19 January 2012 0 Comments

Animoto: Making Photo Slideshows a Breeze

Now that my wife and I have our first child, we are taking tons of pictures of him and showing them off to friends and family. But the plain old slideshow just gets a little boring sometimes, and I want to be able to spice them up a bit. I could use iMovie, but I [...]

19 January 2012 0 Comments

Apply Digital Painting Techniques to Photographs

Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing digital art in Photoshop. Digital Art for Beginners, by Adobe Certified Expert and [...]

18 January 2012 0 Comments

15 of the most creative bookshelves…crazy and unusual examples!

Duo Bookshelf By Ana Linares Optical Illusion Bookshelf Read-unread bookshelf read-unread bookshelf Elastic Bookshelf2 Pulseline Pin Pres Study on Sensational Designs Equilibrium Inverted Bookshelf Easy Reader DreiX shelving Tatik Creative Bookshelf That Also Serves As A Bookmark Branch Bookshelf Nook Coffee Table

18 January 2012 0 Comments

Blush for Wine

If you’re curious about wine but have trouble deciding what you want, Blush for Wine makes it super easy to find a wine to pair well with a meal, to give as a perfect gift, to make a hit at a social event, or to relax you after a long day. The app guides you [...]

18 January 2012 0 Comments

Discover the Latest News with Digg

Social news is still a new idea in the realm of social media. Digg itself only launched into popularity back in 2005. Currently it has lost a lot of attention over to the social news community Reddit, but there are still many loyal diggers cascading down the front page. Along with the attentive v4 redesign [...]

18 January 2012 0 Comments

Designing The Well-Tempered Web

   As technology evolves, so does the art and craft of Web design. New technology creates new challenges, which require new solutions. Often we’re working in uncharted territory, where the solutions demanded really are new. Other times, we’re faced with problems of a more universal nature, problems that have a history. Given the limited history [...]

18 January 2012 0 Comments

A Look at the Cosmosys Collective

From time-to-time we like to introduce you to art groups and collectives that we find online. Art groups and collectives are great ways for designers to network and improve their skills. In this article, we will take a look at some of the work produced by the Cosmosys Collective, an online art community that’s been [...]

17 January 2012 0 Comments

Fab: Design Inspiration

Having good taste can be expensive. Cost and quality rise at the same rate, and the old adage of “you get what you pay for” remains true. It’s easy to settle for sub-par based on our budgets, but what if you could get some well-designed, quality goods for less than their usual cost? That’s where [...]

17 January 2012 0 Comments

Tweet to Win an iPad 2!

To celebrate the New Year at iPad.AppStorm, we’re going to be giving one lucky reader a brand new iPad 2! It’s been vastly successful over the past year, and today you have the chance to get your hands on one completely free! This iPad 2 Needs a Loving Home We’re going to be giving away [...]

17 January 2012 0 Comments

Weekly Poll: What Will Happen at Apple’s Announcement on Thursday?

What Will Happen at Apple’s Announcement on Thursday? Apple has a special announcement scheduled for this Thursday, with only a brief clue as to what is happening: “Join us for an education announcement in the Big Apple.” But what does that mean? Pundits and rambling on about it being a new iPad, a new iPhone [...]

17 January 2012 0 Comments

Resolution Independence With SVG

   In this article, we’ll look at Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), one of the most underused technologies in website development today. Before diving into an example, let’s consider the state of the Web at present and where it is going. Website design has found new vigor in recent years, with the evolving technique of responsive design. [...]

17 January 2012 0 Comments

Win Business Cards, Postcards, or Posters From UPrinting

Are you looking to start your new year with a fresh set of prints to help promote your design business? Today, our friends at UPrinting are kicking off 2012 by giving away business cards, posters, or postcards to 36 lucky Tuts+ readers. To enter, all you have to do is submit your entry using the [...]