Written by Nick Pagano | 11 July 2010

how to Use a Digital Hotcakes Globe transition or wipe in Adobe Premiere Pro

Written by Nick Pagano | 27 June 2010

How many times have you wished you could just grab all the images in a blog gallery -- rather than sitting there selecting them one-by-one? This is a very cool way to download graphic image collections...

KavaSoft has released HyperImage 3, an application for downloading web photo galleries. HyperImage 3 adds an image search feature, and is optimized for the most popular photo blogs.

There are millions of images on the web, but how do you find and download them without clicking on them one at a time? HyperImage is an industrial-strength tool for searching the web and downloading entire websites worth of pictures. Just enter an address or keyword, and watch as thousands of pictures stream down to your computer.

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Written by Nick Pagano | 25 June 2010

By less than popular request, a pleasant way of adding a thumbnail to larger previewer to a Myspace profile, website, or anywhere that allows HTML & CSS.

Browser support:
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Safari
- Opera
- IE8+
- IE7 (limited)

This does get a bit confusing sometimes, so do read carefully. The idea is to create hover previews: a user hovers over a small thumbnail, and the larger image appears below a gallery of thumbnails, like below.

This does get a bit confusing sometimes, so do read carefully. The idea is to create hover previews: a user hovers over a small thumbnail, and the larger image appears below a gallery of thumbnails, like below.

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Written by Nick Pagano | 23 June 2010

Ok, today we are going to look at how to make chalk style type to use in your art. The process is actually quite simple, and you can get endless variations.

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Written by Nick Pagano | 23 June 2010

Twitter is quickly becoming a hot spot for people and business of all kinds, including designers. Many designers now have twitter accounts so they can network with other designers on twitter and promote their work to a new audience. What I found interesting is, because of twitter a whole new niche of design has been created and that is Twitter backgrounds.

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Written by Nick Pagano | 23 June 2010

Rust often signifies age and dirt that others may not want to have in their work. With designers, however, rust is viewed in a different aspect. Most especially if the rustiness can be used or applied as material for design projects, depending on its style and the projects’ goals.

A Collection of Rusted Textures is compiled in this next post as a cool resource for designers of all ages. Feel free to download the texture of your choice and create amazing designs with these resources. Some of these images are under Creative Commons Licenses so make sure to check the original sources about the agreements. Have fun!

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Written by Nick Pagano | 23 June 2010

Use the Rounded rectangle tool to create the bean shape.

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Written by Nick Pagano | 23 June 2010

This is what you’ll be creating:

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Written by Nick Pagano | 23 June 2010

Long exposure photography is using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture static objects in an image while blurring its moving elements. Various collections of long exposure photography have been showcased on the web to serve as inspiration to budding photographers.

This compilation of Inspiring Examples of Long Exposure Photos just might inspire you to try out photography! If you do start producing long exposure photographs of your own, you could use them for this upcoming contest:

UPrinting is giving away a free 18×24? gallery wrapped Canvas Print to one lucky reader! All you need to do is leave a comment, preferably one that clearly says you want to join; make sure you’re above the age of 18. Please do take note that shipping will be free for US residents only. This contest will run for a week. Enjoy and good luck!

EDIT: We are glad to announce that we have chosen Shedwa/Shawn Wait  as the winner of our canvas print giveaway! Shawn, please wait for the email that will tell you what to do next. Thank you, everyone!

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Written by Nick Pagano | 23 June 2010

A well-designed flyer can provide a great marketing tool. Imaginative and compelling design, combined with efficient, targeted distribution, can make Flyers a cheap but effective element of a marketing campaign. Despite the emergence of e-mailers, mobile apps and other new media forms of communication, flyer design remains a useful skill. Below are a few tips aimed at designers who are new to creating Flyers:

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