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40+ Ultimate Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Tutorials

// December 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Illustrator

Back when Mickey Mouse was drawn by Walt Disney in 1928, it was all pencil and paper, and the frequent use of the ever dependable eraser. More than 80 years has passed and yet we still see Mickey Mouse cartoons all around the world.

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30+ High Quality Adobe Illustrator Brush Sets

// November 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // Graphics

Brushes are important, most especially for us designers who strive to get and create as much effect as possible. So far, we have already posted a couple of free brushes in our site. Well, we’re not yet done… For Adobe illustrator users, we have compiled 30+ High Quality Adobe Illustrator Brush Sets that you can download for free. These brushes were created by several designers for the design community.

Pick as much as you can for future use. You may never know when you can make use of them. Enjoy!

Chalk Illustrator Brushes

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22 Awesome Visualization Libraries: Charts and Diagrams

// November 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Graphics, Web

In web application or software, very often we will need to present collected data to the users. Back in the olden days, data such as traffic statistics and clicking hits were presented through simple numbers or words, this method is plain and simple.

With the advancement of the web, more data are being collected. Thus, displaying all these data in standard plain numbers or words do not seem to be very effective. Therefore, statistical charts and graphs have become important tools to display raw information in a graphical form and making it digestible for the user. Just by a quick glance at the diagram, the user can determine the percentage of increase or decrease of their traffic or sales data immediately. This helps to speed up the process of locating certain data through the collected information.

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30+ Realistic Gadget Design Photoshop Tutorials

// November 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Graphics, Techniques, Tutorials

There’s an ancient Chinese proverb that says “工欲善其事，必先利其器“; the direct English translation means “In order to do a good job, once must have a good tool.” When it comes to the design industry, the tool is Photoshop.

Photoshop is truly a designer’s best friend. It is used to design almost anything, be it icons, websites, photo enhancements, etc and the list goes on. In fact, in one of our earlier post Stunning Apple Concept Design, most of the gadgets were created with Photoshop too. It’s never a tough job learning how to create a gadget when you know the basics and the next thing you probably need is – good tutorials in conversational tone.

Here’s a list of 31 wonderful Photoshop Tutorials that gives you step by step tutorial how gadgets are created. Full list after jump
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