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Free and Useful Photoshop Actions
Photoshop is by far one of the most powerful image editing tools available, and it’s used by both individuals and businesses alike for everything from photography to graphic design, web design and computer graphics. For photographers especially, Photoshop has a large number of useful tools, but frequently, the same editing tasks are performed multiple times.…
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Awesome New CSS3 Tutorials to Try Out
CSS3 is one of the greatest advancements the web has made in terms of the ability to create advanced websites that function better and load faster. Rather than have to use images or Flash animation, CSS3 allows you to create a variety of designs, transitions, effects and more, all through just CSS3 (and sometimes a…
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Branding & Identity Design Mockup Templates
Branding is one of the most important parts of establishing the identity for a business. It consists of a logo, business card, stationery, letterhead and other print materials that governs the visual identity and concept for a given brand. One of the hardest parts of branding is visualizing a concept. It’s possible to think of…
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Login & Signup Form Free PSDs to Download
One of the most crucial aspects for modern websites, particularly those that are user-centric, are login and signup forms. Aside from advertising revenues or product sales, one of the largest values of a website is how many users they have, and how many users are active. Getting signups on a new website is not as…
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Great Photoshop Art & Design Tutorials
One of the great things about the modern web is how vibrant and interactive the design community is. Whereas some other professions tend to keep techniques, tricks and styles a closely guarded secret and people in those professions are not particularly helpful to others, the design community is incredibly helpful and willing to share with…
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Examples of Textures in Graphic Design
Continuing our series on textures, in this post, you’ll find examples of textures in amazing graphic designs. Textures are useful for a variety of purposes, so if you want to learn how to use them, check out our post Unleashing the Power of Textures. These graphic designs will get you inspired to use textures in…
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Vibrant Photo Manipulation by PSDlearning.com
“Using vibrant colors is the best way to make an image stand out, although getting the right balance is not always easy. Here we learn how to use lots of vibrant color to create a slightly abstract photo manipulation using pencils and fruit. We will learn how to use the pen tool effectively and also…
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Rendering a Striking Matchbox in Photoshop
“This tutorial consists of creating a digital illustration in Photoshop of a box of matches. We’ll be creating the matchbox cover design, the striker on the matchbox from a pattern, and placing the cardboard texture on the box. We’ll also create the matches and align everything into a 3D perspective.” A really impressive tutorial from…
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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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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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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,…
