13 Websites with Mind-Blowing jQuery Effects
Sep 7, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
This is a guest post from Sean – a multimedia addict with a specialty in Front-End Development. He is the creator of Freshen Up Design , a multimedia design blog dedicated to resources from all realms of digital media. Connect with him on Twitter , or visit the blog. The battle between HTML5 and Flash has been raging on for the past year or so, with Steve Jobs and his friends at Apple making a strong case for a Flash-less future.
Tags: articles, digital, Effects, facebook, friends, Inspiration, media, query-effects, Resources, trend-hunting, twitter, Web Design, Websites
The Perfect Office #52
Aug 30, 2010 General
We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we’ll assemble a perfect office, and we’d like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? <!–break–> Not only gadgets and equipment, but also furniture, sound system, gaming stuff (for lunch time!).
Tags: 7gadgets-com, digital, gadgets, instant-switch, offices, perfect, product-design, the-gadgeteer, think-geek, uncrate
Amazing Digital Work by Craig Shields
Aug 24, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Digital artists are doing an great job lately. We’ve seen some beutiful pieces of digital work during this last month, and I’ve just found the amazing digital work of Craig Shields. <!–break–> He’s an designer from the United Kingdom and has got some great pieces at his portfolio. I’ve chosen some of his best work and put here to share it with you guys.
Tags: abduzeedo, Amazing, amazing-digital, digital, illustration, Inspiration, photography, work
Photo Exhibition Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Brasilia
Aug 22, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
If you will be in New York between September 9th and November 27th, I highly recommend you to check out Brasilia, a Photo Exhibition Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Brazil’s capital. The exhibition will be at the 1500 Gallery and they specializes in Brazilian Photography. Brasilia, a group exhibition of vintage photographs celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the capital of Brazil, will be on view at 1500 Gallery September 9-November 27, 2010. Curated by Brazilian photographer Murillo Meirelles, the exhibition will include images that show Brasilia being planned, constructed and inaugurated from 1958-1960.
Tags: abduzeedo, brasilia, daily, digital, illustration, Inspiration, photography, Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials, wallpapers, week
100 Helpful Photography Tutorials for Beginners and Professionals
Aug 17, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Photography as both a profession and a hobby is an incredibly expansive topic that covers a remarkably vast range of subjects from science and art. No matter where you lie on the professional spectrum, there is simply always more to learn. We spent countless hours scouring the web for the best content we could find and share with you, and today we’ll help you expand your knowledge with 100 photography related tutorials! Basic Theory and Technical Info 10 Top Photography Composition Rules “There are many composition guidelines which can be applied in almost any situation, to enhance the impact of a scene. Below are ten of the most popular and most widely respected composition rules.” RAW vs.
Tags: articles, basix, camera, digital, Inspiration, Lighting, macro, photo, post-processing, round-ups, shooting, tutorial, Tutorials, video
The World Of Signage Photo Contest: Join In and Win a Digital SLR Camera!
Aug 16, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
This one’s easy: take a shot, send us the image and win a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS digital SLR camera . Typography and icons are everywhere: they surround us, guide us, help us find the right path every day. As Web designers and graphic artists, we can learn from observing the type and public signage around us. How do designers of those graphics combine type, visual design and pictograms?
Tags: canon, coding, contest, copyright, digital, events, Inspiration, photo, photography, Resources, smashing, smashing-magazine, Tutorials, vitaly-friedman, wallpapers
25 Tutorials for Getting Started with your Wacom Tablet
Aug 9, 2010 General, Resources, Tutorials
You’ve just unwrapped your brand new Wacom drawing tablet, but what’s next? Here’s a roundup of super useful articles and tutorials that take you through the process of setting up your pen tablet and give you tips and techniques on to create some great looking illustrations or paintings. Setting up your Wacom tablet How to Choose a Graphics Tablet that Fits Your Needs How to Set up Your Wacom for Awesome Results Wacom Settings In Illustrator Intuos Pen Tablet Settings & Preferences Illustrating with your Wacom A Pseudo-Sugar Skull: From Start to Finish. Drawing Skulls with a Wacom Tablet Electric Zombie Tee and Video How to Design Your Own Custom Hoodie How to Draw Your Own Vector Wings Create A Grisly Zombie Illustration With A Pen Tablet Discover tattoo illustration techniques How to Create a Three Color Wolf Skull in Illustrator How to Create a Cartoon Character with Expressive Lines Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Tutorial with a Wacom Tablet How to Draw a Classic Hand using a Graphics Tablet Painting with your Wacom How to Draw a Portrait in Photoshop Digital Painting Tutorial Create a Rebellious Skateboarder Using Digital Painting Techniques Old style pin-up art… The new way Advanced Tutorial: Creating ‘Broken Link’ Painting fantasy eyes Suberb Tutorial of Digital Painting President Obama Wonder Woman Pin Up Digital Painting How to Enhance Photos With a Pen Tablet
Tags: chris-spooner, digital, Graphic Design, graphics, graphics-tablet, illustrator, links, Resources, sketching, tablet, Tutorials
Best of the Week #130
Jul 31, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s going on out there! <!–break–> We want to give a big thanks to our sponsors: Wix , Taste of Ink Studios , Shutterstock , Sketchbook Project , W3-Markup , P2H.COM , VectorStock™ , Site24x7 , BigStock , iStockphoto and SiteGrinder . A special mention to Media Temple for the excellent service and support with Abduzeedo! You can keep sending me your suggestions via Twitter twitter.com/FabianoMe or twitter.com/abduzeedo , and include #abdz_best in the message. Friday 07/30 10 Ways to Maximize Space in a Small Bedroom Fall 2009- Brochure for Ice Age Publication Design by Changzhi Lee Princípios de um bom projeto web minimalista Great conceptual photography by Asli Yilmazturk Minimalist Album Covers 30 Incredible Examples of Macro Photography The Best Text Decoration Tutorials on the Web Workspace of the Week: Bed above, desk below Better Time Management for Improved Cash Flow Digital Art by Jaecheol Park YouTube lets you Play with a different logo each time you refresh today OmniFocus for the iPad is here.
Tags: architecture, best-of-the-week, daily, Design Inspiration, digital, gimp-tutorials, Inspiration, music, Photoshop, Resources, social, tutorial, Tutorials, wallpapers
Core Art Skills: Part 5, Traditional Media Techniques
Jul 28, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
If you’ve been following the course you’ve hopefully been using your sketchbooks more and have have tried your hand at clay. If so, you should now be happy to get your hands dirty and make some textures. In this Session Ben Mounsey will continue on with the core art skills and show you different methods for creating textures. You will learn how to add texture to your digital artwork, and the most striking ways to use it.
Tags: artwork, become-a-fan, digital, Effects, facebook, facebook-become, illustration, Inspiration, techniques, texture, work
What Do We Really Mean By Art?
Jul 23, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Mark Rothko, an American artist who described himself as an “abstract painter”, once said that he was not the kind of person interested in the relationship of form, color or similars. He didn’t define himself as an abstractionist, but rather as a person interested only in expressing basic human emotions such as doom, tragedy, ecstasy and so on. This was one person’s vision of art, but what do we mean by art today? Why is defining the concept so difficult?
Tags: alexander-daniloff, Creative, Design, development, digital, Inspiration, internet, Resources, Web Design, work
