Bookmarked! Best readings of the week #23
Every week the design community releases a lot of interesting articles, tutorials and showcases that can charge your creativity in different ways. With this series we want to share high-quality contents from the community to provide interesting information for our readers. It's just a small selection, but we are sure that it can help you to find cool stuff that covers a wide variety of topics.
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Below a collection of awesome articles and resources that we have found in the last week. We suggest you to bookmark and read them. Take your time, get inspired!
In this tutorial, I will take you through the creation of a realistic vintage baseball card. You will learn how to add color to a black and white photo, how to reproduce an illustrated effect using Photoshop filters, how to create an "old print" effect, and all sorts of other goodies. We will be mixing images, textures, blending modes and adjustment layers to achieve the final design.
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In this article, we?re going to start by looking at a few inspirational movie posters from the 1980s which we?ll use for inspiration.
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to create vector images made from any symbols, having previously processed a bitmap image in Photoshop and using a wonderful script. The technique is very simple and accessible to everyone, it only depends on your imagination!
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In this tutorial, Joe Moore will walk you through the creation of an incredible surreal nature desktop wallpaper. Jam packed with information, this Photoshop tutorial will teach you various stock image manipulation skills, how to transform and liquify for good effects, paint reflections and shadows, and create an awesome finished result.
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Photoshop tips and tricks to get the best from your photos.
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Apple?s site has earned a reputation for it?s attractive brand identity and clean layouts. Thanks to this reputation, it has influenced a wave of other sites to follow suit. Apple?s design style is one that extends from product design and packaging all the way to the way that the sidebar widgets on their site are designs?
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Design a Vintage Baseball Card in Photoshop
- written by Nikola Lazarevic
- topics: Photoshop
- designinstruct.com
In this tutorial, I will take you through the creation of a realistic vintage baseball card. You will learn how to add color to a black and white photo, how to reproduce an illustrated effect using Photoshop filters, how to create an "old print" effect, and all sorts of other goodies. We will be mixing images, textures, blending modes and adjustment layers to achieve the final design.
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How to Design a 1980s Movie Poster in Photoshop
- written by Callum Chapman
- topics: Photoshop
- webdesignerdepot.com
In this article, we?re going to start by looking at a few inspirational movie posters from the 1980s which we?ll use for inspiration.
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Create a Sci-Fi, Vector Portrait Made of Symbols
- written by Iaroslav Lazunov
- topics: Illustrator
- vector.tutsplus.com
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create vector images made from any symbols, having previously processed a bitmap image in Photoshop and using a wonderful script. The technique is very simple and accessible to everyone, it only depends on your imagination!
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Create an Incredible Desktopography Inspired Wallpaper
- written by Joe Moore
- topics: Photoshop
- design.creativefan.com
In this tutorial, Joe Moore will walk you through the creation of an incredible surreal nature desktop wallpaper. Jam packed with information, this Photoshop tutorial will teach you various stock image manipulation skills, how to transform and liquify for good effects, paint reflections and shadows, and create an awesome finished result.
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Photo Retouching Tips And Tricks In Photoshop
- written by Dirk Metzmacher
- topics: Photo retouch
- smashingmagazine.com
Photoshop tips and tricks to get the best from your photos.
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How Apple Has Influenced Web Design Over the Years
- written by Dirk Metzmacher
- topics: Design
- webdesign.tutsplus.com
Apple?s site has earned a reputation for it?s attractive brand identity and clean layouts. Thanks to this reputation, it has influenced a wave of other sites to follow suit. Apple?s design style is one that extends from product design and packaging all the way to the way that the sidebar widgets on their site are designs?
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