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Monday, September 28, 2009

Logo Design

Published by imaria at 6:40 PM


This one is a little different than what I usually post, but I found these really cool inspirations for logo design. Enjoy!

Design a Very HOT Branding Iron

Published by imaria at 6:36 PM


In this easy Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn how to design a very cool-looking branding iron effect, using the type tool, a few shapes, and a fair few layer style effects. This is my outcome from the tutorial:

Design Watercolor Effect Menu

Published by imaria at 5:51 PM


This is a two-part tutorial on how to create an artistic and un-typical CSS list menu as seen on Web Designer Wall. In the first part (this article), I will show you how to design a watercolor effect menu in Photoshop. Then in next tutorial, I will show you how to slice the menu and code in CSS. If you need some inspiration on creating an artistic menu, visit our previous post on artistic websites. Ready? Let’s begin Part 1. (Update: Part 2 is ready - Advanced CSS Menu)

Monday, September 21, 2009

Free Texture: Smoke

Published by imaria at 1:43 PM


I wanted to do some sort of roundabout dedication to our new incoming President with this week’s textures, but I didn’t want to do something too boring. It’s no secret Barack Obama is a smoker considering how widely publicized it’s been. He will join only three other presidents who were smokers: Warren Harding, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Lyndon Baines Johnson. Here’s to you, Mr. President!
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Create a Sleek, High-End Web Design from Scratch

Published by imaria at 1:40 PM


In this tutorial, we'll put together a high-end Web design using a crisp, thin font, gorgeous background images, and clever use of space and layout. You can easily use the technique to create your own unique designs.
Then when you're finished reading this tutorial, you can cross over to our sister site NETTUTS and follow along as we build the design into clean and simple HTML. OK let's rock'n'roll!

How to Create a Grunge Web Design Using Photoshop

Published by imaria at 1:38 PM


In this step-by-step web design tutorial, you will learn how to craft a beautiful and eye-grabbing grunge-themed web layout using Photoshop. This tutorial is geared for beginners and intermediate-level Photoshop users.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Add Focus To Your Photo & Grab Attention

Published by imaria at 7:49 PM

This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to take a photo that has great potential and turn it into one that will stop people dead in their tracks and have them gazing at the photo. First off, I got this incredible photo of the puppy free off Flickr. This particular photographer ny156uk has some great photos for commercial use. You can find more free photos for commercial use on Flickr by doing an advanced search.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Creating Grunge Brushes in Photoshop

Published by imaria at 3:48 PM


This hand-picked tutorial shows you how to create that of the moment grunge look seen in photos and graphics everywhere right now.

Orb Button Effect

Published by imaria at 3:45 PM


This set of tutorials will show on how to create a very basic mouse over effect in html/css. Therefore this tutorial will spilt into 2 parts: