in this tutorial, we will learn how to create a slick futuristic button using Photoshop. We will be using Photoshop since it is more flexible and easy to learn and use.


submitted: 5 years and 3196 days ago

We all love gadgets, either collecting them or designing them. Gadgets are the favorite subjects for many designers. Designing them is an incredible way to improve your general skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (or any other design-related tool). You will learn a lot of new stuff everytime you create such designs, even if you are an expert in it. Once you know the basics, you can pretty much experiment a lot and create cool concept designs.


submitted: 5 years and 3209 days ago

Retro and Grunge are quickly becoming a new trend. These type of designs are becoming more and more popular in a variety of design contexts like corporate designs, portfolios, poster work and nowadays, even blogs use both styles on a small and large scale. When applying “old-style” elements to their works, designers produce creative and appealing designs that make their websites stand out and look really different. If these type of retro look are executed carefully, the results are stunning and will catch the eye of the viewer instantly. It sends out a very strong message when typography is placed within these styles. These retro typographic elements create a nostalgic atmosphere around us, awakening our inner feelings and memories.


submitted: 5 years and 3281 days ago

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create an animal inspired fur typography.


submitted: 5 years and 3286 days ago

In this tutorial, we will learn some really cool techniques to help us achieve a few aspects of Retro Futurism. We will be learning a lot of concepts, tips and tricks in Illustrator. We all also learn how to add the futuristic look using Photoshop. This is a very detailed tutorial so, we request you to maintain your composure throughout :)


submitted: 5 years and 3289 days ago

Everyone loves social bookmarking. Whether it is tweeting, or sharing a link in facebook or even showcasing design works in flickr. Well, there are almost thousands of icons out there patiently waiting for us to use them. The difficulty in designing web graphics is not so much in the actual execution of the design, but more in the planning of it and the process of learning new things. At the same time you want the design to be eye-catching, yet smooth and small enough so it doesn’t dominate your layout. So, we decided to create some fancy, dark and glossy icon inspired by the iPhone app, Tweetie. In this tutorial, we have written how to create them.


submitted: 5 years and 3296 days ago

In this tutorial, we will be learning how to create a shiny, glowing realistic pearl. We will be learning a lot of interesting stuff in layer styles. Layer Styles is definitely one of my favorite features in Photoshop. We can achieve a lot of effects using this. We’ll combine layer styles and generous amounts of shininess to create the perfect shiny pearl. We shall give more emphasis on ‘realism’ which is very important to give out the elegant appearance of a real pearl.


submitted: 5 years and 3345 days ago

In this tutorial, we will be learning about the GRID LINES in Photoshop and how to use them to create perfectly aligned objects. We will also learn about the advantages of Clipping masks. Finally, we will be creating a framework so that any picture can be added and made look like an icon. This is a very simple tutorial and can be achieved in basic steps.


submitted: 5 years and 3356 days ago

In this tutorial, we will be creating the Harry Potter text effect with a brilliant stormy night. This type of effect is seen in the trailer of the Harry Potter movies. We will learn how to create a solid bevel effect, which can be applied to create some awesome text effects. Also, we will learn how to create rain using the Noise Filter. We will apply a Photo filter to give it an authentic movie title look. Finally, it is about experimenting with lots of effects and cloud filters. Let’s start.


submitted: 5 years and 3366 days ago

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a realistic looking orb and we shall continue to experiment with it and finally attempt to create planet earth and to add glow lines around it. This is an intermediate level tutorial. The final effect can be used to create icons and buttons. In this tutorial, we will be learning stuff with respect to layer styles, gradient tool to apply the shine and gloss and finally, how to use the pen tool to achieve amazing glow lines.


submitted: 5 years and 3393 days ago