Its that time of the year again, trying to find the best gifts for web designers and developers in your life.  As we all know satisfying this interesting breed may not always be easy but with a little preparation you can pick up the perfect gift for the holiday season. Creative types aren’t usually looking [...]

Strong Photoshop skills continue to be in high demand these days and are a must for any serious designer.  There is no better way to improve these skills and ultimately showcase them than by taking that boring text layout and turning it to a creative work of art.  There are constantly new things to learn, regardless of [...]

Almost two years ago we posted a list of some of the best actions for Photoshop.  Now, we are back with a new list of updated free and low priced actions that can speed up your work, enhance your final product and cut down on the repetition in design, it is a good time to [...]

The art of designing print material, including posters and ads, even as practice is a great way to enhance your overall skills.  It is essential to constantly review technique and learn new Photoshop tricks. If you are interested in web or any graphic design in general, most of these techniques are adaptable and will come [...]

As we all know, or should know, business cards are a great way to get your name out there, your services known and present yourself properly to potential clients.  As with all your other collateral, your business cards should match your overall vision and style.  A creative card is important for all careers, but sometimes [...]

Since Adobe Photoshop is the premier web design tool, it is important to keep up with the latest styles, resources and time saving tips.  One of the best resources for your personal collection, especially when time is at a premium, is free, high quality .PSD files that are available for download.  This is an invaluable [...]

Its been a while since we looked at icons, so today lets show off 20 new, essential and creative icon tutorials for Photoshop Since the internet is filled with high quality icons for various applications it can be near impossible to find just the right one.  Instead of using what is already out there, learn [...]

We all use forms on a regular basis, but barely take notice of how they are laid out.  On the other side, we overlook the opportunity to make a great impression with a creative form layout that ties together with your design.  Whether its a contact form, member login or shopping cart, we can all [...]

As we have discussed before, Photoshop is the premier design tool on the market today, and for much of the past twenty years.  Because this software is on such a lofty perch, it is quite complex and hard to learn and even harder to master.  Along the way we all need some help, some ideas [...]

Out of all the potential add ons, free and premium for Adobe Photoshop, a good assortment of brushes are probably one of the most useful for any designer.  In addition to enhancing your design brushes can revamp your style, give you new ideas and allow you try elements that you could not have previously. Adobe [...]