365psd | A Free PSD Everyday For A Year
If you don’t already, you should subscribe to the . I popped open their latest message this morning and found this gem… is a free PSD file everyday for a year. There are some really nice files you can download there for free. Make sure you check it out and subscribe to their RSS feed, so you can keep up to date on their daily file release.
Minimal eBook Template
is my latest submission to . It’s built in InDesign and also includes a editable Photoshop comp for each of the 12 page templates. Continue Reading »
Adding Noise And Textures
There’s an excellent article over at on how to add to Web UI elements in Photoshop.
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Photoshop To HTML
Are you familar with ? They’re a book company, from the good people at , specializing in Web Design books. They just released their latest book titled , which is a guide to taking your website designs from Photoshop to HTML.
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Swiss Inspired Minimal 404 Pages
Have you heard of ? It’s an awesome marketplace for stock graphics, design templates, textures, vectors, icons, presentation templates, fonts, and much more. If you’re in a time pinch on a project, or simply need some help, it’s a really affordable option for graphics of all kinds. The other great aspect of is, all their stock graphics are submitted by designers like myself. Anyone is welcome to sign up for an account, and the best part is you get a commission off each sale! Anyhow, today I learned that my first submission was accepted and is now up for sale.
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Adobe CS5 Released
Adobe has released version five of their suite of apps, CS5. Personally, I feel like I just upgraded to CS4, so I’m probably going to hold off upgrading to CS5 for a little while. Hell, I haven’t even figured out all the new features in CS4 yet! What do you think? Is this release to soon? A bit of a money grab on Adobe’s part?
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The web design process: part 2
Time for part 2 of 4 in the web design process series. Today I’m going to cover Photoshop comps, reviewing your goals, and coded comps. Check out the overview below to see all the main steps in the design process.
Make sure you check out in the web design process series.
Overview
» Defining the end goal
» Navigation planning and sitemap
» Hand-drawn rough layout
» Photoshop comps
» Review comps to ensure the end goal has been met
» Coded comps (alpha)
» Dynamic content integration
» Browser testing
» Launch checklist
» Soft launch (beta)
» Launch and promotion
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How To Get Accurate Web Colors In Photoshop
Have you ever designed a website template in Photoshop, then on save for web had all the colors looked faded out? This problem has driven me crazy for many years! Unfortunately, I’ve never looked into how to fix it until a post from arrived in my inbox this morning.
The fix for this problem is actually quite simple. To view how to set this up in Photoshop, please view the article over at buildinternet.com.
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