September 23, 2010 guest's blog

Photoshop Quick Tips: Advanced Techniques for UI Design

As with all creative suites there are many ways to achieve your end result in Photoshop. The difference between these

August 10, 2010 guest's blog

Targeting Kids: Various Strategies Involved in Designing their Websites

Have you ever wondered, “ Children don't read to find their identity, to free themselves from guilt, to quench the

July 27, 2010 guest's blog

Web Localisation is Important... but Why and How?

Today, Internet is the fastest and the most reliable source to reach out to the international market. Participating in

July 13, 2010 abduzeedo's blog

Public Question: Dealing with Creative Block

This post is part of our new series of articles in which we will be answering questions related to design,

June 17, 2010 abduzeedo's blog

What I have learned after almost 4 years of…

It’s been almost 4 years since I started Abduzeedo and my life has changed in ways I could never imagine.

November 02, 2009 abduzeedo's blog

Tips on How to Become a Better Designer

I've been working and, you could say, living as a designer for over 12 years now. Throughout these years a

October 13, 2009 paul0v2's blog

Creating a Graphic Portfolio Without a Client

The main problem designers face while beginning their careers is to find a client without having a portfolio to show.

June 10, 2009 matthewreiswig's blog

Becoming a Professional Creative

If you are considering on becoming a creative professional, you should make an important decision: whether you will admire it

February 04, 2009 PauloGabriel's blog

The Importance of Being Offline

Designers tend to stay online for a long time during the day, sometimes more than a third of the day,

December 12, 2008 abduzeedo's blog

Design Tips: Educating Clients to say Yes

Design is all about providing the best solution for a problem to a target audience. That's at least the simple

July 07, 2008 PauloGabriel's blog

All About Photoshop

What's up, guys? This weekend we had an awesome article brought by Fabiano, with lots of great links, inspiration and

June 09, 2008 PauloGabriel's blog

How to Make Good Design Decisions

When it comes to design, working a piece itself is not the complete process. There are lots of planning, researching

Featured Tutorial

Sonudos Case Study by Jennifer Cirpici
Sonudos Case Study by Jennifer Cirpici
The image of this Study Case I'm about to explain is made for the client Soundos. She's a comedian in The Netherlands. I worked on it at work for 2 days, around 13 hours. It was a fun project and the client was very happy with it when it was done. And when the client is happy, I can consider it done. First version Here is the first version. Nothing special about it yet; basically I've rendered her and searched for a nice background to put her in. It was important that the whole image was capable for her site (www.soundos.nl) and that the perspective was right.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week 195 by Bram Vanhaeren
Wallpaper of the Week 195 by Bram Vanhaeren
The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Bram Vanhaeren. Bram is 20 years old and studies cross media design, after 2 years freelancing together with his brother. He's been developing his style since his first pen tool experiments in Illustrator about 5 years ago. Bram's style ranges from simple illustrations and typography to mixed media artwork.

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: New Vintage Type - Classic Fonts for the Digital Age
Book Suggestion: New Vintage Type - Classic Fonts for the Digital Age
The book suggestion of this week is about typography and it's a great source of inspiration. The book is called New Vintage Type: Classic Fonts for the Digital Age and we have used it for reference in many tutorials here on Abduzeedo. Book Description