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Free Photoshop Shapes: Download Custom Shapes Sets

Photoshop shapes are different than Photoshop brushes, although some people use the terms interchangeably, they refer to completely different tools. Both tools will allow you to easily add custom elements that be stamped out over and over again, used to create patterns, transferred from one design to another, and stored in your Photoshop library for use on your next project. The big difference between custom brushes and custom shapes is that brushes create a bitmapped element that is permanently... learn more

10 WordPress Plugins to Monetize Your Blog

With the increase in people blogging, and especially the increase of blogs becoming authoritative sources of information, people now want to know how to make money blogging. Before trying to make money from your blog, it’s important to first start gaining a following. Once you’ve got a strong following, you can begin finding ways to bring in a profit.  Below I’ve listed 10 WordPress plugins that can help you make money from your blog. learn more  Read More →

25 Places to Find Awesome Stock Photos — Free and Cheap!

Whether you’re designing an artistic website or searching for images to post on your blog, sites that carry not only free but awesome stock photos may very well come in handy. Utilizing the correct set of photos for any project is key, especially if you’re designing an ad for a client, you should always put in your best effort as well as the best images you can find fit for the job. Many of the designers I’ve come across like to download most of their images from 2-3 of the largest... learn more

Web Monitors Uncover Top 100 Blogs and Platforms

Pingdom, a service that monitors Web sites and servers on the Internet, looked at the top 100 blogs on Technorati to find out which blogging platform is used most often. Pingdom distinguishes between blogs that are self-hosted and blogging-service hosted. learn more  Read More →

Fluid, Fixed and Elastic Web Design, Explained

When using CSS to style a website there are three primary layout types available to web designers. This tutorial aims to arm you with the information you need to know to help make a more informed decision when choosing how to design your website projects. The Options The three primary layout styles for determining the width of websites — Fluid, Fixed and Elastic. All have their own merits. There are also drawbacks to these design patterns, so it’s important to know the best situation in... learn more

Photoshop: Make Everyday Photos Look More Professional

Just about every household has some sort of digital camera laying around. This makes it super simple to take snapshots of everyday events. Using this tutorial, you can make almost any photo look professional — or at least better than amateur. With this simple photo retouching process, you’ll be able  to put a professional polish on any photo you take. learn more  Read More →

Follow Through on Your Web Design Media with Search Engine Optimization

You don’t have to be an athlete to appreciate a pro golfer’s drive off a tee, a designated baseball hitter’s swing or an Olympic gymnast’s agility on the high bar. Whether it’s distance, power or grace, it all comes from properly following through. Web designers also need to follow through textually on their designs–whether they’re simple photographs or sophisticated Flash animations. It’s those final steps in the design process that ensure your design... learn more

Improve Your SEO Part 1 – Google Webmaster Tools

This is part 1 in a series of tutorials which will help you discover new methods for improving your Search Engine Optimization. From better code practice to tricks of the trade these tutorials will cover a wide range of techniques to help you improve your overall search ranking performance. This first installment will show you how you can improve your search engine ranking by using Google‘s web master tools. a free solution which will provide you with an array of powerful tools to to help increase... learn more

How to use the pen tool

Some of you may find the pen tool quite hard to use but many tutorials require you to use it. You make it to the middle of the tutorial and what you see? Use of Pen tool, you get confused by text and probably end up giving up. I’m going to teach you how to use the pen tool, probably the most powerful tool in Photoshop. learn more  Read More →

How to Create a Cool Ad for Any Product

Today I’m going to teach you to create a cool ad for any product. It’s good way to show product for customers. Difficulty: 3.5/5 learn more  Read More →

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