Creative Bookmarks: Best of May 2010
May went by extremely quickly with all the new articles, tutorials and excitement. Here’s Creative Bookmarks May!
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Photoshop Tutorials
Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop
In this tutorial, from Abduzeedo, you’ll learn how to create a digital bokeh effect with hexagons using brushes, patterns, filters and blend modes.
How to Create a Social Media UFO Icon
With most sites having a social media presence, many are unfortunately recycling the same old icons. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a unique UFO inspired Facebook icon.
Create a Magical Four Piece Stardust Composition
This tutorial will show you how to combine stock images, filters, textures and other adjustments to create a 4-piece stardust composition.
Create a Non-Destructive Vignette Effect in Seconds
This is a great tutorial that shows you how to create a simple yet striking vignette effect using brushes and blending modes.
6 Techniques to Extract Anything From its Background
Extracting an object from its background can be a tedious task, especially when dealing with hair. This tutorial, from WeGraphics, teaches you six different techniques on that could help you out.
3D Water Text Effect with Repoussé in Photoshop CS5
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a water text effect using Photoshop CS5′s new Repoussé, in which you can create 3D objects directly in Photoshop.
Mixing Brushes and Layers in Photoshop
This great tutorial will show you how to create a great looking composition by mixing simple layer effects and custom brushes.
Create a Textured Paper Photoblog Layout in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a textured paper photo blog layout using various Photoshop techniques such as creating patterns, customizing brushes, layer masks and more.
Design a Hand Drawn Illustrated Desktop Wallpaper
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to combine a hand-drawing with clever typography to create a nice desktop wallpaper.
Create a Clean and Modern Web Design in Photoshop
In this tutorial, from Design Instruct, you’ll learn how to use simple techniques to create a clean and modern webdesign.
Create an Abstract Cloud Jumper in Photoshop
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to manipulate multiple photos and combine them with abstract elements to create a beautiful composition.
Illustrator Tutorials
Create Interlocking Motifs in Illustrator
In this great tutorial, from Computer Arts, you’ll learn how to plan out your artwork to create a type of jigsaw puzzle composition.
Using the Blob Brush and Eraser for Character Lines
This is a great Quick Tip from VectorTuts+, in which you’ll learn how to use a drawing tablet, the Blob Brush and Eraser tool to create a digital drawing.
Keep the File Size Down and Spice-up our Vectors with Bitmap Textures
The problem with vector based textures is that they can make your file pretty big. This tutorial shows you how to create bitmap textures that look great!
Dress Up Your Desktop with a Sharp Dual Screen Wallpaper
In this tutorial, talented illustrator Andrea Austoni, walks you through making a dual screen wallpaper that you’ll be proud to call your own.
Create a Cute Baby Monster Character in Illustrator
This great tutorial uses Illustrator’s basic shapes together with gradients and other effects to make this baby monster come to life.
Create Beautiful 3D Graphs and Charts in Illustrator
Unfortunately, graphs tend to be boring and visually unappealing. Not in this tutorial!! You’ll how to put some make graphs in Illustrator and how to make them look great.
Web Tutorials
5 SEO Tactics That Make You Look Like a Douche
With that title is there really a need for a description? People tend to go way to far with “optimization techniques”. This article talk about five of them.
Designing an Infographic with HTML, CSS & jQuery
Talk about taking things to the next level! This great tutorial on Line25, teaches you how to create a beautiful and interactive infographic.
Spice Up Your Web Typography with @Font-Face
@Font-Face is an awesome technology that allows you to embed new great looking fonts into your websites. This tutorial shows you how simple it is to implement it.
Google Fonts API: You’re Going to Love This
Google recently released its Google Fonts API which allows you to use any typeface in Google’s Font directory by simply linking to it. This screencast show’s you how amazingly simple it is to do it.
CSS DIY Organization
To improve your workflow, it’s essential to write and organize your CSS well. This great tutorial explains why and how you make it happen.
Efficiently Rendering CSS
This is an excellent article/tutorial, from Chris Coyier, that answers a simple yet important question: How efficient is the CSS that we write, in terms of how quickly the browser can render it?
Best Practices with Dynamic Content
With AJAX you can dynamically load content without the need of refreshing the page. This great screencast teaches you the correct way of using this technology.
A Designer’s Guide To Effective Proposals And Invoices
If your proposal isn’t created carefully, it can lead to misunderstandings and unhappy clients. With that in mind, this article gives some excellent tips on how you can create effective proposals and invoices.
Freebies, Inspiration & Resources
Ink Squirts PS Brushes
This is a great brush set from WeGraphics, that includes 15 different brushes. Although the complete set is for purchase, you can download a free sample for free.
Hand Drawn Sketchy Icons of Your Favorite Social Sites
This an excellent collection, from Chris Spooner, that contains 16 sketch social icons that includes every social networking site you could possibly think of.
Get Inspired
This is an amazing collection from Media Militia that’s filled with inspiring artwork that is guaranteed to get your creative gears working.
Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration
This is an excellent collection from Specky Boy filled with beautiful website designs that are sure amaze you.
30 Stunning Examples of Long Exposure Photography
This is a great round-up from Web Design Ledger, of long exposure photography that in my opinion is such a beautiful form of photographic art.
50 Red Web Designs to Inspire You
Red is a beautiful yet powerful color. This amazing round-up compiles 50 red web designs that are sure to amaze and inspire you.
A Showcase of Letterpress Invitations for Inspiration
This is a great collection of beautiful letterpress invitations that are sure to inspire. Letterpress is a beautiful type of design that definitely make a great impression.
On Going Different and Pushing Boundaries
This is an excellent article on the newly re-designed, Design Cubicle, where Brian Hoff urges you to push the boundaries and and let go of your design inhibitions.
Bojan Stefanovic, AKA Logoholic
This is a excellent interview by Michelle Oxman, with Bojan Stefanovic. I absolutely love her writing style. She did an amazing job! It’s a must read!
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Photoshop tutorials, from beginner to advanced. Including Photoshop text effect tutorials, photo manipulation tutorials, Drawing, Painting
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Wow – I was expecting some short and lame list. But I was pleasantly surprised to see so many to choose from. Nice round-up guys!
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Bojan Stefanovic is male name. He is a guy or the exact name is Bojana.
Flag as inappropriateExcellent bookmarked sites. Thanks for the resources and great tutorial posts.
Flag as inappropriateYour experience is great and learning for other people.
Flag as inappropriateI love this cute image and the colors are so wonderful!
Flag as inappropriateWow.nice collection lovely worked i like it keep it up.
Flag as inappropriateNice collection Tim, as sriganesh said, dang, this time we missed too! Ah well, maybe next month? ;)
Flag as inappropriateAw… that’s a bummer. Hope to see you make it next month! :-)
Flag as inappropriatenice collection, this time we missed !! we try our best to give best next time :D
Flag as inappropriateI’m sorry! There were so many links that it was hard to narrow them down. We encourage you to keep producing excellent content.
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