Posted on 28 November 2011. Tags: illustrator, shape, text, vector, warp
In this tutorial, we will see how we can warp the text around a shape or a object. This technique will show you how to combine the text wrap and heart shape together to achieve the text wrap effect. This tutorial will concentrate on how to use Envelope Distort feature in Illustrator to achieve this effect. You will also learn some new techniques along the way. For this to work effectively, first we have to decide on a suitable shape.
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Posted on 10 November 2011.
Perfect Photo Suite 6, the dramatic new version of onOne Software’s award winning product suite offers the best new tools for solving the most common problems faced by photographers today. This major upgrade introduces completely new products Perfect Portrait and Perfect Effects, Perfect Mask, the next generation of Mask Pro, Perfect Layers, in addition to favorites Perfect Resize, FocalPoint and PhotoFrame. And now, you can move effortlessly between applications, for a smoother and faster workflow.
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Posted on 04 October 2011. Tags: flags, gif, ico, png
Flags for websites. PNG/GIF 16x11px
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Posted on 21 September 2011. Tags: ai, eps, map, world map
If you are in search of a high quality vector World map, then your search is now over.
Most of the vector maps below are of the highest detail and accuracy, some have been designed specifically for designers and others to be used by everyone for whatever the project.
They are all in either .ai (Illustrator) format, .eps format or .svg formats.
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Posted on 15 September 2011. Tags: abstract, livebrush
What is Livebrush?
Livebrush is a drawing application. It employs an easy-to-use brush tool that reacts to your gesture. By combining simple motion controls with brush styles, Livebrush offers a fun and unique way to create graphics.
View the demo below.

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Posted on 21 July 2011. Tags: illustrator
Illustrator has great control over gradients and blends but if you want to fade the gradient from color to transparency you have to use Opacity Mask.
The use of opacity masks in Illustrator is not as straightforward as in Photoshop but is just as powerful once you get to know how to use them.
Here is something to get you started.

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Posted on 18 July 2011. Tags: ai, eps, qr, qr codes

QR Code and 2D Code Generator
This page is an online two dimensional code generator which is written in PHP. It can generate QR Code, Data Matrix, Aztec Code and Micro QR Code for the time being. Because QR Code is much more popular than the other code formats, it is separately named in the page title. If you need more information on two dimensional bar code systems, I strongly suggest that you take a look at Roger Smolski‘s comprehensive blog on QR Code and two dimensional bar codes. Also you should check out John Hopkins‘s extensive iPhone QR Code reader roundup. Lastly, if you would like to help a student with his university expenses, you can try Michael Schade‘s QR Business Cards service.
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Posted on 07 June 2011. Tags: ipad, iphone, photoshop, templates
The iPad is an exciting evolution for developers and end users, but there are no any comprehensive pre-built GUI resources for app development in this. It makes match the uniformed style of the iPhone or the iPad to be hard. We have compiled the list of 11 free iPhone 4 GUI PSD templates, below is 12 great free Apple iPad GUI PSD templates for designers. All PSDs was constructed using vectors, so it’s fully editable and scalable. Enjoy!
iPad GUI PSD

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Posted on 30 March 2011.
There are plenty of open source applications that can help you tremendously as aweb designer. Open source projects are great not only because of their price tag (free), but also because of the passionate community that typically forms around them. In these economic times, it’s often a worthwhile endeavor to see places where you can conserve, and open source alternatives are a good place to start looking. Continue Reading
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