Web designers always used to try different techniques and experiment with various new aspects of Adobe Photoshop to spice up into their works. Today we present you some high quality free PSD files for your next design with Photoshop. Enjoy! iphone ui(PSD freebie) Social Media Sharing Buttons (PSD) Google Maps UI Controls (PSD) Apple… Continue reading 20 Latest Free High Quality PSD Files
Month: January 2013
A Comparison of Methods for Building Mobile-Optimized Websites
There’s a debate over which technique of creating mobile-ready websites is the best. Google advocates creating responsive web designs, while Jakob Nielsen, a renowned usability consultant, endorses the creation of dedicated mobile sites (but he was subsequently slammed by some web designers). A third option is also gaining in popularity, where the web server renders… Continue reading A Comparison of Methods for Building Mobile-Optimized Websites
Tips to Protect Your Brand Online
If you are just starting a business or have been running one for a while, you will realize that knowing how to protect your brand online is very important. Huge corporations have continued to use their competitors tools and designs, largely because, that’s what works. As a result, what works becomes public and everyone has… Continue reading Tips to Protect Your Brand Online
Harden your WordPress security with the most complete guide
The guys at ThemeShock have published a new post called “WordPress Security: the most complete guide” which is a compendium of the most important facts about security in WordPress that have come up recently, and this post’s goal is to give you a small appetizer resuming some of the topics discussed. It is well known… Continue reading Harden your WordPress security with the most complete guide
Create A Scrapbook Alphabet
Introduction In this Photoshop Text Effect you’ll learn to create cool Scrapbook style text that can be used as a stand alone word treatment or converted to individual reusable .png files with a transparent background. READ THIS: If you haven’t already done the Text In Stitches tutorial and you want to add the stitches to… Continue reading Create A Scrapbook Alphabet
3D Chrome Text in Photoshop CS6 Extended
In today’s video, we’re going to be taking a look at creating a chrome text effect using the new 3D features within Photoshop CS6 Extended. We’re going to look at bring your text into the 3rd dimension, working with bevels, materials and reflections to create the end result. Note: The 3D features are only available… Continue reading 3D Chrome Text in Photoshop CS6 Extended
30+ Exciting WordPress Gaming Themes
Game oriented websites are extremely popular, and the competition is not getting easier. This should not keep you from starting a new game website. WordPress gaming themes can make a sizeable difference for you chances of success. Game enthusiasts are dedicated people and a popular game website have tons of monthly visitors that just keep… Continue reading 30+ Exciting WordPress Gaming Themes
Quick Tip: How to Create a Metallic Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a metallic text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Strasua Font Black Pattern Step 1 First of all install the .pat file named black_pattern_by_fluctuemos-d5mermc.pat. You have to double click the… Continue reading Quick Tip: How to Create a Metallic Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop
Grid-Based Layouts 101
Learning and understanding how to build a layout is one of the hardest aspects of visual design to master. Many designers have trouble grasping the concept of alignment and how to use grids to make their designs balanced and principled. The reason that grids work so well is because they help you divide content into… Continue reading Grid-Based Layouts 101
Make Pretty Charts For Your App with jQuery and xCharts
Charts are a great visual aid when presenting data. You can’t build a professional admin panel without them. They are also tricky to set up. However, there is a new library that makes things easier – xCharts. Today, we are going to use it along with the daterange picker for Twitter Bootstrap, to build a… Continue reading Make Pretty Charts For Your App with jQuery and xCharts
Tip: Smart Object Duplication
For those who use Smart Objects in Photoshop, you’re probably aware that when a Smart Object is duplicated, the duplication and the original Smart Object share the same source file. This means, that if you were to edit the source (by double-clicking on either Smart Object), the changes would be reflected on both layers. However,… Continue reading Tip: Smart Object Duplication
Top 5 Types of Social Media Users
Social Media Impacts are everywhere and I am damn sure that every soul in internet will know what social media is (or say what Facebook is or what twitter is). I still remember the days when I was damn crazy about orkut, which I would sit and access for hours without food and water. And,… Continue reading Top 5 Types of Social Media Users
21 Fresh Examples of Websites Using HTML5
After all the buzz involving the HTML5 CSS3 duo, it is nice to check how websites are using all the good practices you can get from HTML5. When the buzz around the subject started, we could see a lot of websites totally animated. Now, after all the benefits of HTML5 settled, we can see websites… Continue reading 21 Fresh Examples of Websites Using HTML5
Listing Search Results, Archives, and a 404
Search Results Page, 404, category.php, tag.php Showing search results, archives, and 404 pages are all very important parts of a website, and therefore WordPress theme. It doesn’t often get a lot of coverage or emphasis, so today we’ll be focussing on that exclusively.
The Work of Digital Artist and Illustrator Chase Stone
Chase Stone is a talented New York artist who creates very high quality and creative digital paintings and illustrations. In this article, we will take a look at some of our favorite pieces from his portfolio. Psdtuts+
The Colorful Photorealistic Owls of John Pusateri
It is always a breath of fresh to come across some of the amazing talents out there, constantly and passionately at work to creating stunning works of art. John Pusateri is one such artist whose work appears to represent a realistic representation of the subject. John Pusateri’s latest work comprises of a breathtaking series of… Continue reading The Colorful Photorealistic Owls of John Pusateri
Weekly News Roundup – 13 January 2013
The week is coming to an end and that means it is time for us to look back on the week that passed, the best design news, resources and other goodies. This week we look at how you can use any font with CSS3, how you can have multiple backgrounds, why not all websites look… Continue reading Weekly News Roundup – 13 January 2013
Get Your Content Strategy Out of the Drawer with Governance
All too often, strategies of every kind get stuck in a drawer—sometimes without being implemented or even reviewed after their initial creation and approval. One reason is that people forget the full definition “strategy,” which is a plan for achieving a prescribed outcome. The focus is often put on the desired outcome and not the… Continue reading Get Your Content Strategy Out of the Drawer with Governance
Crowdsourcing Your Logo Design Work – Pros and Cons
Crowdsouring, though a new term and a very few people are aware of what this term means or signifies, the concept however has existed in our society since time immemorial and was often used for translation related purposes. So, first let us learn what is crowdsourcing and then we would proceed to learn about its… Continue reading Crowdsourcing Your Logo Design Work – Pros and Cons
Adaptive Blog Theme: Page Templates
Not all content on a blog is in posts. We need page templates for archives, a page template that’s full width, and we’re even going to go over a more sophisticated template that deals with a contact form and validation. Default Page Template (page.php) and Custom Page Templates Download the video, or subscribe to Wptuts+… Continue reading Adaptive Blog Theme: Page Templates
How to Make the Best Social Media Team for Your Business
The principles of social media are fairly simple, the execution takes manpower to monitor multiple sites, engage with users in creative ways, and respond to their posts. You can’t do it all by yourself. You need a team to make your social media soar to new heights. In this article, I go over what your… Continue reading How to Make the Best Social Media Team for Your Business
40 Cool Inspirational Digital Illustrations
It’s been a while since the last time we collected for you some really well done 3D character illustrations. Digital illustration has been one of the most rapidly evolving art forms of recent years, as technology and software improves, and as artists push boundaries and realize the capabilities of computer-based image creation. A good illustration… Continue reading 40 Cool Inspirational Digital Illustrations
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Create a Sports Wallpaper with Splatter Effects
Preview of Final Results Resources Girl – SXC Tea Stain Texture – Frameofthoughts (Deviantart) Ball – SXC Plant – SXC Splatter 1 – SXC Splatter 2 – SXC Splatter 3 – SXC Galaxy – Pauline Moss Stock (Deviantart) Goalpost – SXC Ground – SXC Skyline – SXC Spray Paint Pack – Mediamilitia Water Color Texture… Continue reading Create a Sports Wallpaper with Splatter Effects