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Thanksgiving Web Design Elements (Fri, 21 Nov 2008)
Material Image Thanksgiving Day related tutorials and templates set
Learn how to create Thanksgiving themed graphic images that can make your web design look more "thankful" and culture oriented.
Type: Photoshop Article
Level: All levels
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Google Local (Fri, 21 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SE Optimization
This tutorial will show a small business owner how to (1) set up a Google Local account (2) How to use Google Local (3) How to Manage Google Local (4) How to optimize your Google Local account.
Type: SE Optimization
Level: Beginner
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Patch on Clothes (Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Found this tutorial extremely useful when working on a web design for a custom tailoring shop. You may want to experiment with different textures and come up with your own unique result.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Custom RSS Feed Icons (Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
If you choose to have an absolutely unique web design, you might want to have even a custom RSS Feed Icon.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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What does W3C Validation Stand For? (Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SE Optimization
This article will explain this to you if your website is W3C Validated and what W3C stands for and means.
Type: SE Optimization
Level: Professional
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Gauzy Text Effect (Mon, 17 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Transparent web design elements may help you to use limited visible space of your site more efficiently and keep attention of you visitors focused on a few things simultaneously.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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CSS Gradient Text Effect (Fri, 14 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in HTML Tutorials
A CSS trick that will help your headings look really awesome. People who like to keep their web design flash-free are sure to appreciate this tutorial.
Type: HTML Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Robots.txt File (Fri, 14 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SE Optimization
Through this tutorial we'll see what a robots.txt file is, how can you make one, what are its uses and how you can use it on your website if you have one.
Type: SE Optimization
Level: Experienced
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Christmas Tree (Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Vector Graphics
Learn how to draw a Christmas tree in Adobe Illustrator. A good tutorial to keep in mind if you have intension to apply some decorations to your web design for the upcoming holidays.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Rose from Chocolate! (Wed, 12 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Now you can indeed express a sweet feeling with your web design. Learn a few tricks how to turn any object into a chocolate candy. Willy Wonka would love this Photoshop tutorial.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Create a 3D Flowery Text Effect (Tue, 11 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Adobe Illustrator can help you make digits and letters more mood-expressing. An idea-provoking tutorial for logo building or any web design element creation.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Create a Vibrant Vector Style Layout (Mon, 10 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
To make your site's web design brighter and more expressive experiment with enriching the layout with vibrant curling and ribbon-alike elements.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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A Very Snowy Tutorial (Fri, 07 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Make your web sites design season-sensitive by adding a few snowflakes. Learn how to create them unique and realistic to freeze a few monitors.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Adobe Illustrator in 3D (Thu, 06 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Vector Graphics
Now you can promote your on-line resource on tin can labels. Create a 3d object in Photoshop and wrap it up with your own label.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Clean Restaurant Layout (Wed, 05 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
A mouth-watering web design is what restaurant and candy shop owners are sure appreciate as a web site layout to attract customers.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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How to Combine Pixel and Vector to Produce Striking Artwork (Tue, 04 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
My intention was to make my sites web design look like a cover of a fancy sports magazine. I found a few techniques in Adobe Illustrator very useful and hopefully so will you.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Make the Striking Grass (Mon, 03 Nov 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
This tutorial will come in handy if you are working on a web design for a nature-related site. I came up with a nice header for a summer camp home page.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Delicate Text Effect (Fri, 31 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Holistic approach to web design implies creating of an appropriate font. Read a few tips about changing text style in Photoshop and apply them suitably.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Design a Halloween Costume for Your Web Site (Fri, 31 Oct 2008)
Material Image Halloween related tutorials and templates set
A holiday sensitive web design is fun and is sure to make an appropriate atmosphere. Read on some ideas on how to meet online trick-or-trickers.
Type: Photoshop Article
Level: All levels
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What is the Best Methods of Sending Free Traffic to Your Website? (Thu, 30 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Web Promotion
Besides stunning web design, content is really what will be appreciated by your visitors. Read about benefits of article marketing.
Type: Web Promotion
Level: Beginner
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Old Style Personal Page (Wed, 29 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Personal page web design requires creative approach to highlight your uniqueness. Learn how to make a papyrus scroll image to draw attention to what you write.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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How to Draw a Nice Flower (Tue, 28 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Flowers are sure to be a great source of inspiration for a creative web design. This tutorial will show you how to draw one.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Creative Menu (Fri, 24 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in PhotoshopTutorials
Nice menu buttons can indeed draw attention and make browsing more user-friendly. Another proof that content and web design are equally important.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Using Google Alerts to your Advantage (Thu, 23 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SE Optimization
Learn about search engine marketing benefits of using Google Alerts to analyze your rivals strategy and to keep track of your own link popularity.
Type: SE Optimization
Level: All levels
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WiX - Your Personal Gin in Web Design ! (Wed, 22 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Design Principles
Site-building is not a "rocket science" any more. Let your imagination and creativity go free.
Type: Design Principles
Level: Beginner
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Design a Unique Header for your Website with Photoshop (Tue, 21 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Header is probably the most vital web design element. Learn how to make it unique and appealing.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Submitting your website to DMOZ- What you need to know (Mon, 20 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SE Optimization
Its always hard to overestimate the importance of listing in DMOZ for SEO . Learn how to get one.
Type: SE Optimization
Level: Beginner
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Custom Hard Drive Icon (Fri, 17 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Learn how to draw a 3-D hard disk drive icon. It may be used for a logo as well as for any other web design element.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Highligther Pen Tutorial (Thu, 16 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
This tutorial came in handy when I was doing a web design for a teachers web site containing lots of summaries with must-highlight points.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Reading RSS Feeds with an RSS Aggregator (Wed, 15 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in RSS
RSS Aggregator is pretty much like a good secretary. It will keep you well informed about the field of your interest. Read the reviews to choose the one.
Type: RSS
Level: Beginner
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Making Cool Vector Cartoon Character with Adobe Photoshop (Tue, 14 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
It's usually hard to find a right cartoon for a specific web design. So its a good skill to know how to draw one to make your logos and banners look unique.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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A Web Hosting Guide for Beginners (Mon, 13 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Domain Names
Besides a qualitative web design and unique content your hosting choice might be decisive, so read these tips to be able make a wholistic approach to a site building process.
Type: Hosting Services
Level: Beginner
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Pearl Necklace (Fri, 10 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
It is easy to make real pearl necklace. Don't you believe? Just try!
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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11 Things to Check Before Purchasing Web Hosting (Fri, 10 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Hosting Services
A number of hosting offers seems to be infinite and keep on growing. Consult with this checklist before paying.
Type: Hosting Services
Level: Beginner
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Learning the Basics of RSS (Thu, 09 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in RSS
In ever-growing stormy ocean of information RSS is a lifeboat both for web publishers and readers. Read on this promising service and decide if you are willing to get involved.
Type: RSS
Level: Beginner
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Translucent IM Style Illustrator Icon Tutorial (Wed, 08 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Illustrator Tutorials
Drawing IM icon might provoke you to come up with your own ideas and improve your Adobe Illustrator skills.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Technical Interface (Wed, 08 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Learn how to use Circular Marquee-Tool to create fancy shapes of your web design elements for a unique layout.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Full Interface Template (Tue, 07 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Creating a web design is a good way to practice Photoshop skills as well as learning concepts of web site usability.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Creating and Monetizing Your First Blog (Mon, 06 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SE Optimization
Running a blog is a good way to get extra cash besides a good copywriting and web design experience. Learn how to make a self-expression profitable.
Type: SE Optimization
Level: All levels
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Glowing Woman Silhouette (Fri, 03 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Learn how to make a glowing woman silhouette. A great Photoshop technique for creating a logo out of an image of absolutely any object.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Lawyer Layout (Thu, 02 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
A credible web design is a must-be thing when it comes to a site that deals with a customer-oriented business such as attorney services.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Easy Facial Retouch using Photoshop (Wed, 01 Oct 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Photoshopped faces have become a standard in a modern web design, so its a good tutorial to start acquaintance with this soft and make people look the way they look to you.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Business Layout #2 (Tue, 30 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Follow a few valuable tips on how to create a business layout. A desk theme images are sure to add some work-oriented mood to your web design.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Top 10 SEO Tips (Mon, 29 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SE Optimization
Before investing thousands of dollars in web design you might want to revise these SEO tips to make sure "you are building the house on a reliable foundation".
Type: SE Optimization
Level: Beginner
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Nokia Aeon Wallpaper (Mon, 29 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
People don't buy gadgets they buy feelings and emotions that come with them. Learn how to draw some positive "aura" around Nokia Aeon cell phone.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Wooden Text Effect in Photoshop (Fri, 26 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Put wisdom and experience of perennial tress in your text messages. This font is simply perfect for a timber companys logo or any nature-related web design.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Amara Flash Intro and Banner Builder (Fri, 26 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Design Software
Enrich your web design with flash-driven elements made with an easy-to-use software. Its free version is great for playing around to see the benefits.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels
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Creating Road Maps in Adobe Illustrator (Thu, 25 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Illustrator Tutorials
Producing a map can be quite challenging but its a must-be skill for any web designer to let people find their way to a place of business or event the site is devoted to.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Amorous Wallpaper (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Learn how to create a feeling triggering web design by reading this tutorial about making an amorous wallpaper. Colors, images and fonts can always be much more than just informative.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Children Holder for Photos (Tue, 23 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
A step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a holder for your favorite pictures. Soak in some fresh ideas and come up with your own to add some emotions and attitude to the images.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Ten Tips for Generating Traffic (Mon, 22 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Web Promotion
So you have a website and you have a product that you want people to know about.
Type: Web Promotion
Level: Beginner
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CSS Menu with Icons (Mon, 22 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in HTML Tutorials
Learn how to create a navigation bar with custom icons, then code it up in dreamweaver.
Type: HTML Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Suspended Text Effect (Fri, 19 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Translucent, multicoloured letters hanging on the rope is a good idea for a companys logo or a banner that is sure to grab lots of eyeballs.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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The 3 Types of Website Traffic (Thu, 18 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Web Promotion
Just like almost anything you can buy it, borrow it or create it yourself. Chose the most convenient way and read these tips to do it right to benefit most.
Type: Web Promotion
Level: Beginner
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Paint Graffiti on Wall in Photoshop (Wed, 17 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Urban style in your web design is sure to attract teenage and youth audience and it will also express your modern, fresh and nonstandard approach to the business as well.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Design an Old-Style Safari Map (Tue, 16 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
This tutorial is a great example of how quite basic photo manipulation techniques in Photoshop can help you to come up with very impressive results.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Design a Grungy Circular Logo (Mon, 15 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Illustrator Tutorials
Learn about possibilities of texturing a logo in Illustrator to add some "been there, done that" attitude to your web design project.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Design Studio - Web Page Layout (Fri, 12 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Web design studio layout is something you really need to create yourself to show some personal approach and creativity but here are some tips you are to take into consideration to make it it look it as if you've been in this business for years.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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The Mysteries of SEO (Thu, 11 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in SEO
Search engine optimization recommendations are becoming must-do things to avoid oblivion and to gain some recognition for you content.
Type: Web Promotion
Level: All levels
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Amazing Glamourous Text (Wed, 10 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Does Glamorous always mean beautiful? In this case it does. A web logo made in a such style is sure to trigger positive emotions.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner
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Japanese Coin (Tue, 09 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials
Making culture-oriented web design assumes knowing some history, traditions as well as national colors and attributes. Drawing this Japanese coin is sure to give you some cultural experience.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Experienced
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Animate a Logo in Flash (Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
Material Image Editor's Pick in Flash
Make some web design elements more attractive by applying flash animation effects to logos or banne