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How To Destroy The Web 2.0 Look
“In the beginning, there was not light on the web. It was awfully crowded with dancing marquees, tedious frames, unbearable midis and annoying spinning @’s. It was the dark ages of the web. Then refreshing empty spaces, vibrant, high contrast colors, lovely gradients, big text, original gloss shine effect, diagonal lines and of course reflected…
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The Design Trends of 2008
“So what’s hot now? Pencil sketches, handwritten notes, card stocks, watercolor effects, collage art, script fonts, grungy and splatter ink backgrounds (glossy gradients are not “in” this year). Another trend to be on the lookout for are the vintage and retro styles which I’ve posted earlier this year. Here is a list of 82 sites…
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Free Acrylic Photoshop Brushes
Nice set of 25 acrylic brushes by theshoreways.com you can use to fill out your canvas in Photoshop.Click here to download the brushes.
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PhotoPresets for Lightroom
“Designed to provide you with a streamlined workflow, these presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom were designed by Photoshop Guru Jack Davis to help you get the most out of Lightroom. Organized and setup in a traditional workflow, these presets will help you quickly set the correct white balance, choose a tone curve, adjust vibrance, HSL,…
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Summer Portraiture: Practical Technique
“It’s now almost July, and just because the weather outside is frightfully bright (for those in the Northern Hemisphere) doesn’t mean that you have to cancel all of your portrait photography. But taking advantage of the clear skies doesn’t mean that you have to shoot in broad daylight either. “ A nice article by digital-photography-school.com…
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Create a Vibrant Digital Vector Collage
“In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Fireworks CS3 and Illustrator CS3 together. You’ll create some illustrative vector elements to add to the final composition. You’ll also mix in photos and light effects. Learn how to use a cool paper background and tips to improve your workflow.” In case you haven’t visited Vectortuts.com yet,…
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Trendy Geometric Lines Design Tutorial
A tutorial by blog.spoongraphics.co.uk Starting with the design application of Adobe Illustrator create a group of vector based geometric lines at dynamic 45 degree angles, then follow the walk through to rough them up with brush textures in Adobe Photoshop resulting in a cool and trendy design style. Click here to view the tutorial
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July Desktop Wallpapers by SmashingMagazine
“Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months.” SmashingMagazine.com has featured a handful of wallpapers for July…
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When to fire your client
“A very wise designer once told me that his best advertising is a successful project. If you’re being asked to make changes that degrade the quality of your work then you may be better off looking for clients that will improve your portfolio.” I’m pretty sure a lot of you that visit stockvault.net work as…
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Bright! – a free icon set by Frexy
Taken from min.frexy.com: “At Frexy, we really love icon design. In the past few months, me and Vu Tran have worked on an icon set called “Bright!”, and today, we happily release Bright! as a freebie for you.”“Bright! is a crisp, sharp and beautiful set of 148 hand-crafted icons in vector format, ideally for both…
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April design goodies, tips and tricks
Fonts & Typefaces 63 Must have Grunge Fonts Personally I love grunge fonts, and a nice list like that makes me all fuzzy inside. Head over to outlawdesignblog.com and download those baby’s. 40+ Excellent Freefonts For Professional Design A post by smashingmagazine.com Photoshop Brushes Grunge Photoshop Brushes Here is a huge archive of grunge Photoshop…
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Adobe TV launches
Adobe has launched it’s new video resource which includes original content, as well as segments from training firms and product experts. The site is divided into for channels; Photographer, Designer, Video Professional and Developer, each featuring programming from Adobe evangelists, trainers, experts, and “luminaries who pull in the crowds at industry events around the world.”…
