May 23, 2008 aloa's blog

Interview: Paul Willocks

A few days ago i wrote an article about some very cool brushes from PaulW. It was so popular that

May 21, 2008 aloa's blog

1000+ great free Photoshop brushes by PaulW

My friend PaulW has uploaded a lot of great Photoshop brushes over at DeviantArt.com . If youre interested in abstract

Featured Tutorial

Photoshop Quick Tips: Neon with Layer Styles
Photoshop Quick Tips: Neon with Layer Styles
I have posted about how to create the neon effect in Photoshop a couple of times, however I still get emails from readers asking me how I did the light effect I use on the Abduzeedo logo. So I decided to simplify the process and show you how to create the this effect in very simple steps using basically Layer Styles and a few brushes. Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document. I'm using 1920x1200 pixels. Fill the background with black.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #38 - Eighthourday
For the Wallpaper of this week we have another vibrant design, this time from Katie Kirk & Nathan Strandberg the designers behind Eighthourday, a design boutique as they say from Minneapolis, Minnesota. As usual, we highly recommend you to check out their website and get some inspiration from their really cool work.

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: The Elements of Typographic Style
Book Suggestion: The Elements of Typographic Style
The book suggestion of this week is about typography and it is an essential book for those starting out their design career or interested in learning the elements of this trade. The Elements of Typographic Style is the perfect book to start 2012 improving your design skills :)