Intermediate

Adapted from Vector Basic Training: A Systematic Creative Process for Building Precision Vector Artwork (New Riders)

By Von R. Glitschka


Systematic and Creative

Adapted from Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6 (Peachpit Press)

Adapted from Photoshop CS5 Essentials (Peachpit Press)

By Mark Galer and Philip Andrews

Creativebits.org among hundreds of thousands of other sites runs on Drupal. I'm a big fan and believe its currently the best CMS out there including the payed ones. And Drupal 7 is the most amazing update. The engine is now really ready for prime time. Some of the new features I'm most excited about:

Adapted from Grid Principles for Web Design (New Riders)

By Khoi Vinh

The first two decades of the twentieth century, graphic design’s pivotal epoch, carried forth the legacies of what might be considered the premodern design world. Graphic works were executed largely through tradition or intuition, with emphasis placed on imitating the natural world or emulating historical but often poorly understood models of aesthetic ornamentation.

Ever wanted to be sophisticated while typing your status updates on your iPhone and write café properly with an accent?

If you occasionally need special characters such as é,ü,í,ő,ú, etc. you can get them easily on iOS. Just tap and hold the relevant key until a pop-up menu appears. Then slide your finger to the correct letter and release.

Üdvözlet! (Best regards in Hungarian)
Ivan

Excerpted from Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques (Adobe Press)

By David Karlins

Most graphic designers are most comfortable designing in Photoshop. And Photoshop provides a convenient environment to sketch and prototype Web pages.

Excerpted from Adapted from Illustrator CS5 Bible (Wiley Publishing)

By Ted Alspach

In what follows I walk you through a project that uses all sorts of Illustrator functions and explain how and why I used Illustrator’s capabilities throughout the process.