Adobe just released their Creative Suite 3 production line dubbed cunningly Creative License. And before even looking under the hood, I was swept away by their flash eyecandy on their Creative License homepage. The upgrade prices are actually more pleasant … Continue reading
Category Archives: Design
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Official CS 3 Launch Soon…
Adobe is officially launching Adobe Creative Suite 3 on Tuesday in New York, and CS 3 will ship later this spring. However the bundles seem to have changed since CS 2, with a new range of applications. From what I … Continue reading
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Looking for Inspiring Logos?
A while ago I wrote some posts about fonts, one of my main sources was Smashing Magazine. A resource with useful information for webdesigners/developers. Although I am not busy designing any logos nowadays, I always keep my eyes open for … Continue reading
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Finding Complimentary Colors
Just a nice littl online tool, which may just help you out when you are busy designing some graphics and need some color assistance. Sphere over at ColorJack gives you several nice features regarding choosing colors for various uses. I … Continue reading
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Tried Photoshop Displacement Maps?
After my post “Starting to Use Photoshop Brushes?” I was reminded of other features I have barely touched for years. Displacement Maps is another feature that I often forget and I know many others seldomly use. This tutorial gives a … Continue reading
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CAD the Old-school Way
Computer Aided Drawing (Design?) technical drawings etc. but using guidelines in Adobe Illustrator… I have been using Illustrator a bit more often lately because of its wonderful vector capabilities. And I came across some rather interesting tutorials and lessons for … Continue reading
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Starting to Use Photoshop Brushes?
Brushes in Photoshop can be used for many different kinds of effects. Recently I just found out about Brusheezy. If you are like me, and seldomly use custom brushes, maybe it’s time to give them a try. And perhaps this … Continue reading
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A Few Free Fonts For the Weekend
Firstly about a week ago I came across some nice Handwriting Types (fonts) at NoEnemies during my daily Digg surfing. Although none of them are anything close to my own handwriting, you may consider one of them, rather than using the … Continue reading
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Your Minis Your Online Desktop
Lately I seldom have accessed the same computer from day to day, and hence my interest for online applications is expanding (See Free SoftwareFor the New Year). I have been considering having a dedicated usb-stick loaded with software and my … Continue reading
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LetterPop! Create Your Newsletter Online
In the interest of online and free applications (Free SoftwareFor the New Year), this online newsletter creator called LetterPop! looks impressive. LetterPop lets you choose your own cool and trendy newsletter templates. With their well-equipped picture frames and design, it … Continue reading
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Choosing better fonts…
Design is important, and nothing is perhaps more important than how we present our text. I previously wrote about designing logos: Logo of Letters. KISS or NOT?, but this time I stumbled upon a rather in-deapth post about choosing good … Continue reading
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Logo of Letters. KISS or NOT?
Bamag.com has a nice and simple guide (PDF) on how to make some simple logo’s by joining letters together. During the past years I have designed an odd number of logo’s, and have learned that the simpler and less complex the … Continue reading