Tuesday, December 28, 2010

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

20 Great Mobile Websites That Beautifully Complement Their Desktop Sites

The advent of the smartphone has marked an explosive increase of users accessing the internet on the go. With worldwide numbers well above 1% of all internet usage, companies have taken notice and started creating mobile versions of their full websites to cater to mobile users.

This showcase highlights some standouts from companies you have heard of like CBS, Disney, and also some you may not have heard of. Each of these mobile websites attempt to make the mobile experience as good as possible even with limited bandwidth and screen space.

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Android and Me

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Bamboo

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CBS News

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CNN

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Disney

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ESPN

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H&M

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Jaguars NFL

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Marcel Muller

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Mashable

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Mercedes Benz (USA)

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Microsoft

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Procab Studio

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Topix

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Tripadvisor

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Twitter

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Vimeo

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Volkswagen

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Yahoo

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

25 Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Abstract Backgrounds

Abstract backgrounds are very common in web design and for other purposes like poster and wallpaper design. Photoshop provides plenty of potential for designing amazing abstract backgrounds, and in this post we’ll showcase 25 tutorials that show how it can be done.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls Illustrations in Photoshop CS5

Create Abstract Colorful Balls Illustrations in Photoshop CS5

How to Create Abstract Colorful Background with Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

How to Create Abstract Colorful Background with Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

Blend Tool Backgrounds (video)

Blend Tool Backgrounds (video)

Create Electrifying Light Effects Around an Image

Create Electrifying Light Effects Around an Image

Chroma Wallpapers

Chroma Wallpapers

Quickly Build an Abstract Background of Colored Bars

Quickly Build an Abstract Background of Colored Bars

Digital Star Effect

Digital Star Effect

Stripy Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop

Stripy Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop

Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop

Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop

Abstract Lighting Effects

Abstract Lighting Effects

How to Create an Abstract Colorful Rainbow Background

How to Create an Abstract Colorful Rainbow Background

Lines Tutorial

Lines Tutorial

Creating Colorful Disco Lines Effect

Creating Colorful Disco Lines Effect

Aurora Borealis – North-South Polar Lights

Aurora Borealis - North-South Polar Lights

Design Eye-Catching Laser Particle Abstract Effect in Photoshop

Design Eye-Catching Laser Particle Abstract Effect in Photoshop

Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

Really Cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop

Really Cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop

Create a Carbon Mesh Background in Photoshop

Create a Carbon Mesh Background in Photoshop

Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper

Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper

Windows Vista Aurora Effect Photoshop Tutorial

Windows Vista Aurora Effect Photoshop Tutorial

Creating an Abstract Background for Poster

Creating an Abstract Background for Poster

Create a Futuristic Abstract Wallpaper

Create a Futuristic Abstract Wallpaper

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect

How to Create Vibrant Lighting Effects from Scratch

How to Create Vibrant Lighting Effects from Scratch

How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks in Photoshop

How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks in Photoshop