As important as information and interface design are, it’s the satisfied feeling of designing something that just plain looks awesome that keeps us going during those times when the creative well is dry, when you’ve stared at a blank canvas for hours, when you’ve saved a hundred attempt.psd’s, and when you’re fed up of design. It’s because you know that when you have that finished, polished, veritable work of art up on your screen, and you’ve switched Photoshop into full screen mode and you’re looking at it from different angles around the room, and you’re basking in the glory of your perfectly positioned pixels, you just know that this is the greatest profession in the world!
14 Quick and Slick Portfolio Templates (via ThemeForest)
Dec 5th in Web Roundups by CollisHaving an online portfolio is pretty much a no-brainer these days. But all too often it’s the old story of the cobbler’s children who have no shoes - or in our case the designer who has no time for their own portfolio. Whether it’s because there’s too much work on, or because you can’t settle on a design, or because you’re somewhere in the middle of building the "perfect" portfolio, sometimes you just need to get something together, and fast.
9 Information Design Tips to Make You a Better Web Designer
Dec 3rd in Articles by CollisIt’s probably the least glamourous part of web design, but information design is by no means the least important. Locating and consuming information is the quintessential web task, far surpassing buying, playing and communicating, all of which include a good portion of information design themselves. How users find and then avail themselves of all that information is affected by how it is structured and presented. Thus every web designer should be equipped to make qualified and informed decisions on just how to do this.
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The 3 Components of Good Web Design
Dec 3rd in Articles by CollisGood design isn’t just about good looks, and nowhere is this truer than in web design. In fact it makes sense to think of web design as being made up of three major non-technical components: aesthetic design, information design and interface design. If you want to be a great web designer it’s essential that you have a firm grasp of all three.
Web Design Week on PSDTUTS + You Can Now Sell Photoshop Templates via ThemeForest
Dec 2nd in Articles by CollisFor as long as I can remember we’ve gotten requests for more web design posts here on PSDTUTS. Well web design fans, it’s your lucky day because all this week we’ll be bringing you articles and tutorials on just that topic. What’s the occasion? Well today our sister site ThemeForest is adding a whole new section - Photoshop Templates - meaning you can now sell your straight Photoshop designs via ThemeForest.
Best of TUTS - November 2008
Dec 1st in Web Roundups by SkellieThe TUTS+ network has been growing like crazy and this month we received more page views and visitors than ever before. Here’s a showcase of the best TUTS+ content in November.
Best of the Web - November 2008
Dec 1st in Web Roundups by EmilNovember was a month filled with tons of good material worth featuring in this wrap up. I narrowed down the best tutorials, free downloads, and articles on the web for this month. We have an article featuring our editor Sean, a interesting tutorial on a planet scene, and some cool free brushes and textures. Lets get into the content.
Interview with Justin Maller
Nov 29th in Articles by SkellieJustin Maller, a.k.a Superlover, is founder of the depthCORE initiative and has worked with DC Shoes, Lee, Quicksilver and Computer Arts Magazine. His photo manipulations often blend human subjects with chaotic abstract elements resulting in a style that is uniquely his own. I recently sat down with Justin (virtually) to glean war stories, tips and advice from this Photoshop master.
New PLUS TUT - How to Create a Retro Metal 3D Design
Nov 27th in News by Barton DamerThis is a new addition to the PSDTUTS PLUS section. Learn how to create hot 3D artwork with shiny retro-fitted text. We’ll be mixing in a dash of Illustrator’s Blend and 3D tools and the rest is pure Photoshop magic! Learn more at the jump!
20+ Photoshop Painted Inspiration and Brush Resources
Nov 26th in Inspiration by Steven SnellWhen working with Photoshop, paint effects can often help to create colorful and interesting results. In this post we’ll look at some inspirational resources for working with paint splatters, watercolors, and brush strokes. We’ll look at some tutorials, exemplary website designs, artwork, and Photoshop brushes that you can use for your own work.
