Graphic Design

May 26 2010

How to Cartoonize a Photo

Looking to Make a Cartoon Out of Your Photo?

With the advent of graphic and photo design software such as Adobe's Photoshop, it has become increasingly easier to create realistic looking (ie. more "hand-drawn") cartoons and animations. We're going to show you a couple techniques you can use to convert any photo into a cartoonized version. In other words, how to turn a photo into a cartoon... read more »

Oct 18 2009

How to create a Favicon Icon (.ICO) in Photoshop

Wondering How to Add Favicon Support to Photoshop?

First of all - what is a favicon? A favicon (also referred to as a website, url, shortcut, or bookmark icon) is the little icon that shows up in the corner of the current browser tab, or browser window, of the web page you are viewing. If you have multiple tabs open, it serves as a handy visual queue to help you quickly recognize the identity of a web page. While there's all sorts of favicon creating software out there, if you own a copy of Photoshop there's a free plugin that will let you create favicon's quickly and easily... read more »

Jan 19 2009

Big Stock Photo Promo Code

Looking for high quality stock photography for your website?

We're able to extend free Big Stock Photo photo credits to our visitors for a limited time. Click here and use promo code HW2333 when you sign up. Big Stock Photo offers nearly 3 million stock photos to choose from - royalty free, starting at $1 per photo... read more »

May 07 2008

High Resolution Stock Photography

Looking for large, high quality stock photos?

When it comes to graphic design, you don't want to skimp on the quality of your images. As a web designer, it's also nice to have an affordable collection of stock photography whose price is based on just that - the resolution of the image... read more »

Mar 05 2008

Free Logo Creator

Create your own professional logos in minutes

You can use logo creator software to create your own business logo, website graphics, print materials, email signature, coffee mugs, you name it. Easy to use for beginners, and includes flexible logo templates for graphic designers... read more »

Dec 17 2007

Install Ghostscript for Windows and GIMP

Getting GIMP to recognize GhostScript

To get GIMP, the popular open-source image editing application, to recognize your GhostScript installation, you'll need to set an environment variable in Windows as follows... read more »

Dec 03 2007

How to Identify Pirated Versions of Adobe Photoshop

Software counterfeiting business is overwhelming

A recent experience with purchasing a counterfeit version of Adobe Photoshop CS2 off Ebay has gotten us to realize just how rampant software piracy is. Use this article to help confirm that your Photoshop copy is legitimate and find out what you can do if it isn't. read more »