Quick Tip: Using a Displacement Map to Create a Photo Realistic Mockup
Creating your own mockups to display your work is essential for any designer these days. It's an easy process if you're utilizing displacement maps in Photoshop. Let's take a quick look at a simple method for creating a mockup file that can be reused over an over....Read more
How to Create a Minion Style Character in Illustrator
Despicable Me introduced us all to minions, those hilarious small, yellow creatures whose impulsive actions and love of bananas have made them universally recognised and adored. Today I am going to show you how to create your very own minion style character in this Illu...Read more
10 Illustrated Prints You Need for Your Home Office
It's more and more common today for freelance designers to create their own products and sell them from their own online shops. Everything from t-shirts and prints to coffee mugs and stickers. Some creations are pure eye candy while others may inspire your everyday work...Read more
Custom Templates and Reusable Symbol Libraries in Sketch
If you often use the same interface elements, canvas size or grid settings for multiple projects, this tutorial will teach you how to create custom templates and libraries of reusable symbols in Sketch 3....Read more
Quick Tip: Instant Digital Brush Hand Lettering in Illustrator
Hand lettering, especially when added to images, is a beautiful trend that I'm partial to. There are tons of ways to get your hand lettering onto the computer in order to turn it into a logo, whether it's dipping a paint brush into ink and trying countless times to get ...Read more
How to Design and Paint Your Own Vintage Badge
Creating something by hand can be incredibly rewarding. For a designer or illustrator, the feeling you get when seeing a creation come to life on paper is like no other. Sure, you can create vintage style badges and logos using Illustrator and Photoshop. But sketching a...Read more
How to Develop and Implement a New Client Questionnaire
A couple of weeks ago we explored 5 ways to tell if a new client is the right client by asking yourself several questions to help you determine if you should take on this new client. This week will look at a series of questions to ask the potential client to determine i...Read more
Quick Tip: How to Change the Pixels Per Inch of An Image in Photoshop
A common misconception that most people have is that the pixels per inch (PPI) or dots per inch (DPI) of an image has some bearing on the quality of an image. The truth of the matter is that pixels per inch is more like a meta data tag that tells printers how big you'd ...Read more