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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.

What are Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop?

Photoshop has a really neat feature that allows layers to interact with one another. Instead of having one layer sit on top of another, completely covering the lower one’s visibility, we’re able to use something called a Blending Mode to enhance the look of both layers that gives a corrective or create appearance. Blending modes […]

Creating Black & White Photos in Adobe Camera Raw

It’s funny – when you ask yourself what a black and white photo is, you most likely answer that it’s a photo with no color. In some respects, you’d be correct. The thing is, in many black and white photos, there was color. It’s just that you removed it with one tool or another. Believe […]

Grouping & Stacking Photos Inside Adobe Bridge

Over the past few years, it has come to my attention that Adobe Bridge is the ultimate photo organization tool. I have used the Lightroom – Photoshop photo editing workflow and I have to tell you, I really prefer the Bridge – Camera Raw – Photoshop workflow much more. If you aren’t versed in these […]

Using Camera Raw as a Filter Inside Adobe Photoshop

I’ll be honest with you – ever since I began using Camera Raw to adjust my photography, I’ve preferred using that over editing in Photoshop. Don’t get me wrong, Photoshop is awesome in so many ways. It’s just that when I want to color correct and things like that, I definitely prefer Camera Raw. I […]

Creating & Viewing a Photo Slideshow in Adobe Bridge

I’ve got this thing with taking photos of stainless steel kitchen equipment. Since I’m so into cooking these days, there’s a lot of gear that’s being introduced to my life. Since much of it is stainless, there’s no shortage of photographing and showing off what I purchased. The thing is, after I edit some photos […]

Using the Adobe Photoshop Curves Tool For Photography

The Curves tool in Photoshop is one of those areas that’s widely misunderstood. Not only is it misunderstood because editors don’t know what it can accomplish, but many folks also don’t know how to use it. While it does take some practice, it can actually do a lot. There are a few other tools to […]

Using the Transform & Free Transform Tools in Adobe Photoshop

Once you get into and work with Adobe Photoshop for a few months, you’ll find yourself using the Transform and Free Transform tools very frequently. Most likely, you’ll become comfortable with one or the other and you’ll effortlessly slide into an effective routine and will probably never look back. These tools are easy to grasp […]

How To Edit More Than One Photo at a Time in Adobe Camera Raw

This is one of those posts you’re going to want to print out and keep in your back pocket for frequent use. If you’re a busy photo editor, you definitely want to know how to edit more than one photo at a time in Camera Raw. This is otherwise known as batch processing. This technique […]

How To Make A Photo “Pop” With Adobe Camera Raw

Every time I open a photo in Adobe Camera Raw for editing, I’m sure to follow a certain sequence of events to end up with the result I’m after. First, I want to make sure the contrasts are good. I work in the Basic panel for a while, adjusting the exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, etc…to […]

Creating, Editing & Deleting Smart Collections in Adobe Bridge

How to create and manage collections across both Adobe Bridge and Adobe Lightroom are fairly similar. I’ve already covered a few aspects of them in some previous posts. If you’re interested in learning some background on collections in general, please take a look at these: Targeted & Smart Collections in Adobe Lightroom Adding Photos To […]