Archive for January, 2008
20 Corporate Logos redesigned for Web 2.0
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Sunday Design Resource Issue 3 - 500+ icons every designer needs
Every design needs icons at some level. So, this week the Sunday Design Resource will present free icon resources.
1. 90 Free Vector Icon Sets, all in one EPS file. You can download the file directly from here.
2. Vista Ultimate IconPackager Vs. 1
3. Vista Ultimate IconPackager Vs. 2
4. StudioMX MacOS style computer icons - PC, Mac and iPod devices icons.
5. iTweak’s deviantART icon gallery - gallery of iPod, Skype, folder, photo icons and more.
8. Rounder icons - round application icons (Photoshop, Firefox etc.)
9. Aestetica Icon Set - 47 high quality web icons in 32-bit transparency in PNG and Photoshop’s PSD. They come in 16 x 16px; 24 x 24px; 32 x 32px; 48 x 48px and 128 x 128px size.
10. Inspiration Orb
11. IconBase Community - collection of the best icons on the web.
12. Project Folder pack - superb folder icons.
13. IconsPedia - PNG icons and Icon packs.
14. Web 2.0 Vector icon pack 1 and Web 2.0 Vector icon pack 2
15. Free RSS icons
16. Web site icons - Collection of free Web 2.0 website and application icons
17. Free icons Web - over 15,000 high quality Free Icons
18. 16×16px icons - over 1200 16×16px icons
19. Web Design, Weblog & CMS, user and E-commerce icons
20. Vista Style Icons - collection of free Vista Style icon sets of over 2500 high quality icons in png and ico format
21. Web Appers Free Web Application Icons - 20 glossy 3D application icons. Sizes 48×48, 32×32 and 24×24.
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Making a navigation menu in Photoshop
1. Creating the main navigation bar.
Ok, let us get started. Create a new image using the dimension 800 x 600. Set the background color to white. You can change the background depending on you web site color. Create a new layer, Layer > New > Layer… (Shift+Ctrl+N). Using the Rounded Rectangle Tool 
create a rectangle using the dimensions below. Change the foreground color to #525253.
With that, you should have the effect below.
2. Using the pen tool to create the rectangle shape.
Click on the Pen Tool 
using the options below.
Create the Anchor point as shown in the image below.
Complete the selection, Using the Pen Tool Right click on the selection as shown below and click Make Selection. The Make Selection rendering should be set at Feather Radius: 0 With you path converted to a selection press the delete key. The outcome is shown below.
3. Applying the gradient and blending option.
Click on the Gradient Tool 
using this settings below.
Apply the gradient to the rectangle from top to bottom, make sure the rectangle is selected before applying the gradient. This will give you the effect below.
Right click on the rectangle layer and click Blending Options. Now add the Blending Optionssetting below.
Click ok to apply the settings.
4. Creating the Tab buttons.
create a rectangle using the dimensions below. Change the foreground color to #9ad346
With that, you should have the effect below.
This layer should be under the main layer with the navigation bar. Just position it to get the effect below.
Tutorial by Pixel Digest
