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Create Heavy Distressed Grunge Social Sticker Icon in Photoshop

February 23, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 17 Comments

Create Heavy Distressed Grunge Social Sticker Icon in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a Heavy Distressed Grunge Social Sticker Icon. This is a very easy, step by step tutorial. We will be mixing shapes, brushes and blend modes to achieve the final result. Let’s take a look at final result: Materials needed for tutorial Facebook vector logo 20

One Minute To Make A Seamless Plaid Pattern In Illustrator – Design Trick #3

December 27, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 10 Comments

One Minute To Make A Seamless Plaid Pattern In Illustrator – Design Trick #3

  A few days ago I was experimenting with plaid or gingham patterns in Illustrator for a Christmas cartoon I was making. It was a fascinating experience to see how simple it was to make a basic plaid pattern and then with just the additions of a few lines of varied widths, it transformed into

How To Design And Print A Christmas Greeting Card In Illustrator

November 21, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 20 Comments

How To Design And Print A Christmas Greeting Card In Illustrator

As a freelance designer, it is always good practice to send your clients and vendors a holiday greeting at the end of the year. This year, instead of purchasing a box of cards made by another designer, why not show off your own design skills by sending out your own unique greeting card. And, to

How To Customize Your Thesis WordPress Theme

November 20, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 14 Comments

How To Customize Your Thesis WordPress Theme

Thesis by DIYthemes is one of the most used wordpress themes out there. The reason people like thesis is because it’s not just a beautiful theme per se, but also a smart framework that let’s you customize just everything on the fly. If you often do wordpress design for your clients or for yourself, you

2 Minutes To Fast Rounded Corners For Complex Shapes In Illustrator – Design Trick #2

October 30, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 7 Comments

2 Minutes To Fast Rounded Corners For Complex Shapes In Illustrator – Design Trick #2

  There is a short way of doing a task and a long, roundabout way of doing it in Illustrator. Ever since I started tinkering with the software earlier this year, I have inadvertently ended up going the longer route. But once in a while you have the a-ha moment on your self-learning journey and

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