Tutorial: How To Design a Realistic Takeout Coffee Icon
In this tutorial we're going to show you how to design an icon from our popular freebie, the Incredibly Detailed Drinks Icon Pack. We'll walk you through the process of creating the takeout coffee cup from start to finish, exploring a wide variety of techniques in Photo...Read more
How To Create Your Own Hand-Sketched Vector Icons
If you're looking to add a personal touch to one of your projects, then hand-drawn icons and buttons are a perfect choice, let's face it if you break away from the run of the mill, high-gloss, pixel-perfect stock icons for a moment, and use a somewhat more traditional t...Read more
How To Design Your Business Card, A Guide for Web Designers
Everybody knows how important business cards are, they're the first impression people get of your company and they're how people will remember you, a well designed card will leave a positive impression and can mean that potential clients or business partners will hang o...Read more
How to Create a Sleek Oversized Search Bar in Fireworks
In this tutorial we will explore shape and layer style techniques to create an oversized search bar in Adobe Fireworks....Read more
How To Design a Website in One Hour
For most professional designers, time equals money. Creating the same quality work in less time means you can earn more money -- so there is a significant incentive to work efficiently. In this tutorial I'm going to explain how it's possible to design an entire website...Read more
How To Create A Colorful Business Card Template in Illustrator CS4 (+ free template)
In this tutorial we're going to be designing a bright, colorful and "happy" business card design from scratch in Adobe Illustrator CS4....Read more
Tutorial: How To Create Stunning Smoke Brushes in Photoshop
We've been working on a new set of smoke brushes and textures over here at MediaLoot HQ (they should be out in a few days) and since we've been spending so much time with them I thought it might be fun to do a tutorial on how to create your very own smoke brushes. All i...Read more