In this web design tutorial, I will show you how to create a dark web layout in Photoshop. We will try to keep gradients to a minimum and rely more on creating textures and patterns for the different areas of our web layout to give it a pleasant look and feel. Because the background of this web layout is dark, we can use light colors for important areas (such as the services, portfolio and testimonial areas) to make them stand out.
This free icon set, by PSDDude, consists of 14 icons for major social media networks, as well as common content-sharing icons like an RSS feed icon and an email icon. Because these icons look good on a light or dark background, you can integrate them easily with your website. You can also create your own stamps by using the provided PSD template.
The creative industry is built on a finite resource: Time. We can talk about the spontaneity of creativity. We can talk about talented individuals. We can celebrate the greatness and the importance of creative work. However, at the end of the day, there’s no denying that creative work is still work with a set of demands and expectations. And most importantly: deadlines and deliverables.
We recently ran a giveaway of five "Small Team" licenses, each priced at $119.95 with our friends at PowerMockup. The Microsoft PowerPoint add-in turns PowerPoint into a design tool for sketching wireframe models of websites, web apps and desktop applications. We had a good amount of Design Instruct readers participate in the giveaway, and in this post, we reveal the five lucky winners among them.
Using a dark color palette in a web design can be effective in creating a variety of moods and meanings — edgy, hip, elegant and strong to enumerate a few. Here’s a showcase of beautiful dark websites for your inspiration.
I recently had a discussion with a friend who’s an interior designer in the process of putting together a new portfolio. While she was telling me about it, and the trials and triumphs she’s come across during the process, I took some mental notes of the points we touched on. I thought I’d share parts of our conversation with all of you.
In this tutorial, we’ll create a cute bird’s nest with a cracked eggshell inside of it. We’ll start by drawing our artwork with the Pen Tool, bringing it to life with the Gradient Tool, and finishing it up by adding shadows and highlights. We’ll use some often-neglected Illustrator tools and features, such as the set of symbol tools in the Tools panel and working with color groups in the Swatches panel.
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