Photoshop CS6, and from what we can see, it looks amazing.

Adobe posted a YouTube video named “Sneak Peek #1″ on Photoshop’s official channel last week. In the video, senior product manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes gives viewers a… read more

35+ Amazing & Creative Photoshop Tutorials For Designers

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:45:19 +0000

35+ Amazing & Creative Photoshop Tutorials For Designers

15 Icon Design Photoshop Tutorials

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:57:35 +0000

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Icons are a very important element of web design and play a big role in a website. Designing the perfect icon is definitely a challenge and is always good to have resources and tips in this matter. Today we decided to gather a few Icon Design… read more

Create a Stylized Performance Car in Illustrator CS5 – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:37 +0000

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, learn how to create a stylized performance car from a reference image using many gradients, custom art brushes, patterns, clipping masks and not a single gradient mesh or blur in sight! If you are looking to take your skills to the next level then Log… read more

Best Light effects tutorials for Photoshop

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:25:19 +0000

Best Light effects tutorials for Photoshop

15 Best jQuery Images Galleries Sliders and Template Tutorials

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:05:19 +0000

15 Best jQuery Images Galleries Sliders and Template Tutorials

9 Steps to Starting Your Freelance Web Design Business

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:40 +0000

So, you want to be a freelance web designer? Ah, the glamor of it all.

Your own boss, answering only to the call of your creative muse… get up, feel inspired, do some work, go for a walk, laugh knowingly with other freelancers who have also discovered The Secret… read more

Create a Golden Shield Illustration with Ivy Text Effect – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:23 +0000

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn how to create a golden shield illustration and an ivy text effect. We’ll use vector shape building techniques to construct the main structure of our work and then Illustrator’s 3D tools to add depth. Then discover how to add polish to the… read more

Backup Plans for the Traveling Photographer

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:12:05 +0000

Backing up your files on the road can be a massive headache for many photographers. When you’re travelling, you have the compounded problem that you are probably shooting a lot, but you don’t want to take massive amounts of kit that will weigh you down.

Well, his is a response… read more

13 Important Resources for Learning How to Design Typefaces and Full Fonts

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:00:51 +0000

If you’re serious about creating a typeface design, then you’ll need some solid resources to get started. Learn effective typeface design workflows, how to take an initial spark of an idea from sketch, through Illustrator, into Fontlab, and then work your creation into a complete and custom font design. Here… read more

Create a Grunge & Textured Mixed Collage in Photoshop

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:25:19 +0000

Create a Grunge & Textured Mixed Collage in Photoshop

30 Image Gallery of jquery Tutorials to Be Professional

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:05:19 +0000

30 Image Gallery of jquery Tutorials to Be Professional

Awesome Light Effect in Pixelmator

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:28:23 +0000

Pixelmator is a really cool tool for image manipulations and editing. It is a really versatile tool for some photo manipulations and the new version of the tools, the 2.0 has a brand new text tool with more options. So I decided to create a light effect using Pixelmator.

In this… read more

How To Display a Message on Old WordPress Posts

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:45:19 +0000

How To Display a Message on Old WordPress Posts

How To Create a Vibrant Abstract Shards Poster Design

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:19 +0000

How To Create a Vibrant Abstract Shards Poster Design

Shooting at Shadows: The Secrets to Great Silhouettes

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:46:54 +0000

This is a guest post by Phil Hill, a travel photographer from the UK based in Australia. You can see more of Phil’s great work at his travel photography blog or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

I was going through my archive the other day, organizing some latest images for… read more

20 Fun & Lively Character Design Tutorials from Vectortuts+

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:00:22 +0000

Mastering the art of character design is something that takes both a lively imagination and a good understanding of drawing techniques. Today we have have bundled together a collection fun and lively character design tutorials from the Vectortuts+ archives. Covering a variety of subjects from sketching to rendering there’s plenty… read more

Create a 100% Vector, Painterly Illustration – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:39 +0000

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, we will use Adobe Illustrator to create a dynamic painterly textured illustration. This technique can be done using a mouse; however, a tablet will give you an extra level of control. We’ll cover the complete vector painting process from sketch to final illustration. If you… read more

14 Cinemagraph Tutorials – Provoke your Attentions

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:25:19 +0000

14 Cinemagraph Tutorials – Provoke your Attentions

How to Use a Variable Neutral Density Filter for Better Portrait Photography

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:16 +0000

This is a guest post by Doug Pruden – a portrait photographer from Calgary. Check out his great photography blog for more tips.

The filter that I have come to appreciate more as time passes is the neutral density filter, or, more specifically, the variable neutral density filter. This puppy can… read more

50 Beautiful Yet Free HTML5 And CSS3 Templates

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:06:24 +0000

HTML5 templates are getting very popular these days because all professional HTML5 templates are compatible to all browsers with its functionality and features, and with the release of HTML5 / CSS3 it has become even more popular among designers because of the additional and great features.

At the moment, HTML5 and… read more

How to Create Smoky Brushes and Type In Illustrator CS4

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:00:42 +0000

I’ve always been fascinated by smoke, and have experimented a lot with it. So in this tutorial, I explain how to create realistic smoke, make it into a brush and use it for type. Let’s light up our vector cigarettes and get started smokin’!

October of 2009

Step 1

Create a new document… read more

Introduction To Linux Commands

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:02:28 +0000

At the heart of every modern Mac and Linux computer is the “terminal.” The terminal evolved from the text-based computer terminals of the 1960s and ’70s, which themselves replaced punch cards as the main way to interact with a computer. It’s also known as the command shell, or simply “shell.”… read more

Augmented Reality: the future of digital media

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:36:01 +0000

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50 Wonderful Black & White Photos with Partial Color Effects

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:15:17 +0000

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Taking a black and white photograph and adding partial color to certain key points of the shot is one of the most popular techniques amongst professional photographers. You can understand its popularity when you look at the examples we have for you below. This technique… read more

Easy Wax Seal in Illustrator and Photoshop

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:41:12 +0000

A few weeks ago I was having my Maker’s Mark and decided it was time to do the wax effect they have on their brand using Photoshop. After looking for some references I found some references and started creating a wax seal using Illustrator and Photoshop.

So in this tutorial we… read more

Daily Inspiration #1037

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:17:02 +0000

30 Hands-on Tutorials for PSD to HTML Conversion

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:25:19 +0000

30 Hands-on Tutorials for PSD to HTML Conversion

How Profile Photos Can Affect the User Experience

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:00:46 +0000

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Social networks have grown into the norm in today’s sophisticated Internet. Modern web pages have become very personalized over the past decade including a number of user interface features. One such example is the user profile picture often accompanied by each username.

Web designers don’t often… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 187 by Jeff Huang

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:02:56 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Jeff Huang and featured on the Abduzeedo Book. Jeff is a freelance art director and illustrator based in New York who specializes in Creative Design, Abstract Art, Photo Editing, and 3D. He has been working professionally for more than 6… read more

Create a Surreal Scene with a Cool Snail that Flies

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:25:19 +0000

Create a Surreal Scene with a Cool Snail that Flies

40 Best WordPress Tutorials of December 2011

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:45:19 +0000

40 Best WordPress Tutorials of December 2011

40+ New Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:25:19 +0000

40+ New Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

Best of the Week #206

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:49:03 +0000

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

How to Develop Useful WordPress Plugins – 20 WordPressTutorials

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:05:19 +0000

How to Develop Useful WordPress Plugins – 20 WordPressTutorials

How to Create a Vector Light Bulb Icon with Inkscape

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:00:04 +0000

Today we’ll be learning how to create a vector light bulb icon with the free, open source vector program Inkscape. We’ll be following a Tango style of design for this project. Read on to learn more about the Tango Desktop Project and to learn how to create this icon.

February of… read more

What else does HTML5 need to defeat flash? (Part 2)

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:41:25 +0000

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In part 1 of this article, we analyzed the technical problems facing HTML5. In part 2, we’re going to discuss the problems facing HTML5 commercially.

Unity:

Microsoft, Google and Apple are clearky the 3 giants of the industry at the moment, and it’s really hard to unify… read more

20 Best Illustrator Tutorials

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:45:19 +0000

20 Best Illustrator Tutorials

21+ Useful Logo Design Tutorials for Photoshop and Illustrator

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:25:19 +0000

21+ Useful Logo Design Tutorials for Photoshop and Illustrator

Weekly Photo Link Roundup: The Coolest Of This Week

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:35:00 +0000

The freezing cold fingers of winter have arrived in the Toads part of the world, but this hasn’t kept him from searching the internet for the best tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. He was slightly limited due in part to the storm, but is still very… read more

HTML5 File Uploading Tutorials for Designers and Developers

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:25:19 +0000

HTML5 File Uploading Tutorials for Designers and Developers

How To Integrate Facebook, Twitter And Google+ In WordPress

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:32:06 +0000

Integrating social media services in your website design is vital if you want to make it easy for readers to share your content. While some users are happy with the social media buttons that come built into their design template, the majority of WordPress users install a plugin to automatically… read more

Tuts+ Premium Pack – Wild Animals

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:00:31 +0000

Today we have a unique Tuts+ Premium Pack, which is created in Illustrator by Sharon Milne. It’s filled with 10 illustrated wild animals. Each is completely vector, available in AI and EPS formats. Log in or Join Now to get this exclusive download. Learn more at the jump!

New Tuts+… read more

Pixel Perfection: Showcase of Inspired Pixel Art

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:01:11 +0000

For many designers, and artists alike, using the numerous tools that are available to them in whichever graphics program is their app of choice is the only way they can get their work to shine. But then there are those who operate in the complete opposite manner, shying away from… read more

What else does HTML5 need to defeat flash? (Part 1)

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:21:40 +0000

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Nowadays, HTML5 is like a shining star in the webs sky. However, is HTML5 ready to take the overall crown? From 2 aspects, we are going to discuss what else HTML5 needs to defeat Flash.

Technically:

First of all, I’d like to emphasize that HTML5 and Flash… read more

Best sites to submit your Tutorials, Articles, Community News

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:45:19 +0000

Best sites to submit your Tutorials, Articles, Community News

The Sweet Spot Lens Setting That Will Give You Sharper Photographs

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:51:20 +0000

In many photographic situations, you are going to want to either open your aperture right up (to minimise depth of field) or close it right down (to maximise depth of field). And while the effects of doing this can be great, the great irony of lens construction is that sharper… read more

YouTube Launches Action Sports Channels, Starring Tony Hawk

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:54:17 +0000

YouTube just got more gnarly, bro.

Fans of skateboarding, surfing and BMX biking have a variety of new ways to feed their addictions to the extreme after the video sharing site introduced a set of action sports channels on Wednesday.

According to the official YouTube Blog, the added channels won’t… read more

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To AppleScript

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:45:49 +0000

AppleScript attempts to use plain English wherever possible to make coding extremely simple. Most commands in AppleScript are located inside a “tell block”. It’s called a “tell block” because you are “telling” a given application what you want it to do. For instance, the code above is telling the Finder… read more

Super Easy Vintage Look to Photos in Pixelmator

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:49:47 +0000

Vintage looking photography is super trendy especially with so many apps for Android and iPhone, apps like Instagram, Hipstmatic and so on. The vintage look is cool and easy to create in Pixelmator especially light leaks. That’s why I decided to give it a try.

In this tutorial I will show… read more

50 Great Adobe Photoshop Tutorials That Every Designer Should Know About

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:25:19 +0000

50 Great Adobe Photoshop Tutorials That Every Designer Should Know About

How To Create a Vibrant Cloud Icon in Photoshop

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:05:19 +0000

How To Create a Vibrant Cloud Icon in Photoshop

20 Tutorials for Learning Digital Painting Techniques

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:05:19 +0000

20 Tutorials for Learning Digital Painting Techniques

Vectortuts+ Quiz: Test Your Illustrator Knowledge

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:00:55 +0000

Test your knowledge of Adobe Illustrator with the Vectortuts+ Illustrator Quiz! How well do you know Adobe Illustrator? Find out at the jump!

If you enjoy this fun mini-quiz, try the Adobe Illustrator Basics Quiz. If you want to brush up on your basic knowledge, check out our Basix category for… read more

Create a Designer Gift Bag Using Adobe Illustrator

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:00:49 +0000

In this tutorial you will learn how to draw a designer gift bag using basic shapes and various patterns, which are made available in Illustrator. You will also learn to add your own customized details to the design.

Step 1

Create an 800px by 800px RGB document. Let’s start by creating the… read more

7 Essential CSS3 Tutorials For Web Developers

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:25:19 +0000

7 Essential CSS3 Tutorials For Web Developers

How to Create Business Template in Photoshop

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:45:19 +0000

How to Create Business Template in Photoshop

Thanks to Our Weekly Sponsor: Artboard

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:04:10 +0000

Our featured sponsor this week is Artboard, a truly impressive vector drawing application that’s simple enough for everyone to use.

Artboard has all the features you need in an advanced vector editing app: over 20 tools for drawing and navigation, custom shapes, clip art, boolean operations, layers, advanced style creation… read more

Resolution Independence With SVG

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0000

In this article, we’ll look at Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), one of the most underused technologies in website development today.

Before diving into an example, let’s consider the state of the Web at present and where it is going. Website design has found new vigor in recent years, with the evolving technique… read more

20 Useful CSS Graph and Chart Tutorials and Techniques

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:25:19 +0000

20 Useful CSS Graph and Chart Tutorials and Techniques

How To Design A People & Stars Web Layout

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:05:19 +0000

How To Design A People & Stars Web Layout

Create a Skateboard Illustration with Mixed Medias

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:02:14 +0000

As most kids born in the 90s I was very influenced by skateboarding and was a “skater” myself. I always loved skateboard art and I remember going with my friends to skate shops to see the shapes from brands like Santa Cruz, Flip, Powell Peralta and others. I must admit… read more

How to use the Balio UI Kit To Design A Perfect iPhone App Web Layout

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:45:19 +0000

How to use the Balio UI Kit To Design A Perfect iPhone App Web Layout

Make your own CD Cover with CorelDraw

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:25:19 +0000

Make your own CD Cover with CorelDraw

Why You May Need a Guide for Travel Photography

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:14:53 +0000

Travel and photography go together like cheese and wine. But as any traveler will know, there are certain things that can make your life a lot easier while you’re on the road. Photo-journalists have known for years that getting a “fixer” makes things go more smoothly – especially in developing… read more

Daily Inspiration #1032

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:49 +0000

35 Expert Website Design Tutorials Using Photoshop Techniques

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:25:19 +0000

35 Expert Website Design Tutorials Using Photoshop Techniques

Wallpaper of the Week 175 by Kyle Kargov

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:07:45 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Kyle Kargov an graphic designer and lover of type from Toronto, Canada. Kyle has some really impressive typography works on his portfolio and this wallpaper is a nice example of the quality of his work.

I believe in strategic, message-driven design…. read more

Upturn Adobe Illustrator Skills through 30 Helping Tutorials

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:25:19 +0000

Upturn Adobe Illustrator Skills through 30 Helping Tutorials

10 Top Sites to Submit Your Tutorials

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:05:19 +0000

10 Top Sites to Submit Your Tutorials

Daily Inspiration #1031

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:16:20 +0000

Free download: Balio Web UI Kit

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:49:39 +0000

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Creative Use of Typography in Print Ads

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:09:58 +0000

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When it comes to advertising, what’s being said can be a bit less important than how it’s said. In no case is this more true than in the case of typography based advertisements, which are common in print advertising and gaining popularity even in television… read more

40 CSS Reference Websites and Resources

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:08 +0000

If you want to design websites or modify your existing website design, then you need to have at least a basic knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Thankfully, CSS is a very easy language to get to a grip on, however you may find it takes a little more time… read more

30+ Killer Movie, TV Show & Music Poster Photoshop Tutorials

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:45:19 +0000

30+ Killer Movie, TV Show & Music Poster Photoshop Tutorials

30+ Fantastic Adobe Flash Navigation & Menu Tutorials

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:05:19 +0000

30+ Fantastic Adobe Flash Navigation & Menu Tutorials

The Photography Junky’s Weekly Link Collection

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:38:25 +0000

The Toad has been searching the internet all week for the very best tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone here. This weeks list contains some really wonderful images as captured and shared by some of the most talented artists and photographers the Toad knows. We really… read more

How to Create a Surreal Traveling House Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:05:19 +0000

How to Create a Surreal Traveling House Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

40 Eventual Throng of CSS3 Techniques and Tutorials

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:45:19 +0000

40 Eventual Throng of CSS3 Techniques and Tutorials

Inclusive Design

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:52 +0000

We’ve come a long way since the days of the first Macintosh and the introduction of graphical user interfaces, going from monochrome colors to millions, from estranged mice to intuitive touchscreens, from scroll bars to pinch, zoom, flick and pan. But while hardware, software and the people who use technology… read more

5 Ways to Truly Explore a Single Photographic Subject

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:09:09 +0000

When you start to get serious about photography, something becomes very apparent to you – that getting different effects while photographing the same subject doesn’t need to be particularly difficult. It is actually quite easy to render totally different effects on a single subject using a few tried and tested… read more

20 Outstanding tutorials for creating Web Layouts in Photoshop

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:25:19 +0000

20 Outstanding tutorials for creating Web Layouts in Photoshop

50 Excellent CSS3 Techniques and Tutorials for Beautiful Design

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:45:19 +0000

50 Excellent CSS3 Techniques and Tutorials for Beautiful Design

Beautiful Examples and Tutorials of Postcard Design

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:05:19 +0000

Beautiful Examples and Tutorials of Postcard Design

Book Suggestion: Why We Buy – The Science of Shopping

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:39:31 +0000

The book of this week is not a design book per se but it’s an incredible book. I have just finished it and I got so much valuable information that can be applied in my day to day job as designer. The book is called Why We Buy: The Science… read more

HTML & CSS Blog Layout – Theme Implementation for WordPress

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:01:22 +0000

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In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to adapt a simple HTML blog layout into a WordPress theme. We’ll be using this static page as starting point.

Grab the code from Github

The Brilliante Layout project source code for this theme is available on Github, including the… read more

Photographic Levitation – The Prop Method

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:28:30 +0000

Remember this article? Here’s one of the follow-ups! Today, I’m going to show you how to use props to aid you in your flying ambition.

What you will need:

A camera
A tripod
A prop to sit/stand/recline on

Optional:

Trigger release
Flash (entirely up to you)
Other props to add to the look of the photo

So what can… read more

Shooting Products and Video Using Home Depot Lighting

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:33:33 +0000

Being a part of the UNDFIND ONE team, my job was to create the video and stills that would be used for the Kickstarter project.

We had a very tight budget, and I had recently done a behind the scenes video on creating and lighting a unique scene with just… read more

Photoshop Tutorials: 30+ Useful Tips And Tricks

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:46:07 +0000

Tutorials can often be your greatest source of inspiration when trying to design that project you have been putting off. In this post, I have rounded up a collection of very useful Adobe Photoshop tutorials from around the web from the months of November and December 2011. You’ll find everything… read more

40 Inspiring Animal Vector Art Illustrations

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:00:51 +0000

In today’s article, I’m going to show you 40 pieces of inspiring vector art animal illustrations. See how a variety of artists render things from fur to feathers, scales to horns, and more. I’ll also share with you links to tutorials here on Vectortuts+ so you can gain insight into… read more

8 Responsive jQuery Slider Plugins

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:55:04 +0000

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Whether you’re already a pro at creating responsive web sites or your just learning what it’s all about, it’s good to have some scripts handy that you can easily integrate into your site. We all know how popular image and content sliders are now, and for… read more

Future Mechanics Corporate Identity by Roger Oddone

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:55:08 +0000

Visual Identity is one of my favorite fields in terms of design. It always impresses me how designers represent companies and create brands through simple design work. Roger Oddone is a very talented designer and great friend of mine that really knows how to create beautiful and compelling visual identities.

The… read more

What a Typical Digital Image Management Workflow Looks Like

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:33 +0000

Until a few years ago, workflow was a virtually unheard of word. Now it is the mantra of nearly every professional photographer but what does it mean? Well, put simply, its carrying out the day to day work tasks in a consistent and hence efficient way. Following on from my… read more

Daily Inspiration #1027

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:34:08 +0000

Creating a Modern & Stylish Business Card Design in Adobe Photoshop

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:45:19 +0000

Creating a Modern & Stylish Business Card Design in Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop Compositing Secrets: Create a Studio Sports Portrait

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:30 +0000

We recently had the opportunity to chat with Matt Kloskowski about his new book, Photoshop Compositing Secrets. Photoshop Compositing Secrets demonstrates some excellent techniques to help you create realistic compositions in Photoshop. Matt was generous enough to let us publish one of the tutorials from his book on our site… read more

35 Professional Corel Draw Tutorials for grasp Print Media Tools

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:45:19 +0000

35 Professional Corel Draw Tutorials for grasp Print Media Tools

Captain America Shield in Pixelmator

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:34 +0000

It is been a while since the last time we published a Pixelmator tutorial and now with Pixelmator 2.0 out there and App of the Year we decided to show more love to this really cool tool. We will be creating weekly Pixelmators tutorial here on Abduzeedo alongside with our… read more

Destroying the Dust Bunnies!

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:24:59 +0000

It happens to us all, at first you don’t notice it, then it begins to bug you,, finally it’s time to do something about it. The devilish dust bunnies or sensor spots to give it it’s more common name. So what can you do about? Well these days, there are… read more

15 Newest Brochure Design Tutorials another Artistic Lesson

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:45:19 +0000

15 Newest Brochure Design Tutorials another Artistic Lesson

Daily Inspiration #1026

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:37:20 +0000

30 Business Card Design Tutorials to be valued for Designers

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:25:19 +0000

30 Business Card Design Tutorials to be valued for Designers

Wallpaper of the Week 185 by Perttu Murto

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:21:01 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Perttu Murto, a 26-year-old graphic designer, art director and illustrator from Finland. Perttu has been involved in graphics for more than 8 years and his work has been featured in several prestigious design websites and magazines. In 2007 he was… read more

Outstanding Photoshop Tutorials For Amazing Photo Manipulation

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:25:19 +0000

Outstanding Photoshop Tutorials For Amazing Photo Manipulation

Understanding Light: A Series of Tutorials

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:54:35 +0000

Over in the forum area of dPS we have an area called ‘Tutorials’ where members submit their own tips and tutorials for the community.

In recent weeks a wonderful series of articles on the topic of Light has been published by one of our wonderful members – Richard Taylor.

Rather than republish… read more

Best of the Week #204

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:51:32 +0000

The Best Vector Graphics Tutorials from Iaroslav Lazunov in Adobe Illustrator in 2011

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:05:19 +0000

The Best Vector Graphics Tutorials from Iaroslav Lazunov in Adobe Illustrator in 2011

How to Find the Right Digital Training Tool for Your Company

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:35:26 +0000

Peter Bray is the chief marketing officer of Trivantis, a provider of innovative e-learning software, including Snap! by Lectora PowerPoint to Flash software and Snap! Empower Flash interactions builder. Free trials of both solutions can be found at SnapbyLectora.com.

Corporate training helps to strengthen a business by focusing on one of… read more

WordPress Tutorials: 10 Simple Steps for Beginners

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:45:19 +0000

WordPress Tutorials: 10 Simple Steps for Beginners

45 Useful Photoshop Tutorials From 2011

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:23:00 +0000

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In this roundup we have collected 45 outstanding Photoshop tutorials released in 2011. If you like these photoshop tutorials you might also want to check out some of our previous posts below. Enjoy!

35 Amazing Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorials

30 Awesome Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

Create a Powerful Human… read more

Fun with Macro Photography

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:57:15 +0000

Macro photography has been on my bucket list of photography genres to experiment with for a long time. Unfortunately, a good macro lens is not cheap and, since I have no use for it for my commercial work, it is not an expense that I can easily justify. However, I… read more

How to Add Decorative Glamour to Your Ordinary Script Font

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:00:18 +0000

Sometimes you need to go a little bit wild with your typography. In these cases, you can either take the easy way and choose a fancy font from some of the free font site like Dafont or Urban Fonts, or get creative and give some extra sparkle to your ordinary… read more

Launching soon: The Webdesigner Depot Newsletter

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:48:59 +0000

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30 Best Tutorials on How to Make Business Cards

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:05:19 +0000

30 Best Tutorials on How to Make Business Cards

Great Top Ten Lists and Other Amazing Photography Links

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:59:41 +0000

The Toad is back from a wonderful holiday season with his first list for the new year. This weeks list contains links to tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs, but also highlights several Top 10 lists as compiled by talented photographers world-wide. The Toad wishes you a Happy New Year,… read more

40+ Fresh And Useful Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:00:49 +0000

Tutorials are one of the best ways to learn and practice new tricks using Illustrator’s various tools. Learning through a step-by-step AI tutorial not only assists you in twisting the tools, but will also let you learn how to combine them in order to generate innovative and compound vector artwork,… read more

35 Outstanding Poster Design Tutorials

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:05:19 +0000

35 Outstanding Poster Design Tutorials

The Crucial Skill in How to Select your Best Images

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:45:56 +0000

When most of us hear the phrase “photo editing” we generally think of editing a photo to enhance it in some way using computer software. Although that is usually a big component of post-production, the “photo editing” process should always start with photo selection. When photo editors edit photos, what… read more

The Best Design Tutorials in 2011 for any Web Designer

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:25:19 +0000

The Best Design Tutorials in 2011 for any Web Designer

How To Create Custom Taxonomies In WordPress

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

WordPress 3 introduced custom taxonomies as a core feature. The following release of 3.1 included many features to enhance support of custom taxonomies. Better import and export handling, advanced queries with tax_query, hierarchical support, body classes and a bunch of wonderful functions to play with were all part of the… read more

Coolest Apps From 2011 You Would Never Want To Miss In 2012

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:46:25 +0000

The year 2011 has ended. We have explored and reviewed so many useful tools and resources for you all the year. Today, we are going to take a look on few of the web apps we have featured that we think you would like bookmark for 2012. I hope designers,… read more

Book Suggestion Illusive 2: Contemporary Illustration and Its Context

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:06:05 +0000

The book suggestion of this week is Illusive 2: Contemporary Illustration and Its Context. This book is really inspiring, there were some amazing illustrations and you can spend ours checking them out. Another amazing thing about this book is that you can always go back and there will always be… read more

17 Real Life Disney Character Artworks for Inspiration

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:05:19 +0000

17 Real Life Disney Character Artworks for Inspiration

How to Add Depth to Your Photographs

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:54:59 +0000

One of the biggest challenges thrown up by photography is the fact that it is done in two dimensions. While that can be a draw back, it also presents some wonderful artistic opportunities. Working to add a sense of depth for the viewer is one of the things that, as… read more

20 Best CSS3 Text Effect Tutorials

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:25:19 +0000

20 Best CSS3 Text Effect Tutorials

Giveaway: 5 Membership/Subscription Softwares from aMember Pro

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:25:19 +0000

Giveaway: 5 Membership/Subscription Softwares from aMember Pro

La Bastilla Visual Identity by David Espinosa

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:53:00 +0000

We all love beautiful visual identity work and it is our goal, here at Abduzeedo, to promote inspiring work every time we come across with that. La Bastilla is one of those, it’s a great design work by David Espinosa from Bucaramanga, Colombia

For more information visit David’s Web site at… read more

Rockstar Icon Designer eBook + Introduction to DSLR Photography Course

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:46:43 +0000

We’re excited to announce that Tuts+ Premium members now have access to a new Rockable eBook and in-depth video course on DSLR Photography as part of their membership. The eBook is Rockstar Icon Designer (usually $24 USD), and the course is Introduction to DSLR Photography with professional photographer Kim Bultsma…. read more

Quick Tip: Locating Images using Mini Bridge in InDesign CS5

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:00:42 +0000

Mini Bridge opens up within InDesign just like a panel. Mini Bridge doesn’t hold all the capabilities Adobe Bridge does, instead it operates efficiently by navigating and working with linked files. During this tut we are going to explore the potential for locating images via another InDesign document. Note,… read more

Best of the Vector Web – December 2011

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:00:13 +0000

Each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we showcase high quality tutorials on creating cubist style logos, speeding up your work in Illustrator and InDesign, and more. We have loads of tutorials, in addition to… read more

Realistic Letterpress Effect in Photoshop

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:45:07 +0000

For the first tutorial of 2012 we wanted to have a really good one and the most important thing a very easy one because our goal for this new year is to provide good tutorials with simple techniques that achieve great outcomes. In this first case we will explore ways… read more

High Quality Photoshop Tutorials From 2011

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:25:19 +0000

High Quality Photoshop Tutorials From 2011

How to Create an Elegant Planet Composite

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:45:19 +0000

How to Create an Elegant Planet Composite

Best of Tuts+ in December 2011

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:00:07 +0000

Wallpaper of the Week – Happy 2012

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:42:48 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is the first of 2012 and it is to celebrate the new year that has arrived. We wish you all an amazing 2012 with a lot new challenges and new experiences. The idea of this image is to make us all think that the best… read more

Best of the Web – December 2011

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:00:18 +0000

As you know, each month, we round up some of the best Photoshop-related content from around the web. This month, there was some excellent Photoshop tutorials to choose from so please take a moment to review our favorites from December 2011. Photoshop Tutorials Christmas Night Magic Scene With Flying Santa… read more

Photo Effect Tutorials: Cool Photo Tutorials In Adobe Photoshop

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:05:19 +0000

Photo Effect Tutorials: Cool Photo Tutorials In Adobe Photoshop

Less 36 Hours To Go on These Hot Photography Deals!

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:42:37 +0000

In the lead up to Christmas this year on dPS we released 11 amazing photography deals to our community – 1 per day. As the 12th day we brought the previous 11 deals back for one last week.

There’s now less than 48 hours less to take advantage of them. The… read more

Our Favorite Photoshop Content of 2011

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:00:51 +0000

The older I get, the faster time seems to fly by. It doesn’t seem that long ago when I was drafting last year’s Best of Psdtuts article. Since then we’ve published a ton of amazing Photoshop tutorials and articles. In this round up, I’ve picked some of my favorite content… read more

Our Top 20 Posts from 2011

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:22:34 +0000

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2011 has been Speckyboy’s best year yet in terms of growth. More great readers and followers, more great authors, more great sponsors. However, at the core is (hopefully) great content here on Speckyboy. And just to recap some of our best content, here are our… read more

30+ Must See Mobile Website Design Tutorials & Tips

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:45:19 +0000

30+ Must See Mobile Website Design Tutorials & Tips

How to Create a Deus-Ex Inspired Photo Manipulation with Photoshop

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:45:19 +0000

How to Create a Deus-Ex Inspired Photo Manipulation with Photoshop

Top 50 JavaScript, jQuery Plugins and Tutorials From 2011

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:05:19 +0000

Top 50 JavaScript, jQuery Plugins and Tutorials From 2011

Brilliant Articles and Tutorials That Will Help You Improve Your CSS Skills

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:25:19 +0000

Brilliant Articles and Tutorials That Will Help You Improve Your CSS Skills

Screenr: Easy Screencasting on the Web

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:00:05 +0000

Screencasts have definitely evolved over the years and have many uses for people. I use them all the time as in my classroom as well as to show others how to use different software. One thing that I have always found is that good screencasting software can be very expensive…. read more

11 Essential Reads for Photographers for the New Year

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:49:52 +0000

At this time of year I talk to a lot of photographers who are lacking a little motivation, inspiration and creativity.

It’s been a big year so today in our ‘best of 2011 series‘ I’m featuring 11 tutorials that were written this year on dPS that I think might help you… read more

Interview with Justin Currie

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:00:26 +0000

Today we are going to meet a young Canadian graphic designer Justin Currie. Despite his youth, he has great artwork and his own recognizable style that he calls Shattered Vector Painting. In this interview Justin shares the technique he uses to create this style. “An artist is always learning, always… read more

Want to Build a New App? There’s an App for That

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:28:17 +0000

The Leaders in Design Series is supported by Volvo.

Competition in Apple’s App Store is so tough that even strong concepts must be planned to perfection before any development should start. So enter App Cooker: A hot new iPad app that makes sure other apps have the right ingredients… read more

11 More of Our Best Photography Tutorials from 2011

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:50:21 +0000

Today we continue our ‘best of’ summer series with a look back on a mixed bag of tutorials and articles that were among our most popular this year.

In this list are some technique tutorials, some opinion pieces, some ‘intro to…’ posts and a couple that look at how to use… read more

Design Tips for Building Magazine-Style WordPress Themes

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:38:33 +0000

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The move from physical to digital magazine content is an exciting process. Over just the past few years we have witnessed thousands of new brands and templates begin to surface. Magazine editors have wisely chosen the Internet as a medium to share their news stories.

This… read more

35 Quality Business Card Design Templates for Free!

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:40 +0000

If you’ve got a design ready for printing, try the business cards card stock quality offered by UPrinting.com! We mention this because we heard they have a 20% discount on business card printing until January 31, 2012, and we thought that might help you save some.

TwitPic Business Card Design… read more

Book Suggestion: The Elements of Typographic Style

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:30:55 +0000

The book suggestion of this week is about typography and it is an essential book for those starting out their design career or interested in learning the elements of this trade. The Elements of Typographic Style is the perfect book to start 2012 improving your design skills :)

Renowned typographer and… read more

15+ Illustrator Tutorials on Retro Text Effects and Vintage Lettering

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:14 +0000

If you’re looking to improve your skills in Illustrator, specifically learn to create retro text effects, beautiful vintage lettering, and work with classic type, then we have the collection of Illustrator tutorials you’re looking for. Learn to draw fluid, retro lettering, compose vintage designs with classic fonts, and transform your… read more

Teach Them How To Hit The Ground Running And Faceplant At The Same Time?

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:14:51 +0000

A few days ago, a tutorial on how to Create A Christmas Wish List With PHP was published on Smashing Magazine’s Coding section that frustrated me. It frustrated me as it was incredibly easy to predict the comment reactions it caused. It also frustrated me as it was a classic… read more

35 Basic Photoshop Tutorials to be valued for Beginners

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:25:19 +0000

35 Basic Photoshop Tutorials to be valued for Beginners

Insurance Map Cover Remake by Fake Studio

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:02:47 +0000

Fake Studio worked with a few old maps covers made by The Sanborn Maps Co. edited at the beginning of the twelve century. They found those maps and fell in love with those type compositions so they decided to remake one of this old covers using 3D modern technics.

Fake… read more

Daily Inspiration #1015

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:41:14 +0000

Pinterest: A Beginner’s Guide to the Hot New Social Network

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:37:28 +0000

You’ve probably heard a lot about Pinterest over the last few months. Not only has the company received $27 million in venture funds, but the site’s popularity has exploded from 1.2 million users in August to over 4 million today.

SEE ALSO: Study Shows Pinterest Will Compete with… read more

Interview with Underwater Photographer Dmitry Miroshnikov

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:25:19 +0000

Interview with Underwater Photographer Dmitry Miroshnikov

Best Of 2011: Best Useful jQuery Plugins And Tutorials

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:35:54 +0000

jQuery is one of the most accepted JavaScript library that possesses an enormous collection of plugins which makes it even more powerful. On the other hand, there is a good deal of additional codes or modules, from simple alert functions to multifaceted galleries or form validation methods, that are hard-coded… read more

44 Photoshop Web Design Layout Tutorials

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:10:39 +0000

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In this roundup we have collected 44 outstanding photoshop tutorials. Enjoy these over your holiday!

Design a creative portfolio in Photoshop

How to create a colorful business web layout

Create A Detailed Solid Dark Layout In Photoshop

How to create a One-Page Website Design in Adobe… read more

Our Best Portrait Photography Tutorials of 2011

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:49:42 +0000

Image by Takeuchi Kiyoshi

Lets kick our Summer Series off with a look back on the best Portrait Photography Tutorials on dPS – written in the last year (based upon what tutorials were viewed the most this year).

10 Techniques for Amazing Portraits
How to Go Beyond the Regular Composition Advice and Get… read more

Enter to Win a Free Copy of Cueburst!

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:00:15 +0000

Our season of giving continues, and we’ve got an exciting app to share with you today. Most of our web app giveaways are subscriptions for a certain length of time, but this time, we’ve got a self-hosted web app that you can run on your own servers or hosting account… read more

Daily Inspiration #1014

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:48:05 +0000

Wallpaper of the Week 183 by Anthony Harmon

admin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:02:49 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Anthony Harmon; the creative director of SlashTHREE and Aharmon Design Group. Aharmon Design Group is a multi-disciplinary design firm based out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Founded by Anthony Harmon in 2007, the business grew quickly into a fully established, award… read more

dPS Summer Series Starts Today

admin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:49:04 +0000

Christmas has come and gone and being based in Australia – where Summer is in full swing – the dPS team are all feeling the call to the beach!

Image by Kennymatic

I know it might be hard to hear for some of you snowed in in the Northern Hemisphere but the… read more

Merry Christmas from Abduzeedo

admin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:02:24 +0000

We here over at Abduzeedo wish you a Merry Christmas to all of you. We know that it’s last minute but just in case you haven’t sent a greetings card to your beloved ones we are sharing an artwork created by Amanda Macedo.

Download the artwork in Illustrator

Download the illustrator file

About… read more

Holiday Greetings from dPS (and some Holidays Reading)

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:23:24 +0000

Image by James Jordan

The clock has just ticked over to 25 December here in Melbourne Australia and Santa will be doing his rounds as this post goes live.

I wanted to take a moment out to send out a quick personal greeting to the dPS community. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, another… read more