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Get Inspired – 20 Great Websites to get your Creative Juices Flowing

- BY Eric/Steel Frog, December 30 2008 -

Get Inspired 20 great websites to get your creative juices flowingDesigning a website isn’t always as straight-forward as we’d like it to be. Thankfully, there are a ton of websites you can check out for inspiration. Presented below are my top 10 resources for logo and website designs, in no particular order.

If I missed anything you feel should be tacked on to the list, drop a comment below and let me know. Read more…

Photoshop Tutorial: Dirty Dog Tags

- BY Eric/Steel Frog, October 10 2008 -

Dog Tag TutorialThis tutorial will show you how to create somewhat-realistic dog tags from scratch,including the chain, using nothing more than a couple of marquees, layer styles and a few nifty tricks.

While it is intended for beginners, you’ll need to know your way around the basic tools and windows before attempting this tutorial and should take around half an hour or so to do the first time around. Read more…

Photoshop Tutorial: Girly Web 2.0 Header

- BY Eric/Steel Frog, October 9 2008 -

Girly Web 2.0 Header TutorialWeb 2.0 design isn’t as hard as it looks. With this tutorial, we’ll go through the process of creating a very trendy, abstract header design used on many girl-oriented websites. It doesn’t mean you can’t use this tutorial for other kind of sites. All you’ll need to do is tweak the colors.

This tutorial will go through various effects: creating trendy clouds, texturing, layer styles, glowing sparkles, trendy drips and even how to create a city and using funky fonts. Read more…

5 CSS Tips for Beginners

- BY Eric/Steel Frog, August 19 2008 -

5 CSS Tips for BeginnersI’ve been writing CSS for several years already, and I can honestly say that I’m still not totally comfortable with it.

CSS by itself is not a complicated pseudo-language, but it does have some intricacies that come with experience. Here are five quick-and-dirty tips to give you a hand and to get you started on the right track. Read more…

Good and Evil Photo Manipulation

- BY Eric/Steel Frog, July 7 2008 -

Good and Evil TutorialThis tutorial will show you how to take an image and split it into two personalities. One side will be dark and evil, the other light and sparkly. I won’t go into extensive details about brushes and such but with minimal Photoshop experience, you should do just fine.

This is a very trendy form of artwork and the tutorial should take about 20 to 45 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, drop a comment and I’ll do my best to help you out. Read more…

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