Tutorial & Competition: Tiltshift with Photoshop
30.09.2010, 11:13Tutorial & Competition
Like our last tutorial the tiltshift technique originally comes from analogue photography. Today we reproduce it digitally with Photoshop to give a photo of a real situation the appearance of a tiny model railway scene.
70 great brush sets for photoshop
27.09.2010, 9:50boost your image editing
Adobe Photoshop can be extended in many ways. Plugins, styles, action, gradients, shapes, textures, patterns, structures, scripts and panels offer a wide choice to boost your image editing.
40 lovely text effects for Photoshop
23.09.2010, 9:00High quality text effects
High quality text effects are a rare breed. Photoshop also isn’t the perfect tool for first-class lettering. This collection is intended to show you that nevertheless there are some really helpful and usable resources on this topic available on the internet. A current trend are 3D letters, often created in conjunction with software such as Cinema 4D.
Best of Photoshop tutorials
20.09.2010, 8:10A good mix of short exercises
Photoshop tutorials help learning new techniques by doing. Quite often the precise goal of the tutorial isn’t what counts. Usually it also doesn’t directly apply to your project. What really pays off are the insights and skills you gain in using the software’s tools and functions while going through the steps.
Designers increasingly rely on stock images | weekly comment
17.09.2010, 10:05Designers increasingly rely on stock images
The design magazine Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) recently released a survey of their readership. One of the most interesting findings of the study is that designers increasingly rely on stock images.
25 Adobe Illustrator tutorials
16.09.2010, 10:3825 Adobe Illustrator tutorials
Vector graphics for a variety of output formats can be created with Adobe Illustrator. As the software can be as demanding as Photoshop the learning curve you have to go through may be quite steep. Tutorials and workshops are therefore quite welcome to improve skills. They are a good way to learn the basics and get valuable tips and tricks. Also, you can follow and apply them at your own pace while enjoying the creature comforts of your home.
40 outstanding fonts for creative projects
13.09.2010, 11:3140 outstanding fonts for creative projects
The fonts presented in this collection are primarily intended for creative use. They are of high quality and well cut, yet unconventional and not suitable for all kinds of projects. As so often in design you should consider which emotion you want to provoke when choosing a font. There are typefaces for every project – and 40 prime examples right here in this collection.
30 more flyer examples for inspiration
09.09.2010, 13:41Some suggestions for your flyer design
In this collection we show you 30 more examples of great flyer design as a source of inspiration. When designing a flyer you should follow some special rules for this format. The leaflets must captivate the viewer within seconds, even only on a short glance. Strong contrasts, big fonts and focussing on the essentials are very important
40 current fonts for your projects
07.09.2010, 13:2340 current fonts for your projects
Every project needs a suitable font. One that supports the message of the overall design. We had a look and found 40 modern fonts to support your own project. These fonts come as diverse as their designers.
E-books didn’t kill print quite yet. | weekly comment
24.09.2010, 10:29E-books didn’t kill print quite yet
In July Amazon announced that e-books outsold hardcover books by a ratio of almost two to one. Techblogs around the world took this as a hint that the printed book is losing it all and peaks in sales are nothing more than the death throws of a dying giant.