Sick of the same old texturing techniques for your projects? Give your next project some fresh handmade textures with these excellent Illustrator texture tutorials. 1. Create a Leather Texture Design a leather texture and add shading for a more authentic feel. Leather couches, purses? No problem. 2. Create a Wooden Texture This great tutorial shows how to make a realistic wooden texture that can be used in many places. Interior mockups and… Read More
4 Web Design Trends We’ll Continue To See in 2015
With each passing year web trends continue to change – in the current of 2015, we’ve noticed certain web design trends that seem to be here for the year. Introducing, 4 web design trends you will likely see in 2015. 1. Big, Big, Big As computer technology develops, so does the bandwidth and imagery capabilities, enabling designers to do more with large images such as hero graphics. In general, usage… Read More
Free UI Kits To Use With Your Web Design Projects
Looking for some help with your user interface designs or web page mockups? Then check out this collection of free UI kits! Hero – Free PSD UI Kit Hero is a free UI kit including many useful elements for your new web projects. Free Shapes UI Kit This is an outstanding freebie created from nine unique graphic elements like: menu, player, calendar, newsletter box, a lot of buttons and blog… Read More
Free St. Patrick’s Day Design Resources
Looking for some design resources to add some Irish flair to your St. Patrick’s Day design projects? Well you’re in luck! We’ve gathered together this collection of fonts, Photoshop brushes and more to help with your festive event flyers, posters and any other project you may work on. Irish Fonts: Here are some terrific Irish and Celtic fonts that will be great for your St. Patrick’s Day design projects. … Read More
Free Valentine’s Day Design Resources
Looking for some Photoshop brushes, textures or fonts to spruce up your Valentine’s Day themed designs this year? Look no further! We’ve compiled this handy collection of graphic design resources perfect for all of your Valentine’s Day projects. Free Vector Pack: Polygonal Hearts – This pack consists of 10 polygonal hearts in vector format that are awesome enough to fill in your boring Valentine’s Day greeting cards and posters. … Read More
5 Fun Adobe After Effects Tutorials To Boost Your Skills
Looking to try something new in Adobe After Effects? We compiled a list of these 5 popular tutorials from posts we made to our Facebook page over the past few months. Whether you’re just learning visual effects or you want to add some new techniques to your repertoire, we hope you will find these tutorials helpful. #1 – How to Replace the Sky in a Video: Sky replacement is a… Read More
The Ultimate List of Discounts Specifically for Design Students
Whether you’re looking to buy a new computer or are on the hunt for some discounted design software we’ve got you covered in this ultimate list of student discounts. Why spend more money when you can take advantage of these awesome deals?! Apple Education Pricing: Shop the Apple Store for Education, save up to $200 on a new Mac, and up to $20 on a new iPad. Education pricing is… Read More
Top 10 Design Tutorials from September to December of 2014
Whether you’re a student studying digital media design at Platt College or you’re a designer currently working in the industry, chances are you’ve used a tutorial to learn a new skill or technique. We enjoy sharing helpful and inspiring tutorials we find online through our Facebook, Twitter, Google + and Pinterest pages almost daily! Through researching our social media insights we compiled this collection of the Top 10 Design Tutorials… Read More
The Ultimate Collection of Free Holiday Themed Design Resources
The holidays are almost here! For designers and creatives Christmas is not only a time of year for giving back and spending time with loved ones, but also an opportunity to pick up some extra design projects for the holidays! We hope this variety of resources we’ve picked out will help you with any designs you create this season! Free Christmas Vectors for Your Festive Designs: Save money on your… Read More
Photography Tutorial: The Importance of Light
Platt College Graphic Design Alumni and Professional Photographer, Andrew Serrano, has recently started sharing his photography knowledge with others through tutorials and workshops. In this tutorial Andrew shares with us the importance of lighting for your photography. The Importance of Light: Tutorial by Andrew Serrano How important is light when it comes to photography? Very important! Light is one of the most important factors when it comes to shooting. It… Read More