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Lighting Enhancement in Photoshop
Dan Moughamian and Scott Valentine provide techniques to control visual focus and balance, and add drama to photographs.
Really Smart Objects in Photoshop
Mixing Camera Raws newfound local image corrections with Smart Objects adds another dimension to using raw files.
Photoshop Sharpening Essentials
Scott Kelby hasn't met a digital camera (or scanned) photo that he didnt think needed a little sharpening, and accordingly shares his techniques.
How to Upload Images Using PHP
One of the most frequently asked questions about PHP is "how can I use PHP to upload an image". In this article we'll discuss the details of how you can do just that!
Bringing New Grids to Web Design
Andy Clarke points out that grids can inspire a wide variety of site designs that present information in a structured way.
Creating Tricky Ground Shadows in Photoshop
Steve Caplin provides two simple but effective techniques for creating realistic shadows.
Web Shop Design: Five Makeover Dos and Don'ts
With the New Year underway, it's a perfect time to assess your e-commerce site, both in terms of design and function, and give your Web shop a marvelous makeover.
An Introduction to 3D
3D models are created by manipulating polygon meshes and molding them into objects, characters and scenes. Even if you don't have formal art training that goes beyond the few classes you took in high school or college you can still do great work in 3D.
Managing Photos and Creating Albums With Picasa 3
If you find some time for yourself before the break is over, you ought to start cleaning up your photos. Get rid of those red-eyes and pimples, brighten them up, and then organize them to share with friends and family. If you haven't already settled on a photo management and editor program, consider Picasa.
Adobe Photoshop Elements, Version 7
A less-muscular version of its high-end cousin, Photoshop Elements 7 offers small businesses professional photo editing results in a much easier-to-use package.
Content-Aware Scaling in Photoshop CS4
Martin Evening shows how to tap the power of the star feature of Photoshop CS4, which is also the most controversial.
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Amps Up Collaboration
Adobe's powerhouse suite shows impressive improvements in all areas, but this time there's a special emphasis on collaboration.
Using PHP for the Creation of SVG Images
As with many of the pages on my Web site, my SVG images are in fact created via PHP scripts. I often end up including many of those images on other pages, but not always using the same size or colors, so making them customizable on a case-by-case basis is a useful thing. Find out how to use this effective tool in your PHP arsenal!
Optimizing Images in Photoshop with Curves and Levels
Tim Grey provides some practical tips and techniques for making a range of adjustments to your images in Photoshop.
How to Understand Color Codes
In this article you'll learn how the mechanism behind color code values works with the aid of a simple program. The program, Colourcoder, is designed to not only let you find a color you want with ease, but also help you gain a more intuitive grasp of color codes while you use it.
Why Work as an In-House Designer
Cathy Fishel provides specifics on the many advantages to working as an in-house designer.
Targeted Sharpening with Photoshop
Photoshop master Jack Davis shows us how to sharpen just part of an image, using non-destructive Smart Filters.
Using Text with Images in Photoshop
No matter how compelling an image is, sometimes you need to add some text to get your branded message across. We show you how.
Review: 3ds Max 2009
This new version of 3ds Max offers a wide range of updates to a popular application. This week we look at several of these updates, including: the ViewCube, Steering Wheels, Photometric Lighting, MentalRay ProMaterials and more.
Photoshop Toning Techniques
Leslie Alsheimer shows how to use Photoshop to emulate the toning of traditional processes and also utilize a whole new spectrum of toning possibilities.
Photoshop Plugin Essentials
Veteran plugin developer Harald Heim shares his tips and tricks on plugin use and management.
Using Color in Graphic Design: Dynamo
Adams Morioka and Terry Stone examine the use of color in the work of Irish design consultancy Dynamo.
Leveraging Content Types in SharePoint Document Libraries and Lists
Many organizations are not fully realizing the power of content types when using SharePoint. Here you will learn how to leverage content types and use them properly through examples.
Managing the Code When Customizing SharePoint
Companies that are customizing Microsoft SharePoint have to manage the code deployment process. Robert Bogue discusses some strategies for tackling the problem.
Five Photoshop Tips for Quick Editing
We outline five ways you can cut down the time it takes to edit and process images in Photoshop.
How to Create Inline Video in WordPress with Camtasia Studio
This week you'll learn how to embed video from Camtasia Studio in WordPress. The key to making all of this work is the Kimli Flash Embed (KFE) plug-in. The entire process is detailed in this article.
Web Shop Design: Font Fantastic
Fonts are the core of your site design, so using them wisely is critical. We show you how with tips and tricks for creative - not cluttered - results.
Adobe's Emerging Rich Media Ecosystem, Part 1: Developing Social Media Applications
Discover a rich media ecosystem wherein connected participants can form communities of individuals that interact with each other for a variety of purposes.
Dodging and Burning Done Right
Matt Kloskowski advises us to avoid the destructive effects of Photoshop's Dodge and Burn tools.
The Flash Guru Answers Your Questions
In this monthly series, celebrated Flash guru Stefa! n Richter n directly from the Web Video Universe forum. This month: How to find an FLV player to show your Flash Video
Softening Nighttime Shots With Gaussian Blur
If the harshness of night illumination shows too many blemishes, create a soft mask in Photoshop for improving facial appearance.
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 6
This week is the wrapup for this series. We're going to have a look at recording, editing and producing PowerPoint recordings, and additional tips.
Inside Camtasia Studio 5 - Part 5: Production Improvements
This week we look at some of the production improvements, such as Flash SWF recommendations, Express Show, additional playback options, the onyx template for video instead of SWF, and options for sharing your video, including FTP and Screencast.
Optimizing a Silhouette Image in Photoshop
Scott Kelby leads readers through an image optimization process using his 7-Point System.
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 4
This week you'll learn about more improvements in Camtasia 5 and how to add these to your recordings. Specifically, you'll learn how to create title clips, use captioning, voice narration, Flash quizzing and surveys.
Converting Black & White to Color in Photoshop
The new Black & White converter in Photoshop CS3 is a truly wonderful tool that makes the conversion process much more intuitive and user friendly. Ben Willmore shows how in this tutorial.
Photoshop Fundamentals: The Clone Stamp Tool
Philip Andrews walks readers through the essentials of this image retouching tool, with emphasis on the new features in CS3.
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 3
This installment looks at more of the improvements made in Camtasia Studio 5. Specifically, it takes a look at clips, stability improvements, changes in frames per second (fps) for better editing, editing procedures, working with callouts and new transition options.
Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Create a Mosaic Effect
While there are many ways to create the classic mosaic effect, this one taps both Photoshop and Illustrator.
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 2
In this tutorial we're going to have a closer look at the streamlined recorder, covering locking to the application, the new project settings, SmartFocus, the new zoom and pan features and more.
Locking Transparency and Loading Selection Areas in Photoshop
Locking transparency is an essential capability to learn, as it allows you to paint on a layer without affecting transparent areas.
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 1
In this article we're going to look at the major new features of Camtasia Studio 5, including: the streamlined recorder, SmartFocus, ExpressShow, new editing features, features for bloggers, FTP and Screencast, transitions and the project settings.
Essential Skill Sets for Graphic Design
If you're interested in becoming a graphic designer, there are four essential skill sets that you must possess. See how you measure up!
Stockxpert Contributor Profile: Lathspell
Stockxpert.com contributor Lathspell tells Ben Kessler about his approach to creating 3D stock content.
Photoshop's Blend If: An Overview
Richard Lynch walks readers through this powerful tool, which is a mystery to most Photoshop users.
Controlling Web Page Backgrounds With CSS
Once derided, backgrounds now form the basis of many well-designed Web sites.
Book Review: The Designer's Apprentice
One of the challenges facing computer artists is productivity, especially with repetitive tasks. Fortunately, this book shows you how to automate your workflow by using several types of scripting, including: AppleScript, JavaScript, VBScript, data-driven publishing and more.
Photoshop Healing Brush Strategies
Martin Evening shares his techniques for using a Pattern preset as the source for the Healing Brush in CS3.
Photoshop CS3: Adjusting Color
Color adjustment is one of the most important aspects of working with images. This week you'll learn how to turn red roses blue, change a sky from midday to sunset and back again, bring out the detail in shadows, and control every imaginable aspect of color manipulation.
Photoshop CS3: Adjusting Color
Color adjustment is one of the most important aspects of working with images. This week you'll learn how to turn red roses blue, change a sky from midday to sunset and back again, bring out the detail in shadows, and control every imaginable aspect of color manipulation.
Photoshop CS3: Adjusting Color
Color adjustment is one of the most important aspects of working with images. This week you'll learn how to turn red roses blue, change a sky from midday to sunset and back again, bring out the detail in shadows, and control every imaginable aspect of color manipulation.
Photoshop CS3: Adjusting Color
Color adjustment is one of the most important aspects of working with images. This week you'll learn how to turn red roses blue, change a sky from midday to sunset and back again, bring out the detail in shadows, and control every imaginable aspect of color manipulation.
Photoshop CS3: Adjusting Color
Color adjustment is one of the most important aspects of working with images. This week you'll learn how to turn red roses blue, change a sky from midday to sunset and back again, bring out the detail in shadows, and control every imaginable aspect of color manipulation.
Photoshop CS3: Adjusting Color
Color adjustment is one of the most important aspects of working with images. This week you'll learn how to turn red roses blue, change a sky from midday to sunset and back again, bring out the detail in shadows, and control every imaginable aspect of color manipulation.
Display Text on Web Pages With Flash
Using Flash for text display can add typographic polish to your Web pages.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Create Hi-tech Dimension
This tutorial provides a quick way to add the effect of depth to a 2D object.
Customizing a MySpace Page for a Band
Most musicians today have a Web site which they use to market their CD's, band schedules and merchandise. Among the many marketing options, one approach is to customize a Web page on MySpace to use for your band.
Camtasia Studio Video Tutorials: Part 3
This week we cover another method of recording video, Picture in Picture (or PIP) and editing the timeline. This tutorial also includes an update to Camtasia Studio 4, which offers more video creation and output options.
Painting Web Applications
Discover how to save time (and sanity) by cutting through "high ceremony" frameworks, overly-involved XML configuration files, and excessively wordy code with graphic modeling.
How to Redesign Your Web Site
Occasionally, a Web Site can benefit from a facelift or a completely new design. In this article, we look at methods you should consider before you begin.
Rendering Graphics in ASP.NET with GDI+
Web forms do not have a canvas, so you can't ask a Web form for its Graphics object. But, you can simulate this behavior by rendering graphics in ASP.NETwith some help from GDI+.
Softening the Edges of Photo Object Images
Barbara McGunigal shows how to blend photo object images seamlessly into the background.
The Web 2.0 Movement Is Here. But What Does It Mean to You?
Learn more about Web 2.0, what it means for developers, for users, and for new companies. Delve deeper into the fundamental definitions of Web 2.0 and two of the frameworks for the "Web 2.0 style" development.
Book Review: The Design of Sites
The publisher describes this book as "the definitive reference for the principles, patterns, methodologies, and best practices underlying exceptional Web design." If you've been looking for an all-in-one guide about Web design, check it out.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Type in Motion Effect
The Motion Blur, Stylize and Wind filters combine to create a flexible text effect.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Color One Image With Another
To create a unified look, use Match Color to coordinate colors between a series of images for a single project.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Recursive Pattern
Create this classic graphical effect with Photoshop in just eight steps.
Image Compositing Light and Shadow Techniques: Part 1
Creating convincing composites means paying close attention to light sources.
InDesign Fundamentals: Square Off Rounded Boxes
Use InDesign's Corner Effects to mix regular and rounded image corners in just a few steps.
Creating an Animated Paintbrush in Photoshop
Stephen Burns provides some quick tips to harness Photoshop's Paintbrush engine.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Steamy Shower Door
Channels, filters and your own keen eye for detail can make this steamy effect very realistic.
Review: Image Compressor
Looking for a fast image compression solution? Have a look at Image Compressor, a simple application that allows you to quickly size, compress and batch process JPEG images for the Web.
Designing with Interfaces & Abstract Classes
Create stronger Object-Oriented Designs with Interfaces & Abstract Classes.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Add a Soft Touch to an Image
Take the rough edges off a portrait photo with this quick tutorial.
An Improved Image-Processing Framework in Java
Learn about a new image processing framework that provides the ability to perform two sequential processes on an image, to display the modified images resulting from each process(in addition to the original image) and to write the modified images into output files in JPEG format.
InDesign Fundamentals: Color Bitmap Images with Gradients
This quick tutorial shows how to apply gradients to placed images, to create an eye-catching effect within InDesign.
Interview: Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography
A master photographer and teacher since 1977, Stephen Johnson is widely recognized as a pioneer of digital photography. You'll learn about the versatility of digital photography, the equipment he uses and the main reasons for choosing the digital approach when creating images.
Doodle, A Demo Drawing Program: Part 2
The previous article introduced the Doodle drawing application. This week, an application framework is added, complete with a document-view architecture. This powerful programming technique separates the document data from the view.
Setting Up An Efficient Photoshop Workspace
Eddie Tapp shows how to set up your workspace for more efficient production.
Using the TreeView Control and a DataList to Create an Online Image Gallery
This article, by Scott Mitchell, looks at how to use the ASP.NET 2.0 TreeView control and DataList to create a simple and easily maintainable image gallery.
Free Photoshop Plugins: Part 4 - Xero PluginsFree Photoshop Plugins: Part 4 - Xero Plugins
Harald Heim's latest look at free Photoshop plugins that are worth the download.
Three Quick Ways to Enhance Images in Photoshop
Rick Sammons shows that complex techniques aren't always required to improve image quality.
Building Flash Preloaders
Do you have trouble with stuttering, delayed or broken playbacks? If so, check out the Bandwidth Profiler, which will simulate the the playback at different connection speeds. If you have a problem, you can fix it by creating a preloader.
Simulating Camera Accidents in Photoshop
Tim Ashton digitally simulated traditional camera accidents to achieve a surreal mood for a self-promotion.
Review: Site Kreator
Want to create an interactive Web site, but have little or no experience? Check out Site Kreator, an application with many options, such as CSS, blog creation, image galleries, mailing lists and more.
Illustrator Fundamentals: Colorize Images with Blending Modes
You can use this simple technique to color bitmap images directly in Illustrator.
Best Practices for Accessible Flash Design: Part 2 - Reading Order, Audio Playback and More
This week we look at methods for controlling the reading order using off stage content, screen reader detection, keyboard access, how to avoid empty hit areas, control over audio playback and more.
Creating Flame Effects in Photoshop
Jonathan Barkat uses masks and Curves adjustment layers to create a firey book cover illustration.
Doodle, A Demo Drawing Program: Part 1
This week you'll learn about solid software design practices, many of them borrowed from working with Windows applications. The result is the development of a Web based drawing package.
Enhance Stock Images With Depth
Simon Tuckett shows how to achieve a sense of perspective when compositing a variety of stock images.
Creating Blends With the Mesh Tool in Illustrator
Ann Paidrick uses the Mesh tool to create photo-realistic chocolates in a dish.
Reducing Image Noise in Photoshop
Shan Canfield shows that there are alternatives to third-party plugins when reducing noise in Photoshop.
Illustrator Fundamentals: Create a 1960s-Inspired Headline
Get in a 60s groove with a retro headline using Illustrator.
Reducing Noise, Correcting Chromatic Aberrations & Controlling Vignetting
With varying degrees, all digital cameras produce images with electronic noise, chromatic aberrations, and vignetting. This week you'll learn how to reduce the effects of these imperfections in your RAW files.
Creating Carved and Sandblasted Text Effects in Photoshop
Carl West provides a simple way to create these classic effects.
Add Vibrancy to an Image With Photoshop's Liquify Filter
Teresa Lunt brings a photo of a shack to life with multiple warp effects.
Restoring a Vintage Photograph With Photoshop
Jeff Comella preserves a photos vintage look, while fixing damage and visualizing absent colors.
Interview: Brian Dilg, Master Photo Retoucher
Brian Dilg reveals that it takes more than Photoshop chops to excel at the art of retouching.
Blending Color Channels With Photoshop
Rich Harris shows how to use Apply Image to blend a color channel into an image.
The Creative Process of Photography
This week you'll learn about the creative process from the artist's perspective. Broken into three parts, you'll learn how to stay creatively alive, how the images were shot, manipulated, prepared for printing, and more.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Three Simple Photo Manipulations
Big Al Gruswitz pulls three handy techniques out of his Photoshop bag of tricks.
Optimizing Underexposed Images With Photoshop
Jay Kinghorn uses Levels and Curves adjustments in each RGB channel and the Info palette.
Create An Overall Color Scheme Using Grayscale in Photoshop
Simon Tuckett suggests connecting disparate images together with a grayscale-based color scheme.
Create Patterns With the Distort Filters in Photoshop
Dale Glaser shows how to use Photoshop's Distort filters to make gradients into swirling, abstract patterns.
Using Custom Symbols and 3D Effects in Illustrator
Scott Weichert useS customized swatches, symbols and 3D effects for his illustration.
Making Accurate Color Adjustments in Photoshop
Ensure your color adjustments are accurate by using Photoshop's Color Sampler tool.
Add Rain Effects Using Photoshop
By combining a couple of filter effects, you can take a sunny photo and make it look like you braved the worst of weather.
Using InDesign to Create a Motion Effect
You can quickly give an object a sense of motion without leaving Adobe InDesign.
Enhancing Illustration Textures in Photoshop
Katelan Foisy spot-enhances areas of her illustration to communicate the sensory detail of her work.
Designing for Different Browsers
Most Web authors agree that the biggest challenge (and headache) in Web design is dealing with a multitude of browsers and their varying support of Web standards. This week you'll learn about ways of dealing with browser differences.
Give An Image a Colorful Line Style Effect Using Photoshop
Combine halftone patterns and gradients to quickly create a contemporary effect.
Masking with Channels in Photoshop
Masking is one of the most important aspects of working with Photoshop and often the most difficult. These week you'll learn how to create effective masks for tree branches and fur, how to make the most of blending modes and more.
Free Photoshop Plugins: Part 3 - Rosenman Filters
Harald Heim continues his exploration of truly useful free Photoshop plugins.
Adding Textures to Shapes in Photoshop
Warren Heise creates a silkscreen effect for his Postmodern War Fear illustration.
Stock Photography for Web Developers: Part 10 - Terms, Pricing, and Resources
This week is the last article in this series which features an abbreviated glossary of terms, information on stock photography pricing software, image editing applications, resource materials and Web sites.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Customizing Brushes
Use Photoshop's brush options to reveal portions of an image.
Exploring Bridge and Version Cue: PDFs, File Naming, and Metadata
This week we look at the PDF review process, file naming in Version Cue, adding and viewing metadata in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, GoLive, Bridge and more.
Create Vector Images in Adobe Illustrator Using Live Trace
Quickly and accurately convert photos, scans or other bitmap images to editable and scalable vector paths in Illustrator.
Reproducing Traditional Collage Techniques in Photoshop
Jonny Mendelsson leaves scalpels and spray mount behind to composite photos in Photoshop.
Texture and Pattern Use in Photoshop
Keith Dixon let textures and patterns resurface in his mock book cover through layering effects in Photoshop.
Magnetic Lasso Tool Selection Techniques in Photoshop
Roger Hunsicker demonstrates that adding an anchor point or varying the tool size can keep the Magnetic Lasso on track.
Creating Dramatic Effects Using Liquid Inks
Jeremy Sutton demonstrates that Liquid Inks are a powerful tool for creating natural media effects.
Creating a Collage With Stock Photos in Photoshop
Victoria Spah shows how to transform a simple stock photo into an attention-grabbing image in Photoshop.
Photographic and Design Techniques in Stock Photography
This installment takes a brief look at a few of the photographic and design techniques necessary to create your own stock images. Some of the topics covered include the Rule of Thirds, the importance of image placement, designing for type, verticals vs. horizontals and more.
Increase Your InDesign Productivity with Scripting
You can't beat scripts for automating repetitive and tedious tasks when creating documents in Adobe InDesign.
Free Photoshop Plugins: Part 2 - Cybia Plugins
Plugin developer Harald Heim continues his quest to seek out just the best in free Photoshop plugins.
Create Vintage-Type Illustration Effects Using Photoshop
Illustrator John Kachik used Photoshop as an electronic silkscreen press to lay screens over his vintage-inspired piece.
Creating a Screen Print Effect in Photoshop
Marina Caruso develops a screen print effect for an editorial illustration by using Sketch filters.
Adding Color and Depth to Line Drawings
Alex Murawski uses Diffusion Dither and Curves channel adjustments to create a wine label.
Essential Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Julieanne Kost provides a potent collection of shortcuts for boosting Photoshop productivity.
Creating Fashion Illustrations with Corel Painter
Inspired by the work of Tobie Gildio, Cher Threinen-Pendarvis utilizes Painters Pens and Watercolors to create her illustration.
Use Levels to Create Smoother Photoshop Selections
Gary Young shows how to eliminate selection fringe and control edge softness in Photoshop using Levels.
Exploring Image Edge Fundamentals in Photoshop
Janee Aronoff shows how to explore your creative side while using these tips to build a library of edge options.
Add Realistic Fog with Photoshop
David Diotaveli shows how to use the Dissolve brush mode and the Gradient tool to vary density when creating fog effects.
Using Grayscale Illustrator Patterns in Photoshop
Dan May makes grayscale Illustrator shapes to use as a custom Photoshop pattern.
Stock Photography: Part 8 - Layouts, Compression, and Slicing
This week we look at methods of using stock photography for Web layouts, more image compression options, how many images to use on a page, image slicing and more.
Creating Fractions Using OpenType Fonts
David Bergsland suggests abandoning the use of subscripts and superscripts in favor of OpenType fonts.
How to Use Photoshop for the Web
In this lesson you'll learn how to create images for the Web. Some of the topics covered are file formats and size, preparing backgrounds, creating slices, making pages load faster and more.
Sharpen Images Without Color Shifts
Doug Nelson recommends using Lab Color mode for images that require a lot of sharpening.
Harnessing the Power of Libraries in Adobe Illustrator
Morty Golding shows how to create and access libraries of commonly used resources in Illustrator.
Stock Photography for Web Developers: History and Royalties
In this issue we look at the state of the stock photography industry in 1995 and what it took to become involved, including software and hardware. To conclude, we look at royalty splits, then and now.
Adding Vector Graphics to a Photoshop Illustration
Illustrator Derek Lea combines imagery created in Poser, Bryce and Illustrator within Photoshop.
The Non-Designer's Web Book, Third Edition
Type on the web can be a terrible mess, due in part to the different browsers and limitations on what can be done. This week you'll about the basics of good typography, how to adjust traditional typographic rules to work on the web and how to use Cascading Style Sheets (css) for better typographic control.
Stock Photography for Web Developers: Part 5
This week we continue our exploration of computers and how they've affected the stock photography industry. Topics covered are using stock photography in layouts, why you should use a drawing tablet, image editors, plug-ins and more.
Excerpt: Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
In today's world of web design the sites that offer the best, easiest, most intuitive experience are the ones people visit again and again. Join usability guru Steve Krug who distills his years of experience into a practical primer on the do's and don'ts of good Web design.
Creating Patterns and Color Schemes in Adobe
Illustrator Lisa Henderling created patterns and a color scheme using reference clippings from architectural and decorating magazines.
Stock Photography for Web Developers: Part 4
This week we look at computers and how they've affected the stock photography industry. Some of the topics we'll look at are how to prevent the illegal use digital files, probles with marketing digital images, implications for photographers and more.
Stock Photography for Web Developers: Part 2
This week we're going to look at the different types of stock photography and what licenses are available. Generally, the most common terms that people are familiar with are rights protected and royalty free imagery, though there are other options which we'll examine here.
Stock Photography for Web Developers: Part 1
This week marks the beginning of an ongoing series on stock photography. In this and subsequent articles, we'll have a look at the stock photography industry, how it works, what images cost, copyright issues and how all of this benefits you as a Web developer.
Use Airbrushed Highlights and Shadow Detail in Photoshop
London-based illustrator Myles Talbot gave his vitamin label an extra dose of realism with airbrushed highlight and shadow detail.
Nine Type Rules for the Web
While some print purists still think web typography is an oxymoron, you can create effective graphic communication by following a few simple rules.
Using Curves Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
Three example applications show how to harness the power of Curves, the adjustment layer of choice for savvy Photoshop users.
Graphics: Create a Cloudy Day Effect
Need to add a little gloom and doom to a far-too-cheerful image? This tutorial shows one approach using Photoshop.
A Web Development Primer
In this article, the author examines a wide variety of Web technologies, beginning with HTML, it's limitations and how to go beyond it. Other topics covered are client side technologies, server side technologies, networks, JavaScript, DHTML, CGI and more.
Photoshop Fundamentals: Using the Background Eraser
One of the keys to success in using Photoshop is knowing how to make accurate, speedy selections. Orion Williams demonstrates one approach using the Background Eraser tool.
Making Color Adjustments in Photoshop
After youve optimized the overall tonality of your image, the next step is typically color adjustments. Tim Grey shows us how.
Making Aged Photographs in Photoshop
Photo montage illustrator Steve Caplin provides step-by-step techniques for quickly giving photos an aged look in Photoshop.
Creating Silhouette Illustrations in Photoshop
Silhouette illustration is a trend in todays design community that has become very popular. Matt Kloskowski shows you how to create your own in Photoshop.
Create an Underwater Scene in Photoshop
Photoshop guru Bert Monroy takes us behind the scenes in this detailed tutorial.
Create a Radar Screen Animation with Photoshop and ImageReady
Jan Kabili and Colin Smith provide a detailed tutorial for creating a nifty radar screen animation.
Meet Lucene
Looking for a highly scalable, fast search engine that delivers performance and is disarmingly easy to use? Lucene may be the answer to your prayers.
Create Color Schemes in Photoshop
Grayscale images, desaturated process color images, over-saturated RGB images they never seem to mix well in a project. One way to tie a group of disparate images together is to create an overall color scheme by applying specific colors to different points on a grayscale tonal range.
Combining Diffuse Glow and Linear Burn in Photoshop
Learn how to quickly improve the quality of outdoor photos in this Photoshop CS tutorial.
Building Websites with the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit
The ASP.NET Community Starter Kit from Microsoft is an application that allows you to create a fully featured community-driven Website, complete with article and news management, downloads, forums and user handling.
Web Site Cloaking and Search Engines
Cloaking, according to Webopedia and Google, is where the page delivered to search engines is different from the one displayed to visitors. The purpose? To hide content from search engines. Should you use it?
Book Excerpt: Al Ward's Photoshop Productivity Toolkit
This resource from actions guru Al Ward supplies you with over 600 Photoshop actions that you can instantly apply to your work. These actions allow you to automate routine production tasks, make color and tone enhancements, apply artistic effects, and much more. By Sybex.
The Inner Workings of Robots, Spiders, and Web Crawlers
Robots, a.k.a. spiders or Web crawlers, are used to feed data to a user, such as Google. Most robots are useful, but some, such as EmailSiphon and Cherry Picker are spambots. Here, you'll learn what robots do and how to gain control over them.
Software Review: Informatix Piranesi
Named after Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a famous architect in the 1700s, Piranesi is what I'd call a hybrid application, one that spans the gap between different software programs such as Lightwave, AutoCad and Photoshop.
Software Review: Layout Master 1.1
Creating a layout with CSS can be quite complicated. And even though some WYSIWYG HTML editors offer visual authoring, many Web designers prefer to code by hand. Layout Master 1.1 is a powerful editing tool designed to help remedy that problem.
Accessibility and the Web
Accessiblity to the Web is generally taken for granted, except when a site is slow or unavailable. Here, you'll learn about techniques to make your Web site more accessible. Some are relatively simple, while others require a little work.
Software Review: Style Master v.3.5
Cascading Style Sheets are an important element of current Web design. Today, Lee Underwood examines Westciv's Style Master, an application dedicated to the creation and tweaking of Style Sheets.
3D in Depth: Lighting - Part 2
This month, we look at lighting in more depth and cover thebasics of the 3 Point Lighting system. Also covered are common errors in lighting and how to avoid them. By Nathan Segal.
CorelDraw101: Objects
If you want to master graphics production in CorelDraw, then you must understand how to work with objects. Follow along as we show you how to select, align, distribute, and copy properties among objects in this step-by-step CorelDraw tutorial. By Wendy Peck.
Create PDFs On The Cheap
Learn how your small business can put PDF files to work for $100 or less.
3D in Depth: Materials - Part 1
This month, we look at basic materials and how you can use them in a scene. Textures, whether computer created or from a source outside of the computer, allow you to develop realistic imagery. By Nathan Segal.
The Cararra Studio. Chapter 1: 3D Modeling Concepts and Techniques
Here, you'll quickly learn 3D with nearly 30 step-by-step tutorials and exercises. They guide you through modeling with subdivision surfaces, spline modeling, UV mapping, shader creation, character rigging, animation, and more. By Charles River Media.
Photoshop Secrets: Advanced Color Correction with Levels
Colin Smith is well-known for his real-world tips and tutorials on using Photoshop more effectively. In "Advanced Color Correction with Levels", Colin shares a time-tested technique for improving image quality.
New Drag-and-Drop Editor Out for Linux Devs
Innoopract's drag-and-drop programming tool transforms underlying Java code into Visual Basic-style code components. By Jim Wagner
RedDot Heads into the Office from the Web
After more than a decade in the business, 1,000 customers, and 3,500 implementations, RedDot is taking its experience in Web content management and bringing it inside the office to power document management and collaboration.
Web Design on a Shoestring
Web design on a Shoestring reveals all sorts of free or inexpensive resources that are available but unknown. Learn how to test your web sites efficiencies and functionalities, to understand content management systems, and what commercial products to use or avoid. By New Riders.
Zeus
A powerful programmers editor for the Windows platform, that comes preconfigured for Java. Features include Brief, WordStar, Epsilon keyboard emulation, workspace file management, integrated CVS version control, class browsing, code completion, ftp editing, syntax highlighting and much more.
Programming ColdFusion MX: Web Services, Pt. 2
This week, you'll learn about Producing Web Services, Handling Dataype Mapping, Creating Custom Datatypes and Web Services Security - all in ColdFusion. By O'Reilly.
Designing Packages for Stability
Are your designs stable? This month Samudra will focus on the change impact relationship involved in designing classes, showing us how to take them into account when designing the package relationship.
Speed Up Your Site: Optimizing JavaScript for Download Speed
Creating speedy scripts is only half the JavaScript optimization battle: You must also create code that can be quickly downloaded. Find out what you should and shouldn't cut in this exclusive excerpt from chapter 9 of "Speed Up Your Site: Web Site Optimization." From New Riders.
Load Testing your Applications with Apache JMeter
This week Keld Hansen gives us a quick look into JMeter's capabilities in the web application and web service area. This versatile open source gem is simple to use and great for performing load testing on your applications.
True Image Resizing
This article, by Scott Mitchell, examines how to dynamically resize images using the Image class in the .NET Framework. Specifically, Scott's article illustrates how to display a list of images in an ASP.NET Web page from a directory, using image resizing to ensure that all images' heights and widths are within certain bounds.
Good Color Practice
Part 3 of our series of excerpts from Chapter 2 of Web Graphics for Non-Designers discusses good color practice; especially when using color on the Web.
Outsourcing Search Engine Optimization
Choosing a firm to do search engine optimization needn't be confusing or frustrating if you start by creating a request for proposal that focuses on your own specific needs.
Book Excerpt: Web Graphics for Non-Designers, Pt. 2
Our series of color-basics excerpts continues with a look at potential sources of inspiration when selecting a site's color scheme. From glasshaus.
Borland Optimizeit Suite 5
Borland Optimizeit Suite includes three integrated tools- Optimizeit Profiler, Optimizeit Thread Debugger, and Optimizeit Code Coverage - designed to help developers efficiently pinpoint performance and reliability issues in Java code
Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies
The two terms most critical to the success of web globalization-internationalization and localization-are also the two most frequently misunderstood. This chapter will help you not only differentiate between the two, but also understand how to successfully use them together.
Beyond HTML Goodies
Go beyond the basics and learn how the pros add and use dynamic HTML features and advanced JavaScript techniques. Our two part excerpt takes a look at Chapter 3: Neat Stuff with Text and Images. From Que Publishing.
PopChart 4.0 by Corda Technologies
Geared toward the information enthusiast, PopChart 4.0 will help any IT professional bring their data together in an easy-to-use, dynamic, web-based environment.
Dynamic Dreamweaver MX - Part 3
Get up to speed on using the advanced features of Dreamweaver MX. Produce dynamic web sites that comply with web standards and accessibility guidelines. This weeks installment covers server behaviors such as displaying records, showing regions of your document based on a few conditions, and inserting records into your database. From glasshaus.
Meeting the Public in Mass
Without question, the toughest task web designers have to face is the promotion of their own business. Banging on random doors is only cost effective if you get lucky and hit the right doors, advertising can get expensive, and waiting on the phone to ring is a waste of time.
Dynamic Dreamweaver MX
Get up to speed on using the advanced features of Dreamweaver MX. Produce dynamic web sites that comply with web standards and accessibility guidelines. From glasshaus.
Implementing XSL-Formatting Objects
Everyone loves a well-designed Web page, but have you ever tried to print one and discovered a big mess and maybe some unhappy users? See how using FOP (Formatting Objects Processor) can help.
Dreamweaver MX: PHP Web Development - Part 2
This excerpt from Dreamweaver MX: PHP Web Development discusses how to configure Dreamweaver to work with your Development Environment. This weeks installment covers an overview of the advanced site definition, testing the server, a site map layout and the database connection. From Glasshaus.
3D Flash Animator
Flash(TM) creation programs are becoming more and more common, but the word "common" hardly describes 3D Flash Animator from Australia's Insane Tools. The program offers a great combination of features and ease of use, unlike many such programs that seemingly require a PhD to operate.
Book Excerpt: Professional Java Web Services, Pt. 5
Our Java Web Services excursion concludes with an in depth look at a SOAP client, as well as a quick SOAP client debugging demonstration by way of the TCP tunnel/monitor tool. From Wrox Press.
The Business of Web Design
Lee Creek delves into the business end of web design. Join him as he discusses everything from finding the money to get started, to planning for the emergency that could ruin your company.
Usability: the Site Speaks For Itself - Part 3
This chapter is all about the various iterations and versions of The SynFonts site and downloadable type catalogs the author has created over the years. The aim is to show you how you can learn from your mistakes, if you're willing to constantly question yourself and your work, and make sure each iteration of a project is more and more usable. This weeks installment covers the 1998-2000 Web Site and the temporary closing of the site. From glasshaus
Google SVG Search, Pt. III
The final adjustments to our Google-to-SVG search script will allow it to function as a Web accessible CGI application. Michael Classen describes how to add interactivity to the script via the CGI module.
Book Excerpt: Cascading Style Sheets
This glasshaus title examines the use of CSS to control the display of Web pages. Our excerpts from chapter 1 begin with a brief look at the history of HTML; with special emphasis on the factors leading up to the need for CSS-based development
Usability: the Site Speaks For Itself - Part 2
This chapter is all about the various iterations and versions of The SynFonts site and downloadable type catalogs the author has created over the years. The aim is to show you how you can learn from your mistakes, if you're willing to constantly question yourself and your work, and make sure each iteration of a project is more and more usable. This weeks installment covers the 1996 website and the 1997 Web Site and Interactive Catalog. From glasshaus.
Skip Intro: Flash Usability and Interface Design - Part 3
Skip Intro is designed to help educate the Flash community specifically and designers/programmers at large that usability isn't a dirty word. It doesn't mean making boring pedestrian web sites, and it doesn't mean abandoning Flash. This weeks installment covers Testing Your Work and Making the Component. From New Riders Publishing.
First Impressions on the Internet
First impressions are very important in today's world. Such initial thoughts can determine whether we like someone from the start, whether or not we want to purchase a particular car, whether or not we like the house a realtor is showing us, and whether or not we get a particular job. It is also true that first impressions mean a lot when people look at web sites.
How to find clients
Lee Creek takes a look at some effective ways smaller web design companies can find clients.
New E-Mail Scanner To Support Multi Antivirus Engines
The successor to GFI's MailEssentials Security engine, MailSecurity will support server-based E-Mail content-based filtering as well as virus scanning via multiple external engines.
Usability Testing in Practice
If you're interested in Web site usability then it's likely that you've come across the concept of professional usability testing. It's also likely that the practicalities of testing have remained a mystery, because very little has been published about it on the Web - until now.
Usable Web Menus
When developing a web site, one of the most important things to consider is the navigation menu, to allow your users to find their way around it. It needs to be usable, informative, and well implemented, but this can take time. From Glasshaus.
Web Forms: Code-Behind Programming
Continuing the series of excerpts from Jeff Prosise book, Programming Microsoft .NET, you are presented with the concept of code-behind programming. Jeff not only teaches the concepts, but also illustrates them with the classic 'Lander' program.
Making Faces At Your Site Visitors
The new FaceXpress console from LifeFX allows site developer/designers to add life-like talking heads to their Web sites; complete with integrated audio tracks and synchronized/programmable gestures, emotions, and attitudes.
The toughest site you will ever build
Where to start? What to include? What to do? Are these common questions among web developers? Only when designing their own site. Lee Creek offers developers some advice for when the site they're building is their own.
Hot Text: Web Writing That Works
Learn how to grab your audience's attention and never let it go. Based on extensive research, this book is a fun yet in-depth how-to guide for effective writing on the Web. By Andy King.
Navigational Systems Defined by Customer Experience
Learn how mirroring the customers' experience in the offline world can improve navigational systems on web sites. By Mary Brodie.
Professional JSP Site Design : Part 6
Step through a case study that develops an article management system for a news site, or any site that posts articles on a regular basis. Previous installments showed us how to get the infrastructure in place; this week we conclude by learning how to draft our JSP pages and complete the application.
Making Your Pages Easy for Search Engines to Index
Achieving high rankings for Web sites on search engines has become a black art. Cloaks, repetitive chanting, hidden rubrics, squeaky doorways and voracious spiders all play their part. But there is an alternative approach. How about creating pages that present search engine spiders with the information they want?
Professional JSP Site Design - Part 5
Step through a case study that develops an article management system for a news site, or any site that posts articles on a regular basis. This weeks installment covers the "real code". Learn how to create the database tables and data access utilities. From Wrox Press.
epgHomepage
pgHomepage is a server-side, Web-based, Web page editor. With epgHomepage, the only tool your customers need to create a Web site is a browser!
Flash 5 Tutorial: Cursors, and Text, and HTML.... Oh My!
In this month's Flash 5 tutorial Shawn Ryder takes a look at the creation of a custom cursor, and how to import text files into a Flash file. Also covered is how to use some basic HTML commands with these text files.
UltraSnap Pro 1.5
While there are a lot of good screen capture programs on the market, Web designers who need to make a lot of captures would be well advised to look closely at UltraSnap Pro.
Hot Text: Web Writing that Works: Chapter 5-Part 1
Hot Text shows you how to craft prose that grabs your guests' attention, changes their attitudes, and convinces them to act. You'll learn how to make your style fast, tight, and scannable. In this installment we look at methods of keeping the text short for online articles. From New Riders Publishing.
Simplicity Professional
Simplicity Professional provides you with an intuitive graphical method of integrating data into your applications from any JDBC/ODBC data source. Simplicity Professional also enables you to build Servlets quickly and easily.
Professional JSP Site Design - Part 3
This book is designed to take you from a basic knowledge of the JSP and Servlet technologies to a deeper understanding of how best to implement core web site features such as dynamic navigation, page layout, and content management. This weeks installment covers Building the Filter, Building the Tag Library, and Using the Filter. From Wrox Press.
Professional JSP Site Design - Part 2
This book is designed to take you from a basic knowledge of the JSP and Servlet technologies to a deeper understanding of how best to implement core web site features such as dynamic navigation, page layout, and content management. This weeks installment covers Server-Side Caching, Managing Browser Compatibility, and more! From Wrox Press.
Ten Top Sites Compared
What design features do the Web's top ten sites have in common? Maybe we can learn something from looking at the way they're put together, particularly their fonts, colors, links, navigation, titles, page width, JavaScript, CSS and file size.
Hot Text: Web Writing that Works
Hot Text presents style guidelines based on quantitative research and practitioner lore about what works on the Web, what flops, and what looks like leftover newsprint. Case studies show real-life examples you can follow. No matter what you write on the Web, you'll see how to personalize, build communities, and burst out of the conventional with your own honest style.
Readability on the Internet
There is a great deal written and said about development of Internet sites, with much of the emphasis being placed on usability, navigation, and appearance. It is now time to throw another factor into the mix -- readability.
Adesign 1.01
For those who are hesitant to spend several hundred dollars for a top-notch photo editor and a top of the line drawing program, there is an easier and cheaper way to get many of the same results.
DeKnop 3.5.1
DeKnop 3.5.1 is another of those button-making programs that makes it extremely easy on designers, taking them through the process step by step.
Slice Instant Poll
From Electric Vine Interactive. Why write your own Polling Application when it's already been developed for you? Slice Instant Poll calculates results and displays them in a graph.
HomeSite 5
HomeSite 5 is the latest version of Macromedia's HTML editor. As a plain text HTML editor, it covers a good deal of ground.
Magic Flare 1.0
Those 101 Dalmatians in the movies may have been adorable, but a Flash text animation program named Magic Flare offers 101 items just as cute -- and not one of them is a dog.
Web Classification Is Essential
Before you build your Web site, take some time to do the upfront chores that'll ensure you'll have a firm foundation.
Twelve Cool Sites and Tools for Searchers
Create your own web image database, search for streaming multimedia, automatically track changes to your favorite web pages -- check out the dozen sites and tools covered in this roundup.
Book Review: Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd. Ed.
Expanded and updated this is one book that covers it all. From CSS to XML author Jennifer Niederst gives you the essentials you need to know to design great Web sites. By Meryl Evans.
Fresh Styles for Web Designers: Eye Candy from the Underground
In a light and friendly voice, Curt Cloninger introduces the reader to new ways of styling websites. The styles are broken down into ten categories with specific examples for each of the ten categories. Further explorations in the book help designers determine which style choices would be most appropriate when changing the look of their own sites. From New Riders Publishing
The New Paradigm: Back to Basics
After the dot.com shakeout, online businesses old and new are rethinking their strategies. The old rules still apply in this new world of the Net. By Ken Hablow.
Abstract Web Studio 4.0
It has a new name, but that isn't the only thing that enables Abstract Web Studio 4.0 to provide users something different than most HTML editors on the market. It also offers great features at a ridiculously low price.
Build Your Own Yahoo!
Want to build your own portal? These four power tools make it a snap to create your own comprehensive web directory and search engine.
Radio Buttons
Tired of the same old ugly radio buttons in your forms? Try this short script. Neat!
Small Business Web Sites With Peachtree Integration Features
For small businesses looking to get online quickly, Peachtree today launched Peachtree WebsiteCreator Pro. The product allows non-technical users to create Web sites with up to 30 customized pages and a 2000 item catalog.
Design for Community: Part 2
Design for Community goes beyond the basic how-to of programming Web features to actually dissecting the purposes and best ways to implement those features to foster a real, productive online community. This weeks installment covers the job description of a host and a conversation with Caleb Clark. From New Riders Publishing.
HTML Map Designer Pro 2.0
HTML Map Designer Pro is one of the better image mappers we've used, especially considering its flexibility and many options.
Turnkey Video Banners by Reachthe.com
Reachthe.com produces video ads that combine the elements of DHTML, JavaScript, and Windows Media Advanced Scripting, which features the Controlled Video Stream (CVS) technology, which results in a high volume of impressions. CVS delivers the video to each individual only once as specified, giving the video ad a fair chance to be seen but does not become obtrusive to the web site's content.
Understanding the Power of Search Engine Marketing
If you build it, they will come... right? They won't -- unless your Web site shows up in search query results. Web users turn to search engines when they want to buy. That's why a top ranking in the listings is good for your bottom line.
Design for Community: Part 1
Design for Community goes beyond the basic how-to of programming Web features to actually dissecting the purposes and best ways to implement those features to foster a real, productive online community. This excerpt from Chapter 5 covers setting, communicating, and enforcing the rules. From New Riders Publishing.
Sothink Glanda
Glanda is a great little program for making Flash menus without having to be stressed-out about working with Flash itself. It's great for neophytes yet has enough options to make it a nice time-saving device for experienced users, too!
Usability and Navigation
Ever given up on a site because it's too difficult to get around? It's a silly way to lose visitors. Learn how to set up internal links so your visitors can move from page to page with ease!
Friendly 404 Errors
Help stamp out link rot! When users try a non-existent page, they typically see an unhelpful error message. Learn how to make a better 404 error page with an informative script. By Mathew Shuster and Richard Wiggins.
Universal Related Popup Menus: v2.2
Select an option in box A, and new choices instantly appear in box B - that's the task of our Universal Related Popup Menus script (URPM). Returning developer Robert Gravelle improves on his latest improvement, and shows you a new ASP-based method that pulls options from a DB.
Easy Web Content Management
Content management systems needn't rely exclusively on server-side tools. Using XSL transformations, XMLcmNOW lets you create and manage an XML-based site locally with direct FTP updates to the server. Michael Classen investigates.
Interview: Curt Cloninger on Web Design
We interview Curt Cloninger, author of "Fresh Styles for Web Designers." Curt talks about the hot designers his book profiles, the dual nature of the Net, immersive environments, and what he's working on now.
Wildform SWfX Version 2.1
Recently released version 2.1 is one of the better Flash-type text creation programs we've seen, and it is one of the most complete.
FLASHANTS: Integrating Flash and Native Video
Flashants offers several software solutions that allows Flash to import native video and gain total control on the video playback. With these products, there is no need to learn another application, since everything is done from within Flash.
Building Web Sites From Start to Finish
With the many tools available to Web site builders these days, the actual construction of the site is often the easiest part of the process. The hard part is getting to that point, and that requires more than a little planning.
Print Templates, Part IV: User Settings
What good does it do to ask your visitors for their print preferences if you aren't actually going to use them? Our new print template not only dynamically generates print pages, but also automatically incorporates user requests. By Yehuda Shiran and Tomer Shiran.
Processing Text with Perl Modules
In the final article of this series on text processing, Jonathan takes a tour through a cornucopia of useful text processing modules that kick the tar out of some of those arduous text processing tasks.
Flash Text Effects with Mix-FX
Looking for a way to create animated text effects without having to learn Flash? Then take a look at Mix-FX, created by Triple W Communications. Mix-FX is designed to be simple to use, even for those with no Flash knowledge or design skills.
CoffeeCup GIF Animator 6
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That Darned Content 2
In our previous column we showed you how to tastefully present long blocks of content in your Web designs. But what do you do when you don't have enough content? Well, you can either find more, or get creative; and our own Wendy Peck discusses both approaches
Your Content On Their Displays
The two component Web Chameleon system lets you visually design templates that in turn allow you to serve your existing site content (both text and images) to multiple devices.
That Darn Content
Sooner or later all site designers must accept the fact that their pages must contain content. (Either that, or they won't be designers long.) But long text blocks do not necessarily mean boring page displays. Wendy Peck shows you the difference.
Photoshop 6 Down and Dirty Tricks - Part 2
Yes, this is the very same book that's been among the best- selling Photoshop 6 books since its release. This weeks installment covers Star Wars Bevel and Chiseled Inner Bevel Type. From New Riders Publishing.
Design and Architecture of a Content-Rich Web Site
The WDVL's founder continues his discussion of the Design and Architecture of a Content-Rich Web Site with a look at Accessibility and Usability.
Book Preview: The SV Bible
As a Writer for Streaming Media World, occasionally something comes across my desk that grabs my attention. In this case, it was an email from Manta Productions, where they have written a book about optimizing Flash for video.
Book Review: Web Design Tools and Techniques, 2nd Ed.
Peter Kentie's new design book is beautifully done. But does it try to cover too much? Read on to find out.
KityKity's Photo Album
This is a photo album script that displays your favorite photos in a flip book-style album! Includes picture, title, date taken, and description. Select your picture from a list, click for a random picture, or search for your picture!
Book Excerpt: Web Graphics for Non-Designers
You needn't be a Picasso or Rembrandt to design effective Web pages; but you do need a solid understanding of how colors work together on your site. Using color is the topic of our next series of book excerpts; beginning with basic theory and color schemes. From glasshaus.
NQPhotoAlbum
Check out this cool image viewer. It will accept images of any size, displaying them in their original size or at the size of the viewer with the click of a button.
3D Line Graph
2D / 3D Line Graph provides a client & server side solution for adding line graphs to web pages. Versatile components make it easy for web authors to publish dynamic interactive line graphs.
QuickTime for the Web
Written by Steven W. Gulie, QuickTime for the Web is a book which explores the inner workings of QuickTime, a common yet often untapped technology. In this second edition, you will learn about building skins or custom interfaces, including how to add video, audio, Flash animations, virtual reality, MIDI, live streams and games into a website and more.
3D Flash Animator
Flash(TM) creation programs are becoming more and more common, but the word "common" hardly describes 3D Flash Animator from Australia's Insane Tools. The program offers a great combination of features and ease of use, unlike many such programs that seemingly require a PhD to operate.
Photoshop 7.0 - The Pro's Perspective
Last week we took a look at some of the new features in Adobe Photoshop 7.0. In this follow up article, we talk to some intranet professionals about the new version and what they do, and don't, like about it.
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 - It's All Good
Photoshop has become the standard by which graphics applications are judged. Even so, Adobe knows they can't rest on their laurels if they're to maintain pole position in a competitive market. The latest release, version 7.0, has a bunch of new features that are sure to delight the novice and experienced user alike.
Skip Intro: Flash Usability and Interface Design
You know you need good user interface design. You've heard that 99% of Flash is bad. You want to start creating Flash sites with a good UI, but you just don't know where to start. If so then this is the book you've been looking for. From New Riders.
Flash 5 Tutorial: Part 2
In this second installment we will discuss how to import and use sounds inside Flash files and how to manipulate objects to cause them to flip and do other things.
Sothink SWF Decompiler MX 2002 Pro
Having a problem with Flash well here's your cheatsheet. Sothink's Decompiler breaks down .swf files and stand alone flash movies so you can view there inner workings and that's not all.
Image Viewer
Updated! Awesome image viewer with thumbnail and full size mode. Easy to install with configurable skin color!
Flash Designer
If you've felt overwhelmed trying to use Flash files or if you just want a way to make the whole process easier, this is it. Flash Designer takes a lot of the guesswork out of using Flash and at a price that won't break you.
ImageMatics StillMotion Creator
Its name appears to be an oxymoron, but ImageMatics' StillMotion Creator is indeed a very smart tool for web designers looking to add special effects to otherwise static web pages.
ImageViewer
Updated! Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! That's what you'll be saying when you see this customizable grid image viewer that zooms thumbnails to full size with the click of a button. Supports .jpg files.
New Life for Old Stills
Turn your existing digital pics into Flash movies without needing a video camera.
Swift 3D
It used to be that you could seemingly go on a week-long vacation while waiting for a three-dimension scene to render, but fortunately there have been many advancements in software. A perfect example of such improvements is Swift 3D from Electric Rain.
Visual Imagemapper 2.0
Sofasitters Entertainment is a group of teen-agers who like to sit on the sofa and watch TV, and they design their software so others will have more time to do the same. Their Visual Imagemapper 2.0 helps you to create imagemaps quickly and efficiently, so that you too can be a couch potato!
Ulead PhotoImpact 7
Ulead PhotoImpact 7 hit the doorstep this week, and it has so many features it could have easily cracked the concrete. Fortunately it didn't and, priced at just under $100, it also won't crack buyers' bank accounts.
Sothink Glanda
Glanda is a great little program for making Flash menus without having to be stressed-out about working with Flash itself. It's great for neophytes yet has enough options to make it a nice time-saving device for experienced users, too!
Wildform SWfX Version 2.1
Recently released version 2.1 is one of the better Flash-type text creation programs we've seen, and it is one of the most complete.
Automated Image Repurposing
Common image manipulations such as resizing, format conversions, or the replacement of embedded text needn't require highly skilled graphic artists or designers. Due out in early 2002, Adobe AlterCast provides a scriptable engine for automating these, and other image repurposing tasks
Flash Text Effects with Mix-FX
Looking for a way to create animated text effects without having to learn Flash? Then take a look at Mix-FX, created by Triple W Communications. Mix-FX is designed to be simple to use, even for those with no Flash knowledge or design skills.
Photoshop 6 Down and Dirty Tricks - Part 2
This is the very same book , that has been among the best- selling Photoshop 6 books since its release. This weeks installment covers Star Wars Bevel and Chiseled Inner Bevel Type. From New Riders Publishing.
Treacle
Stream your image onto the screen... one line of pixels at a time!
Flash Utilities
As Flash becomes more and more a part of routine life on the Internet, it follows that there has been given birth to utilities to help improve the experience. This review covers three of those utilities: Clipyard, Wildform Flix, and FlareWorks.
Toon Boom Studio v.1.0
The lines between Web animation and animation for film and television seemingly narrow on a daily basis, and a new software product named Toon Boom Studio is further blurring those boundaries with its immense power and creative features.
Image Resizer
Select an image and this script will give the size of that image. It will also allow you to change the size and see what it looks like.
Handy Hints for Web Designers
As a Web designer, you can always use more helpful tips, whatever your skill level. Open publishing author Manas Tungare offers us his top hints and reminds us that "Web designing is a cocktail of creative skills and technical prowess."
Working with Flash
Trying to figure out where to start with Flash? Sick of tutorials that either assume you're a expert or treat you like a dummy? Walk through making a simple splash screen for your site, and get on the road to killer animations today!
Design and Content Tips
Making your site all it can be involves much more than putting together a few graphics and your contact information on a single index.html page.
Production Graphics: Masks are Easy, Part II
Master further mysteries of masks! Produce amazing feats of picture processing, and conquer the challenges of channels with the latest tutorial from our princess of pixels, Wendy Peck.
Graphic Greats: Design Lines
The lowly line may be much maligned, but without it, where would these great sites be?
Production Graphics: Rough it Up
Sick of sleek souless sites? Don't be a square - bust up those rectilinear rules with a few friendly rough edges.
All You Need To Know About Web Safe Colors
Color for web graphics can get pretty confusing. While there might only be two basic file formats, GIF and JPEG, used for web graphics, there are several color systems that apply to GIF images. Here we look at Web Safe palettes, or Browser Safe palettes as they are also referred to - 216 colors that display solid, non-dithered, and consistent on any computer monitor or web browser.
Splicing and Dicing Images with Tables
Do you have big images on your pages, especially ones used for links? Make them appear to load faster by splitting them up. This tutorial walks you through the Photoshop and table trickery involved.
Production Graphics: Text as Design
Why waste time searching for the perfect graphic, when the solution may be as close as your keyboard? Used with care, graphic text can give your site some "character."
Graphic Greats: Photo Treatment
If you're going to learn by example, pick some great examples! Following up on last week's Pro Photo Edges tutorial, our prolific Ms. Peck takes you on a tour of terrific photo treatments.
Graphics Greats: What's on the Web
Announcing Graphics Greats, a collection of great ideas from the Web graphics world. First up, a look at simple yet brilliant menu ideas.
Initial Flash: The First Steps
Macromedia's Flash is the most popular animation format after animated GIFs, yet it's much more than simply animation. This new tutorial series will help you learn how to develop complete multimedia presentations that are extremely bandwidth-efficient.
Scalable Vector Graphics: An Introduction
Scalable Vector Graphics represents a collaborative effort by some of the biggest players in the computer world to find a workable cross-platform solution to Web imaging. And it's XML-ready!
Learning How to Code in SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics lets you draw graphics using inline code... and it's efficient! Learn what the code looks like and get ahead of all those folks using patent-ridden GIF files.
Creating Web Animations
A step-by-step tutorial on creating animated images for Web pages. You'll learn how to use the most popular tools, and how to optimize your animations for minimal load time.
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