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Graphic & Photo Design Tips, Tutorials & Techniques

The design section includes posts and articles that cover tips, tutorials and best practices for various areas of web design on the internet today. Also discussed is print design for offline media. Discussion includes fundamental and moderately advanced topics in the worlds of brand identity, graphic design, photo manipulation, typography and more. Additional topics include how to effectively manage website layout, e.g. mobile and tablet interface, responsive website design as well as coverage of online communities that assist with the design profession.

How to Add an Informational (Lower Third) Graphic to Video in Adobe Photoshop

Have you even noticed the information that’s included in a newscast, down towards the bottom of the screen? I know you’ve seen it. We all have. Usually, the information states the person’s name who is currently speaking or where they’re located. Sometimes the information is scrolling. Whatever type of text is there, it’s usually contained […]

Adding a Watermark to Video in Adobe Photoshop

Apparently, videos on the internet are hot commodities for theft. People steal them and post them all over random websites daily. While it takes big money to police this sort of thing and to stay on top of it, there is one smaller area that you can focus on for free. That’s adding a watermark […]

How to Add a Blur Filter Transition to a Video Clip in Adobe Photoshop

If you’re into creating video content, you probably already know that transitions between clips are an extremely important aspect of what you do. It’s rare that you have one long video file that was perfectly recorded. In reality, you most likely have multiple clips that you need to somehow merge together as one. It’s the […]

Printing as a JPEG Image in Adobe Lightroom

Hands down, one of the coolest features of Adobe Lightroom is its print function. Everything related to printing can be found under the Print tab and, if you’ve never been in this area, get ready to be blown away. I’ll be writing tons of great posts that cover everything regarding how to print from Lightroom, […]

Sharpening a Photo with Adobe Lightroom

The process or sharpening images with Adobe Lightroom is nearly identical to the process of sharpening photos with Camera Raw. After all, Lightroom does use the Camera Raw engine for its image processing. As you may know, I’ve already written a post that talks about how to sharpen an image with Camera Raw, so you […]

Making a Photograph Look Antique in Adobe Camera Raw

I love these types of projects because they’re so easy to pull off and they truly alter the look of a photo. Original images straight out of the camera are fun, but what’s even more fun is changing things up so the image appears as though it’s from a different era. While there are many […]

How to Rename & Reorder Layers in Adobe Photoshop

I wanted to write a quick post to answer a question I received a few days ago regarding the management of layers in the Layers panel of Adobe Photoshop. Many folks who are new to this application have some difficulty understanding the basics of how layers work. I always tell them to think about Photoshop […]

How to Apply an Adjustment to Only One Layer in Adobe Photoshop

The answer is clipping. I’ll tell you that right up front. If you would like to apply an adjustment layer to just one layer in Adobe Photoshop, use the clipping feature. It’s that simple. Have you ever worked on a file in Photoshop and thought about adjusting only one area of an image? For instance, […]

Sharpening a Photo with Blur Filters & Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop

I’ve said this a thousand time before. There’s more than one way to get there from here in Adobe Photoshop. Some methods for accomplishing your goals are very straightforward while others are somewhat convoluted. As Adobe continues to build and refine their applications, they learn what the most common tasks are. They streamline them. They […]