Author Name: Stephen Kui Post Category: Tips for Graphic Designers Flash can be an exciting, interactive element to a web site, or it can be a viewer's worst nightmare. Using flash effectively depends on how you utilize the content and how obtrusive to the rest of the site it is. Here's how to make the most of flash if you must use it, and why not to use flash in some cases. What Flash Does for Users No doubt about it. ...

Author Name: Stephen Kui Post Category: Tips for Graphic Designers Text-based logos aren't a bad idea at all, and as a matter of fact are much easier to make. They can also brand your name better than most vector or image-based logos. So here's an easy tutorial for a fantastic logo in 7 steps. We will be making this logo: Step 1. Start the logo with an elegant font. In this case, we'll be using the Rage Italic font, because it's clear enough to ...

Author Name: Stephen Kui Post Category: Tips for Graphic Designers Anyone who's ever tried rendering hair knows it's a hassle. However, it's much easier than most people know, because Photoshop comes enclosed with an algorithm that makes it all easy. Here's how to perfectly render hair. We'll start with this image. As you can see, the hair is very intricate, and would be near-impossible to render with an eraser or the pen tool. First, what we need to do is make a copy of ...