December 12, 2008 aloa's blog

Web Picks #3: GRASS

Web Picks is a new series here on Abduzeedo. The idea of the articles is to choose a subject,

Featured Tutorial

New Quicktime Icon in Photoshop
New Quicktime Icon in Photoshop
Apple is about to release their new version of Mac OS X, code-named as Snow Leopard. With this new release there will be a totally new version of Quicktime. One thing that is really cool is the new icon for the app. Because of that I decided to play a bit with Photoshop to reproduce the effect. Step 1 Open a new document in Photoshop, I used 512x512 pixels. Then start adding some guides using squares for references. They will be useful to create the circles. With the Ellipse Tool (U) create a circle.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #69 - Retro Heroes
Wallpaper of the Week #69 - Retro Heroes
The wallpaper of this week is a design I created inspired by the Heroes series. I did the image because I wanted to try to create the eclipse effect of the opening titles of that show using only Photoshop. Of course in the end I had to add some little textures to make it looks a bit older, with that vintage feel. Check out the tutorial: Very Easy Heroes Eclipse in Photoshop.

Book Suggestion

War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication
Book Suggestion: War Posters - Weapons of Mass Communication
The book suggestion of this week is for those out that love posters, I believe everyone. The book is calledWar Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication and as the name says it's all about war posters. It is divided by wars and you can get tons of inspiration from it.