Design a forest inspired Tumblr theme in Photoshop
Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform that allows users to easily publish snippets of information to the web, such as a…
Win 5 copies of The Web Designer’s Idea Book 2
The second installment of The Web Designer’s Idea Book takes the best methods of organizing content from a variety of…
How to Spot and Avoid Web Copy that Kills Websites
Web designers and developers sacrifice countless hours and sleep sorting out clients’ objectives, audiences’ needs, brand continuity, page layouts, information…
How to Design a 1980s Movie Poster in Photoshop
In this article, we’re going to start by looking at a few inspirational movie posters from the 1980s which we’ll…
Our Most Popular Posts of 2010
As 2010 draws to an end, we’re taking a moment to look back at some of our most popular posts…
Win 5 Copies of the Using WordPress Book
WordPress continues to dominate the blogging market as publishers continue to embrace the platform to get their content on the…
The Fonts of Popular TV Shows
In this post, we take a look at a few popular TV shows – some past and some current -…
50 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2010
Photoshop is probably one of the most indispensable pieces of software in a designer’s toolbox. It can be used for…
What Every Web Developer Should Know About Front-End Performance
Too often as developers, we ignore a crucial last step before launching a website: optimizing for performance. Most developers now…
Developing Efficient, Streamlined CSS
CSS can be compared to a sculptor’s tool set; like sculptors at work, we designers use CSS to create structured…
Photoshop lover? Then you may be a brush lover, too!
Have your clients ever told you “make it pop” or “add more personality”? We’re guessing you’ve been there and this…
Web Designer’s Guide To Copywriting Profits
If a web design agency wants to increase their sales, there’s one way that’s easier and quicker than the rest:…
The 20 Most Popular Design Tools and their Users
Ever wondered which are the most popular design tools and their number of users? We did too! So we partnered…
Photoshop Elements 9 Reviewed
It can be tempting for a lot of designers to consider buying Photoshop Elements rather than regular Photoshop CS5. After…
Editing Opacity With Layer Masks
On screen, the colors of pixels are a mix of red, green and blue values. A fourth value, opacity, controls…
7 Reasons Why I Choose Fireworks Over Photoshop
My name is Russell McGovern and I use Fireworks to design websites. There, I said it. I could be wrong,…
Stop Designing Aesthetics, Start Designing Emotions
Despite the somewhat provocative title, you shouldn’t really stop designing aesthetics. Gradients and colors and contrast are all good, but…
Exploring Photoshop’s Angle Gradient Tool
The angle gradient tool is an overlooked gem tucked away in Photoshop’s toolbar. Often passed over for its more popular…