Here is a roundup of the 10 best Photoshop web button design tutorials. Use these tutorials to get a grasp of how to make your web button designs look absolutely stunning. Photoshop for Beginners: Creating Buttons for Web part 2 How to Create a Slick and Clean Button in Photoshop Design a Beautifully [...]
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I came across an article a couple of weeks ago about the BBC finally updating their website to be responsive. For a news and technology junkie like me, it came as a big shock to know that a highly respected news source like the BBC had taken so long to get up to date with [...]
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Applying perspective is simple. However, it is unknown to many – and it shouldn’t be. Many of my students are stumped when they come across applying perspective to a simple vector object in Adobe Illustrator (in this case, CS3). Using the “Free Distort” filter seems to be the solution that many use. However, those of [...]
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We noticed lately an explosion of available online and local software tools to assist with just about anything. Below are some sites recommend to all designers and developers from beginners to professionals. Everybody has their own preferred workflow from the beginnings of a design to the end. Our web design companies office is split 50/50 with both Mac and PC designers and developers. We thought [...]
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A restaurant menu is a huge part of the restaurant’s brand identity. It reflects who you are in the market. Menus should be viewed as an investment for a restaurant owner, not as a cost because a menu design or redesign can improve sales if designed correctly. Customers need guidance when trying to decide what [...]
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Finding a unique memorable card design can be challenging. A great business card design should be relevant to your business and create a lasting impression to prevent the cards fate to sit with a pile of other cards on a desk for years to come. Below is the most comprehensive list of links to many different business card design posts. These [...]
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Here’s a list of link of sites we seen in September: http://outlawdesignblog.com/2008/30-websites-that-feature-a-hand-drawn-style/ “In the past 5 years we ’ve seen an increasing trend of designers using a hand drawn style on their websites. Here are some great examples of the use of a hand drawn style in web design.” http://www.smashingapps.com/2008/09/10/39-masterpieces-of-creative-advertisements.html “I believe that strong advertisement [...]
Read & Discuss » 8bitweapon.com ymck.net 8bitklubben.dk adventurekid.se http://www.mixinc.net/atari/ http://www.geocities.com/paulranday/8bit/8-bit.html Do you know any more 8-bit sites? Link us in the comment section and we’ll add it. real 8bit stuff: http://uaddit.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=702 8bit bkg: http://www.abc64.de/backgrounds/index1024.html 8-bit wordpress theme: retromactheme.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk
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I found this ad made by the Leo Burnett Company (who have one of the best Flash websites I’ve seen, by the way): I think this is a great ad, which really shows the way images, how we see those images, our world-views, and how we are situated in power structures are intertwined. I thought [...]
Read & Discuss » I recently ran into some problems vectorizing some images I wanted to use for a logo, and took some time to problem solve, so I’m presenting my findings here in hopes it will save someone a big headache and a lot of stress. Ok, so I got my image ready in Photoshop and saved it [...]
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