Retro Video Game Designs
It is amazing to see how much technology has changed form the 1980 until now. Now with CSS sprites, pixelated art and retro 80′s design coming back in style, I thought we would take a look at some retro games from the past. In this article we are going to look at some retro video game from the 80′s and 90′s of some games I played when I was younger.
Be sure to comment on some retro games you used to/still play.
Marketing Yourself: What tools to use
So you have just graduated from school and want to get your name out in the design community? Even if you have been a designer and just want to get your name out there, here are some website and tips on what to do to become more well known.
A Guide to Creating 3D Text in Adobe Illustrator
Check out my latest tutorial from Design Instruct: A Guide to Creating 3D Text in Adobe Illustrator
It isn’t always necessary to use a 3D program to create 3D text — they’re expensive and overkill if you just occasionally use 3D elements. Adobe Illustrator is more than adequate in allowing us to create some 3D objects with some basic shading for our text. In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to make some 3D text using Adobe Illustrator, and also discuss techniques of shading the text to give it a clean, consistent, and stylized look.
Amazing Traditional Art Painting Tutorial
WARNING: There is artistically tasteful nudity for the purpose of this tutorial.
Creating designs and graphics always produces attractive results. There may be digital painters who have never gone back to basics, who haven’t picked up a paintbrush or touched a canvas. The feel, texture and craftsmanship of creating an actual painting has been lost in this day and age, so for this post we have an award winning artist who describes in detail how it’s all done.
Weekly Roundup #9 06/17/10
This week’s roundup features some really awesome print and illustration articles and tutorials.
If you have something that you have created, be it a design piece or article that you would like me to take a look at, let me know (email me at info@denisdesigns.com) and it could make into one of the roundups.
Enjoy! continue…
Create a Retro Metal Text poster in Photoshop
In this tutorial we are going to create a retro/grunge looking metal text using some basic Photoshop techniques as well as a texture. We are going to then finish off the image using another texture and a few other techniques to bring the whole image together.
Weekly Roundup #8 06/10/10
This week’s roundups are web design themed, with some inspirational articles, a list of google doodles, as well as a web design tutorial.
If you have something that you have created, be it a design piece or article that you would like me to take a look at, let me know (email me at info@denisdesigns.com) and it could make into one of the roundups.
Enjoy! continue…
Design a Space-Themed Poster with Photoshop
Be sure to check out my latest tutorial over at Design Instruct, where we will learn to create a space themed poster with text in Photoshop. (Link)
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, we are going to design a poster with space as its central theme. We’re also going to have a high emphasis on creating beautiful typography to match our theme. I will show you how to develop consistent lighting, re-coloring the scene to help set the mood, and many more Photoshop techniques. The tutorial’s final product is a poster/ad for a mythical TV show called “Space”. (Full image after the jump)
Top 7 Laptops for Web Designing
Web designing is a fusion of art and technology. There are 2 important factors that contribute to making awe-inspiring websites — the designer’s creativity and the web-designing tools. Creativity is driven by passion and inspiration. There are no hard and fast rules to govern this. However, the tools used for web designing can be chosen wisely, to make the entire process a breeze. The first step is to choose the right kind of computer or laptop. Here is a list of laptops that can be considered for web designing.
Weekly Roundup #7 06/03/10
We have featured some really nice t-shirt illustrations, concept art, logo designs and photography to fill that inspiration itch.
If you have something that you have created, be it a design piece or article that you would like me to take a look at, let me know (email me at info@denisdesigns.com) and it could make into one of the roundups.
Enjoy! continue…
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