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How to Photograph Your Own Textures
by Vandelay Website Design on January 12, 2012
Textures are used all the time by designers for both web and print projects. A effective use of texture adds character and makes a design more interesting and appealing (for some examples see our post 35 Websites with Outstanding Use of Textures). At Vandelay Premier we provide high resolution textures to our members and customers, and there are of course countless other places where you can buy textures. However, creating your own textures is also an option, and in this article we’ll provide some tips to help make your texture photography more effective.
For the purposes of this article, we’re assuming that your goal for photographing textures is to use them in your own graphic design, or to distribute them to other designers. Someone who wants to photograph textures for the art of photography may approach things differently. We’re primarily interested in photos that will be highly useful for incorporating into graphic design. Scanning textures is also an effective option for flat objects like paper and fabric, but for this article we’ll focus on photographing textures.
Download Our Free Introductory Guide to the Genesis Design Framework for WordPress
by Kelton Reid on January 12, 2012
We’ve been thinking a lot about new WordPress users lately. As elegant and simple as it is, WordPress can be a little daunting if you’re just beginning to work with it. The beauty of it though, is that it doesn’t have to be. So, we’ve been taking some time to think through the big questions [...]
45 Useful Photoshop Tutorials From 2011
by Brant Wilson on January 6, 2012
In this roundup we have collected 45 outstanding Photoshop tutorials released in 2011. If you like these photoshop tutorials you might also want to check out some of our previous posts below. Enjoy!
35 Amazing Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorials
30 Awesome Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials
Create a Powerful Human Disintegration Effect in Photoshop
How to Properly Design a Print CSS Stylesheet
by Jake Rocheleau on December 29, 2011
Targeting unique CSS styles is a simple process based around media queries. Web designers have been using these techniques for years to much success. Yet in just a short couple of years recently stylesheets have grown in tremendous popularity. Now more than ever it’s important to offer not only mobile but print layouts for your visitors.
I’ve put together this small guide for beginners to quickly craft a print-based design. There are standard concepts and layout techniques you should utilize for quicker loading speeds. You also need to be conscious of page length when the design is printed on paper.
44 Photoshop Web Design Layout Tutorials
by Brant Wilson on December 26, 2011
In this roundup we have collected 44 outstanding photoshop tutorials. Enjoy these over your holiday!
Design a creative portfolio in Photoshop
Animate a Custom Dialog Box with CSS3 and jQuery
by Jake Rocheleau on December 7, 2011
I am a particular fan of the jQuery UI library and have been following the team since it’s release. It features dozens of examples of how to pull together the best animations from such a small library of code. However in a lot of websites these days we are seeking to limit dynamic JavaScript blocks. As such CSS3 has become an important staple with building dialog boxes.
In this short tutorial I’d like to go over the process of building a simple fade-in dialog box. This may contain a signup/login form, input buttons, or even just a message to your visitors. The technique is pristine and gaining adoption in the sphere of web developers everywhere.
