Useful Free Photoshop Brushes Creating dazzling effects in Photoshop is something that we do as designers everyday. One way that we do this is to use very resource available to help us do our work faster and easier. If you read my previous article: 25 Fantastic Free...
What's New in Web Design Graphic Design & Typography This week I have come across a lot of great content for you to explore. There is bound to be some great design information to make you better, help you do things quicker, get you inspired, or just entertain you....
About Using Grids in your Designs Learning and understanding how to build a layout is one of the hardest parts of visual design to master. Many designers have trouble grasping the concept of alignment and how to use grids to make their designs balanced. The reason...
Web Design Graphic Design & Typography Weekly 8 This week is another awesome week of design greatness. There are a lot of great resources, articles and tutorials to inspire you, inform you, and refine your skills even further. This week you'll see some new free...
Understanding Typography Design is about visual communication and effective delivery of a carefully-crafted message. The message is delivered through a combination of imagery, color, words, and typography. Understanding typography will help you make your message...
Custom Brushes in Photoshop If there was one skill or capability in Photoshop that could be considered to be at the very foundation of most Photoshop techniques, it would be the ability to use any brush shape that you want. Since this was integrated into Photoshop...
Brighten Eyes in a Portrait Many times you will have a good photo, but something is missing. You will look at it and look at it trying to decide what is missing. Then, you realize that your subject's eyes are dull and too dark. It isn't difficult to brighten eyes in a...
Fonts With Specific Purposes Every designer has a set of fonts that they like to use for most projects. Most of these typefaces are versatile and can be used in a wide variety of applications. You can use them in headlines and in large bodies of text as well. A great...
Web Design, Graphic Design, & Typography Weekly There's always great content from around the web. This week was no different in the fact that there is something for everyone. Whether you are into web development, typography, web design, web development, graphic...
Create a Christmas Card in Photoshop Easily If you're anything like me, this holiday season has flown by. Christmas is just around the corner, and you have only 1 weekend left to get cards out to your friends and family. With that being said, you don't have to settle...
Learn Photoshop With the Best Photoshop Tutorials Getting started in Photoshop isn't easy. It wasn't easy a decade ago when I got started with it. There were so many menus and filters that I didn't know where to begin. Back when I started, the method of learning was...
Text effects are what make your headlines stand out. Whether you are designing a magazine cover, an inside spread, a poster, or a headline for a website, text effects get great attention. Today I'll show you how to create interesting glossy text in Photoshop shown...
Web Design, Graphic Design, & Typography Weekly This week there is a ton of stuff to see and learn. There is a lot of Wordpress and web development content to explore. Also, there are so many freebies and cool stuff to download, you won't know where to begin! If...
Creating Custom Shapes In Illustrator is Faster Photoshop is great for a lot of things, but some tasks I prefer to do in Illustrator, simply because I can do them much quicker there. One of those tasks is building complex and precise shapes. Honestly I feel like I can...
Introduction to Symmetry Finding the proper balance in your designs is an essential part of building quality visual communication. When your design is out of balance, your message gets lost in the confusion. Key elements such as proportion and hierarchy suffer,...
Back Up Your Work! As artists, designers, photographers, developers, and anyone who simply likes to keep their files and documents, we have all experienced the pain and anguish of data loss. We have all had that moment where we have lost something that we simply...
Creating Awesome Designs Awesome designs don't just fall out of the sky. You have to satisfy the needs and objectives of your client. You must do this while making everything aesthetically pleasing and user friendly. When reviewing your designs to make sure that you...
Design Principles There are design principles out there that make our work interesting. There are others that are valuable aspects to consider when creating a design. These principles can be used to your advantage, making your designs stronger. You use these design...
A Look at Drop Shadows One of the most common design challenges across many mediums is creating depth when three dimensions are not available. Flat designs can be boring and monotonous. To combat this, it is our job to create designs that jump off the page. For years,...