September 2007 – Page 2 – Designlab by Geir Akselsen

51 Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

Lots of different text effects tutorials worth a look here! Might come in handy when making a logo or some other cool typography graphics :o) Click here to visit >>

Grunge & Dark Art Tutorial

I just love these kind of tutorials! Here is a Photoshop tutorial on how to make a regular image into grunge dark art. Looking pretty cool indeed I must say! Check out this tutorial here >>

Some great free programs here. I make a lot of cms based websites for my clients, a lot of them upload rather huge images in the wysiwyg editor without reducing them :o( but with these great links I can finally just recommend a free online editor for them :o) Click here to visit >>

45 Best Freeware Design Programs

List of some of the best open source and freeware alternatives to the applications no design can live without. Some interesting programs to be found here. Worth a look! Click here to visit >>

Massive Collection of Photoshop Brushes

Check out this one downloadable file from Adam Woodhouse packed with more than 1000 free Photoshop brushes! Thanx dude we all owe u a beer!! :o) Click here to visit and download these great brushes >>

40+ Books For Professional Design & Development

Smashing magazine has made a great list of 40+ books you can choose from regarding design and development. Check it out >>

Blank Product Templates for Graphic Designers

Here you can find some great links which offer blank product templates such as book covers, DVD cases, billboards, boxes, etc.. Â Head on over >>

How To Think Like A Great Graphic Designer

We all wonder how a great designer thinks. Now is your chance to get into the mind of one of the greats, James Victore. Debbie Millman graciously shares the entire James Victore interview with us from her book How To Think Like A Great Graphic Designer. This article is worth a look ;o) Click here to read >>

Top 40 Logo Inspiration Resources

Here are some nice inspiration resources for logo’s. Might come in handy if you are completely stuck and out of ideas :o) Click here to visit the site >>

45 Excellent Blog Designs

Feast your eyes on these 45 great designed blogs! A good source of inspiration indeed :o) Check em out over here >>

muse | a collection of inspiration

Not your average design gallery. Muse reveals the person behind the art, and their inspiration for creation. Now we finally get a face and a person behind these great design’s we often use as inspiration! This is a great site worth checking out + you also learn a lot from these great designers behind the work :o) Click here to visit >>

Large collection of design inspiration galleries

A huge collection of CSS, mixed, flash and other website galleries. Well over 100 links. A certian one stop shop for website galleries.Â Click here to visit >>

7 time saving Photoshop tips for web designers

7 time saving Photoshop tips that will save your time and increase your work efficiency. Head on over >>

60 Advanced Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

The techniques shown are advanced level and require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they actually require talent and knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, subtlety, etc. Aight, if you think you got the talent you should check out these great tutorials :o)Â Click here to visit >>

Month: September 2007