17 January 2012 0 Comments

Create a Pimped Out Truck Using Photoshop and Point and Shoot Photos

Making modifications to your car or truck in Photoshop can be a lot of fun. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a pimped out truck modification using photos taken with a simple point and shoot camera, with no advanced lighting setup. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during [...]

16 January 2012 0 Comments

Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies: Superb iOS Gaming

Until recently, I’ve always noticed that iPhone games are inferior to their console counterparts, generally mimicking gameplay in a less user friendly and intuitive manner. This isn’t necessarily a hinderence to good gameplay, but for the first few years of the App Store, I don’t believe the iPhone could really compete with traditional gaming consoles [...]

15 January 2012 0 Comments

The Illustrations of Tiago Hoisel

Tiago Hoisel is a Brazilian illustrator with a talent for producing fun, and humorous illustrations. In this article we will feature some of our favorite illustrations from his portfolio. Let’s take a look! AXL Shark Praia Minotauro Chico Bento Keith Davy Cartoon Capa Turista Jantar Teen Rachel

14 January 2012 0 Comments

What the iPhone Interface Could Learn from Android and Windows Phone 7

Look, I love my iPhone, probably more than I should. Still, as I continue to use Android and Windows Phone, I can’t help but think that there are some things Apple could possibly “borrow” from the other two mobile operating systems. Let’s take a look at a few of those things that I’d like to [...]

14 January 2012 0 Comments

How Commercial Plugin Developers Are Using The WordPress Repository

   A few weeks ago I wrote about how you can put together a great readme.txt for the WordPress plugin directory. In addition to using a WordPress readme as a tool to help out your users, you can use it to promote your commercial products and services. While commercial theme developers are already promoted on [...]

14 January 2012 0 Comments

Test Your Photoshop Knowledge #5

We know how much you guys like to test your knowledge of Photoshop so today we are giving you an opportunity to do so with another quiz from Martin Perhiniak. Please take a moment to complete this 10-question quiz and see if you’re prepared to pass our test! Good luck! Editor’s note: this quiz is [...]

13 January 2012 0 Comments

Mobile Sommelier: The App For Wine Enthusiasts

Wine is an extremely old beverage, renowned throughout the world. There’s also a great variety of wine types, some of which match better with certain meats, others with certain cheeses or pastas — who knows! There are so many options and combinations, knowing them all requires a master’s degree. Well, not really, although being no [...]

13 January 2012 0 Comments

iPhone Game Friday: New Releases

If you find yourself pushing into the new year having completed most of the games on your phone, then you’ll be happy to hear that the flood of exciting new titles has begun — and we’re on top of it. This week we have a tremendous selection of fresh games for you to try out, [...]

13 January 2012 0 Comments

Inclusive Design

   We’ve come a long way since the days of the first Macintosh and the introduction of graphical user interfaces, going from monochrome colors to millions, from estranged mice to intuitive touchscreens, from scroll bars to pinch, zoom, flick and pan. But while hardware, software and the people who use technology have all advanced dramatically [...]

13 January 2012 0 Comments

Create Elegant Leafy Lettering in Photoshop – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

Illustrator and Photoshop work extremely well together. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Alex Beltechi will use both apps to produce elegant leafy lettering that can be used for a variety of projects. This tutorial is available exclusively to Tuts+ Premium Members. If you are looking to take your typography skills to the next level [...]

12 January 2012 0 Comments

Words With Friends: Get Hooked

You probably know Zynga best for their popular Facebook game FarmVille, the one that all of your non-gaming friends play. It’s those types of apps that Zynga does really well, and one of the classic staples of their roster is Words With Friends. Essentially, this is Scrabble — just don’t talk about it (Like in [...]

12 January 2012 0 Comments

X-Men: It’s 1992 All Over Again

Some of you may remember 1992. It was a more whimsical time when arcades were still around (although not heavily used) and consoles ruled the gaming world. Back then, I was a comic book collector and one of my favorite titles was The Uncanny X-Men, a Marvel brand that’s since been turned into movies, TV [...]