Glossy Text Photoshop Tutorial
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Quite possibly one of the most overly used Photoshop and image effects in the graphic design industry. The Gloss effect is a necessary one to know and what better topic to cover for my first Photoshop tutorial.
Our first step is to setup our canvas by giving it a gradient background and adding our text using [...]

Open mind. Open Source.
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eStudios bares all!
I’ve always been a fan of the open source mindset. The idea of knowing you can freely obtain and view the inner workings of your favorite applications–interact with what makes them tick. Why live in a world where everything is veiled by cloud of secrecy? Which is why I have decided to make [...]

A Sad Day for Canada
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Communism or dirty capitalism. Call it what you wish but 2008 has surely brewed up quite the storm in regards to Canada’s Internet access and the providers we use.
Let’s face it. In this day and age torrents are not a means of sharing personal family photos or videos. While I’m sure there are many concerned [...]

Dreamweaver: Defining Your Sites
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For the longest of times, I’ve always considered Adobe’s, (previously Macromedia), Dreamweaver a beginners tool to web development. I always thought of it as a sub-par way of designing and developing websites. In all honestly, I still feel the same way.
But things have changed. I recently learned of a feature within Dreamweaver that allowed you [...]

Here Comes Another Bubble
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I found this video rather amusing.
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