Layer Styles are special effects that can be applied to Layers in Photoshop, and change the appearance of whatever contents that layer has. You can use them to get awesome results easily and quickly. This tutorial will show you some really useful, and time saving, tips and tricks for dealing with Layer Styles. Tip 1: Adding and Modifying Effects You can double click the layer to open the “Layer St

Whenever I see a beautifully designed vehicle the first and most important action is to see what company is behind the design. As soon as you see that logo, your judgement based on that vehicle will, from now on, be associate with that brand. It’s something so automatic that we really don’t notice until we recall that information again. Later on somebody will ask you your opinion, and your will mo

One might think that wood business cards are just a concept. Well, today we would like to tell you that it’s a growing reality. Custom Business cards are an icebreaker that could help your future. Making friends in you industry is always a must. At most times, a business card includes your name, identity, contact information, addresses, phone number, fax number, email addresses, website and other

Remember those weird things called audio cassette tapes? Technology has changed so much since then. Now you can pay $10 a month and have access to 25+ million songs via Spotify. I still have to pinch myself to believe that. While we can go on and on about the evolution of physical and digital media, I would like to focus your attention on a unique artist. Erika Iris Simmons is an internet freelanc

Apple is known for its astonishing design. Talking about Mac software, we take for granted beautiful program interfaces. On the contrary, Windows applications often lack a catching cover. People complain on complicated Windows software settings, difficult application behavior and long adaptation period. In a word, usability and design are not the pillars of Windows platform. However, among million

It’s been a really long time since we did our last installment series of “Remarkable Examples Of Typography Design.” To be precise, the last post was way back in June, 2011. Christmas is right around the corner and many designers are using their creativity at a maximum expense. Thus hinting it’s obvious purpose, we hope this collection will serve as a great resource for your typography inspiration

Peter Callesen Peter Callesen thrives on creating art from paper, rather on it. Using paper only as a source, he creates beautiful sculptural works. Each work is made by cutting out one sheet of paper, and using the removed scraps to create figures, buildings, and other objects. His work ranges from 2D to 3D. These sheets range from small a4 size or as big as 7m by 5m. The materialization of a fla

By any chance, can you remember the first watch you have ever worn? I’m not embarrassed to tell you that back in the day, I rocked the calculator watch with style. I’ll be completely honest, in elementary school I used it for one or two math tests. 🙂 Yes it was wrong, but it made the other kids jealous of my slickness. In the end, jealousy plays a huge roll in fashion. Technically speaking, fashi

The digital age is here to stay, and we must adapt in order to compete. The growth of smart-phones, tablets (let’s be honest, iPad), and netbooks is increasing every year (by the way if you’re in need of up-to-date and trending products check out DotBeasts. They’re trusted by thousands of people). While moving into the so called “post-PC era,” the job of a modern web designer is getting a tad more

Thinking differently is what creatives do on the regular. Most of the time schools teach us to think and act based on society’s standards. But the brave ones who dare to think differently usually change our aspect. That exact concept furthermore applies to design. Design in general is huge, but for the moment lets narrow it down to industrial furniture design. If given the opportunity, how would y

Recently at the F8 Conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced a massive redesign to our favorite* social media website. Honestly the new updates are understandable and from their point of view provide a better experience for the end user. From a personal point of view, each time they implement a change I get more confused, frustrated, and unwillingly forced to learn the new layout. When w

There has been a literal revolution in the world of design in recent years. While there were only a few who honestly seemed to believe that design staples could be considered art form – with many others believing it to be more of a corporate game – that opinion has been changing. In fact, there are several genres within the niche that are considered stand alone art pieces now by a large majority. 

With the latest release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) on Blu-ray, we decided to show some respect and dedicate a tribute. While being back on everybody’s radar, Star Wars continues to have a powerful fan base. While being over 30 years old, Star Wars in general has become a worldwide phenomenon! The franchise has managed to get into so many other markets and is only continuing to