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An Attractive Bundle For Creative Minds – Design Cocktail (10 Licenses Giveaway)

Umut M. — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:20:37 +0000

Design Cocktail, a bundle of various professional design resources, is giving away 10 licenses of the bundle ($29/each) to WebResourcesDepot readers.

Details of joining the giveaway can be found at the bottom of this post, but before that:

What is Design Cocktail?

Designious, a website offering creative resources like vectors and Photoshop brushes, has created a bundle named Design Cocktail which includes:

40 vector packs (959 vector elements)
10 pattern packs
20 brush packs
15 tees designs
design tutorials with sources
a metalique font
3 Photoshop + Illustraor add-ons
3 un-released/fresh vector packs
a WordPress theme

all priced for only $29 which would normally cost $724 if purchased one-by-one (it is also possible to get a 10% discount by simply sharing the resource – details can be found on the resource's web page).

How to join the giveaway?

In order to get a chance to win one of the 10 licenses Design Cocktail is giving away, simply comment to this post and/or tweet this article. You can do both to increase the chances.

Winners will be selected randomly on 7 February 2011 (1 week later).

Good luck to everyone.

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User Interface Design Framework By Webalys

Umut M. — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:01:10 +0000

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Previously, a post at WRD was sharing the free vector icons created by Webalys.

Lately, there are 2 great additions to these free resources offered and it almost became a UI design framework.

The new resources are a GUI Library which includes 100s of items and a Styles Library which has 200 styles, both to be used in Illustrator.

The set is simply a must-bookmark for designing wireframes faster and creating better mockups.

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Vector iPhone User Interface Elements

Umut M. — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:01:35 +0000

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Whether it is a web application or an iPhone application, creating the visual output in an image editing software first and creating it in code next is a common development process.

Mercury Intermedia is presenting a huge set of vector iPhone user interface elements to make the design process much easier.

The set consists:

buttons, grid views
notification windows
system menus
keyboard & more..

P.S. It is created with Adobe Illustrator (.AI).

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20+ Cheat Sheets Handy For Designers

Umut M. — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:02:12 +0000

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Mastering frequently used applications increases the productivity significantly.

Controlling these applications via keyboard is a part of this "mastering process" which helps you use an application with 2 hands = much faster.

Also, knowing the tricks of tools inside these products definitely opens new doors for creating.

Specifically for designers, here is a list of cheat sheets for the most popular applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp, Fireworks & more..

Photoshop CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are very well organized, both by menu & alphabetically.

Also, shortcut presets that add lots of extra shortcuts are provided too.

Keyboard shortcuts for previous Photoshop versions:

Photoshop Black And White Cheat Sheet

There are many different way & settings for converting images to black and white with Photoshop.

This is a Photoshop file presenting different filters/presets. Just update 1 file & see the various outputs.

Photoshop Brush Tool Cheat Sheet

A compact & helpful guide on Photoshop’s brush tool.

Photoshop Lasso Tool Cheat Sheet

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Shortcuts (Mac – PC)

For the previous versions of Illustrator:

Adobe Illustrator CS3 Shortcuts (Mac – PC)
Adobe Illustrator CS2 Shortcuts (Mac – PC)

Adobe InDesign CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac – PC)

For the previous versions of InDesign:

Adobe InDesign CS3 Shortcuts (Mac – PC)
Adobe InDesign CS2 Shortcuts (Mac – PC)

QuarkXPress 8 Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac – PC)

For the previous versions of QuarkXpress:

Adobe QuarkXPress 7 Shortcuts (Mac – PC)

Adobe Pen Tool Cheat Sheet

The Adobe pen tool works similar in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Tips & tricks on using this powerful tool.

Gimp Keyboard Shortcuts (direct link to PDF file)

And more on Gimp:

Gimp Quick Reference Card (direct link to PDF file)
Gimp hotkeys on Linux
Photoshop-ish Keyboard Shortcuts for The Gimp 2.2

Fireworks CS3 Quick Reference (Mac – PC / direct link to PDF file )

Quick references for previous Fireworks versions:

Fireworks MX quick reference (Mac – PC)
Fireworks 4 quick reference (Mac – PC)

Freehand MX, 3D Studio Max, Illustrator & More Shortcuts

Computer Arts presents keyboard shortcuts for Freehand MX, 3D Studio Max, Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop.

3D Studio Max 9 Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for previous versions of 3D Studio Max:

3D Studio Max 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Adobe Bridge And Camera Raw 3 Shortcuts

Final Cut Pro 5 For Mac Shortcuts

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Christmas Design Toolkit: Photoshop Brushes, Vector Images And Tutorials

Umut M. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:35:33 +0000

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Christmas (& New Year) is getting closer & many websites will be creating themes for their designs/logos, designing special newsletters, banners & also, lots of materials will be printed.

So, designers are possibly in need of quality Christmas themed design objects.

This is a giant design pack which includes:

Photoshop Christmas brushes
Free Christmas vectors
Christmas-related Photoshop & Illustrator tutorials

Here they are:

Christmas Vector Images

Gift Packs (EPS)

Vector Santa Claus, Christmas Tree & More

Christmas Frames (EPS & PDF)

Free Cards For Christmas (AI & EPS)

Christmas Icons (EPS & PDF)

Christmas XP, Ornaments & More (PNG & ICO)

Vector Christmas Stars

Christmas Tree (AI & PDF)

Christmas Tree From Stars (AI file)

Christmas Tree With Gifts & Stars (AI file)

Vector Christmas Tree (AI & EPS)

Red Gift Bow

Gift Boxes & Ornaments

Ornaments For Christmas

Christmas Card Template (PDF)

Vector Snowman

Christmas Candy (PSD)

Christmas Objects (EPS)

Christmas Photoshop Brushes

Christmas trees, snowflakes & stars

Star Ornament Brushes

Paint Shop Pro Christmas Brushes (4 brushes)

Christmas Brushes With Text (21 brushes)

Ribbons To Beautify The Designs (12 brushes)

Various Brushes For Christmas

Christmas tree, santa & ornaments (8 brushes)

Design Items For Christmas

Christmas Trees (6 brushes)

Photoshop Christmas Ornament Brushes

Christmas Related Design Tutorials

3D Snow Globe

Snow globes are a part of Christmas & Winter. This Photoshop tutorial helps creating a chic one.

Night Before Christmas : Photoshop Tutorial And WallPaper

This tutorial (Photoshop) shows creating a nice & comforting wallpaper.

How to Create That Last-Minute Holiday e-Card in Photoshop

A detailed Photoshop tutorial on creating a Christmas E-card with few steps.

Drawing Christmas Trees

An Illustrator tutorial that presents creating snowy New Year trees.

Beautiful Fluffy Clouds in Photoshop – Christmas Tutorial

This Photoshop tutorial, inspired from Dreamworks logo, shows how to create fluffy clouds (completed at a Christmas theme.)

Christmas Ornament Balls

Tutorial (Photoshop) to create Christmas ornaments. A very handy tutorial as ornaments are one of the master design elements of Christmas.

3D Text Effect: 2009

Colorful & 3D 2009 text for attractive new year designs.

A Nice Christmas Or New Year Card

A Photoshop tutorial for creating a good looking Christmas Card.

Gift Box Illustrator Tutorial

A tutorial on creating a charming gift box.

Christmas Hat

How to create a Christmas hat with Illustrator in few simple steps

Other (& Similar) Christmas Related Resources

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30+ Halloween Photoshop Brush Sets And Vector Images

Umut M. — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:30:27 +0000

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Halloween is very close and many designers / website owners are probably in need of quality & free Halloween themed brush sets & vector images.

Here is a collection of very nice free design resources which includes pumpkins, witches, creepy trees, bats, skulls & more. To summarize, a complete design set for a Halloween-related event or a web content.

Vectors

Halloween Pumpkins

Halloween Pumpkin (Tutorial With Illustrator – Source Files Included)

Zombie Images

Vector Scary Faces

Halloween Vector Icon Set (added 10.28.2008)

Vector Pumpkin & Witch Hat

Vector Pumpkin Package Template

Vector Halloween

Halloween Heads

Halloween Avatars (GIF, PNG, ICO & ICNS format)

Pumpkins PSD File

Pumpkin Patch PSD File

Witch PSD File

Brushes

Pumpkin & Creepy Cat Brushes

Various Halloween Brushes

Happy Halloween Pumpkin Brushes

Bat Brushes

Classic Halloween Brushes

Dark Wings – (GIMP version)

Assorted Halloween Brushes (25 brushes in the set)

Pumpkin Brushes

Pumpkin, Bat, Spider Brushes & More

Halloween Pumpkin Brushes

Halloween Brushes (17 Brushes)

Photoshop Hallows Eve Brushes

Set Of Various Halloween Brushes

Skull Brushes

Vintage Halloween Brushes (5 brushes)

Zombie Brushes (5 brushes)

Creepy Tree Brushes (12 brushes)

Hope that these resources will help you create your Halloween-related designs easier & faster.

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Free Vector Icon Set: Turqua

Umut M. — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:04:17 +0000

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Turqua is a free vector icon set that has 30 isometric vector icons in the package.

Icons are in both editable Illustrator 8 EPS and SVG formats. So they can be used in any size you need.

The set is completely free to edit, change and/or directly use in your site and in any kind of your projects.

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Retro Photoshop Brushes And Vector Images – Giant Design Pack

Umut M. — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:01:09 +0000

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Circles, curves, stars, old cars, music cassettes, boomboxes & more. Retro design is always one of the popular trends.

This is a collection of beautiful retro Photoshop brushes & vector images to help you design faster & inspire.

Retro Photoshop Brushes

Photoshop Retro Shapes Brushes

Photoshop Retro People Brushes

Vector Retro Images

Format of these free vector images varies (Illustrator, Freehand or Photoshop).

There are not too many free retro vector images around & these are some of the most beautiful ones.

Vector Retro Shapes

This is a vector retro rainbow curves tutorial with a downloadable PSD file:

This is a tutorial for creating retro 3D vector stars with downloadable EPS & SVG files:

If you know other free retro Photoshop brushes or vector images, please mention them in the comments to make the list better.

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55 Free Human Brush Sets And Vector Images – Giant Design Pack

Umut M. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:11:02 +0000

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Using silhouettes & people illustrations in websites & print is what designers need in many situations.

This is a giant design pack of human-related brush sets & vector images like faces, full illustrations, fingerprints, hairs, beards, skulls & more.