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,...
Web Design, Graphic Design, & Typography News, Tutorials & Inspiration This week is full of great stuff. You will find a wide range of tutorials and articles about different topics. You will find design freebies, including a huge bundle of goodies. You will...
Intro to Negative Space Have you ever looked at a design, realizing that you liked it or didn’t like it, but you weren’t sure why? What about it did you like? What didn’t you like? Could you put your finger on it? Most likely, the reason behind your opinion was...
Fighting Designers Block We’ve all been at a point where the wheel just won't turn. You have a huge project that is due right around the corner. You have a lot of ideas that still need to fall into place, and the pressure is on to be productive and get things done....
What's New in Web Design, Graphic Design, & Typography on the Web I decided to change the name of my weekly post, "Cool Stuff For Designers" to a name that made much more sense. This will be a weekly digest of the latest resources for Web Design, Graphic Design,...
Random Design and Natural Design I was looking at a bunch of artwork the other day, and I noticed that I tend to lean toward a certain trend. While I like Modern and minimalist artwork, I really tend to lean towards artwork that has a touch of random or asymmetry....
Getting Started With Branding Part 2 - Simplicity is King In Getting Started With Branding Part 1, I talked about branding and how you treat your employees, and your customers reflects upon your business and your brand. In the example company, they stopped doing...
Getting Started With Branding Part 1 Branding is in the world around us. Branding can make or break any business. Branding does a lot of things, but what does it matter to you if you don't even know what branding is? That is where I come in. What is a Brand? A brand...
Cool Stuff For Designers 4 This week is another jam-packed week with tons of cool stuff for designers. There is tons of inspiration, such as character art and mind-boggling pencil sketches. You'll see some great examples of hand drawn websites. There's also a chance...
Cool Stuff For Designers 3 This week's list of cool stuff for designers is jammed-packed full of the latest news, tips and tricks that will keep you up-to-date on the latest information available. This week, there are textures, html5 tutorials, web fonts, and...
Best Free WordPress eCommerce Themes It is amazing how easy it is to build your own online store these days. With ongoing development for Wordpress, developers have created some fantastic ecommerce themes. More amazingly, they have created free Wordpress ecommerce...