CrazyLeaf Editorial
The ending of the summer expands into the design world as September hasn’t been that productive and inspiring for designers like July or August. Nevertheless here are the CLD design picks for September 2008.
Before we start be sure to take a look at the previous issues :
- Best Design Resources of August 2008
- Best Design Resources of July 2008
- Best Design Resources of June 2008
Create an amazing ad in Photoshop
This tutorial is just an exercise I did with my friend Cameron trying to create a Nike ad, it’s not commercial, it’s just because we love some of their ads and we’d love to be able to design one, maybe someday. So in this tutorial we will use some images and play with Blend Modes and Color Adjustments to create a really cool Nike Ad in Photoshop.
Photoshop Adjustment Layer and Retouching Tutorial with Video
This tutorial should hopefully have you adjusting and touching up all your photos at an intermediate level in no time. the techniques and principles can ten be applied in doing other things within photoshop.
Learn how to take a every day, mundane photograph and turn it into a super-cool 70’s-like piece of art. We’ll go over everything from picking the right picture, to finding the right textures.
Design a cool portfolio – Part 1 and 2
Tutorial teaching you how to create a side-scrolling portfolio site. If you’re planning to get serious in the design industry then you need to get yourself an online portfolio. Here I’m going to show you how to draft up the layout in Photoshop then next time I’ll be showing you how to code it in html/CSS.
Create a Colorful 3D Text in Photoshop
In this tutorial you’ll gonna learn how to create a Colorful 3D Text effect in photoshop.
How to create a grunge website in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a complete grunge home page design. We’ll design the header, sidebar, body, footer, and style everything to work together in a heavily textured and worn design.
In this tutorial we learn some original Photoshop techniques through the creation of a CD cover. Some useful methods of enhancing workflow and efficiency are shown like using smart objects. The image we are creating will be in the style of some of the Ministry of Sound CD’s. We will explore a creative use of the displace filter in order to distort some of the image.
Free High Resolution Plain and Grunge Paper Textures
10 free high resolution textures divided into 2 sets. Almost all paper textures are a stunning 3000px wide.
500+ Excellent High Quality Free Tribal Brushes in Photoshop
500+ Excellent High Quality Free Tribal Brushes in Photoshop selected from deviantArt.
50 Free Photoshop Pattern Sets
In this list, you can find patterns of fire, Christmas, floral, Saint Valentine, stone… and many more.
Javascript in Modern Web Design
In today’s web design, Javascript is a must-have component. Aside from its functionality, Javascript can enhance user experience by creating transitional effects such as fading and sliding animation.
10 smart Javascript Techniques to improve your UI
Javascript can add a lot of special effects that can really improve the user’s experience. Here are 10 simple and clever Javascript techniques that add an extra dose of usability to any webpage.
10 Great Free SEO Tools and Resources
A little list of free SEO analysing tools that I use. Hope you find them useful.
CSS Typography: Contrast Techniques, Tutorials and Best Practices
The main advantage of elegant CSS typography lies in its ability to be both attractive and improves the user experience. When chosen wisely and used carefully, it can be very effective to support the overall design.
The icons are available in the .png- and .ico-formats in the resolution 128×128px. AI-sources are also included in the package.
The icons are available in the .png-format in the resolutions 256×256px, 128×128px, 64×64px, 48×48px, 32×32px and 16×16px.
RSS Feed Icons – Photoshop Shapes
The icons are in Photoshop CS3 shape format (.csh)
70 Cute and Cheeky Vector Animal Characters
This collection of 70 cute and cheeky vector animal characters provides a roundup of some fantastic fauna-based illustrations from across the web. We’ve got everything from bears to beavers to… well, weird—and strangely fat—Japanese-style bunnies.
21 Inspirational Typography Artworks from DeviantArt
The inspirational collection here ranges from portraits made from just Typographic characters to abstract art design using 3D software and type elements.
10 Fonts to design original logos
This collection includes Unit Rounded Bold, Helvetica Neue, Qlassik, Punk’s not dead, Chica Monospace, Kyra Lynn, Nicotine, Light Out, Anja Eliane and Danube.
They’re not the classic handwritten style but rather sketches of actual serif and sans serif fonts.
Top 7 Fonts Used By Professionals In Graphic Design
7 of the most used fonts by designers.
Top 5 Web App Combos for Running an Online Business
When it comes to freelancing and working on the web, few things are more important than the online applications that make it all possible. From project management, to invoicing, to contact management, and more — each of these apps play a critical role in running an online or freelance business.
25+ Essential Articles For Every WordPress Beginner
With thousands of new blogs springing up every day, it can be quite daunting for a new user to be thrust into a new interface and blogging platform.
50 Ridiculous Retro-Style Broken Line Illustrator Brushes
50 retro-style Illustrator brushes for free. Each brush is a series of randomly spaced out lines, in varied widths, lengths and colors, complete with corner objects. The corner objects are awesome because they will allow you to apply these brushes to practically any shape.
20+ Inspiring Pixel Artists, Tutorials, and Resources
Pixel by painstakingly crafted pixel, artists create masterpieces styled as early video game art. Let’s take a look at some of the top pixel art studios and artists that will leave your mouth dripping with wet little squares.
How to Create a WordPress Theme from Scratch
This tutorial will look at taking a HTML/CSS template and turning it into a functioning WordPress theme.
30+ Adobe Illustrator Tutorials : Mastering Your Tools and Options
A collection of excellent Adobe Illustrator tutorials that shows you exactly what needs to be done in order to create professional artworks using which tool and option.
Finding those little treasures are one of the great perks of categorizing 27,000 logos, as LogoLounge and a talented panel of judges just did in preparation for our fourth book.
10 Free and Extremely Useful Illustrator Scripts
Illustrator supports scripting from AppleScript, Visual Basic, JavaScript, and ExtendScript. When activated, these scripts perform operations within Illustrator or may involve other programs such as word processing, spreadsheet and database programs.
20 Firefox Add-ons to Enhance your Web Development
20 extremely useful Firefox Add-ons that can help developers create websites more efficiently.
A website dedicated in collecting great wallpapers.
10 Resources to Help You Decide What To Charge for Design Work
10 financial resources for freelancers
Free daily stock photography and vectors.
23 Job Boards: The Best For Web Designers + Programmers
A list of the most reputable job boards that target high-end talent and offer a variety of opportunities. Job post duration is 30 days unless otherwise noted and most are free for applicants with a few exceptions. Cost is on a per job post basis.
Top 7 Most Cliché Stock Images Used in Web Design
Sometimes clients ask us to implement ‘not-so-unique’ elements into our designs and sometimes it seems almost impossible to convince them otherwise.
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