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Free and High Quality Grunge Textures
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by arif.
Having the right texture is critical for effective grunge-style design. One easy way to get texture is to use a photograph. In this post we’ll feature 25 of the best quality high res grunge textures. As always when using a freebie, be sure to check the photographer’s instructions and terms for use.
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5 Online Tools and Apps to Help Optimize and Format CSS
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by arif.
Why would you ever need to optimize (or optimise, which ever spelling you prefer) or reFormat your CSS? Optimizing your CSS will not only allow your web page to load quicker, it also increases the durability and resilience of your site when there is a spike in visitors (i.e. the Digg effect) and, for me, the most important part is that it gives you more readable code.
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HOW TO… Create a halftone dot effect in Illustrator CS4
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by arif.
Step:1
Open the design you want to give a halftone dot effect.
Step:2
Create a layer under the original design.Create a shape that you want to convert into dots.I copied the outside shape of my design and filled it with black.
Step:3
You have to enlarge the shape so far that the later created halftone dots are visible below your [...]
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What are layers? Learn how to create them.
Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by arif.
Layers are DHTML components and are similar to tables with a few different properties. Like tables they are containers where you put text or images. Unlike tables layers allow you to position an image or text in a particular point on the page and dreamwever automatically derives the x and y coordinates for the layer. [...]
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25 Aug Free Photoshop Brushes: “Sparkling Light Effects”
Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by arif.
These brushes are completely free for both personal and commercial use so you can create any type of project with them with no restrictions, with the exception that we do not allow the redistribution of the brushes in any shape or form.
If you’d like to share these brushes with your friends and colleagues, simply refer them [...]
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Photoshop Tutorial: Design the Mac OS X Leopard Folder
Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by arif.
Learn how to create the popular Mac OS X Leopard Folder icon using Photoshop in just Ten Easy steps. Comes with a PSD, useful brushes and custom shapes!
Note
Before you begin reading this tutorial, I highly recommend that you learn how to use the “Pen Tool”.
Step 1
Create a new Photoshop document with the dimensions of 512 [...]
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How to Create a Rainy Window Vector Background
Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by arif.
Using the Symbolism Tools, plus a bit of Gradient Mesh, learn to make a realistic window covered with raindrops. This is an advanced tutorial that assumes a fair amount of Illustrator experience, but everyone should be able to follow along. It can be done with earlier versions of Illustrator, but takes full advantage of newer [...]
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Free Podcasting, Video and Photography WordPress Theme
Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by arif.
In this post we are glad to release Smashing Multimedia, a unique, flexible and advanced WordPress theme for artists, photographers, podcasters, designers and users. The theme was designed bySarah Neuber especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers.
Download the theme for free!
Smashing Multimedia was designed especially for podcasters, photographers and users who can now easily embed videos [...]
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12 Web Design Directories To Improve Your SEO
Posted on 22. Aug, 2009 by arif.
List of Web Design Directories Links from niche directories are of more value in SEO than submitting to general directories, and there are a number of specialized directories catering exclusively for web designers. Below are some of those.
Many of these require a reciprocal link and which have fallen out of favor since Google declared against [...]
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