There are various ways an application (or more specifically, a widget) can be presented to its users; some bad, some good and some tremendously well. Other than a widgets purpose, its user interface is the most important aspect; it makes the widget look good and (hopefully) makes it easy to use, making it compelling and [...]
Today, we have a new set of Premium Textures available for Psd Premium Members. This set was crafted by Caleb Kimbrough of Lost and Taken and includes 32 high resolution orange grunge textures. If your next project calls for some grungy textures with pealing orange paint, than this set is perfect for you. Learn more [...]
Did you know that the idea for Creative Sessions started way back in December 2008? We’ve added some of our best tutorials and articles ever to our Graphic Design and Web Design Sessions
New Creative Session – Web Design
The first Session seed planted on Tuts+ was Web Design, featuring 10 carefully crafted articles and tutorials by [...]
Evernote is one of the best free utilities to ever hit the Mac or iPhone. Needless to say, I’m a huge fan and use it on a daily basis. However, one thing that constantly bugs me is Evernote’s lacklustre handling of task lists (to-dos). You can create a basic list with checkmarks inside of Evernote, [...]
You may be wondering why you’re reading about the good old semantics on Smashing Magazine. Why doesn’t this article deal with HTML5 or another fancy new language: anything but plain, clear, tired old semantics. You may even find the subject boring, being a devoted front-end developer. You don’t need a lecture on semantics. [...]
Today we are glad to release gCons, a set of free all-purpose 32×32px icons for designers and web developers (100 icons). The icons come in 12 different colors and are available in PSD, PNG, JPG and GIF formats. This set was designed by Sarfraz Shoukat especially for Smashing Magazine and its [...]
The word bokeh is derived from the Japanese word boke. It’s a term used to describe the deliberate and creative use of lens blur in photography. In design, bokeh photographs or textures have many uses. They can be used as background images or even to draw interest to a specific part of a design. Today, [...]
Photographs are excellent tools to show you how something looks. Tracing photos to create artistic pieces however doesn’t teach you much about shape, volume, lighting, and color. Today, I would like to demonstrate an alternative way to create abstract artistic pieces using a photo merely as inspiration. We will start by choosing and simplifying its [...]
In the past, we took a look at some of the best iPhone app interface designs. Since then, more and more applications are coming out that continue to impress us. This certainly isn’t an end all list. There are plenty of gorgeous apps out there and no way to cover them all!
You may even seen some [...]
Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!
In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Hellotxt 2.0 iPhone/iPad. The developer describes Hellotxt 2.0 as an easy-to-use app that combines the power to update 50+ social [...]
One thing that can be said about human beings is that we are, by and large, creatures of habit. We establish routines, consciously and subconsciously, that help us accomplish tasks or move us more quickly or comfortably through our day. Habits are formed in the design and development community just as they are [...]
Creating a set of scattered Polaroids in perspective might be easier than you think. Today, we will demonstrate the process in this quick tip tutorial. Let’s get started!
Resources Used
The following resources were used during the production of this tutorial.
Wood Texture
Flower
Step 1
Create a new document, 2500 x 1850 px and paste the wood texture onto the [...]
