Free PSD Templates

Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

free-PSD is a website that offers awesome templates in PSD format for absolutely free with the only condition to put a link back to their site, pretty fair considering the high quality of the templates offered.
No registration required to download any file. The PSD files are of very high quality in a professional grade and they are even sliced so you can save as separated images to build and customize your own variation of any template.

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105 Free PSD Logos

Posted on 09. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

Free is good and better yet when the freebies are of high quality. Searching the web I found a website with a great collection of 105 logos and they offer free PSD sources with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. There are some very nice logos that can inspire you for any design.

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Free High Quality PSD Files

Posted on 07. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

When it comes to free resources is very difficult to find something of high quality, not impossible, but hard to find. FreePSDFiles is one of those resources that when found you’ll be visiting over and over again. Why? Because they offer free PSD files that will make you happy…

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15 Advanced Photoshop Video Tutorials

Posted on 22. Dec, 2010 by Anna Cruz .

Most of the time, it is easier to learn a new skill when you can watch someone in action. That is why it may seem so much easier to learn from Photoshop video tutorials. No fumbling around trying to find the tool the tutorial requires; instead, you see exactly where the tool is located and also exactly how best to use it. Video tutorials are a great way to learn valuable techniques while having a good time, so check out the following below and learn some new advanced Photoshop skills.

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Awesome Graphic Design Resources for Christmas

Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Anna Cruz .

Christmas is just around the corner, so get your holiday design juices flowing with some inspirational resources. The collection below contains everything from Photoshop brush sets to stock photos to fonts and images. If you are looking to decorate or design for this winter holiday, then you must check out these downloads; most of them [...]

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20 PSD Tuts That Will Turn You Into A Photoshop Guru

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by Andy Boyd .

Many people can use Photoshop, but only a select few can call themselves gurus. Learn all the methods in the 20 tutorials below and you’ll be well on your way to joining this elite. Rather than focus on tuts for beginners, intermediates or advanced users, we’ve simply chosen ones which produce jaw-dropping effects. All of them are easy to follow, although most do require at least some prior knowledge and experience. From 3D pixel stretching to vintage colorizing, photo manipulation, age progression and portraiture, we’ve covered all the bases- so get educated and greatly improve your skills!

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How to get your first job as a web designer

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Roman Leinwather .

We have all started in this wonderful industry as a newbie, with no experience
and little knowledge in the field, but hey, we are here, doing what we love so
there must be a way in.

In this article I am going to tell you what you should do before you start looking
for your first job as a web designer. You might not have any knowledge about
developing for the web but do not worry; I will tell you what I did that got me into
this industry a couple years ago.

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Ultimate Roundup Of Photoshop Web Layouts Tutorials

Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Ibrahim Cheurfa .

Photoshop is an excellent tool for creating attractive and professional website designs. In this collection, you’ll find 60 Very Detailed Tutorials on Creating High Quality Web Layouts Using Photoshop. These website design tutorials would help you to improve your photoshop skills and techniques.

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Pareto Principle – The 80-20 Rule

Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Roman Leinwather .

The Pareto Principle has been applied to so many areas and industries with a big success. I would like to show you how you can apply this rule into your design work.

We can apply the Pareto Principle in design the following way. 80% of all design work can be produced with only 20% of the Photoshops functionality. I will show you on a real example as to how you can produce professional, realistically looking icons using only a few of the Photoshop effects.

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Photoshop CS5 – Sneak Peek Videos

Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by SmashingShare .

The countdown for Adobe Creative Suite 5 has already begun. There’s a lot of tweets and buzz in last few days about CS5 launch in April 2010. In this article, We will cover only Photoshop CS5 new features. We will quickly go through the sneak peek videos and see what new features will be available in the upcoming Photoshop CS5.

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Winner of Smashing Photoshop PSD Template

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by SmashingShare .

We started a Smashing Photoshop PSD Template giveaway last week for our loyal readers. Thanks to every body who participated in this giveaway. The wait has finished and we are happy to announce our first giveaway winner today. The winner will be contacted via email or twitter to receive the prize. Continue reading to see if you won this giveaway.

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100 Kickass Photo Manipulation Art Examples

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by SmashingShare .

Following 100 Kickass Photo Manipulation Art Examples are a great source for inspiration. “Photo Manipulation” is an art, a combination of photography and graphic design. This art has been used for improved story-telling and self-expression. Blending and mixing a bunch of different photos and creating one kickass photo from it is not an easy task. This require some great skills.

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