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Illustrator

How To Create A Calendar Icon

by admin on July 2, 2010

Learn how to make a Calendar Icon using Adobe Illustrator CS2. This design is simple, yet stylish.

The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) platform changes the game for web developers, taking standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and bringing them into a desktop application environment. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to build a personal notes database with Adobe AIR.

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Stylish wave text effect

by admin on November 22, 2009

Create a wave text and shape using the warp effect in Illustrator.

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How to Create an Open Book with Illustrator’s 3D Extrude & Bevel Tool

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How to Create a Perfect Three Column Grid

by admin on August 30, 2008

Good design starts with a solid grid and structure. Based on that, many websites are designed based on a grid system. However, sometimes making a perfect grid can be a long and tedious process. Learn how to make a perfect three column grid in Adobe Illustrator in under 5 minutes with this free video tutorial. Take what you learn and make any size grid, on any size document for future projects.

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Selection Tools

by admin on August 30, 2008

Selecting shapes, objects, points etc is of primary importance when working in Illustrator. Knowing which selection tool is appropriate to use each time can prove substantially time saving.

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A comprehensive tutorial on designing labels with Adobe® Illustrator.

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Nuclear Warning Symbol in Illustrator

by admin on August 17, 2008

Ahoy lads and ladettes. While working on a recent logo design project, I had to create an element that resembled a nuclear warning symbol. I found a quick and easy way to do just that using a simple custom illustrator brush, and now I will share my secrets with you.

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Making a TUTS Style Shield in Illustrator

by admin on August 16, 2008

In this tutorial, we’re going to use Path Tools to draw a shield. Then using some gradients, we’re going to give it a metallic edge and shiny center. Collis originally made this design when making the default User Comment Icons for the TUTS sites. This tutorial shows you how to create a similar design using Illustrator, rather than Photoshop.

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Justify Text Manually

by admin on August 14, 2008

The option to justify text can be found within the Paragraph window. But what if the text you want to justify isn’t actually text anymore? What if you created outlines of your text in order to stylize the text a bit more. How can you justify the text now? With this tutorial you’ll learn how!

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