Essential Resources for The Ultimate Designer’s Toolbox
It's essential for a designer to create a toolbox, or an arsenal, of tools that he/she uses to create various effects and techniques in a project. The amount of time it saves allows a designer to concentrate on the job at hand versus having to spend time creating the re...Read more
How to Create a Smooth Segmented Chart using Sketch 3 App
This tutorial will teach you how to create a simple line chart, inspired by Google Material design principles using primarily the vector tool, gradients and masks in Sketch 3 app....Read more
Quick Tip: Creating Custom Color Swatches From Any Photo
In this quick tip we'll be looking at a technique that I use a lot when working with photos. If I like the colors in a photo and want to use those in a design, or in future designs, I'll create and save a custom swatches file. Let's take a look at how it's done in Photo...Read more
Create an Easy Neon Light Text Effect in Photoshop
Neon lights have a cool vintage look. Recreating that look in Photoshop is surprisingly easy. In this tutorial I'm using pink as my light color, but feel free to use blue or green or whatever color you prefer. Let's dive right in and get started....Read more
Working With Transparent Text Layers in Photoshop
Have you ever wanted to make text layers in Photoshop transparent and allow the background layer to show through? Layer masks and clipping masks cannot be directly applied to text layers in Photoshop, so we have to take a different approach if we want to avoid convertin...Read more
How to Create a Vintage Badge Logo with Illustrator and Photoshop
Ever wondered how to create those awesome retro badges that are so popular at the moment? It is surprisingly easy to create your own unique brand identity with Illustrator, and add authentic finishing touches in Photoshop....Read more
10 Incredible Illustrators that You Should be Following
Putting pen to paper, or pen to screen, is an incredible talent that I hold in high regard. There is no Photoshop filter or Illustrator action that can match the true craftsmanship of an artist. Below is a list of 10 illustrators that are more than worthy of your time a...Read more
Quick Tip: Using Bitmap Textures in Adobe Illustrator
Textures in Illustrator are a wonderful thing, but converting complex textures into vectors can be taxing and can unnecessarily bloat your file size. In comes bitmap textures to save the day. Bitmap in Illustrator? Trust me, it's better than it sounds. Let's take a look...Read more