30 April 2012 0 Comments

How I Work: Yahoo!’s Doug Crockford On JavaScript

   Welcome to the first in a new series of interviews called “How I Work”. These interviews revolve around how thinkers and creators in the Web world design, code, and create. The goal is not to get into the specific nuances of their craft (as that information already exists online), but rather step back and [...]

30 April 2012 0 Comments

Photoshop CS6 Includes Improved Auto Adjustment Features

For Photoshop CS6, Adobe applied lots of quick fixes to features that have been around for a while. Internally, these changes were called JDIs (Just Do It), an initiative meant to give developers a few days to fix or improve previously existing features. One of those changes was to upgrade the Auto feature available within [...]

29 April 2012 0 Comments

Quickly Select Skin Tones in Photoshop CS6

Skin Aware technology is a relatively obscure feature in Photoshop CS6 that will allow you to quickly select skin tones in a photo. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will show you how this new feature works. Let’s take a look!

28 April 2012 0 Comments

Photography Inspiration – Capturing Objects in The Sky

Kites. Happy Kids Kites by Cuba Gallery Kite Sky by Martdump Kite Flying by Praveen Vijayan Kite by Daniel Kelly My Rokkaku Kite and Nina's Camera by Victor Dances of the Kites by Ting New Zealand Post Kite by Cuba Gallery Kites by Mishal Almesfer Kite by She Kiting by Photowork C. Kite Festival: Shakrain [...]

28 April 2012 0 Comments

The Heist: Puzzling Fun

Who loves puzzle games? Well I do for one, and there are lots of others out there who share my joy for the casual game. The Heist isn’t just a puzzle game though, it’s an interactive mission. It’s like Ocean’s 11 without the lame sequels. Or George Clooney. Or really anything other than a safe. [...]

28 April 2012 0 Comments

Yahoo!’s Doug Crockford On JavaScript

   Welcome to the first in a new series of interviews called “How I Work”. These interviews revolve around how thinkers and creators in the Web world design, code, and create. The goal is not to get into the specific nuances of their craft (as that information already exists online), but rather step back and [...]

27 April 2012 0 Comments

Convex: The Smart Converter for iOS

There are countless reasons that one might need to convert from one unit to another. Maybe you are an mechanical engineer who needs to convert your water pressure from inches of mercury to kilopascals. Or maybe you are just a high school student who wants to convert square feet to square meters for a geometry [...]

27 April 2012 0 Comments

iPhone Game Friday: New Releases

We’ve made it to the weekend, everyone take a deep breath. If you’re ready for your quick fix of new App Store games, then you’re in the right place and have some sweet new titles to look forward to. Discover the lighter side of a werewolf’s curse, crusade against ducks, seek burgers, and more in [...]

27 April 2012 0 Comments

Gamification And UX: Where Users Win Or Lose

   The gaming industry is huge, and it can keep its audience consumed for hours, days and even weeks. Some play the same game over and over again — and occasionally, they even get out their 15-year-old Nintendo 64 to play some Zelda. Now, I am not a game designer. I actually don’t even play [...]

27 April 2012 0 Comments

Quick Tip: Create a Steel Text Effect in Photoshop

In this quick tip tutorial we will explain how to create a steel text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. FREE TEXTURE METAL 1010 Metal Texture Cafe Nero M54 – Free font Step 1 First make a new PSD [...]

26 April 2012 0 Comments

Explore the Puzzling World of Lume

Lume is one of those rare puzzle games that you just can’t put down once you start. The design and background music are impeccable in setting a somber yet elegant tone. The puzzle challenges inside are also fun and quite the brain teaser. The app was created by State of Play Games who have already [...]

26 April 2012 0 Comments

We’re Now on Pinterest!

That’s right, AppStorm is now on Pinterest! Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web, and we’ve already got a few pinboards up for you to check out! Browsing pinboards is a fun and visual way to discover new things, head over to Pinterest now to see our [...]