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I’ve enjoyed processing some photos of my car lately, using various editing and compositing techniques to enhance the flat and boring images that come out of the camera into vibrant automotive portraits. Today I’ll show you the process I went through to transform a rear-end shot of my Mustang in a rather uninspiring location of […] The post Video Tutorial: Compositing and Editing in Photoshop appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

Have you ever wondered how designers create those beautiful smoke effects in posters and photo manipulations? Well, all you need is a quality Photoshop smoke brush and you can create those same effects all by yourself. A smoke brush can be quite useful on many different occasions, whether it's for adding a bit of artificial […]

Outlining can be a versatile tool to have. From sketching to lettering, outlining adds something unique. Check out the best outlining brushes for Procreate.

As much as I've always loved the experience of going out to eat and ordering in takeout, it's very rare that I enjoy visiting a restaurant's website. But I get it. The restaurant industry tends to run on very slim profit margins, so it's hard to justify spending money on a professionally designed website when all they want it to do is list their hours of operation and menu.

There was a time when web typography was simply a matter of putting a few fonts together. Modern web design has now evolved to the point where we expect text... The post 10 Useful Web Typography Frameworks and Libraries appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Experiments with canvas are the talk of the town these days. They can be seen not only as concepts in the popular web developer playgrounds but also as solutions for... The post 8 Snippets That Demonstrate the Repelling Effect in Web Design appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Experiments with canvas, a basic HTML5 element that is used to produce graphics of various kinds and scale on a web page, are gaining more and more popularity nowadays. It seems that web developers have pinned their faith in this technology, even despite the fact that it suffers from the lack of proper browser compatibility. Intending to unlock various possibilities of this potent element the artists come up with pretty remarkable and occasionally unexpected results that strike the eye from the first seconds. One of such successful experiments that have found its practical application in website design is particles animation. Using just the regular tools and, of course, a bit of magic of Javascript, primitive dots on the screen begin to move chaotically, bounce, dance, respond to gravity, form various shapes and even interact with users. What's more with the help of the more powerful libraries like WebGL, Three.js or TweenMax they transform into real masterpieces that are able to grab the biggest piece of the attention pie in any interface. If you take a look at elegant Deutser, energetic Activation Nodeplus or top-notch Void, you will notice that they have one thing in common: all of them are enriched with particles-inspired centerpieces that take the user […]

Looking for a high-quality desktop computer mockup to showcase your design? Look no further. In this post, we're featuring the best desktop mockup templates for both Mac and Windows desktop devices. Microsoft's new Surface Studio workstations are widely popular among creative professionals. This makes the device a great choice for showcasing your creative designs to […]

Our series of tips on presentation design outlined some generic rules and ideas that you can live by to create better, more professional presentations. Today we want to follow that up by taking you through the actual process of designing a presentation from start to finish. We’ll break down every step of the design process, […]