18 May 2012 0 Comments

Tuts+ Live Workshops: Photoshop Training in London

I’m incredibly excited to let you know about a series of live Photoshop workshops we have planned over the next few months, in conjunction with Martin Perhiniak. They’ll be taking place in London, UK, and it’s a great chance to take your Photoshop training to the next level! Read on to find out more, and [...]

17 May 2012 0 Comments

30+ New Released Free and Premium WordPress Themes

Premium WordPress Themes Good Space by GoodLayers – $35 Leap by reidknorr – $35 Endless by Sneek – $35 MediaFlex by Bebel – $35 RetyX by gljivec – $35 Gurlznit by kenzicode – $35 Avett by DesignerThemes – $35 Brick & Mortar by two2twelve – $35 Website by kubasto – $35 Retro Portfolio by Open [...]

17 May 2012 0 Comments

HopStop: Get Around Town on Public Transit

With summer just around the corner, we can all look forward to getting out of the house a bit more. Unfortunately, gas prices tend to jump up this time of year, so getting around town will start to become much more expensive. At times like this, those of us who would like to avoid those [...]

17 May 2012 0 Comments

Super Mega Worm: Retro Gory Awesomeness

We all have that one app on our iPhone that we thought we would hate and ended up loving it. When I was asked to review Super Mega Worm, I must admit that I was a bit reluctant at first. Still, I accepted the assignment and went on my way. And I’m damn glad that [...]

17 May 2012 0 Comments

Stop Redesigning And Start Tuning Your Site Instead

   In my nearly two decades as an information architect, I’ve seen my clients flush away millions upon millions of dollars on worthless, pointless, “fix it once and for all” website redesigns. All types of organizations are guilty: large government agencies, Fortune 500s, not-for-profits and (especially) institutions of higher education. Worst of all, these offending [...]

17 May 2012 0 Comments

Quick Tip: Create a Metallic Copper Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will explain how to create a metallic copper text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Concrete Bunker Texture Argel Font Palace Balls Picture Step 1 Create a new file. Set Width and Height to 700 [...]

16 May 2012 0 Comments

BeginIt: A Stunning Way to Track Time

One of the really interesting things about day to day life is how little most people (myself included) are aware of the time they spend doing things. Sure, if you work a typical day job you know you’re at work from 8 p.m. until 5 p.m. (or later), with a lunch in between. However, if [...]

16 May 2012 0 Comments

BeginIt: A Stunning Way to Track Time

One of the really interesting things about day to day life is how little most people (myself included) are aware of the time they spend doing things. Sure, if you work a typical day job you know you’re at work from 8 p.m. until 5 p.m. (or later), with a lunch in between. However, if [...]

16 May 2012 0 Comments

Radiant Defense: DIY Tower Defense

Tower defense can bridge the chasm between casual and hardcore gamers in a way that a lot of other iOS game genres can’t manage. They’re a great way for casual gamers to lose a few minutes tapping away while waiting in line at the bank, or they can be a real time sink for hardcore [...]

16 May 2012 0 Comments

Radiant Defense: DIY Tower Defense

Tower defense can bridge the chasm between casual and hardcore gamers in a way that a lot of other iOS game genres can’t manage. They’re a great way for casual gamers to lose a few minutes tapping away while waiting in line at the bank, or they can be a real time sink for hardcore [...]

16 May 2012 0 Comments

News.me: Crowdsource Your News

Having such a simple premise, Twitter has been able to be translated to many different platforms and user interfaces. While the quasi-stock Twitter app is a great way to access the social network, as well as third-party apps like Tweetbot, wouldn’t it be cool if an app could pick out the stories posted to your [...]

16 May 2012 0 Comments

News.me: Crowdsource Your News

Having such a simple premise, Twitter has been able to be translated to many different platforms and user interfaces. While the quasi-stock Twitter app is a great way to access the social network, as well as third-party apps like Tweetbot, wouldn’t it be cool if an app could pick out the stories posted to your [...]