30 Popular Photoshop Tutorials of 2008
It seems that just over the last year the quality of Photoshop tutorials have really improved. There have always been…
40 Amazing 3D Fractals Using Apophysis
Today we’re featuring 40 fractal images created using Apophysis. It’s a free Windows program for designing and rendering fractal flames….
How To Create A Vibrant Image Using Photoshop
In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to add more energy and dynamism to a photo. The effects can be extended…
Quick and Easy WordPress Development on a Mac with MAMP
Ready for some WordPress development on your Mac? First, you need to be running Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Although Mac…
Pass or fail: The top 30 technology company homepages
Although there are lots of posts that evaluate different design blogs, I haven’t seen many that focus specifically on corporate…
Twitter is No Longer an Option. Why You Should be Tweeting.
Twitter is kind of like Apple fandom – either you love it or you find it a dreadful inconvenience to…
Peeling a Hand in Photoshop
Today we’re going to demonstrate how to peel a hand in Photoshop. You can use this technique to peel other…
Are You Following the Principles of Top Notch CSS Design?
CSS can be an extremely powerful markup language for designers. However, the CSS that is produced is only as good…
After 53 Years at Monotype, She Got the Ultimate Retirement Gift: Her Own Font
Most people retire with a card, a party and perhaps a watch nobody really wants. After 53 years working with type,…
TikTok Is Quietly Putting Web Apps Inside Its App
TikTok is already where millions of people go to watch videos. But buried inside its developer documentation is something considerably…
Google Is Testing a Search Bar That Works Outside Chrome
Google is quietly experimenting with a strange new version of Search: one that doesn’t seem particularly interested in staying inside Chrome….
Firefox Is Getting Its Biggest Redesign in Years. Then Mozilla Got Cold Feet.
Firefox is about to look very different—or at least, it was supposed to… Mozilla’s long-in-development Project Nova redesign is expected to roll…
Meta Just Launched an AI That Uses Websites for You. That Could Be a Big Deal for Web Designers
Meta has launched Muse, a personal AI agent that doesn’t just tell you how to do something online. It can actually…
Adobe Has a Secret New Design Tool—and You Can Apply to Test It
Adobe is looking for designers to test Project Oasis, a mysterious web-based graphic design app that combines a “modern workspace” with brand-aware…
The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old — And Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look
Today is World Ampersand Day, which means designers finally have an excuse to celebrate the hardest-working squiggle on the keyboard. The & is…
Canva Is Quietly Publishing Nearly 1 Million Websites a Month
Canva is best known for presentations, social posts and making everyone in the office think they’re a graphic designer. But…
Instagram’s New Logo Has a Legibility Problem
Instagram has redesigned its wordmark for the first time in a decade. The company says it’s cleaner, sharper and more…
Why Tech Companies Hid the “Log Out” Button (And How to Win It Back)
Try to log out of Netflix on your TV right now. Go ahead. I’ll wait. If you’re like most people,…