In this tutorial we're going to show you how to create a simple header effect in a few steps, and with some vector textures, try to create a little layout in Fireworks with 9rules.com as our reference. In part 2, we're gonna do the HTML/CSS to show you how this layout reacts to the browser!
STEP 1 - HEADER BACKGROUND
The wallpaper of this week is a design I created in collaboration with James White for the MontrealMeets, a design event organized by François Hoang from Aoiro Studio, in which James White and I will be talking about design, career, blogging.
For more information about MontrealMeets visit http://montrealmeets.ca
Desktop Version
The book suggestion of this week is about branding and it's a recommendation from one of our favorite graphic designers out there, Roger Oddone. The book is called Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team and it covers everything you need to know about branding, from its definition to how come up with the most efficient strategy.