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Posted by admin at 8:05 pm

Evolution

Posted by admin at 7:30 pm

I just realized that theres more than a year since I started learning web design. I didn’t even celebrate

I’ve started with the “Total Learning” DVD and continued with the tutsplus network. Mostly psd.tutsplus and vector.tutsplus.com. I did a lot of tutorials and learned a lot from the community. I have to say that smashingmagazine.com and psd.tutsplus.com are the most valuable resources in my development as a web designer.

When I bought the smashing book it was like injecting nanites full of information into my bloodstream. I still use it as a guide whenever I start a new project.
It thought me  about user interface, color schemes, typography, project management and a lot more.

I’d like to think that I’ve passed the beginner stage and I’m going towards medium-advanced web design.

I have a few projects that I’m looking forward to release. In the span of a few months I’ve been: web designer, UI desiner, UX designer, concept designer, software UI and UX designer and finally Project Manager.

I think I will be able to release design related content on the project that I’ve done concept design for. But that will probably happen in about a month or so.

In the meanwhile I’m doing UI/UX design and Project management.

Will update more info next week.

Contabio

Posted by admin at 12:01 pm

Design mock-up for a scrapped project.

From Windows to Linux.

Posted by admin at 9:40 am

I finally have had the opportunity to install Ubuntu 10.04 on a new HDD. I was somewhat surprised that some of the things, that worked fine and dandy with the first install, don’t really work so well anymore.

Most people ask me why did I switch to linux? I tell them: no spyware, malware, viruses (they are theoretically possible) and it’s a lot more secure.
One of the other main reasons I’ve switched to linux is because I might get a promotion in terms of project management and I wanted an environment that protected me.
To tell you the truth, if photoshop ran, I’d say goodbye to windows.

The projects are going well and most of the work flow is done. I will update in about a weak, maybe with screenshots.

Creativity!

Posted by admin at 8:51 am

Creativity is the interaction of different disciplinary ways of seeing things.

This quote belongs to Sir Ken Robinson. At first sight it’s pretty abstract and that’s because it is taken out of context.
I recently saw a couple of short, 20 minutes each, videos where Sir Ken Robinson talks about a revolution in the education system, creativity and intelligence. He says that in order to be creative, first, you have to allow yourself to make mistakes.

If you are not prepared to be wrong then you will not be creative.

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Doodling With Burn and Dodge. – Photoshop CS5 Experiment

Posted by admin at 4:06 pm

In an earlier post I was experimenting my drawing/doodling skills, using the tablet, in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Today, I experimented with the Dodge and Burn tool. The point was to create shades and ripples.
In the end I figured out a new technique that shows interesting effects:

I started with this:

Then I selected the burned tool and played around a little with the brush settings. I created some deep shadows and then added a little light with the dodge tool.

After a few tens of minutes the result was this:

First thing that comes into mind is muscles, tendons, organic material. After a few retouches I called it a finished experiment:

Maybe I’ll make a tutorial named “How to create organic material in Photoshop CS5″

Quick Tut: Design a hosting package advert in Photoshop CS5.

Posted by admin at 11:53 am

Like I promised a few days ago, here is the tutorial on how to design a hosting package advert.

Step1:

Create a new document:

Step2:

Create a rectangle with the width of 953 px and a hight of 196 px.

Add a stroke using the settings below:

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New Tutorial – Buy Plans

Posted by admin at 7:12 pm

Tomorrow I’ll show you beginners how you can create a cool Buy Plan for some product or hosting package.

I’ts a really simple tutorial with a really cool effect.
I think it will have no more than 10 steps and will take about 10-15 minutes to create and polish it.

Stay tuned and check back tomorrow.

Adrian.

CSS and Linux

Posted by admin at 9:23 pm

I recently installed Ubuntu Linux on my PC. It looks great and feels great, its a nice change from the common Windows and OS X.

One issue I noticed is that, under Linux, the CSS rules do not match those under OS X and Windows. I’ve installed the latest version of Firefox 3.6 and Google Chrome. While under Chrome the CSS shows correctly, Firefox breaks it. More than this, CSS3 seems to not work at all. I tried to do a search about why this happens but I cannot seem to find an answer. I will research further, maybe I will find a pertinent answer.

If anybody reads this and has insight, please drop a line.

Doodles.

Posted by admin at 9:43 am

Yesterday I pluged-in my bamboo tablet and started doodling. I’ve notice a major improvemet in photoshop cs5. Drawing is much more fluent, my lines are more straight and I can actually draw now. I will surelly experiment some more on this and maybe I’ll even post one of my doodles.

I usually use the tablet for fine touching on my web sites. Seem now I can do more faster.

Also june is proving to be a busy month, as i got myself 2 new clients and 3 sites to build.

More for me to showcase on my portfolio.