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This tutorial shows you how to create a baseline arch on a block of text and add some basic treatments to it, using open source vector graphics editor Inkscape. Basic knowledge of Inkscape is recommended. Continue reading ‘Arched Text: An Inkscape Tutorial’
PhilWeavers, the Philippines’ unofficial-but-authoritative organization for Web professionals, has today issued an official announcement regarding their shift to open membership:
Continue reading ‘PhilWeavers Is Now An Open Forum’
Windows Vista™ ushered in a new set of screen-optimized typefaces, touted as successors to the Core Web fonts we’ve all become accustomed to. Already, we’ve seen early adopters and trendsetters updating their font-familys to prioritize the newer fonts (Calibri, Cambria, and Segoe UI being current favorites).
Our good friends over at Fireworks Zone are holding a tutorial contest for Adobe® Fireworks® users. At stake are three (3) copies of GenoPal Pro and other goodies for the Fireworks enthusiast. The deadline for entries has been moved to the 30th of March, 2008, so send in those awesome Fireworks tutorials, already!
Proceed to the contest page for more details.
Gradients and masks are all it takes to create lighting effects for circular shapes in Adobe® Fireworks®. Generate as many layers of shadows and highlights as you need. Let me show you how…
Continue reading ‘Rapid Fire #10: Circular Shadows & Highlights’