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ByBrant Wilson
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We’ve given away lots of stuff here on BittBox, mainly textures and brushes. The truth is, many of the textures are manufactured using recycled images I already have hanging around on my hard drive. I want to share one of my favorite ways to quickly add a little extra to a rather uninteresting texture, without using…
ByJake Rocheleau
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Hero images are the large background photos you see in website headers. They’re prominent on ecommerce sites but have branched out to every major type of website. These large hero images are a staple of modern web design but they all come with their own techniques. In this post I’ll showcase a bunch of hero…
ByBrant Wilson
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Adobe Photoshop is one of the more complicated programs because it can be used for a wide array of purposes. But once you nail down the fundamental tools it becomes a lot easier to envision how you might create certain effects in future work. One of the confusing ideas that often trips new users is…
ByJake Rocheleau
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WordPress security should be at the top of everyone’s priority list. It doesn’t take much effort to keep your website secure, but that small effort goes a long way and helps you avoid headaches down the road. The simplest approach is to secure your login page with custom WordPress plugins. And in this post I’ve…
ByKaitlin Westbrook
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What are the best graphic design games? There are numerous games perfect for honing those rusty graphic design and coding skills, and most of them are free! Some of these games include: Why should designers play brain games? Learning new things can be fun, but most of us are so busy with work and responsibilities that…
ByBrant Wilson
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I want to show you an easy and quick way to make a grunge-textured background in Photoshop. Of course, this isn’t the only way, but it’s not hard to do if you have a decent set of brushes to work with. If you find yourself without a decent set of grunge brushes, you can download…
ByJake Rocheleau
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Designers often work project-to-project which can leave gaps in earnings. But this can be solved by creating digital products to sell for some backend income. All designers have a skillset that can offer something valuable to the world. Whether it’s a website template, an iconset, or a video course, there’s always room for more resources…
ByBrant Wilson
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I’m going to walk you through a technique to create vintage looking 3d stars in Illustrator. You guessed it, 100% vector. By the time we’re done, there will be 0 (zero) effects, or filters. You will have a very useful vintage star vector on your artboard, and a new skill to go with it. With…
ByJake Rocheleau
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The toughest part of creating a great design is gauging the quality. When you work in a team it’s much easier to get critiques that help you along the way. But working by yourself or for a client leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Clients don’t know how to critique so it’s up to…
ByBrant Wilson
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Today I want to share a quick alignment tip for Illustrator. First of all let me say that this is a very simple tip but it won’t be useful every time. You have to need one of your points not to move. That’s the purpose of this technique. Like I said, it’s easy, so let’s…