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Five Photoshop Layers Speed Tricks

Five Photoshop Layers Speed Tricks

Here are a few tips and tricks to help speed up your design work in Photoshop. ...

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Microsoft Abandons Windows E and Reveals the Browser Ballot Screen

Microsoft Abandons Windows E and Reveals the Browser Ballot Screen

Microsoft’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Dave Heiner, has revealed further information about Windows 7 and how the company will comply with European competition laws regarding Internet Explorer. Windows 7 E was originally intended to ship without Internet...

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Add More Sparkle with CSS3

Add More Sparkle with CSS3

Have you noticed that when EA Games release a new title they often simultaneously release the game for every gaming platform from PS3 to Nintendo DS? There are huge differences in the capabilities of those devices and yet they...

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Stripped To The Bone: Minimalist Web Design

Stripped To The Bone: Minimalist Web Design

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Minimalism is an art movement, born in the twentieth century, which describes various forms of art,...

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Creative Bookmarks: Best of July 2009

Creative Bookmarks: Best of July 2009

July was an amazing month for Photoshop Tutorials around the web. You’ve seriously got to check some of these awesome links out. Quick Nav: Photoshop Tutorials Illustrator Tutorials Web/Blogging Tutorials Freebies, Inspiration, & Resources Photoshop Tutorials How to Create...

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Hillary, IE6 and the State of the State Department

Hillary, IE6 and the State of the State Department

Was it only two weeks ago we were all whistling happy little tunes and walking with that little extra pep in our step? ...

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GIF, PNG, JPG. Which One To Use?

GIF, PNG, JPG. Which One To Use?

If you’re starting out in web design you may be familiar with the different types of file format used for images on the web, but it can be confusing trying to figure out which file type you should use....

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Photoshop Tutorial: Faking Darkroom Film Edges

Photoshop Tutorial: Faking Darkroom Film Edges

So far in my photoshop tutorials, we’ve covered quite a bit on how to fake the look of an old toy camera, with the Holga , LOMO/X-Pro , and Light Leaks tutorials.  These are fun to do, but if...

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HTML 4 Considered Harmful

HTML 4 Considered Harmful

There are times when I feel like I’m banging my head against a brick wall. Or maybe I should say, times when I feel like the drum I’m banging is being pounded with bricks! I’ve been advocating the use...

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Art Direction: Taking Web Design To The Next Level

Art Direction: Taking Web Design To The Next Level

Web design has come a long way from the grey backgrounds and blue and purple links of just a few short years ago. CSS and maturing browsers are allowing designers to create beautiful sites. ...

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