I’ve finally managed to finish the redesign and launch of my site during this last week. I like to think of it as more of a freshen up than a complete redesign as I’ve kept certain design elements from the previous version. Read more…
Apr
11
2010
Feb
25
2010
A Tilt-Shift effect on your image gives it the impression that the subject is actually a scale model. It does this by dramatically simulating a shallow Depth of Field along with an increase in the color saturation. Read more…
Photoshop CS4 has a great new feature called the Pixel Grid. The pixel grid appears when you zoom past 500% and can help with editing at the pixel level. Read more…
The latest Wacom Intuos4 Tablet driver now has a feature that enables you to backup and restore your tablet preferences. Like any sort of backup, this should be used to safeguard your settings in case of computer failure or file corruption. Read more…
Jul
22
2009
Adding guides to your Photoshop document are a great way of making sure everything’s aligned nicely.
Guides can be dragged from the Rulers on the edge of your document, or you can also use the “View > New Guide…” menu option. Read more…
One of the first changes you’ll probably notice when upgrading to Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4), is the use of tabs to display your windows. Previously, your windows “floated” within the CS4 interface. Now, they dock neatly up against the Options panel. Read more…
May
23
2009
I was recently asked to submit my thoughts on what I think will be trending in the design community in 2010. It may sound far away, but we’re almost halfway through 2009 already. Read more…
May
04
2009
If you think that because you know how to code a web page, an HTML email should be “no trouble”, then think again. There are lots of considerations that you need to take into account to get your HTML email to render correctly across the numerous email and web mail clients. Read more…
Apr
25
2009
This is a simple Photoshop tutorial to create a “Vista style” tabbed menu bar that you can use for your website layout, much like I’ve used on my own site.
The above image is one that I cooked up earlier so that you can see the finished layout 
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Apr
10
2009
No doubt you’ve come across the odd list or two of “Useful Tools”. Most people have a collection of tools or certain sites that they find invaluable for designing. Well, now it’s my turn to create one. These are some of the tools that I find extremely useful and use on a regular, if not daily, basis. Read more…
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