Jo's Web - Creative Resources For Designers http://josweb.co.uk/blog Free Downloads: Photoshop brushes, vectors, textures, type, photos, tutorials and the latest art & design news Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:21:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 joswebhttp://feedburner.google.com Fotofolio – Premium Photography Portfolio Template http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/josweb/~3/iU1V2Jv7kC4/ http://josweb.co.uk/blog/2010/09/fotofolio-premium-photography-portfolio-template/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:04:28 +0000 admin http://josweb.co.uk/blog/?p=4190
Fotofolio is a unique custom designed photography portfolio template created for photographers that require a high impact web presence but can be used for any type of artist’s portfolio ( webdesigner, graphic artist, painter etc).

* Horizontal scrolling gallery with a minimalistic dark color scheme
* Xhtml 1.0 Transitional Valid template with four layouts:
1. General Gallery Page
2. About Me Page
3. Services Page
4. Contact Page

* Tested and working in all major browsers: IE 6 7 8 , Chrome, Firefox 1.5 2 3 3.5, Opera, Safari

* Has the high impact of flash sites without the drawbacks thanks to the many Javascript enhancements:
1. png support
2. smooth horizontal scrolling with the mouse wheel and 2 arrows
3. jQuery ightbox for viewing the fullsize of the photos
4. Cufon font replacement – chosen font is Aller
5. jQuery tooltips for photo descriptions
* Degrades gracefully when Javascript is not available
* A working contact form is included that you only need to add your email address to set up!
* Extensive documentation
* Semantic source code, properly formated and commented

Fotofolio is available to download for free during the month of September. You have to become a member of Graphic River first but it’s free and well worth it. The theme will normally cost $12.

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This is a unique vector pack that contains 12 uniquely designed heads in scribble style! You can alter the color, size or anything you like. They will never lose they’re quality, cause of the eps/ai format. Also, these scribbles are nice to place on your avatar, website, profile, business card or anything else you would like to use these sketches for! This pack of sketch/scribble faces contains:

* 12 unique heads
* .eps, .ai, .png files included
* Names layer groups inside Illustrator
* Colors are changeable
* Awesome for on your business card or background wallpaper!

Ready to be used for any project, website or as the background for your mobile device, iPhone and iPad!

Scribble Heads are available to download for free during the month of September. You have to become a member of Graphic River first but it’s free and well worth it. The theme will normally cost $6.

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Ingleby


Fat Vodka


Raptor Sans


Eordeoghlakat


Adec


Sega


Honey Scrip’


Alt Retro


St Marie


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Wood Texture Effect
How to create wood/texture text effect using layer styles.


Quickly and Easily Recreate a Popular Inked Typographical Style
Learn how to recreate a hugely popular style of distressed text in a few simple to follow steps.


Music Equalizer Text Effect
Equalizer text effect using some awesome techniques.


Create a Quick, Neat Text Effect in CS5
Learn how to create a quick and easy text effect in CS5, whereby you work with wireframes to create a unique grungy outline/3d effect.


Create Astonishing Nightclub Themed 3D Typography
3D graphics are often created using several applications. Today, we will use Photoshop, Illustrator, and Cinema 4D to create a stunning nightclub themed 3D composite.


Create A Colourful Typographic Poster
n this tutorial, I’ll be taking you through a walk through of how I created this poster I made for someone special.


Lighting Shutter Text Effect
Web Design Blog teaches you how to create this beautiful slow shutter text effect.


Illustrious Type Using Airbrushing Techniques
This Illustrator/Photoshop tutorial will walk you through the process of creating some unique type by combining the power of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. We will explore various techniques such as airbrushing, using blending modes, creating ambient lighting with the Gradient Tool, and more.


Urban Type Art
London is hip again, and in this tutorial Holland-based designer Bram Vanhaeren shows you how he created a new piece that draws on all that’s great about the city – taking inspiration from the Olympics, underground club scenes and the city vista from up high.


Create Text Made Of 3D Blocks
Create a 3D object from a 2D depth map texture and then create diffuse and self illumination textures. You will need Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended for this one.

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Malibu Surfin’ by Camxso


Set 6 by Pervoi


Seamless Paper Patterns by WebTreats


16 Patterns by Ransie


So Retro by Meallyn Resources


Summery by Coy Dreamer


True Metallic by Cz03r


Whitewashed Grunge by WebTreats


Assorted Bokeh Patterns


Randomness by Mrs Lavender

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