Creating and outputting icons is easier than you may think. With the help of an excellent Photohop plugin from the people at the Iconfactory, you may already be an icon whiz, simply by using your knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator! IconBuilder is a plugin that allows you to set up your icon imagery in Photoshop and [...]
18
Feb
AppClinc 140 – Gradients Made Better In Illustrator CS4
Published in CS3, CS4, IllustratorIn Illustrator CS4 the way gradients are created and edited has been greatly improved to give you a more visual way to make your tweaks. In this episode we’ll take a look at the way things USED to be done, and how that has been improved upon in the latest version of the software. If this [...]
12
Feb
I am pleased to announce the arrival of the mobile version of appclinic. This new RSS feed includes the same great tutorials that are on the regular feed, but these files are in the m4v format, meaning that you can download and watch (and in some cases possibly stream) the content on your ipod touch [...]
11
Feb
AppClinc 139 – Photoshop CS4 Can Rotate Too!
Published in CS4 only, Photoshop, WorkflowWe found that rotating the document in InDesign CS4 can give you a more natural way to work, and Photoshop CS4 is up to the challenge too. With the new Rotate View Tool, you can non-destructively rotate your image to make it easier on yourself to work with Photoshop tools like the paint brush, or even peripherals like a wacom tablet. [...]
4
Feb
Have you ever been working with some type that is rotated to an angle other than right-side-up, and said to yourself… There got to be a better way? Well, you were right. Using Adobe InDesign CS4 and one of its new features, you can make things easier on yourself. Check out this video tutorial to [...]