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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.

Can I Separate Layer Styles From Layers in Photoshop?

I have a pretty neat little trick today for all those out there who like tricks. This one has to do with separating layer styles from the layers they were applied to in Adobe Photoshop. The best part is, the process for doing this is extremely simple to pull off. It’s basically just a right-click […]

How Can I Use the Content-Aware Scale Tool to Create Square Photographs?

Question: I’m interested in producing, printing and framing more square photographs as opposed to the normal portrait or landscape ones we usually see and was wondering what the best way to approach this would be. I know the Content-Aware Scale tool in Photoshop handles this sort of thing and can alter the shape of a […]

How to Rename Layers in Adobe Photoshop

I just wrote a post on this topic, so I thought I’d add it to this area as well. Basically, the question is how to rename a layer that exists in the Layers panel of Adobe Photoshop. The process of doing so is simple enough. All you need to do is double-click on the layer […]

How to Change the Color of Something in Photoshop

Have you ever wanted to change the color of something in a photograph? If you’ve been involved with graphic design or photography for a while, I’m sure this task has crossed your mind at least once or twice. Changing the color of the clothes people are wearing, the color of cars, bicycles, houses, you name […]

I Can’t Render My Video in Adobe Photoshop

Question: Adobe Photoshop keeps telling me the video is still open, but I can’t figure out where it’s open or how to close it so I can render it. Can you help? Answer: You should check to see if you have another version of Photoshop open at the same time. With these upgrades Adobe is […]

Creating a Simple Typographic Poster

Have you ever heard of a Typographic or Type Poster? I haven’t either until recently, but I can tell you that I’ve seen them all over the place for most of my life. While I’ve seen them though, I never quite knew that they had a name. If you aren’t sure of what I’m referring […]

Introducing the Face-Aware Liquify Filter

I guess Adobe has either invented or has licensed some very slick facial recognition technology because it’s incorporated it into Photoshop in full force. You’ve got to see it in action. It’s impressive, to say the least. Take a look at the post I wrote yesterday on the Face-Aware Liquify Filter for a complete rundown […]

Can I Animate Graphics in Adobe Photoshop?

Yes you can and it’s very simple to do. Much more simple than applications from years ago. I remember working with Adobe LiveMotion and Macromedia Flash trying to animate graphics. While Flash was much more robust than LiveMotion was, there were shortcomings in both. Today’s software is much better at these types of things. Animating […]