Dec 08 2009

Jad Limcaco - Ask the Expert: Typography Talk with Brian Hoff

Ask the Expert is a weekly series here on Design Informer. For this week’s theme, we will be talking about typography. Brian Hoff is this week’s expert. Brian is a graphic designer from the always-

Interviews , Discussions , Opinion Column

Jun 17 2010

Natalie Sklobovskaya - The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 2)

In Part I we skimmed the surface on a few points regarding when an image becomes an illustration. But, of course, this knowledge isn’t very useful if we don’t know how to apply it to our work when t

Tutorials , workflow , Inspiration

Sep 23 2008

Vitaly Friedman - Practika: A Free Icon Set

Today we are glad to release Practika: a free set of 11 practical and useful high-quality icons, designed by DryIcons, especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The icons are available in re

Downloads , Icons , Freebies

Aug 21 2009

Aquil Akhter - 45 Amazing Examples of Code Generated and 3D CG Artworks

The most interesting thing we like about art is that it is independent of any medium; an artist can express himself without any limitations or restrictions by creating a wonderful and creative piece

Art , CG , 3d , Inspiration

Oct 20 2008

Jacob Gube - Photoshop Actions – The Ultimate Collection

Saving repetitive tasks as Photoshop actions can save you a lot of time, allowing you to automate your work and improve workflow efficiency. An action is a recording of a sequence of commands and op

Photoshop , Graphics , Downloads , Freebies

Mar 25 2009

Dirk Metzmacher - 45 Apple-Inspired Photoshop Tutorials

It’s not only the design of products that makes Apple’s products different, it’s also their appearance on the Web and in print. No other company has managed to come up with such a crisp and brillia

Photoshop , Tutorials , Graphics , Mac

Dec 21 2008

Vailancio Rodrigues - The World From Above: The Beauty Of Aerial Photography

Aerial photography offers a drastically different perspective than the one you get from shooting on the ground. It includes photographs taken from aircraft, helicopters, balloons, rockets, kites, sk

Photography , Graphics