Cool Stuff For Designers 7 This week has a lot of cool stuff for designers. Around the web I have found some interesting things for you to check out. you'll find tutorials, patterns, inspiration and more. There is a little something for everyone, so be sure to check...
Cool Stuff For Designers 5 This week there is a lot of incredibly cool stuff for designers. There are a couple of Adobe Illustrator tutorials to sink your teeth into. You will also find some useful Dropbox add-ons to extend its capability. Create a cool denim effect...
Free: October 2012 Desktop Calendar Today is the first day of my favorite month of the year October. Most people love Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, and other holidays, but my personal favorite holiday is Halloween. I am a scary movie fanatic, and I am...
Cool Stuff For Designers Continuing where I left off last week, I am continuing my weekly series promoting some articles and tutorials. They will keep you up-to-date on the latest news and techniques from around the web. This week there is a lot of cool stuff for...
Cool Stuff For Designers I am starting a weekly post where I round up some of the cool stuff for designers found on the web. These posts will have a little something for everyone. You will see things like unique articles, unique tutorials, and links to cool products....
Free Contact Form This is a free contact form for your site. The folder containing your free contact form is made up of a few Bootstrap files. The first file is the html file that you will use to display your contact form. The second is the CSS Stylesheet, styling the...
Free Calendar September 2012 I am giving away a free calendar for the month of September. It is a gritty stone texture and is free to download. I am including the PSD file as well, so you can download the Photoshop document and alter it, change the fonts, change the...
24 UI Kits and Resources for Web Designers User interface, or UI kits for short, are pre-made buttons, knobs, sliders, windows, and other elements that you can use in your apps, websites, and more. Having a UI set already made really helps with productivity, so you...
Looking for a free CSS3 Dropdown menu for your site? I have put together a free CSS3 dropdown menu for anyone to download and use on their site. It uses the latest in CSS3 techniques, including gradients, which aren't so easy to create from scratch or from memory. You...
We have all had this problem when making a web site - You are creating a mock-up of your web site, and you have a distinct number of menus. You want to create buttons that are the same width across as the header and that are spread out evenly across your site....
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In Photoshop CS5, the new Repousse Panel is fantastic, in that you can create 3D from almost anything. You can create a 3D object from a selection, a path, text, a mask, etc. What is really cool is that you can create your own textures, or you can use images as...
Enexis is a branding brainchild of the branding and design powerhouse EdenSpiekermann. EdenSpiekermann was founded b the famous and ingenious Erik Spiekermann, co-author of Stop Stealing Sheep & Learn How Type Works. This book is considered a must-have for anyone...
First off, I want to thank everyone that participated for their invaluable comments for this post. There are many aspects to branding and corporate identity, and I think each comment touched on a different aspect. Branding is a vital part of marketing and building a...
The masks panel is a big help, because you can easily edit and refine your masks via a handy panel. From the masks panel, you can define the density of your mask, which is very handy. Instead of having a black and white mask, the density setting lessens the affect, as...
When creating your web site, it is important to create a site that flows in a way that helps to get your message across to your viewer. You have to create something eye-catching, but well designed. Having a solid structure is key. To me CSS is the only way to go for a...
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There is certainly a lot to consider when laying out your site design. There are so many tools to help you out, and so many methods to get the job done. You really have to consider what your needs are, and which method will help you accomplish them. When I design a...
A reader adamantly requested that I create this tutorial, so I am going to run through the basics of creating your own business card. First, you need to gather all of the information that you need for your card. You will need your company logo, your name, your...
Proximity- This has to do with items that are close together. You can change the meaning of a design based on what elements are placed close together. If there are multiple groups, they are divided visually depending on which elements are close to each other, and...