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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

How to inspire a designer

For many designers the winter - the time of gloom, a lousy mood, and the absence of any sign of inspiration, especially with such a wet and snow-free weather, as this year. I hear more and more from fellow designers and friends that the arms are lowered and there is simply no power to do - and I notice this on their own misfortune. However, above the nose, if we do not replenish the web creativity and beauty, it also begins to turn sour and grim. Today prepared for you a short article on how to overcome depression and to inspire a designer.

Try your hand at something new

Sometimes we notice that constantly revolves around the same workflow. Many have a standard set of programs used, and in them - the standard moves, techniques and technology. Why not enter for a variety of something new in your next project? New tools, software, plug-ins extend the time, take the next time something fresh. Having dealt with the new tool, you will not only raise their technical level, but also a moral step to step forward, and your project will be different from the others, you have made.Plus you get the experience for future work.

Try your hand at something new

Attend a Conference

Conference - a great way to keep the creative spark alive. At any conference there is at least one colleague, designer, or a lecturer, who will open up new horizons for design. Looking at things from a new angle, you will definitely want to try anything to change, to bring, to add to your business process design. I bet you'll lope back to the desktop, eager to try out the new.

Again, what is important, not only speakers and organizers of the conference, because such activities - a great opportunity to establish new contacts, discuss with colleagues your ideas and plans for the future.

Attend a Conference

Read the blog design

Almost all designers follow the work of colleagues around the world. That's good, because otherwise it is impossible to stay in the stream of current trends and styles. In addition, many of the ideas presented by someone in the same light, you can touch up on a completely unexpected solutions, such as external and not related. Leafing through the galleries and blogs, you can enrich your instruments with new techniques and methods to learn the news and just enjoy the beautiful design - good emotions are always helpful!

Read the blog design

Place the target

You do not need to prove that the sense of the work performed and the result - the best incentive for any of us. However, looming in the distant haze to meet target deadline is not always quite accessible to feel comfortable today. Set in front of the intermediate, easily achievable goals, or risk a completely demoralize the race for the "plan-up." So, initially set small, realistic goals, and as the performance of building up speed, passing to the more ambitious goals.

Place the target

Photograph


For you as a designer means a lot of visual images. Not a bad solution - create a personal library of references, which you can view at any time. Shoot all you like - because you never tell me when and where the image can be useful. Keep an eye only for the fact that the photographs were of good quality, because so hurt when you have the picture you want, suitable in all respects - except quality. Many skills are required for that, today's digital cameras allow you to make decent pictures in the Photo absolute layman. And when the time comes full of creative exhaustion, you can always open a folder with pretty pictures, which will please the eye and add inspiration.

Photograph

Look for the external and internal stimuli

We were all around creative, created as man and nature. Look for anything better than walking by, and often you will start to spark ideas and immediately understand how to solve a particular task before you.Will you go to a clearly creative place like a museum, or simply stroll the park or forest, you will find everywhere is something that can affect your feelings.

Most helpful is simply to break away from the computer and go live in the world in search of stimulus and inspiration. Take something that does not require special brain activity, and you can concentrate on your creative tasks. For example, many of the usual run helps to disperse stagnant creativity through his veins.

Look for the external and internal stimuli

Engage in creative hobbies

Many designers say that the work is their hobby, however, proved that the secondary creative hobby very well affect the overall level of inspiration and finding creative solutions. Hobbies - is that no pressure on you, then no one makes and adjusts, you can simply take the soul. This can be anything - playing the guitar or other instrument, or work on a novel series of paintings, handicrafts, or even breeding colors. While you will be able to find new ways to express their creative nature, you will not feel tired from daily work.

Engage in creative hobbies

Find a common language with the client

One of the biggest killers of inspiration and motivation - client testimonials. You gave it to us for the full, twisted soul, did everything that the client only wanted to - but from the still dissatisfied. This is one of the most difficult challenges facing the graphic designer: keep your nose higher, despite all these reviews. In order to cope with it, you will certainly possible to find common ground with the client at all controversial issues of the project. There are no situations with the only option, and you can always find a solution that will satisfy both - and the client's needs and your vision. You are not required each time to redo the root, often need only small changes, so that your client was happy.

Find a common language with the client

These tips - just an example of the possible ways to stimulate their creative spirits, set out in Articles artfans . All people are different, and the universal recipe here you can imagine, all recommendations must adapt, and choosing what will work for you. In any case, we wish you a creative mood, good ideas and wonderful projects.

Metallic Text in Photoshop

tutorial, we'll do the original metal sign. The lesson is more suitable for beginners. You will learn how to add text to create a variety of styles and highlight using simple techniques.



The final result:

The final result:

Step 1: Preparation of the document in Photoshop

Create a new document in Photoshop (Ctrl + N). The size of our document 600 * 400 px, but you can make it longer if you need it.

Step 2: Select the font

For labels, we will use a free font Lobster 130pt size and color # 214555;

Preparation of the document in Photoshop

Step 3: Add a layer style

Now let's add some style to our text layer, for this, go to Layers -> Layer Style ( Layer-> Layer Styles ) and set the following parameters:

The outer-shadow (Drop Shadow) :

Step 3: Add a layer style

-Inner Shadow (Inner Shadow) :

Inner Shadow

Note: the larger the size of the text, the higher the value is set for the parameters of the outer and inner shadow.

- Pattern Overlay . Save this picture:



Open it in Photoshop / select Edit-> Define Pattern (Edit-> Define Pattern) and name it somehow . (Or you can download the pattern here and install it in Photoshop). Double click the layer to open the Styles.

Now add this text fill, using the following settings:

- Pattern Overlay

-Contour ( Stroke ):

Stroke

If you set all the parameters styles correctly, you must have the following result:

parameters styles correctly

If your text is different from what you see here, check all settings.

Step 4: Create a background

We add our background a few settings to give it depth. Go to Layers - Layer Style (Layer-Layer Styles), or simply double click on the layer and add the following parameters:

-Inner Shadow (Inner Shadow) :

Create a background

-Blend (Gradient Overlay) :

Gradient Overlay

For the gradient, use the following colors:

1. # 667c85 (light blue)
2. # 475e68 (dark blue)

The result:

The result:

Step 5: Add highlight text

Press the «Ctrl» and click on the text layer thumbnail in the Layers palette to create a selection of text.

Create a new layer above the rest. Using the tool gradient (gradient) from white to transparent, drag it down.

Select the oval selection (Elliptical Marquee Tool) and create the same oval as shown below:

Go to Select - Inverse ( Select -> Inverse ), to invert your selection and click "delete", to remove unnecessary parts of the gradient. This should leave you highlight only the upper part of the text.

To make the highlight more natural, change the blending mode of this layer to Overlay (Overlay).

We should get this result:

Metallic Text in Photoshop

The lesson was created based on loreleiwebdesign

Saturday, June 2, 2012

The collection of ready-made stamps for dates

You always pay attention to small design elements? A typical user is ready to give up, noticing even the minor error.
The collection of ready-made stamps for dates
Designers to avoid such errors are often invent excellent design and execution of their individual elements.

Below is a web resource is a selection of different stamps for dates and links to free collection of ready-made stamps and guidance on their production.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Tumblr - a functional platform for microblogging

Surely some of you heard about this popular in the West as a blogging platform Tumblr . We Tumblr is not so well known, but may still be radically changed. After all, not just because he deserves sympathy and respect for the English-speaking person?

If I were asked to briefly define what a Tumblr, I would probably say that this is something like an extended Twitter. Tumblr is not limited to 140 characters (or any other), while at the same time, the platform does not have a long, full-posts. This also contributes to poor design and typical Tumblr-blogs.Let's talk more about some features of Tumblr.

On Tumblr has seven types of posts

Usually on most blogging platforms, the post he is fast. In Tumblr post office strife. You can post the text, photo, quote, link, audio, video, or even chat (a fragment of correspondence).

On Tumblr has seven types of posts

This is to some extent simplifies the posting, the other adds a special charm.

Tumblr blogs are a great design

This fact alone is able to attract attention. A great design combined with simplicity. You will not find Tumblr-blogs, with 4 speakers, a complex basement and other complex layout. A typical blog on Tumblr platfome has a clean, neat design and 1-2 Clonks. Ugly blogs "toggle switch" I have not seen.

Tumblr blogs are a great design

In a special section of the site you will find the so-called Theme Garden with hundreds of beautiful and vibrant free templates for Tumblr. Of course, you have the opportunity to create their own completely original theme with HTML editor.

Tumblr blog is very easy to operate

Blogs on the "Toggle" knowingly deserved reputation as one of the easiest to use. This applies to both management and the process of posting. For simplicity and convenience would have to pay insufficient (compared to more advanced platforms like WP) control. The advantages can also be attributed to the advanced posting Email, which supports many formats and publish photos, audio, etc. Traditionally, such systems have a posting from a mobile iPhone and BlackBerry. With the API Tumblr have been developed various services and mobile and desktop applications for it.

External statistics, Feedburner, optimization

Tumblr can be connected to, for example, Google Analytics, which is a significant advantage. The platform is very friendly to search engines. There is integration with the service Feedburner.

In Tumblr quickly register

This advantage is likely you will appreciate just once - in Tumblr, including simple registration process.

In Tumblr quickly register

Rather than comment reblog

By default, disabled comments on Tumblr, but instead have the opportunity to overdrink (reblog) something in itself. At the same time, it is possible to connect an external comment system, for example, Disqus;

Integration with Twitter and FaceBook

In Tumblr is possible to integrate with Twitter. You can configure the automatic posting of new messages in Twitter or FaceBook.

This is only part of the platform Tumblr, which is truly amazing and unique places. You can create collaborative blogs, pages, "About Me" with different settings of the design, add your blog in the mechanism of "question-answer" to load pictures in high definition and shape them into the Picture Gallery, etc. A special web page why tumblr for a more detailed description of all the benefits and features of this platform for microblogging.

So long as our people feel more lonely on Tumblr. At the same time, the platform is fully capable to gain popularity as it once was with Twitter. Although whether users will want to "complicate things", especially now that the new tweeter is also very functional.

Secondly, webmasters will be sad to know that Tumblr is very strict attitude towards the HS. Start a blog on Tumblr for the sake of only one or Crossposting to refer to the MFA-site is almost meaningless - administration regularly clean the series, so heavy on this platform are virtually absent as a class.

In conclusion, I will say that Tumblr - a great platform, but unfortunately, it does not suit everyone. For me, it's something like Apple of blogging platforms. Learn Tumblr is right for you or not is very simple - you just need it to register. Next it will be clear very quickly you will come to each other or not.

Lessons on creating digital images

Today our collection includes lessons on creating digital images, mainly portraits. and you can visit them by clicking on the links. For those who want to better learn the basics of drawing portraits in Photoshop or the theory of computer graphics, also provided some lessons.


Create a striking portrait
Create a striking portrait
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Create stunning portrait of a bright
Create stunning portrait of a bright
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Draw Queen Boudicca
Draw Queen Boudicca
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How to Draw "Girls with apple» by Kassies
How to Draw "Girls with apple» by Kassies
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Draw a Man Yuk
Draw a Man Yuk
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Draw a photorealistic portrait of Rihanna
Draw a photorealistic portrait of Rihanna
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Draw a photorealistic portrait of Rihanna
Draw a photorealistic portrait of Rihanna
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"Play with me"
"Play with me"
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How to draw fantasy portrait from scratch in Photoshop
How to draw fantasy portrait from scratch in Photoshop
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Draw a portrait of Hanagumori with Diane Özdamar
Draw a portrait of Hanagumori with Diane Özdamar
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Techniques of drawing a portrait
Techniques of drawing a portrait
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Draw a portrait of a woman
Draw a portrait of a woman
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Create a portrait of a beautiful girl in Photoshop
Create a portrait of a beautiful girl in Photoshop
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How to Draw a portrait of a woman (from Italiener)
How to Draw a portrait of a woman (from Italiener)
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MsMiyavi-realistic painting
MsMiyavi-realistic painting
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Draw a Warrior
Draw a Warrior
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Mistress of Death
Mistress of Death
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Draw a portrait in the style of fantasy
Draw a portrait in the style of fantasy
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Redraw photo
Redraw photo
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Portrait of a Boy
Portrait of a Boy
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Draw an old woman
Draw an old woman
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Draw a girl-punk
Draw a girl-punk
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Create a portrait of Clara
Create a portrait of Clara
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Woman by Henning Ludvigsen
Woman by Henning Ludvigsen
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Theory of Computer Graphics
Theory of Computer Graphics
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Draw a perfect skin
Draw a perfect skin
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Draw the eye
Draw the eye
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Draw a nose
Draw a nose
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Draw the lips
Draw the lips
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Draw the ear
Draw the ear
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