Posts Tagged ‘Tutorials’
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Creating Graphs With Adobe Illustrator
- September 29th, 2010
- 28 Comments
Office applications are getting very advanced these days offering all sorts of fancy features for data visualization. Graph generation is a standard feature in desktop applications like Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.org Calc, but it can also be achieved in non-spreadsheet applications like Adobe Illustrator. If you’re unfamiliar with the process of ...
Read more...Useful Adobe Photoshop Techniques, Tutorials and Tools
- September 22nd, 2010
- 58 Comments
As web designers, we always have something new to learn. Over the last decade our workflow has changed dramatically — it’s become more sophisticated and highly diversified. Not only do we have a much larger variety of improved tools to use; there’s also an endless stream of new techniques emerging ...
Read more...The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 3)
- June 24th, 2010
- 16 Comments
In Part II I started a list of some personal process-oriented thoughts on illustration—more specifically about some ways to help broaden the creative process and make its execution more effective. In this Part III, I’ll wrap up the list in the same vein as Part II’s, with a few more ...
Read more...The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 2)
- June 17th, 2010
- 23 Comments
In Part I we skimmed the surface on a few points regarding when an image becomes an illustration. But, of course, this knowledge isn’t very useful if we don’t know how to apply it to our work when the pencil hits the paper! Or, stylus hits the tablet, whatever ...
Read more...The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 1)
- June 10th, 2010
- 36 Comments
“Art” is something philosophers have spent centuries trying to define, sadly with no satisfactory result (a debate that is far beyond the scope of this article). But illustration, while it covers a broad range of image-making, does have very distinct meanings, and it is very different from just artwork. In this ...
Read more...Design A Print-Ready Promotional Ad Using Photoshop and Illustrator
- May 14th, 2010
- 114 Comments
Today, we’ll look at what it’s like to develop print material in cooperation with a major marketing company for top-name brands and retailers using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. For anyone in the print industry, we’ll share methods and resources that you’ll hopefully find helpful. For others, this article will shed ...
Read more...Uncovering Toy Cameras and Polaroid Vintage Effects (With Photoshop Tutorials)
- March 10th, 2010
- 64 Comments
Since its emergence, the digital photography market has gradually supplanted the traditional one. APN and digital SLR cameras entered our lives, and some people announced the death of silver-based images. This is not all lie, and yet old-fashioned images have been particularly popular in the past few years. All we ...
Read more...To Sketch or Not to Sketch – That is the Question
- March 4th, 2010
- 171 Comments
Close your eyes and picture this scenario. You have just landed a dream contract with a client and you are anxious to start working. You have already consulted with them regarding the subject matter (a logo, a website, a brochure, etc.) and you’ve written up a design brief. It’s time ...
Read more...Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: Showcase, Tools and Tutorials
- February 6th, 2010
- 47 Comments
When you hear the word “creative”, what type of profession comes to mind? Maybe a graphic designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator, or writer? It’s unlikely that you would consider a “programmer” when thinking of creative fields of work. But programmers have the potential to be creative and come up with ideas ...
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