Contest Winners: $199 in Pixmac Credits!
The contest we are holding with Pixmac is now over. We gave away, a 1 month subscriptions worth $199 to 3 lucky readers. A one month subscriptions consists of 25 credits per day, every day for one month (which equals out to 750 credits). That’s a lot of credits, since large images are only 5 credits each. For more details about the subscription you can check it out on the Pixmac website.
Contest: Win $199 in Pixmac Credits!
Today and for the next week, until March 24th, 2011 we are holding a contest with Pixmac. We are giving away, a 1 month subscriptions worth $199 to 3 lucky readers. A one month subscriptions consists of 25 credits per day, every day for one month (which equals out to 750 credits). That’s a lot of credits, since large images are only 5 credits each. For more details about the subscription you can check it out on the Pixmac website.
An amazing collection of Car Art
With all the little details and reflections that come with rendering cars, composing digital works of automobiles is truly a talent. We are going to take a look at a variety of different styles from photo manipulation to drawings from scratch to more of an animated look.
Your guide to letterpress for web design
You’ve probably seen around on websites, the de-embossed or letterpress effect on headline text, headers, logos and buttons. It is getting to be a popular look and a standard element on 2.0 websites these days.
In this article we are going to look at some traditional uses of letterpress in print design, some examples in web design, as well as how to make a letterpress effect for yourself with some tutorials.
Create Stunning 3D Text in a Grungy Landscape
The more you can learn about blending images and different elements together in Photoshop, the more freedom you will have in creating whatever pops up in your imagination. In this Photoshop tutorial, we are going to go over different digital-image-editing techniques in order to create a beautiful grungy and grainy composition that has 3D text (that we will make in Illustrator) as its centerpiece.
Free High Quality Website Templates

Let’s imagine that you want to build a brand new website or your current website needs an update. What would you choose: a custom website or a website template? continue…
Creative Action Movie styles
Posters are a great way to get the creative juices flowing. Instead of a lot of professional design work where the main object is to show information, posters are created to draw interest for the movie, making for more interesting outcomes. Here are a few different examples in a few different styles. Enjoy!
Free Vectors from Petshopbox!
Looking for a Illustration for your website or next project? Petshopbox is a company that produces some really well done vector character designs and a great price. continue…
Free 3D slideshow from ourpix.com
We are offering a giveaway to everyone! Ourpix.com has generously given us the files for a 3D slideshow to give away to all of our readers. You can replace the images with your own, and put it on your website. continue…
Create a Dark Grunge 3D Text Scene in Photoshop
Check out my latest tutorial from Design Instruct In this Photoshop tutorial, you are going to learn how to create some 3D text using only Photoshop. The mood we will strive to incorporate in our piece is dark and grungy. We are going to use consistent lighting, layer styles to create shadows for our type, Photoshop filters, and more. We will finish off our scene by adding a dark textured background that seems to fade out as it approaches the edge of the canvas — a popular design technique. continue…
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