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Best of: Illustrator and Photoshop Tutorials
We gathered twenty-five of the most interesting tutorials we have come across this month related to Photoshop and/or Illustrator. We've gone through each tutorial to make sure they produce the best results.
1. 3D Typography in Photoshop
"In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure you will be able to explore even more new ways of creating typefaces as well as other types of ideas. Inspired by the work of . . ." Visit This Tutorial
2. Creating a Crazy Cool Logo
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WordPress: List Categories next to their Descriptions
Listing category names beside their descriptions is not something WordPress offers an easy solution to within the codex, though it sounds easy enough. WordPress' wp_list_categories will add the description to the category name link as a title tag replacing the default "View all posts filed under CategoryName". Unfortunately we ran into this issue while building a client web site and after several hours of research into the matter and altering the core to suit our needs, we at last discovered the beauty of get_categories.
The goal of this tutorial is to demonstrate the use of get_categories to echo both the category name and it's description...
Twitter: The Beauty of Avatars
Twitter is a massively popular online social networking service with, according to online news sources, approximately 4.43 million users as of January 2009. We have to admit that we have become intrigued and quite possibly a little addicted to the service. If you haven't followed us already, we would be pleased to have you join us. At the bottom of the every page on this site you will see a Social area with several social media outlets, select the Twitter link to see what we have to offer. That said, what we are interested in touching on are the avatars of Twitter and their vast diversity. [ An avatar is a small image that represents...
Tutorial: Create an Easily Customizable Candy-Like Icon in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we will explain step-by-step how to create an easily customizable, candy-like icon using Adobe Illustrator. The icon will be built using a single, solid color allowing it to be quickly adapted to your needs whether you're using it for a website button, to spice up your logo, or something to put on promotional items.
Step 1: Create a New Document
Start by creating a new document.
• Size: Letter
• Orientation: Horizontal
• Document Color: RGB ( for web ) or CMYK ( for print )
Step 2: Create the Outer Circle
Select the Ellipse Tool and draw a 2in x 2in circle. Any solid, dark color can be utilized...
Social Media Marketing: Twitter Etiquette Tips
Social media is all the rage these days and many individuals and businesses alike have jumped on board to flex their social skills. If you or your business are not currently working with social media, now is the perfect time to start, though the most common question encountered is "How do I begin?"
One of the easiest social media tools is Twitter, a networking and micro-blogging service where users send and read messages known as 'tweets'. A tweet is a 140 character text message that is read by your 'followers', Twitters term for 'friends'. To get started just visit twitter.com, sign up for an account and start tweeting. Keep it simple...
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