Archive for the ‘Soft’ Category

Adobe Photoshop CS6

Guys at Adobe never stop surprising us with new features and everytime an update is released Photoshop users get excited about what’s it gonna be like. While some of us still haven’t got over Content-Aware magic, others already trying the new stuff.

Photoshop CS6 comes with dramatic changes and awesome features. The interface has been changed (which is totally revolutional for Photoshop), more Content-Aware tools, improved engine, faster performance, video editing, RAW import, improved Crop tool and on and on and on… Tons of everything. Read more »


Quick Tips on Speeding Up Photoshop CS5

Most of Photoshop users think they are getting the most of it without any settings changed. Well, I am not talking about monster machines, but those who work with Photoshop on average computers will find those tips useful.

Photoshop’s performance depends on your RAM in the first place, so the more RAM – the faster the workflow. At least, you will need 2GB of RAM to work with the program and still you will face “slow-downs” when working with many layers, high-res images and brushes. Moreover, if you have tons of fonts, it will slow down on startup.

So how to speed up your Photoshop CS5? Read more »


Awesome Photoshop Plugin to Make Grids Friendlier (FREE)

Free Photoshop ExtensionIf you have ever used Photoshop for any project where alignment/layout of elements is very important then you are familiar with Guides. Especially web designers, who deal with templates know what I am talking about. And calculating guide spaces is not the sweetest part of the job. Some skip this part and put guides relying on their eyes. But it’s not accurate.

Today I will share one of the greatest contributions to Photoshop extensions. Please welcome – GuideGuide. Created by Cameron McEfee, this extension/plugin is totally FREE and absolutely Awesome. If you are using Photoshop professionally, then you have to have it. This will make your life easier.

I’ve downloaded it and installed, tried just for a few minutes…the result is – this post to share the knowledge. Read more »



Learn How To Create An Animated PNG

PNG rules the web! Oh, did I say that too loud? I don’t think so. According to the growing popularity of PNG images in web design, we can really say that it rules the world of web graphics.

If you are a web/graphics designer you probably understand what I am talking about.

Remember how it used to be? We had JPEG for static and GIF for animated images. Later, the almighty Flash came out, providing vast opportunities for creating complex animations with smoother transitions Read more »


10 Free Online Color Tools You Should Bookmark

As promised before [Logo Colors: Use Responsibly], I am suggesting you these 10 Best Online Tools to work with Color. These 10 tools are free and very useful, every designer should have them bookmarked. Using these tools let’s you easily choose right colors for almost every designing sphere – starting from Web design up to Indoor design. Some of them allow picture upload which makes it easier to acquire raw color data from the image.

All this can be done manually of course, but why waste time and nerves? Read more »


Best Online Photoshop Alternatives Ever

AND they are FREE of course! For me personally, there’s NO Photoshop alternatives at all. I’ve been using it for like 5-6 years and can’t leave it. But it costs! Adobe.com offers new Photoshop CS5 Extended for $999. Well, uh, if you’re a college student and your dad ain’t giving you go-buy-that-photowhat money but you have Internet connection (who doesn’t, nowadays) then I’m giving you 2 best of the best online Photoshop alternatives.

I am not going to show you 10 or more alternatives, no! Read more »