You can’t escape it. Everyone’s talking about HTML5. it’s perhaps the most hyped technology since people started putting rounded corners on everything and using unnecessary gradients. In fact, a lot of what people call HTML5 is actually just old-fashioned DHTML or AJAX. Mixed in with all the information is a lot of misinformation, so here, JavaScript expert Remy Sharp and Opera’s Bruce Lawson look at some of the myths and sort the truth from the [...]

Final Product What You’ll Be Creating For many of us, painting a portrait from scratch may seem like an impossible task. What you may not know however is that it may not be as tough as you think. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to paint a fantasy portrait from scratch without any references. We will begin with a sketch then demonstrate how to paint in color, skin, texture, and shading. Let’s get started! [...]

Navigation is a critical aspect of any website. Many larger sites use drop down menus in effort to make it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for. In this post we will feature 25 scripts that you can use on your own sites for jQuery drop down menus. Sexy Drop Down Menu with jQuery and CSS How to Create a Drop Down Nav Menu with HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery Mega Drop Down [...]

If you are a designer who is looking to transition from a hobby to a career, choosing the right design school may be an important decision. Today, we have gathered a list of some excellent design schools from around the world. Each school listed has some amazing programs in several design disciplines. If you have been toying with the idea of going to a design school, than this article is definitely for you. North America [...]

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet… most designers probably have these few words embedded in their heads from seeing them over and over. This is dummy text, otherwise known as Lorem Ipsum. I’m not going to give you a history lesson, but it is helpful to know that it is in Latin — because most people just think that it’s gibberish. When you do a Google Search on ‘Lorem Ipsum’, the first hit is Lipsum.Com. Now, [...]

Tutorial Details: Difficulty : Intermediate Duration : 1 hour Tools Used : Photoshop CS3 Stocks Used: Room : ~blontj of DeviantArt Picture Frame : ~malchik stock Shark : ~wrydgrendal Kitten : ~lugburzoxay Cloud : ~jotamyg Water Fall Brush Set : Readhead Stock Water Splash Brush Set : Brusheezy Puddle stock image : Rosaline Stock Preview of Final Image: Before starting the tutorial. I am presuming that you are quite familiar with basic commands in Photoshop [...]