Archive for May, 2010

• Creating Brushed Metal in Adobe Fireworks

  May 28 10 brushed, metal, steel, tutorial

  Somebody (actually Patrick Schneider ) asked for it, so here it is. In my previous live design session screencast, I showed an icon with a brushed metal texture. People have been asking how, so, here’s how:

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• Designing Rainboxx

  May 26 19 design, icon, metal, rainboxx, tutorial, water

  Not so much a tutorial, this is really a near-live sneak peek into the design process behind the Logo/Icon for Rainboxx. I’ve also posted this work in progress to Dribbble where you can see the first revision. In this video, I “work out loud” and work on creating the insignia on the Rainboxx logo. [...]

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• Using Tweening to Create Patterns in Fireworks

  May 04 17 design, Fireworks, mask, pattern, tutorial, tweening

  Yet another impromptu tutorial, I talk about using symbol tweening in Adobe Fireworks and how this powerful technique can be used to create patterns.

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