By Michael Garmahis on January 22, 2010
Amazing animated CGI movies are here for your inspiration. Most of these animations are made by amateurs as free projects though some managed to get commercial contracts just based on these films. Some of these animations got prestigious award and were featured on numerous festivals. All of them were made using CGI and 3D software such as Maya, 3DS Max, After Effects. Do you have a favorite short animation not included in this list? Please add it in the comments. Continue Reading →
Posted in Inspiration
By Michael Garmahis on January 19, 2010
WordPress shopping cart plugins included in this review will help you to easily sell products on your blog using different payment getways, get donations and send invoices to clients. It features both free and commercial shopping cart plugins to help you use WordPress as full featured E-Commerce solution. Since online ecommerce is growing each year , every seller requires some kind of online shopping cart to manage the transactions. Don’t forget to check out Top 10 mobile WordPress plugins and Top 60 incredibly useful WordPress plugins to power up your blog. Continue Reading →
Posted in Reviews
By Michael Garmahis on January 9, 2010
In this HDR Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn how to make realistic looking HDR photo. Instead of Merge to HDR command used in many other Photoshop tutorials this one is about exposure blending through layers and masks. The aim was to avoid manual work and make the process of creating realistic HDR photography as painless as possible. Though you still have some settings to tweak and get desired look. To follow this tutorial you can download HDR samples with different exposures. Continue Reading →
Posted in Tutorials
By Michael Garmahis on December 22, 2009
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, precious subscribers, readers and visitors of Design Live!
Your comments and feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks for being with us!
Christmas is… about church bells, Christmas trees, carols, twinkling lights and joy filled days, too.
Christmas is… about hoping and wishing for life’s very best for you. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Continue Reading →
Posted in News
By Michael Garmahis on December 15, 2009
Online annotation tools for collaboration and getting feedback for web design and development projects are reviewed in this post. They are very useful for commenting, review and debugging with client and as well as with the team members. There’s always a feedback stage in the web design process which requires intensive interaction. What in particular should be changed, improved or fixed? Using online annotation tools you can dramatically reduce time spent on reporting bugs, change requests and improvements. Have you tried any of these tools on real project? Do you have a favorite not mentioned here? Please add your opinion in the comments. Continue Reading →
Posted in Tools
By Michael Garmahis on December 8, 2009
Top Christmas Photoshop tutorials are here to inspire and teach you how to design in Photoshop Christmas trees, Christmas candles, Christmas balls, snow globes, snowflakes and much more. You’ll also learn how to draw Christmas illustrations, create a Christmas website template or replace old icons with Christmas ones. Christmas Photoshop tutorials will help you to impress the people who are important to you with unique Christmas cards or beautiful personal desktop wallpaper. Please also check out Christmas wallpapers pack. Continue Reading →
Posted in Tutorials
By Michael Garmahis on December 7, 2009
Are you looking for free stock photos? Need wallpaper for your desktop or illustration for your blog? Want to spice up your commercial website design project? Looking for inspiration? Fortunately, there are plenty of websites with free stock photos that won’t require you to pay a dime. Here you’ll find the best websites where you can get high quality stock photos for free. Some of the sites included in the list offer free stock photos only for personal use. Be sure to check stock photography site licensing policy before using photos. If you’ve got a favorite and it’s not here, add it in the comments. Continue Reading →
Posted in Reviews