Archive for the ‘design’ Category

• An Icon at a Time: Forrst

  Jul 25 15

  Forrst

  It’s been ages, ages since I last updated my social media icon set. Unfortunately, its not the kind of set that I can just let rot and file it away in some archive. As so many people use this set, I’ve got to press on and add to it as the web grows and as [...]

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• 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 Masks in Adobe Fireworks

  Apr 28 10 Fireworks, Masks, Tutorials

  It’s a quick one, but a good one. In this tutorial, I discuss how i use masks and gradient masks in Adobe Fireworks CS4.

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• The Nixon Foundation

  Apr 20 6 design, mu, Portfolio, WordPress

  

  The Richard Nixon Foundation wanted a very presidential, elegant and vibrant website to bring life and a new look to it’s previous design. The Richard Nixon Foundation is a multi-blog Powered on WordPress MU.

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• Impromptu Tutorial: Creating Crisp Vector Shapes

  Apr 15 39 Icon Design, social media, steam, tutorial, Tutorials

  I’ve always wanted to do a video tutorial, but I lack the ability to plan. Much of the design I do is as I am motivated. If I am motivated, I have to jump on it — I can’t spend a day planning, I just have to do it and do it naow *Arnold voice*.
  Today [...]

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• Hud Growl Theme

  Mar 29 34

  

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• Skin Essentials by Heather

  Feb 18 12 antique, green, victorian, web design

  

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• Dribbble, Gowalla, Grooveshark and more!

  Feb 01 35 cargo, design, dribbble, gowalla, grooveshark, Icons, paypal, xing

  As social sites have grown, my social media icons need to grow with it. I’ve added 6 new icons to my ever-growing set of Social Network Icon Pack, bringing the numbers to over 130 icons!
  Here are the new additions:
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  Cargo
  Dribbble
  Gowalla
  Grooveshark
  Paypal
  Xing

  Download?
  Ok, head on over to the downloads [...]

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• Social Media Icon Additions

  Oct 19 20 design, freebies, icon, social media

  I just wanted to let you know that I’ve added 6 new icons to my ever-growing set of Social Network Icon Pack, bringing the numbers to over 120 icons!

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