Design wisdom in red and grey.
In this edition of Rapid Fire, we’ll be making use of a particular design resource in a not-so-conventional manner. Utilizing readily-available corroded fonts, we can achieve a marker- or chalk-stroke effect with which to frame or emphasize our design elements in Adobe® Fireworks®.
Whether it’s signifying merit or signalizing new content, a golden seal graphic often does the trick. Utilizing two of Macromedia Adobe® Fireworks®‘ nifty features—Auto Shapes and Text On A Path—you’ll be stamping shiny seals in no time. Continue reading ‘Rapid Fire #2: Golden Seal’
Make your digital images more convincing and lifelike with just a handful of gradients and custom shadows. Once you’re done, your pictures will look like real photo prints, you’d swear they popped out of the screen. Continue reading ‘Rapid Fire #1: Photo-Realistic’
Extensions are what make Firefox a truly great browser. Not only do they add extra functionality to its already-great out-of-the-box features, they also help define the role Firefox plays in a computer user’s life online. Continue reading ‘Six Essential Firefox Extensions For Web Designers’