In this video tutorial, we take a look at creating a simple image mask in Photoshop using two methods: vector shape layers and traditional marquee layer masks. Do you want access to more content like Travis’ Photoshop Masking Tutorial? Subscribe to the C3D email newsletter for a bimonthly installment of marketing news, business tips, music …
While it is certainly more work to create a fully responsive web site, your business will ultimately reap the benefits by offering your customers access to a faster, well-designed site that is easier to use wherever their devices follow them. What’s the difference between Responsive Web Design and Adaptive Web Design? Responsive Web Design is …
This playlist when applied properly along with other stimulants and dopamine uptake inhibitors can prop up any individual programmer suffering from adrenal fatigue for additional hours of warrior coding or disaster recovery mitigation. This top secret file also contained something about a Manchurian Candidate, MKUltra and a sensory deprivarion tank. I don’t know… Whatever, it …
Thanks to mobile devices, the average user’s expectations for the web today are far greater than ever before. This places a growing importance on the roles of designers and developers in delivering a user-friendly experience that meets the demands of instant gratification. According to The New York Times, “people will visit a web site less …
One of the greatest benefits of using programs in Adobe’s Creative Cloud is enjoying file compatibility across the board. In today’s blog post, we will cover the basic steps for importing vector artwork from Adobe Illustrator into After Effects. Over the summer, we took on an extensive video and animation project for ParentSavvy.com’s blog series …
One of the most historically controversial topics related to style and punctuation involves the use, and arguable overuse, of commas in a series. This practice of including a comma before the final item in a series, often called the serial comma, is also known more notoriously as the Oxford comma. According to the Associated Press Stylebook, …
Even though some of us might be a little old for trick-or-treating, the movies on this list are sure to remind you what it’s like to be really, really scared. Here are some of our top movie picks for this Halloween: The Den (2013) Halloween (1978) The Shining (1980) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) …
September marked the launch date of our new ParentSavvy.com site for Methodist Health System. ParentSavvy provides users with a variety of health and parenting tips from more than 60 local experts and parents. In honor of everyone’s efforts that went into the site’s design, development, and creation of original content, we threw a launch party …
If you have seen our production room, it is pretty obvious just how much the C3D staff appreciates good print design. Our walls are covered in a variety of gig posters, event flyers, personal portfolio pieces, logos and inspirational iconography. In fact, it feels like a new piece is added to the collection almost every month. …
The Art of Kerning, “attention to good typography has made a solid comeback, and younger designers seem to have a new appreciation for it.” I would certainly agree with this statement. There are few excuses for designers today to fail to develop such an appreciation due to the relative lack of technological boundaries. Additionally, the …