Mar 9, 2012

Tutorial: Glassy orb style social icon in Photoshop

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Like it or not social networking still rules as a means to drive traffic to your site. I know there are tons of tutorials out there on how to create cool social icon buttons but since you’re already here why not stay and learn a few basic tricks to your own glassy orb icon in Photoshop. Which you can use in any of your projects and its not just for social icons it can be used as a call to action button or web links to an affiliate site. continue reading

Feb 15, 2012

Create a glassy lady bug icon in Photoshop

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No one can deny the power of an eye catching icon to to help your visitors and readers scan to the juicy parts of your content or guide them to your call to action buttons. So today I’m going to show you how you can create your very own glassy lady bug icon in Photoshop. continue reading

Oct 7, 2011

Remembering Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

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I was never an “Apple” fan, frankly they’re too expensive for me. Owning one of their products is a status symbol where I’m from. But we can’t just ignore the genius behind it all, Steve Jobs was a visionary on a class all his own. He is a digital innovator that shaped the way we communicate, be entertained and share ideas today and probably for a very long time. Its his lasting legacy. He made us “Think Different”! From iMac, to iPod, to iPhone and iPad, and of course “Pixar”. continue reading

Sep 8, 2010

Create a cute Twitter bird iCon in Photoshop

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Twitter is such a powerful social networking and micro blogging service. It gives users the ability to reach out to a large audience with only a few line of text, which is why it’s a very popular tool with bloggers and especially online entrepreneurs because they are able to drive a lot of traffic to their website via twitter. You will find a bluish twitter bird icon link on most sites redirecting you to the site or site owners twitter account. So today I’m going to give you a walk through on how to make a cute twitter bird iCon in Photoshop.
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Feb 10, 2010

Sharing the love of free iCons

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Web icons come in all shapes and sizes, from cute to cool to even awesome. They adorn websites and users just can’t get enough of them which is why designers continue to make them. Here’s a set of free web and iPhone icons for you to enjoy and hopefully, enough for you to spread the joy. continue reading