Archive for December, 2010
55 Unique 3D Models Looking Like Photographs From Real Life
Charina Torres3D modeling, also known as, meshing is the process of making an object in three-dimension with the use of software such as 3D Studio Max, Solidworks, Blender, etc. In our time today, 3D models are widely used by movies and video games as characters. Even the architecture industry now uses 3D model as the way of showing proposed structures. And in the world of designing, one great thing you can do to attract and put a touch of creativity is to use 3D as an element on their design. For viewers are getting amaze on how detailed and realistic objects are made. To amaze you more with this, I have rounded up in this article with the best 3D models you may find as your inspiration in making one.
53 Creatively Designed YouTube Backgrounds to Inspire You
If you will be googling articles with collections of backgrounds for MySpace, Twitter, Friendster, etc., you will find many. But, seldom that you will find YouTube layouts in the research. So, we have decided to compile some of the best, creatively designed YouTube background layouts for you to download. For the steps on how to customize your YouTube channel, scroll down to the bottom part of the article. Enjoy making your YouTube channel beautiful!
4 Reasons Why Designers and Developers Should Learn to Write
Rean John UeharaLet me tell you a secret that involves writers, designers, photographers, developers, and everyone who make a living by using their technical skills. If you are using the internet to gather and share information you really must learn this secret. What is the secret, you ask? The secret is that everyone should learn how to write in order to advance well. The days of people who focus only on one skill is numbered. Slowly, and steadily, a rise of designers, photographers, developers, and anyone who knows what a blog is are starting to write. This will be harsh for people whose desire is to focus only on their trade. People in the online community will soon eradicate specialists, the internet will be filled with Jack-of-all-trades and if you are not one you won't get noticed.
50 Heart-Warming Greeting Cards:Enjoy Your Holidays
Sheena Dosdos"It's the thought that counts" - may sound cliche, but it's true. It makes one feel bubbly to realize that there are people who have thought of them in such special holidays & occasions. Especially at this time of year, when people give gifts, attend to parties here and there. Even to some who annually makes a Christmas wish-list, receiving something more personal and intimate creates a very warm and heart-felt smile. Reading love one's thoughts and wishes for you makes you feel warm & fuzzy all over. It's amazing how simple things in life can give joy to others. The best way to do this is by sending personalized greeting cards. Here's a collection of very inspiring holiday greeting cards for you. Happy Holidays!!
Astounding Stories Of Love And Creativity
Love can fuel creativity for so many reasons, creativity may appear because of wanting to impress someone or simply because you want to express the emotions running through your life. When in love and all the things around you can be a source of inspiration, from the food you eat to the things you rarely notice, clearly a new sense of awareness will appear that will help you achieve the best you want. Through the course of history many artists have created great artworks because of love.
10 Must-Have Things for a Kick-Ass Freelance Startup
When you want to enter the world of freelancing, the things that you actually need to start are just found at your home or maybe you already own them. Nowadays, freelancing has started to become a top self-owned businesses. In freelancing, all you need to have is just yourself and your skills. You may be asking on what are the things you must have to start your freelancing career. In this article, I will enumerate the things a freelance designer must have other than skills and passion.
5 Things At Work That Makes A Freelancer Sad
Fun and work can mix for some but for most people it simply just can't. And when you have an employee or a colleague who only works for the sake of paying the bills, someone who works for hours without having fun in everything he/she does, that's a problem. Of course there is a big difference between working in an office and working at home. I bet most will agree that freelancers became freelancers because they want to earn while doing the thing that they love most.
60 Mind-Blowing Hand Drawn Website Designs For Your Inspiration
Although digital arts is much appreciated and renowned in the world wide web, it's undeniable that hand drawn sketches are equally impressive and delightful. Using hand drawn designs as webpage backgrounds, designer portfolios and illustrator portfolios, is getting popular these days. It has that artistic and personal touch that awes people, and not to mention it surprises the viewers too. It attracts artsy people from digital, animation/cartoon, sketch, and other art fields unmentioned. Though it may be rather challenging at first, it helps when you get inspired by masters. So in this article, I collected a bunch of very impressive and edgy hand drawn websites that would inspire you. Here goes...
50+ Amazing Grunge Wallpapers To Beautify Your Desktop
Grunge style is now becoming popular because of the unique design it has: crooked, stained, grubby, broken. But designers are still using this style on fonts, brushes and interface design and still it is making its mark on the designing community. You may ask why do you have to consider grunge style for your design since they are branded as “dirty type” of design. What does it make on a design?
Create Amazing 3D Portfolio Dark Layout In Photoshop
Michael John BurnsHello there everybody and welcome to another PSD web design tutorial here at 1stwebdesigner! In this tutorial you will learn how to create a 3D like design using simple gradients and other effects how to achieve great layout without any big problems. Now I will guide you through this tutorial and I am sure you will learn a few tricks as well!
