Ink Blots: 20 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
There are very few things more satisfying than converting a boring, clean design into a messy grunge layout. There are tons of ways to do this using brushes; sprays, drips, and splatters are all excellent brush types to use…
How to Get Noticed on Twitter
Twitter users obsess about numbers. The next time you talk with some one about Twitter, see how long it takes for them to ask “how many followers do you have?” I suppose it’s only natural for people to worry…
Tape: 57 Fantastic Photoshop Brushes
Tape has become an essential element for any sort of digital scrapbook or collage. As with just about every type of graphic, in Photoshop, there are several ways to achieve almost any effect. Creating realistic tape can be a…
What Used to Drive Me Nuts About Designers
My first company was bootstrapped – which meant that I would use a number of contractors when I won a project. As time went on, the company grew and I hired full time designers, developers, and project managers.…
Create a Stunning Flash Slideshow with Mono Slideshow 2.0
Last week we announced that our friends are Mono Slideshow had been generous enough to donate 3 licenses of their fantastic slideshow software to the readers of this website. Today, we are announcing the winners.
If you’re not familiar with…
Chalkboard: 15 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
I don’t know about you guys but when I was in elementary school I used to volunteer to wash the chalkboard. I can’t remember exactly why I used to do this. Was I sucking up to the teacher?…
How to Avoid Client Chaos With Effective Screenshots
Some days, it seems like clients are just trying to be impossible. You ask them to click a screen shot image to see it at full size, and they continue talking about how the font in the thumbnail…
3 Readers to Win a Free License for Monoslideshow 2.0!
Hello everyone! Guess what? Today we’ve got another exciting giveaway for you guys! Our friends at Monoslideshow were generous enough to donate 3 licenses of their awesome flash slideshow software to 3 lucky readers of this website.
If you’re just now…
Acrylic Brush Strokes: 57 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
You may remember several months ago that we published a set of Illustrator brushes on Vectips that resembled realistic paint brush strokes. Since then, we have received several requests for a similar set of Photoshop brushes. It’s taken some…
50 Examples of South American Street Art
Graffiti is often considered a nuisance or crime but in some circumstances graffiti can be as beautiful and artistic as any painting found in any art gallery. During my last vacation to Rio de Janeiro I took several…
Register Today for LessConf!
Do you believe that the Earth revolves around your customers? Are you bummed out because summer is coming to an end? Then today is your lucky day! On Saturday, October 17, 2009 join a group of like-minded marketers, designers,…
Check Out Media Militia for Some Slick Freebies!
It’s been a little over a week since we announced last week’s awesome giveaway. If you’re just now checking in, you missed out on an amazing prize provided by our friends at Media Militia – a 2TB My Book…
Sparkling Light Effects: 24 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
Adding light effects to your designs can really make a huge difference. There are several ways to create light effects in your designs however many of them can be difficult to pull off and are sometimes time-consuming. An easy…
5 Tips for Charging Clients for Services
So you have a new prospect for your services and its time to figure out what the price should be. It’s easy to choose to bill by the hour – that’s the easy way out but it is often the…
15 Design Blogs to Follow on Facebook
I have found that the more time I spend on Facebook and Twitter, the less time that I have to visit some of my favorite design blogs. Lately, it seems that every design blog has a presence on Twitter.…
