5 Indispensable Tips to Design More Effective Icons
Icons are one of the most overlooked elements of user interface design. There is often a lot of history behind each icon that you see in your favourite apps and on the web. As a designer, it is your responsibility to attempt to create the 'perfect' icon for a given purp...Read more
Creating Simple Arrow Graphs with Illustrator’s Live Paint Tool
The live paint tool is a powerful tool in Adobe Illustrator. But it's also one that is sometimes overlooked when creating simple shapes. Let's take a look and see how the Live Paint Tool can be used to create some easy arrow graphs....Read more
Create a Vintage Style Vector Bottle Cap
I love vintage style, and there's something incredibly nostalgic about a retro bottle cap design. Creating one in Adobe Illustrator is easy and only takes a few steps. The result makes a great logo or badge for a vintage style website. Let's take a look at the process b...Read more
10 Must Have Casual Script Fonts with a Vintage Flare
Nothing lands closer to a designer's heart than nostalgia. Especially for the 1950s when things were done by hand. Illustration and lettering were essential skills in the designer's arsenal. Just browsing through a magazine from that time period you can find a vast arra...Read more
How to Duplicate Groups and Layers Between Documents in Photoshop.
For designers who often work with multiple documents open in Photoshop, copying an element from one document to another can be a little messy and awkward. In this quick tip I will share the most commonly used method for moving layers between documents, and another (bett...Read more
A Step by Step Guide to Designing an Indie Film Poster
I've always been a fan of film poster design. I think it's the whole idea of creating a story from a single image. Taking just a piece of a film and, telling enough about that film with one design, to entice the audience to see more is a challenge for a designer. But it...Read more
How to Create Animated Pre-loaders using only CSS3
Pre-loaders are essential on the web, they enhance the user experience by providing visual feedback to the user whilst waiting for content to load. CSS3 pre-loaders are an alternative to image based pre-loaders and have the advantage of being scalable and Retina ready....Read more
Create Your Own Custom Social Share Count Buttons
If you're tired of using the built-in styles of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and StumbleUpon's like and share buttons, you're not alone. Here's how we implemented them here on Medialoot.com using PHP and jQuery. You may want to be familiar with HTML, CSS, and javascript ...Read more