Reducing the Graininess of an Image in Photoshop
One way to do this is to go to Filters > Noise > Reduce Noise. Yes, I know this is pretty straightforward, but I just discovered how useful this actually is when you want to eliminate the noise...
View ArticleRandom Adobe Illustrator Tips and Recommendations, Ep. 1
Here’s several useful tips I found while getting my feet wet in Adobe Illustrator’s puddle, so to speak: 1.When you copy an object (with Ctrl-C), you can paste it directly behind or in front of the...
View ArticleRandom Adobe Illustrator Tips and Recommendations, Ep. 2
And my spree of randomly discovered tips on working with Illustrator continues: 1. If you want to quickly place an object behind or in front of all the other objects in a layer just select it and press...
View ArticleTwo Basic Rules for Logo Design
1. You must always create your logo so that it looks good in a simple 2-color, black and white design. That’s because it will probably be used in many types of media, and all the special effects and...
View ArticleCreate Realistic Surfaces with Illustrator’s Mesh Tool
I’ve recently found out that this tool can really help when you want to create the illusion of a 3D object by adding surface shadows in the right places. I don’t know if I’m explaining this well, but...
View ArticleNew Project: Location Search Portal
I started working on the design of a website that helps visitors find useful locations (hotels, car dealers etc) anywhere in Romania, by region, address and/or postal code. This is a prototype of the...
View ArticleCSS3 Gradients Are Cool But Are They Useable?
I recently found out that you can create gradients straight from the stylesheet, with CSS3. Let’s say you want a linear gradient as a background for a Sign Up button. Here’s what you do: a.signUpBtn {...
View ArticleHow to Remove Someone from a Photo and Place Him/Her in Another One
This is not really a tutorial, because I personally am at a stage between beginner and advanced. It’s rather a written account of my own experience with the photo manipulation method presented here:...
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