10 Excellent Sources of Free PSDs
Mar 5, 2009 Photoshop, Resource
Well, on Tuesday I gave you a massive list of 71+ free PSD resources that you can download and use in your graphic designs.
But what if you couldn’t find the ones you were looking for? Well, today is your lucky day, because here is a list of 10 awesome sites that have free PSDs available to download, where you can search for what you’re looking for and hopefully be able to download it.
As a note, please read the license agreements on these, so that you don’t violate any rules and everyone can be happy.
Tags: Awesome Sites, Design Resource, Deviantart, Download Files, Download Free, Download Html, Free Psd Files, Free Psds, Free Resources, Graphic Designs, License Agreements, Lucky Day, Officialpsds
The 10 Absolute Best Tutorials of 2008
Dec 30, 2008 Photoshop
Well, it’s time for the roundups of the year. There are a thousand blogs all doing their own roundups, so I figured I’d start with a small roundup of my own. Don’t worry, I’ve got a few bigger roundups that will happen throughout this week, such as the Top 100 Photoshop Tutorials of 2008 from PhotoshopLady, and the Must-See Posts of 2008.
So here are the 10 posts that I believe are the hands-down, absolute best tutorials on graphic design during 2008. They were selected based on the techniques presented, the skills taught, and the final outcome. So if you’re looking to improve your graphic design skills, start with these tutorials and you’ll be well on your way to becoming a design master.
Tags: 3d Text, Absolute, Blogs, Cold Ice, Design From Scratch, Graphic Design Skills, Hot Girl, Illustrator, Mystic, Photomontages, Photoshop Tutorials, Roundup, Scenery, Space Explosion, Swirl, Text Caption, Typography, Web Design
20 Spectacular Christmas Tutorials
Dec 23, 2008 Photoshop
It’s that time of the year again. Christmas time is perhaps one of the most signature times of the year. Trees, stockings, gifts, ornaments, snowmen, and of course, Santa Claus are all trademark features of the holiday season.
Today, we’re going to feature 20 of the absolute best Christmas tutorials. From wallpapers, to illustrations, to Christmas cards, you’ll be able to find the right tutorial to help you achieve that last minute effect that you need in order to impress friends and family. Happy reading, and let us know what you think in the comments. Have a happy holiday season!
Tags: Background Wallpaper, Beautiful Christmas, Best Christmas, Christmas Background, Christmas Card, Christmas Cards, Christmas Night, Christmas Ornaments, Christmas Time, Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree Illustration, Christmas Wallpaper, Happy Holiday, Landscape Tutorial, Merry Christmas, Night Before Christmas, Snow Landscape, Snowy Wallpaper, Spectacular Christmas, Trademark Features, Wallpaper Tutorial
Mobile Phone Ads – Tutorials and Inspiration
Dec 18, 2008 Photoshop
Ever since the advent of mobile phones, a different advertising style has emerged to accompany them. Because of the smaller size of mobile phones, it is possible to do significant artwork to accompany the phone. The screen also adds an additional area for a design.
Today, we’re going to look at the best tutorials out there for creating a mobile phone from scratch, and then adding other effects to help make it into a product advertisement.
Lastly, we’re going to feature some eye-catching inspiration to help give you something to aim for. Hopefully you enjoy it, and if you have anything you want to see, leave a comment and let us know.
Tags: Ad Design, Advent, Artwork, Blackberry, Case Study, Cell Phone, Design Today, Diamond, Fireworks, Htc Touch, Inspiration, Iphone, Lg Phone, Mobile Phone, Mobile Phones, Phone Ads, Product Advertisement, Scratch, Smartphone, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Zune
Out of this World #2 – Nebulae Tutorials and Inspiration
Dec 16, 2008 Photoshop
Alright, well it’s time for part two of our “Out of this World” series. This time, we’re going to look at the best nebula tutorials and images out there on the web. Nebulae are notoriously difficult to create, because they come in varying shapes, sizes and colors. It is for this same reason that designers love to create them, because the possibilities are almost endless.
Here’s the best tutorials and inspiration for nebulae. Hopefully you like it, and if you have a comment or addition to our list, be sure to leave a comment.
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Tags: Colors, Designers, Galaxy, Greg Martin, Images, Inspiration, Light Wave, Love, Nebula, Nebulae, Painting, Phoenix, Possibilities, Reason, Shapes Sizes, Space Art, Star Field, Video Tutorial, World Series
Web Picks #1
Dec 8, 2008 Best of the Web, Photoshop
From now on, every Monday I’m going to be posting up what I thought were the best posts, tutorials and resources of the previous week from all the various blogs I know about. With so many blogs around, it’s hard to choose, but here’s what I think are the best. Leave a comment if you want to recommend something else to the viewers. Don’t forget to subscribe. 
Tags: Blogs, Car Designs, Christmas, Digital Id, Digital Photography Tutorials, Fire And Flame, Fire Flame, Fluffy Clouds, Freelance Web Designers, Killer Car, Stunning Wildlife, Textures, Wildlife Photos
Amazing Web Design Tutorials
Dec 4, 2008 Photoshop, Web Design
Web design is rapidly moving towards being a freelancer dominated business. The days of the big web design company creating every website ever known are over. So today, we’re going to look at some of the best web design tutorials so that you can join the ever-growing number of freelancers who make significant money by creating and building websites. This post will focus on the design aspect, but in the future, we’ll have more posts that cover coding your design in valid xHTML and CSS. Check out the entire list, there’s a ton of them but they’re all excellent.
Tags: 192, Best Web Design, Blog, Caption, Computer Store, Design Aspect, Focus, Freelancer, Freelancers, Gaming Site, Gimp, Money, Moving, Professional Business, Store Layout, Studio Layout, Web Design Company, Web Design Tutorials, Web Layout, Xhtml
