Creating a Grunge Autumn Themed Calendar for September
Sep 3, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
In this tutorial, we’ll be creating an Autumn themed Calendar for this month of September. The style here is dark and grungy and the final result is appropriately titled the ‘The Fall.’ This being the season of falling leaves from trees. The techniques used to attain the final image are the application of Blend modes, the use of grunge brushes Step 1 First off, open a new document Ctrl+N, and set its document size to 1280 x 768 px and the resolution to 140 dpi . The wood texture below was from www.mega-tex.nl.
Tags: block, clendar, color, css, freebies, layer, layers, leaf, Photoshop, Resources, tools, tutorial, Tutorials
20 Great Mobile Websites That Beautifully Complement Their Desktop Sites
Sep 3, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
The advent of the smartphone has marked an explosive increase of users accessing the internet on the go. With worldwide numbers well above 1% of all internet usage, companies have taken notice and started creating mobile versions of their full websites to cater to mobile users. This showcase highlights some standouts from companies you have heard of like CBS, Disney, and also some you may not have heard of. Each of these mobile websites attempt to make the mobile experience as good as possible even with limited bandwidth and screen space.
Tags: best of the web, business, Design, freebies, graphics, mobile, mobile version, Showcase, templates, tools
Create a Beautiful Paint Brush Icon in Photoshop
Aug 30, 2010 General, Resources, Tutorials
This tutorial is meant to explain how to design semi-realistic objects achieved through simple procedures. The tutorial mostly uses shape layers, which will help you edit them later on and make your work more flexible and scalable. Continue reading… Continue Reading: Create a Beautiful Paint Brush Icon in Photoshop
Tags: background, bristle, color-overlay, gradient, illustrator, Light, Photoshop, Resources, shape, supratim-nayak, tools, work
Mona Lisa via Email
Aug 29, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
It took Leonardo da Vinci 4 years to almost finish painting the Mona Lisa, and historians say that the work never really ended. According to an ancient anecdote, da Vinci ordered clowns and singers to make Ms. Lisa smile. 500 years later and all you need to do in order to have a portrait made of…
Tags: artist, Design, Fonts, freebies, friends, Inspiration, life, photography, salvador-doggi, tools, Tutorials, web design inspiration, work
Getting to Grips with Content
Aug 26, 2010 General, Resources
Don’t let your content problems pile up. Tackle them now! Now is the opportune time for us to start taking our content seriously. Over the past few years, there has been a surge in web devices that focus on portability and readability over processing power. With a changing attitude amongst key media players, content must no longer be ignored as a truly marketable asset.
Tags: bible, content, content-strategist, content-strategy, importance, process & practice, recommendations, Resources, tools
Freebies Sticker icon Pack Download these icons for Free
Aug 26, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
All members of the editorial staff of this website are web designers, that is the reason we all know then better than someone, the technical problems regarding this job. One of these problems is to get graphical resources in high quality, with a cheap price and with first condition, to be used by all types of projects. Regarding these situation, we have decided to start new series of posts on expertsdesign.com, posts you will be able to access for free. Every week, you will find a new graphic resource you will be able to download and to use by your own or business projects.
Tags: freebies, freelance, graphics, hosting, icons, photography, Resources, tools, Tutorials, vector, wallpapers
How and Why Would Anyone Validate Their Code
Aug 25, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Validating HTML or CSS code is a controversial topic. Many are strict on assuring their code is validated while others do not care at all. There are plethoras of reasons why you should validate your code, or at least as much as possible instead of ignoring the errors. We discuss several benefits to validating your HTML and or CSS .
Tags: answers, articles, browser, code, design-reviver, designer, tools, Tutorials, validate, xhmtl
ProWorkflow the best way to improve your projects management
Aug 24, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
When you leave the common employer system, to start a new activity, as well as in freelance or starting your own business, you agree to manager new tasks which are normally not yours. You have to manage a planning, delays, problems to fixe, your customers and their needs….the list is really long. Many companies do not use help of specialists to execute these tasks, doing them as well as they can, from this type of management, it results a work that is longer than it could be and also loosing contracts…..if you arrive at this point, then, it is better to think about software to manage these tasks. Pro Work Flow is one of these good software, which help you to manage all activities attached to your activity : Projects management, tasks management, data exchange, budget controlling….which avoid you to waste your time and taking you business on the good way.
Tags: agency, business, firefox, freebies, freelance, graphics design, hosting, Inspiration, management, Resources, time, tool, tools, webagency
17 Very Useful Free Online Typography Tools
Aug 20, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Have you ever wandered what is the font used in the DzineBlog logo? Have you ever had a client requiring you to do some graphic design for some banners, brochures or for a specific web-page with a specific font, and asking if you could take it from a .pdf file? And have you ever got some text for a site, blog or newsletter written with CAPITALS, with incorrect spacing and badly formatted? For all these problems or for other everyday font-related tasks there are online type tools and using these tools, you can save hours of searching, typing, testing and coding, and the most important thing: the tools are all free! I know some of you already know some of the tools above or at least have similar tools installed on your computers.
Tags: download, flash, online tools, Resources, Tips, tools, Tutorials, Typography
Fed up with your coworkers? Try Coworking, the Communal Work Space Alternative to Cramped Cubicles
Aug 18, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Working from a stuffy office or the same corner cafe day after day can be frustratingly monotonous. If you’re feeling washed out by overpowering florescent lighting and need a boost not caused by caffeine, it’s time you looked into coworking, the growing trend of “open source” work spaces. [This is a content summary only. Visit Designora.com to see the full article.]
Tags: category, communal, coworking, design-photography, Fonts, Inspiration, tools, Tutorials
