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Although its name clearly implies a close relationship with photography, Adobe Photoshop is widely used as an illustration and design tool. Photoshop has also excelled as a color separation tool for prepress and photochromy jobs. Cartoonists and Illustrators find the possibility of using pressure sensitive tablets with Photoshop a huge asset. Architects use Photoshop to embellish their perspective drawings. Industrial designers and 3d artists can correct and enhance their 3d rendering. Pixel perfect images are created by icon and web designers. This section is a guide to different art and design resources, such as books, software, fonts, clipart and tutorials to help you to build a creative way of thinking and working.

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What is Hybrid Scrapbooking?

What is Hybrid Scrapbooking?

Hybrid is being used to define computer-generated graphics or photos that are used with traditional paper scrapbooking techniques as seen in this layout created by Tara Pollard Pakosta. Read the instructions and find more inspiration for using your computer to scrapbook

Author: Everyday Digital Scrapbooking Blog | Visits: 1420

Tips and tricks for designing logos

Tips and tricks for designing logos

A guide for how to go about designing a logo, it covers good font techniques, how to get inspiration, playing with layouts and how to simplify complicated objects for use in logos.

Author: Wipeout44 | Visits: 1247

HDR Photo effect

HDR Photo effect

HDR Photography and editing tutorial using Photomatix, Nik, and Adobe Photoshop.

Author: okinawa | Visits: 1117

Paper Tips: Bend Over Backward

Paper Tips: Bend Over Backward

There are so many ways to fold printed pieces, and so many odd terms to describe the folds: accordion, gate, exotic, map, parallel... If you're even a little confused, read this primer. The easy-to-understand descriptions, helpful drawings, and tips for what folds are best for particular situations will make you a master of folds.
Image and tutorial by Trish Witkowski

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 812

Design How-to: Brochures that Get Noticed

Design How-to: Brochures that Get Noticed

You don't need metallic inks or tricky die-cuts to create a brochure everyone wants to pick up. Just offset the folds and work a little design magic. It's easy -- we even give you templates!
Image and tutorial by John McWade

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 757

Classic Graphic Design Theory

Classic Graphic Design Theory

This section is for the person who is completely unfamiliar with design. It gives brief descriptions of the elements of design, such as line, shape, space, texture, value and color, as well as describing the principles of design which are movement, emphasis, balance and unity. These design principles have been used in the creation of fine art as well as commercial art.

Author: Usask | Visits: 735

Ideas for Business Card Layouts

Ideas for Business Card Layouts

Heres a few ideas for those struggling to come up with professional business card designs, along with card sizes and how to setup your document for print.

Author: Wipeout44 | Visits: 709

Gray Spike Arrow Icon

Gray Spike Arrow Icon

In this Photoshop Tutorial I will show you how to create the gray spike icon in my image.

Author: Jasmine Starr | Visits: 673

Web design tips

Web design tips

Creating a good successful web site can be tough, this guide aims to help you plan, design and market your site with a selection of expert advice and tips.

Author: Wipeout44 | Visits: 634

Creative Photo Composition

Creative Photo Composition

It would be lovely if every client gave you perfect photos to work with, but all too often this isn't true. When you get photos that are too small, not visually interesting, or of poor quality you have to get creative. In this tutorial I'll take you through an instance where I had to make an A4 magazine cover out of a snapshot from a cheap camera.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 607

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