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Letting photos shine by adding some subtle effects is something you learn to do by trial and error. Some photos will work perfect for certain effects and others won't, but it's something we creatives love to experiment with. One of the more popular effects is creating some kind of a vintage color effect. You create a certain atmosphere and it can give more depth when you add these kind of effects

I'm not sure about you, but I'm still in favor of using Photoshop to create of my design for the web. However, I agree that this application, even with all its never-ending feature set, is not the ideal environment to design web sites in. The ideal application doesn't exist yet, until it does it is maybe not such a bad idea to investigate ways on how we can optimize our workflow. The title of this

Effects, such as drop shadow, inner shadow, gradient overlay etc. can be applied in Photoshop in a simple way via Layer Styles. This is a very easy, and most of all, flexible way. You can easily apply this on text and keep the text editable at all times. One of these effects is the inset effect, which can be created by a combination of a drop shadow and inner shadow. Today I want to share with you

Veerle's blog, creativity catalyst and design inspiration We are, by nature, a modest people; we've done little to move our cultural identity beyond the clichés about us. Yet, throughout the history of print and, later, graphic design, we've amassed a formidable body of work: elegant to quirky and playful, edgy and modern to gloriously antiquarian. Here I'll be promoting and archiving historical a

With the iPhone and apps being around for many years you would think that technology would trickle down to most other industries. When you examine the bicycle industry there aren’t any of the mainstream brands exploring that area of technology just yet. There are many exciting things that can be done and that’s where the Volata comes in.

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! A few days ago Adobe announced CS5, I say announced because nothing is actually shipping yet. From our previous endeavor we already knew that something new was coming. The cat is now out of the bag and we get to see what the design team at Adobe has been up to. In this follow up of ou

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! Today I have a very easy to follow step-by-step tutorial for people who just started out with Illustrator. This is another request from a reader who asked if I could explain how to draw this ring shape (see image on the left). Looking at this shape I can see it’s made of 2 overlapping

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! The Adobe’s Creative Suite 4 packages have this interesting gradient style effect. It looks like a grid of swatches going from one color to another in subtle gradient effect. If you have ever wondered how you create this effect, then I invite you to take the jump and read on. Create n

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! This CSS tip is really basic, and I’m sure a lot of people who are comfortable working with CSS won’t probably learn anything new here, but I thought I just share this anyway. I believe this is a very useful tip for people just starting out. It’s about how you add a background image t

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! Pattern brushes in Illustration… Honestly? It’s something I hardly (read ‘never’) use. That’s just because I haven’t looked into this feature and now that I have I truly believe in its powers. Ever since I started writing Illustrator and Photoshop tutorials, I come to the conclusion t

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! A few days ago I was implementing breadcrumbs in a website I’m working on. Not that I sincerely believe every site needs this, but on some occasions and to some users breadcrumbs are practical. Anyhow, it gave me the idea to write an article about it because it’s been a while since I

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! In my previous Illustrator tutorial I showed you how you can create a diamond flower using different transparency modes. With this tutorial we’ll stay within the same area of spirographs. Today’s article is completely inspired by Mr. Spirograph himself Andy Gilmore. His work is stunni

Check out this extended font bundle for only $29! In the image below I’m only showing a tiny fragment of what’s included in this incredible bundle. Time for a little update on what is going on with the Inspiration Stream. As you've probably guessed, gathering quality inspiration can be time consuming. When The Deck still was a partner of this site this wasn't an issue. With Jim Coudal's announceme

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! One of the things I’ve seen around quite a bit lately is a transparent rainbow gradient effect on a dark background. It seems to me that flashy transparent gradients are in these days. They make me think about magic. Today I’ll show you how you can create a magical rainbow color flame

Check out this extended font bundle for only $29! In the image below I’m only showing a tiny fragment of what’s included in this incredible bundle. Time for a little update on what is going on with the Inspiration Stream. As you've probably guessed, gathering quality inspiration can be time consuming. When The Deck still was a partner of this site this wasn't an issue. With Jim Coudal's announceme

Check out this extended font bundle for only $29! In the image below I’m only showing a tiny fragment of what’s included in this incredible bundle. Time for a little update on what is going on with the Inspiration Stream. As you've probably guessed, gathering quality inspiration can be time consuming. When The Deck still was a partner of this site this wasn't an issue. With Jim Coudal's announceme

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! Starting with simple shapes as a basis for your design can give you surprising results. By trying to apply them in a creative way and by experimenting you can end up with an amazing design. Today I’ll show you how to draw 4 simple shapes fast and easy. I’m thinking of the perfect wave

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! As someone who has a soft spot for typography in general, it is a rather difficult taks to choose my top 10 favorite typefaces. It feels a bit like shifting through all those nice (600 and more) entries I received for the ‘What is Graphic Design’ poster competition from a while ago. W

You are looking at archived content. The hot new stuff is happening at Veerle's blog 3.0. You should check it out! Sometimes I think “what could I create next?”. Why not start with just 4 lines and 5 color swatches and see from there? Use the tools at hand and see where it ends up. Surprising results happen when you do. Here is where I ended up… The basics Create 4 lines Create 4 vertical lines us

Check out this extended font bundle for only $29! In the image below I’m only showing a tiny fragment of what’s included in this incredible bundle. Time for a little update on what is going on with the Inspiration Stream. As you've probably guessed, gathering quality inspiration can be time consuming. When The Deck still was a partner of this site this wasn't an issue. With Jim Coudal's announceme