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Making a Message Strip in Photoshop

Posted by Mas Catur On 7:21 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial, we're going to make a little message strip in Photoshop that you can place in the top-right corner of a design. These little strips look very trendy and Web2.0-y, particularly in Web designs! It's quite an easy effect to do, and in this tutorial we'll add some shadow and light to make it pop!

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Icey Styles in Photoshop

Posted by Mas Catur On 7:19 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial, we're going to create an icey-cold effect using layer styles and that you can apply to different objects. Then we'll put it on a nice background to give it some kick. You can download the PSD file at the bottom of the tutorial if you'd simply like to copy+paste the layer styles.

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Hazardous Red Background

Posted by Mas Catur On 7:16 PM 0 comments

This tutorial is about making a textured red background and using Photoshop's Shape Tool to add a design element. You can download the sample PSD file from the link at the bottom of the tutorial.

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Creating a Stunning Old-World Look in Photoshop

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:29 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial, we are going to create a sort of old-worldy composition featuring a compass and making use of some awesome vector artwork from Arsenal. As always there is a PSD file at the bottom of the tutorial. In this instance, I would highly recommend downloading it as this is quite a complex composition. Be warned this is a LONG tutorial!

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Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:24 PM 0 comments

This tutorial is about making a "mac" style background. You can use these in all sorts of situations, including the obvious --your desktop-- as well as part of your designs or for corporate work (Powerpoint presentations, Flash work, etc). Naturally, you wouldn't want to use this exact set of steps, but following them will give you a good idea of the technique. Good luck!

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Advanced Glow Effects

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:19 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial, we're going to create some really sharp-looking glow effects using a combination of layer styles, the Pen Tool and Color Blending. The end effect is quite stunning and hopefully you'll pick up some tips you didn't know before.

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Create a Slick Tabbed Content Area using CSS & jQuery

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:00 PM 0 comments

One of the biggest challenge to web designers is finding ways to place a lot of information on a page without losing usability. Tabbed content is a great way to handle this issue and has been widely used on blogs recently. Today we're going to build a simple little tabbed information box in HTML, then make it function using some simple Javascript, and then finally we'll achieve the same thing using the jQuery library.

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Create a Cool Animated Navigation with CSS and jQuery

Posted by Mas Catur On 4:57 PM 0 comments

Animation and visual feedback are great ways to assist a user in navigating and interacting with a website. While traditionally Adobe's Flash was the goto for anything animated, these days with the magic of javascript we can avoid Flash altogether. Today we're going to build a really cool animated navigation menu using just CSS and jQuery.

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Build a Sleek Portfolio Site from Scratch

Posted by Mas Catur On 4:53 PM 0 comments

There's nothing like building an entire site to show you a good overview of how a CSS layout should work. Over at PSDTUTS we've got a tutorial where you design up a sleek, high end web design. In this tutorial we're going to take that PSD file and build it with some nice clean HTML and CSS.

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Build a ‘WordBurner’ Email Newsletter Manager using WordPress and FeedBurner

Posted by Mas Catur On 4:45 PM 0 comments
There are lots of different ways to communicate with your users these days. RSS feeds, SMS, & sites like Twitter have changed how we speak to our audience. But for my money, you can't beat the personal touch of a good ol' email newsletter.

Of course keeping up a newsletter can take effort, but in this tutorial I'll show you how to use your regular Wordpress website combined with Feedburner to make a simple email newsletter manager.

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Smoothly Animate a Caricature Using Motion Tweens

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:10 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial we'll see how we can create a caricature, split it into different layers then arrange the pieces properly as graphic symbols. Finally we'll look at how easily we can smoothly animate the caricature by using motion tweens. This is a lengthy tutorial, so let's get started!

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Let's take a quick look at the effect we're aiming to achieve with this tut:






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Create an iPhone-like Flip Effect in Flash Using ActionScript 3.0

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:07 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial, we'll recreate the Flip Effect used in the iPhone's UI using Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0.

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Let's take a look at the final result we will be working towards (click on the 'i' button):





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Create an Impressive Magnifying Effect with ActionScript 3.0

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:04 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial we'll create a magnifying glass effect, demonstrating use of the displacementMapFilter. The effect can be achieved in a relatively short space of time and with very little code.

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How to Autotune Your Vocals Like T-Pain, Cher or Daft Punk

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:02 PM 0 comments

Ever heard a song by T-Pain on the radio and wondered how the robotic vocal effect is achieved? By the end of this tutorial, you will own the autotuning sound that is used on so many pop records right now.

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Gaining Mastery Over Microphone Preamps

Posted by Mas Catur On 5:00 PM 0 comments

How much do you know about micamps? Should technology guide your choices? Or maybe you’re happy to use whatever is around, but sometimes you’d like to have a more informed approach to recording? This tutorial will help you choose the colour you’re missing from your canvas.

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Create a Vocal Glitch Sequence

Posted by Mas Catur On 4:58 PM 0 comments

Glitch processing is a popular technique in contemporary electronic music. Although this method can be used on any sound it is often most effective when applied to vocal sounds. In this tutorial, Mo Volans shows you how...



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Create a Slick Image Revealer in Flash Using ActionScript 3

Posted by Mas Catur On 9:04 PM 0 comments

In this tutorial, we'll create an animated mask image revealer, which will involve movie clips, masks and ActionScript 3.

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Create a Jazzy XML Driven MP3 Player

Posted by Mas Catur On 9:00 PM 0 comments

ActionScript 3.0 allows Flash Developers and Designers to make all manner of things in Flash with relative ease. This tutorial will teach you how to create your own ActionScript 3.0 MP3 Player with sound spectrum, album art, color changer and song information display.

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Build an XML Driven Contact List Using Flex 3

Posted by Mas Catur On 8:57 PM 0 comments

The goal in this tutorial is to built a contact list which loads dynamically from an external XML file. When the user selects a different contact, the data will automatically update to display properly. We'll also be applying some basic stylesheet changes to the results and give the project a more customized touch.

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Build a Versatile ActionScript 3.0 Menu with Masking

Posted by Mas Catur On 8:54 PM 0 comments

Navigation is a crucial part of your website, but often a bore to build and maintain. In this tutorial I'll describe a quick and solid way of using basic ActionScript skills, blended with a bit of your creativity, to construct intuitive & user friendly navigation systems. Okay, time to get our hands dirty, well... sweaty maybe...

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Build a Dynamic Flash and XML Slideshow with Scripted Transitions

Posted by Mas Catur On 8:47 PM 0 comments

Content updates in Flash can be difficult and time consuming due to the many steps involved. Simply reading content from an XML file means that importing new assets and recompiling the swf is no longer necessary. This tutorial will cover dynamically loading images from an XML file and then deal with inconsistencies in image dimensions using the GreenSock Tween Max animation library.

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Create a Reverse Reverb Effect

Posted by Mas Catur On 10:23 AM 0 comments

When it comes to special effects, reverse reverbs are amongst the most useable processes there are. Although the method for creating these effects is often looked upon as complex, the right technique can lead to a transparent workflow and impressive end results.

 In this tutorial we'll apply a reverse reverb effect to a vocal--a technique you might have heard used at the beginning of Justice's 'DVNO'.

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Create a Parallel Compression Bus in Logic Pro 8

Posted by Mas Catur On 10:20 AM 0 comments

When it comes to processing a drum bus, parallel compression is a technique that produces great results on just about any DAW available. Of course, the technique required differs from one application to another. Mo Volans takes the Logical route....

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Animating the Inanimate: Making Wind Come Alive

Posted by Mas Catur On 10:18 AM 0 comments

For our first Sound Design tutorial, we'll introduce the concept of 'Animating the Inanimate'. We'll make a wind sample 'come alive' by using EQ, convolution, reverb and some simple editing tricks in our DAW/multitracker. We will continue to revisit the theme of 'Animating the Inanimate' over time, giving you a wide variety of tips and tricks for breathing life into your sound effects.

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15 Ways to Diversify Your Mix

Posted by Mas Catur On 10:14 AM 0 comments

Sometimes when you're recording an artist or a band, it's easy to fall into relaxed habits and forget how important it is to give each track its own unique flavor and excitement. It could be that you've stopped pushing yourself, or it could just be that the artist has written an album of really repetitive songs. Either way, here are 15 tips for adding some excitement and diversity to otherwise tired recordings. Photo: York Tillyer.

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10 Ways to Improve Your Mix-down

Posted by Mas Catur On 10:03 AM 0 comments

With so many things to remember when performing your final mix-down, it can sometimes feel like you're spinning plates. Luckily, there are a few principles you can abide by to get the most out of your mix-down process. Follow these ten tips from Mo to help keep things in check....

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