Category 'Graphic Design'


Photoshop tutorial: effects with shadows

In this tutorial I will show you some special effects that can be applied to a simple rectangular object by playing with the shadows. Obviously I do not mean shadow effect applied on a layer, but real shadows created manually. First draw a rectangle on a layer like this:

Rettangolo

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Restyling: a different way of presenting the homepage

It was a long time that I wanted to see the layout of the home page of this blog, given the numerous articles accumulation in recent years. I also wanted to try some CSS framework ( 960 , Blueprint ) and so I took the opportunity to give a good cleaning to the topic, review the PHP code and give a "refreshed" graphic at all.

Restyling: un modo diverso di presentare l'homepage

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Photoshop tutorial: text warp at will

Perhaps not everyone knows about the potential of text handling in Photoshop, in particular the fact that it can manipulate text in ways very advanced. For example if we wanted to "bend" text, we would be tempted to use the "Create Warped Text" Altera testo , Which opens a window with these settings:

Altera testo

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Business card in 3D with Papervision

Here's an original way to propose and present their view of business on the Web! The source here .

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How I did it: the logo Saidmade

When I was asked to draw and design the logo for Saidmade , as often happens for His creatures, I was quite agitated. However it was not possible to rely on the inventiveness of others, it was necessary to express what was to come into being and personal self. In the end I am very satisfied with the final result. The symbol that came out is exactly what we needed!

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Photoshop Study: Ilaria lab logo redesign

It was a little 'I suggested that some redesign logos. So this time I have the "plug" with Ilaria Lab !

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A note for those who have asked: This is a logo, more precisely a study of a logo, and has nothing to do with the header of your blog - or blogs in question, just for completeness.

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How I Did It: How to Create a sticker-ribbon in 3 steps

The stickers (or ribbon) are those images that are placed in the upper right or upper left, and commonly have a form angular range. There are various types, from simple static images to the most spectacular Flash movies. Sometimes they are constructed so as to stay in position even when scroll the browser window.

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Pillolibri: mini books from Photoshop to Illustrator

Pillolibri

David Broad thought that many users often seek very specific topics, and then to read a real book may be too challenging. Hence the idea of ​​developing a series of books very compact (10 to 40 pages maximum), which are readily available both in hard copy, both in download (at a very affordable price).
The topics are always very different; Pillolibri the first 5 are devoted to the following topics:

  • Create 3D objects in Illustrator
  • Photography: the basics
  • Design a label
  • Home Banking with Bancoposta
  • Cubic VR images Converter

The Pillolibri are characterized by a clear and direct language, and are available on Lulu , also in full color: the screenshots in this way, but also photos and illustrations accompanying the text, will be much more attractive!

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jQuery: round edges on the images to overlap

Because of the different rendering across browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer definitely see that in mind, we must always resort to tricks to apply special effects that now should be a standard. The award-discussed rounded edges are a classic example of "disaster" produced by the complete inability to make a serious standards on page rendering HTML / CSS. , etc… There are many solutions that allow the network to obtain the "effects" (effects of exempting existing HTML as rounded edges, shadow effects, reflections, etc ...) with patches on the leaves of styles, special tricks with the use of div grafted, libraries JavaScript, use of canvas , etc ...
On a purely technical teaching I would like to explain further (cross-browser) to apply the rounded edges of the images:

Demo and source

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Skypemote version of Adobe AIR

Install Adobe AIR Download Skypemote Version

This is the first release, 0.8 (aligned with the version online ), Editor of Skype Emotions - Skypemote - version of Adobe AIR . For now, the features are all the same version online , with the advantage of being a desktop application, then install Windows, Mac and Linux.
Before installation, remember to update and / or install for the first time the runtime Adobe AIR , if you have not already done so.

Download

You can download from Google Code Skypemote Air .

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