Published by Jason
(Source:ilovetypography)

So you’re a brilliant designer, a master calligrapher, and you’ve learned all about serifs, side-bearings, and kerning. Now you want to create your own font. (What! You haven’t learned all about serifs, side-bearings, and kerning? Well, make sure you read all of the articles on iLT before you embark on font creation! You’ll need all of the knowledge you can get if you plan on being successful! And if you’re not a brilliant designer or a master calligrapher, well, don’t worry—you can still create some beautiful fonts with a little hard work, a lot of knowledge, and a little inspiration.)
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. Mar 29, 2009
Filed under: Fonts, creative, Tutorials, Typographic
Published by Jason
(Source:smashingmagazine)

Grunge is a popular trend that gives designs a more organic and realistic look. It also provides a stark contrast to the simplistic, polished and rigid Web 2.0 trend, opting instead for a less uniform and more elaborate form of design. We’ve discussed grunge style in modern Web design before, as well as tips and tricks to achieve the grunge look. Now, it’s time to put theory into practice by finding ways to infuse grunge themes into your artwork using Photoshop. In this collection, we present to you 40 excellent, high-quality grunge Photoshop tutorials. So fire up Photoshop and get ready to get your hands… dirty! [......]
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. Mar 29, 2009
Filed under: Photoshop Tutorials, creative, Graphic, Grunge
Published by Jason
(Source:youthedesigner)

I’ve always been a big fan of brochure design because I think its one of the hardest mediums to design for. Brochures are often relatively small in size and packed with lots of information. This makes it very hard for a designer because you need to make the brochure eye-catching and easy to read, but still work in all the important information. Hopefully this brochure design inspiration post will help you when you are stuck on a challenging brochure project.
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. Mar 29, 2009
Filed under: Portfolio, Brochure Design, Graphic, inspiring
Published by Mike
(Source:adobetutorialz)

Learn how to create a digital scrapbook template or design in this tutorial. You will learn how to pull different scrapbook elements together with your photos.
Find a texture representing the tree bark of 1280×1024 px and 72 dpi Give some contrast effect to our texture, applying the Rectangle Tool (U) for this manipulation. [......]
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. Mar 29, 2009
Filed under: Photoshop Tutorials, Graphic, Tutorials