In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a cross stitch effect using Adobe Illustrator CS6. I’ll be using the Appearance panel and patterns in order to create the design and then show you how you can create a simple Aida fabric background pattern. This is a great tutorial for those who… Continue reading How to Create a Vector Cross Stitch Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Day: January 20, 2013
A RequireJS, Backbone, and Bower Starter Template
Switching to a modular approach to writing JavaScript is unfortunately a more difficult process than we might hope. Once you understand the concept of AMD, you then have to figure out the logistics: how do you setup RequireJS? What about non-AMD libraries? What about dependency management? What about configuration and optimization? Download the Video Using… Continue reading A RequireJS, Backbone, and Bower Starter Template
Why 2013 is the Year of PHP
2012 was an excellent year for the PHP community, thanks to many badly needed features being added to version 5.4, as well as the countless projects, advancing PHP to the next level. In this article, I’d like to review a handful of the issues that people had with PHP in the past, and provide a… Continue reading Why 2013 is the Year of PHP
Quick Tip: Create a 3D Bullet in Adobe Illustrator CS6
Impressive Email Newsletter Designs
We Love the Meal Deal Icon News Elizabeth Davis Kate Spade Apple Percept Starbucks Brand Talk Carpe Diem Batlow Bites Conclusion Remember that a plain text newsletter may not be as effective than a well-designed one. Photoshop Plus
Attention-grabbing Website Headers
Kultika Prairie Festival Social Media Examiner Octwelve Simple Art Carbon Sugar Alby Synchmedia Juan Diego Velasco Drop bags Conclusion Headers do not only leave a long lasting impression of your website but also keeps the visitors to stay awhile. Photoshop Plus
Better Workflow in PHP With Composer, Namespacing, and PHPUnit
In this video tutorial, we’ll again focus on workflow. Specifically, we’ll use Composer’s built-in autoloading capabilities, along with namespacing, to make for an elegant testing experience. We’ll also review a handful of PHPUnit best practices, as we get setup with these tools. Download – Source files Nettuts+
Free PSD: 2013 iMac
Continuing with my free Apple PSD files, today I present to you the 2012/2013 iMac! Both the front and side view is including in the PSD, which is fully layered and ready for you to customize! While this PSD is completely free to download, keep in mind that the iMac trademark and the Apple logo… Continue reading Free PSD: 2013 iMac
Adaptive Blog Theme: Custom Widgets
One way of adding functionality to a WordPress theme is through widgets. WordPress has a selection of useful widgets built-in, but you may want to make some custom widgets to suit your theme. Custom Widgets Part 1 Alternatively, Download the video, or subscribe to Wptuts+ screencasts via YouTube Custom Widgets Part 2 Alternatively, Download the… Continue reading Adaptive Blog Theme: Custom Widgets
Reverse Your Layers in Photoshop
It’s not a super common occurrence, but there are certainly times when you have the need to reverse the order that your layers appear in. Whether it’s all of them, or just a select few. Reversed layers usually occur after duplications, but sometimes it can occur simply by misarrangement. Here’s a trick to fix this! The… Continue reading Reverse Your Layers in Photoshop
Quick Tip: Retroize Your Photos in Seconds
Preview of Final Results Step 1 For this tutorial, we’ll be using Color Lookup adjustment layers which is only available in Photoshop CS6. Color Lookup layers are used to simulate color profiles used in film and Photoshop includes . Start by opening any photo into Photoshop. Step 2 Because this photo effect will be created… Continue reading Quick Tip: Retroize Your Photos in Seconds
The Matte Paintings and Environments of Nat Monney
Nat Monney is a matte painter and Psdtuts+ author from Switzerland. His work typically involves some form of digital painting, photo manipulation, or both. In this article, we will take a look at a few of our favorites from his portfolio. A Bridge and His City Locomotive (Tutorial) Light, Shadow and War City SciFi Experimentation… Continue reading The Matte Paintings and Environments of Nat Monney