As scratched, stretched, rusty and dirty, grunge is one of the popular web design/graphics styles these days. Here i have made a collection of 60 awesome grunge backgrounds which you can download for free. But you need to create a free account at SXC to download these grunge backgrounds. These grunge backgrounds fit beautifully and can work on any website. I really like to thank the guys at sxc.hu for getting these together! For the [...]

Grunge and Dirty designs are probably the most popular design trends. Although grunge may means dirty to some people, but it is designer’s favorites. Today, we are going to share 65 Awesome Grunge Font that you probably want to collect. If i had missed out any fonts that you think are cool, please share through the comment section. Without talking much, let’s see the list. 1. [ank]* font 2. 20th Century Woodcut 3. 28 Days [...]

3D renders are often combined with vector elements and photostock elements to create stunning visual effects.  While some artworks can be created merely in Photoshop, most designers are forced to call upon other programs in order to achieve truly brilliant effects.  In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a Poser figure, create a shatter effect and render it in 3DStudio Max, then use Photoshop and some simple stock images to create a brilliant and [...]

Advertising is one of the primary markets for graphic designers.  Companies around the world rely on the talented and creative minds of designers to create visually impactful and memorable product advertisements.  Advertising differs from other forms of design, as you often have to incorporate a product, a logo, a company image and other details to meet the client needs.  Therefore, being able to manipulate results to match the color scheme, subject matter and target market [...]

For this tutorial you are going to need to download the following brush: Tech Brush Set V5 by Z-Design Step 1: Start with the size wallpaper you want. I’m using 1024×768 with 72dpi with a black background. Press D to get your default colours (black and white), create a new layer, then go to Filter > Render > Clouds Step 2: Select Filter > Pixelate > Mezzotint, make sure that the type is set to [...]

In this tutorial we will learn to create abstract an compositions of dots. This will help you to create interesting effects for backgrounds. Let’s learn to simulate a surface of any complexity. Author: Lazunov Iaroslav My name is Lazunov Yaroslav, I am a graphic designer from Zhytomyr, Ukraine. I love Illustrator. Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes Step 1 Open a new document (800 by 800 [...]