Category Archives: Tutorials



22
Dec

Icon Tutorial: Hot Chocolate

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Phoenix Studios

Today we’ll be creating a wonderful warming hot chocolate icon. This tutorial is for intermediate users of Illustrator and Photoshop Let’s get started:

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08
Mar

Create a Tablet Icon in Photoshop

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Phoenix Studios

With 2011 being the year of the tablets or as Apple would like us to believe the year of the iPad2, which was announced last week, you may at some point need to include a tablet icon within your design. … Continue reading …

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01
Mar

Creating a 3D photo wall
in Photoshop

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Phoenix Studios

Sometimes when creating a design with a lot of photos the result can be a bit monotonous and dull. There are a few solutions around this and today’s tutorial will explain one in particular known as ‘the album wall’ or … Continue reading …

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07
Feb

Web Design for the iPad: Part 3

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Phoenix Studios

In part 2 we looked at creating the basic design for a website specifically for the iPad. In the final part of this series of articles we will code a working example with elements which automatically reposition themselves depending on … Continue reading …

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19
Nov

Abstract Glowing Planet Tutorial

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Phoenix Studios

Space and abstract lighting have become a major trend over the years in design. Here’s a quick overview on how to achieve these effects. This tutorial is for intermediate to advanced users of Photoshop, I haven’t covered all the intricate … Continue reading …

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13
Nov

Web Design for the iPad: Part 2

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Phoenix Studios

In the first part in this series of articles we talked about how the iPad has become a worldwide sensation in just a few months, bringing with it many new challenges for designers. In this part we’ll begin the process … Continue reading …

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10
Nov

Create Sleek 3D Folders Tutorial

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Phoenix Studios

3D icons have become a major part of web design over the last couple of years and as a result designers are using them more frequently to visually communicate ideas and navigation. Today we’ll be looking at how to create … Continue reading …

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03
Nov

Create amazing lighting effects

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Phoenix Studios

Many designers use lighting effects to create some stunning images used in their designs or artwork. While the effects may look extremely complex and difficult to achieve they can be created quite easily in Photoshop. This tutorial will show you … Continue reading …

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27
Oct

Create a Twitter bird mascot

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Phoenix Studios

Twitter has become a bit of a phenomenon over the last year and as a result many blogs use an eye catching bird mascot to encourage users to follow them (even we have one!). Today i’m going to show you … Continue reading …

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