October 06, 2008 aloa's blog

Interview: Stefan G. Bucher (Dailymonster)

After waking up, for a long time the first thing I did was starting my computer and watch the newest

Featured Tutorial

Photoshop Quick Tip: Light Effect Text Button
Photoshop Quick Tip: Light Effect Text Button
A few weeks ago I wrote a tutorial showing how to create a stylish metallic button effect using Photoshop. In that tutorial I posted to conclusions and one of them had a light effect in the text. The tutorial was well received and a lot of people wanted to know how to create that effect. So in this tutorial or quick tip because it's more about layer styles and we will use the base of a previous tutorial, I will show you how to create a super simple light effect using only layer styles, blend modes and the blur filter.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #34 - Christmas
Wallpaper of the Week #34 - Christmas
The wallpaper of this week is from one of our tutorials, the Beautiful Fluffy Clouds in Photoshop - Christmas Tutorial. It's inspired by the Dreamworks logo and you can learn how to create that in Photoshop too, just take a look at the tutorial. Desktop Version

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion - 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do
Book Suggestion - 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do
The book suggestion of this week is really interesting especially for us designers that have to reach audiences with our work by trying to understand their needs. The book is called 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do; Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books.