Typetester
5
December
Today a colleague showed me a very useful website to compare screen fonts. A must for every webdesigner en webdeveloper! Just check it out: www.typetester.org.
Blending mode shortcuts
14
November
In the Layers Panel in Photoshop you can switch Blending Modes by choosing one in de dropdown list. You can work faster by using the shortcuts. Cycle through the Blending Modes by pressing Option + Shift + (+) or Option + Shift + (-). Or you can use the specific shortcut. N: Normal I: Dissolve [...]
The Wilderness Downtown
11
November
What will happen if you mix a music clip, html5, video, browser features and a lot of creativity? Check out the interactive video project of Arcade Fire: http://thewildernessdowntown.com/ Behind the screens: Chrome Experiments Creativity Online
Guides and grid
9
November
When I create interfaces in Photoshop I always use a lot of guides. Why? They are very useful and they save a lot of time, especially when you want to work pixel perfect. Be sure to activate the snapping option (View > Snap). With the Rulers (cmd+R) visible you can drag a guide out of [...]
Snap to pixel
4
November
In Photoshop there are several ways to work pixel perfect. When paying attention to those tips and tricks you can achieve perfect designs. Interfaces are often composed of planes. To do this you should use Vector Shapes (and create a Shape Layer). When activating the Rectangle Tool (U) you can go to the options in [...]
Dashed line in Photoshop
12
September
Photoshop is a very useful application to create interfaces. With the existing tools you can create whatever you want. But I noticed a lot of people have troubles to create dashed lines in Photoshop. Below you can find a list of different techniques to create a dashed line. Pattern Using a pattern you can create [...]
Font layers in Photoshop
12
September
You can use the Type Tool (T) to select all the text of a font layer in Photoshop. But there is a quicker way; double click on the font layer thumbnail and all the text of that corresponding layer will be selected. The Type Tool (T) will also be activated.