Author:
bonnard | Category:
Photoshop Tutorials
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Introduction
3D text effects are a growing and awesome design trend. They can add angles, lighting and interest that many 2D text effects can’t bring. Here is an awesome Showcase of 3D Typography that was put together a little while back by Angie Bowen. I’ve also been seen and been inspired by tutorials like 3D Text on Fire and this Fresh Text Effect.
After some experimenting with what can be accomplished using Illustrator’s 3D capabilities and Photoshop’s texturing I came up with the design for this tutorial. In the steps that follow you will learn some pretty helpful techniques and tricks all while designing your own slick 3D ice text effect. Let’s get started.
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Author:
bonnard | Category:
Illustrator
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We’ve all dealt with it as designers at one stage or another, or if you haven’t listen up this tut may just save you some valuable time in the future.
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Author:
bonnard | Category:
Photoshop Tutorials, Web Design
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Many PsdVibe readers often ask me how to transform a psd file into a website. The whole process is generally called XHTML slicing and it’s a very important step in webdesign. In this article, I have compiled 10 PSD to XHTML tutorials for you.
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Author:
bonnard | Category:
Fonts
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Looking for the best free grunge fonts out there? We have found all of them and they are trapped in this post. If you think this collection is as awesome as we do, please help spread the word by giving us some Digg love! Its better than us asking for a donation, and cheaper! To donate to ODB, simply click the Digg button.
If you have a cool grunge font you made or have one you like to use on a regular basis, let us know. We are always on the look out for cool new grunge fonts. Drop us a comment below with the link and we will check it out. If its cool we might add it to the next list.
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Author:
bonnard | Category:
Articles
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Do you like commerical photography? If you do, this post is for you. I’ve collected 30 awesome Flash-based photography sites. Not only do they have stunning photos, but their Flash design is also amazing. Most of them are designed in full screen mode. So, get your coffee or tea ready and enjoy these beautiful high resolution photos.
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Author:
bonnard | Category:
Illustrator
(Source:vector.tutsplus)
Asian dragons, latin lucha, opera faces, and other masks from all over the world. There is a wide variety of mask styles displayed here, like horror, comics, line art, shiny gradients, highly personal work, and pure commercial gold.
Take a look at how numerous artists have created vector masks. There are quite a few ancient mask traditions one could research for further inspiration from various county’s cultures. After viewing this collection of vector art, dig deep and then get expressive with your own mask. First, let’s check out all this awesome vector artwork!
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Author:
Mike | Category:
Web Design
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A few months ago we launched a network of five niche gallery sites. For a long time this blog has included inspirational posts that showcase the work of various designers, so it seemed like a natural extension to launch the galleries. During the past few months the archives have been growing at each of the galleries, and they are becoming more valuable resources for designers who are looking for inspiration. Each gallery now includes between 185 and 350 items on display.
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Author:
Mike | Category:
Articles
”Your favorite sites. Full-screen. 3D.” – This is the main slogan cooliris web site home page. With the 3D approach to browsing your favorite sites, sounds cool, but it’s what the stuff to do? Is a web service, or a new browser, or just a gimmick only. cooliris of the sleeve in the end what are they selling drug, from its home page goes on 3D picture wall, it seems that we can see a little inkling, or at least believe it should be a pretty flashy new.
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