Interview with Design Moo’s Chris Wallace
This week I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with UI Designer and Front-end Developer Chris Wallace (@chriswallace). Chris Wallace is the guy behind Design Moo and the popular Wordpress Gallery Theme. In addition to being a designer,…
Torn Paper Edges: 38 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
I’ve seen a lot of tutorials for creating torn paper edges in Photoshop; some of them are highly detailed and time-consuming, others are adequate but leave a bit to be desired. Either way, there are a lot of…
2 Lucky Readers to Win a Free Copy of Billings 3 for Mac
Hello everybody! Guess what? It’s time for yet another exciting Colorburned giveaway! Today’s giveaway is sponsored by our friends at Marketcircle who were generous enough to donate 2 copies of Billings 3 to the readers of this website.
Billings 3 is a…
Review: Customize Your iPod with a Vinyl Wrap from Music-Skins.com
As designers, it’s only natural for us to want to be unique. If you’re a frequent visitor to this website I’d say that it is probably a safe bet that you have your own personalized website, your own…
The Front-End Design Conference is Just 7 Days Away!
Looking for an excuse to get away one last time before summer is over? Well, the Front-End Design Conference is just 7 days away. The Front-End Design Conference will be held in sunny Tampa, Florida, July 31, at the…
Stunning Smoke Effects: 42 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
Creating realistic-looking smoke in Photoshop can be tough to do. There are several ways to achieve a smoky look but most involve the use of the liquify tool, third-party plug-ins, or some creative photo manipulation. Either way, achieving a…
50 Excellent Design-Related Websites to Place Your Advertisements
Deciding where to place your advertisements is one of the toughest decisions that an advertiser has to make. If you’ve ever advertised your product or business online you can probably attest to how stressful it can be; especially at first.…
1 Lucky Reader Wins a Free Copy of Phantasm CS and a Chance to Win a Free Wacom Intuos 4 and More!
Today one lucky Colorburned reader will win a free copy of Phantasm CS Studio and a chance to win a free Wacom Intuos 4, a Pantone ColorMunki Design, or one of 5 Illustrator CS4 WOW! Books. Before we announce…
Win a Free Copy of Phantasm CS Studio for a Chance to Win a Free Wacom Intuos 4
Yep, it’s time for another exciting giveaway; this time sponsored by our friends at Astute Graphics, the makers of Phantasm CS, the popular Adobe Illustrator plug-in. You may remember us giving away a copy of Phantasm CS Studio several…
Create a Character Mascot with Adobe Illustrator CS4
Mascots are becoming increasingly popular in web design. In this intermediate Illustrator tutorial we will show you how to create a vector character mascot from a sketch in Adobe Illustrator CS4. The techniques in this tutorial can easily be…
Review: Brush Pilot Helps Mac Users Manage Their Collections of Photoshop Brushes
I guess you could say that I have a rather large collection of Photoshop brushes in my design arsenal. As you’ve probably realized by now, I love Photoshop brushes. I create a lot of them and give them away…
A Chat With Jim Tierney, President of Digital Anarchy
This week I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Digital Anarchy President Jim Tierney. Jim’s company Digital Anarchy develops many of the Photoshop Plug-ins that have been featured on this website. I’ve used many of them and have…
Drippy Sprays: 30 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
Drips, sprays, and splats are some of the most fun types of Photoshop brushes to create. The problem is that high quality sets like these can take a lot of time to create. Several weeks ago I experimented…
Review: Artlandia Introduces SymmetryWorks Version 5
If you have ever attempted to create a seamless pattern for Adobe Illustrator you know how challenging it can be. Simple patterns are relatively easy to create but more complicated patterns can be nearly impossible without the proper tools.…
Guest Article: Cuneiform, LOLspeak and Your Crazy Client
From the earliest recorded history of our world, people have used pictures to illustrate ideas, label items and communicate with each other. Pictures have united and divided people groups for millennia. Some of the earliest symbols exist to…
