23 January 2012 0 Comments

Launch Center: Shortcuts for the iPhone

I have always loved apps that make it easier to access what I need when I need it. I am all about efficiency and the more time I can save the better, even if it is only seconds, which then turn to minutes, and well, you know how it goes. One of my favorite apps [...]

23 January 2012 0 Comments

What an Android User Expects From iOS

Recently on Android.Appstorm, Nathaniel Mott wrote about What an iPhone User Expects from Ice Cream Sandwich, citing what he’s looking forward to and what has him worried as he patiently awaits his new Galaxy Nexus, a phone I claimed was the best on the market. In what seems to be a serendipitous coincidence, I recently received [...]

23 January 2012 0 Comments

Open Call For International Communities

   At Smashing Magazine, we are big proponents of diversity and sharing. We encourage designers and developers worldwide to step up and use Smashing Magazine as a platform to share their opinions, ideas or techniques. Our editorial process is quite evolved, yet we are very open to users’ suggestions. In fact, if an author has [...]

22 January 2012 0 Comments

Extracting Logos Using Levels In Adobe Fireworks

   In all the years that I’ve been using Adobe Fireworks, I have always had to perform one task in every project: remove the background from a logo. Most of the time, it’s because the client doesn’t have the original raw file that their previous designer used to create their company’s logo, or because I [...]

22 January 2012 0 Comments

The Incredible Digital Art of Michael Oswald

In this article we will be featuring the work of Michael Oswald. Oswald is a digital artist with a unique style. His technique involves a combination of photo manipulation and digital painting techniques and the results are often stunning. Let’s take a look! Tinker Toy Timeless Beauty Under My Skin Bonsai – Tree of Life [...]

21 January 2012 0 Comments

The little people project, lovely tiny scenarios in public places

Embankment, London Embankment, London Stuttgart, Germany Fantastic Voyage Acton, London Wandsworth, London Grottaglie, Italy Southmere Lake, London

21 January 2012 0 Comments

Presentation: Use Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3 to Enhance Raw Photographs

Workshops, presentations, and conferences are excellent places to learn Photoshop. These types of events occur every day, all over the world. We understand that you can’t attend every event, everywhere. That is why each month; we display some of our favorite presentations here for you to enjoy. In this nearly 60-minute long presentation for Academy [...]

20 January 2012 0 Comments

BeerStat: An App For Your Liver

Now that your liver has sufficiently recovered from the holidays, it may be time to take stock of how much beer you really drink. Using BeerStat, you can keep track of how much goes down the hatch, out of your wallet and straight to your gut. If you want to know more follow the jump. [...]

20 January 2012 0 Comments

iPhone Game Friday: New Releases

It’s been a big week for the Internet, with Wikipedia’s birthday passing last weekend and some notable back-pedalling on the SOPA issue, but … it’s Friday, which means it’s time to set all that aside and enjoy some R & R. As always, we’ve got you covered with a brand new set of fresh titles [...]

20 January 2012 0 Comments

How To Integrate Facebook, Twitter And Google+ In WordPress

   Integrating social media services in your website design is vital if you want to make it easy for readers to share your content. While some users are happy with the social media buttons that come built into their design template, the majority of WordPress users install a plugin to automatically embed sharing links on [...]

20 January 2012 0 Comments

Create a GUI for an iPad Audio-DJ Application Using Photoshop – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

Slick designs are an important part of a successful iPad interface. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Paul Flavius we will explain how to create a beautiful GUI for an Audio/DJ iPad application in Photoshop. This tutorial is available exclusively to Tuts+ Premium Members. If you are looking to take your interface and mobile design [...]

19 January 2012 0 Comments

Manage Your Schedule With Agenda

There are a lot of really cool apps available for the iPhone. Hear a song you really like but don’t know what it is? Fire up Shazam or SoundHound. See an actor in a movie but not sure what their name is? IMDb has got you covered. With all these cool apps available, it’s easy [...]