Tyler G. Merkel Blog: Best of the web for Design and Web Development August 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Best of the web for Design and Web Development August 2016

In this edition of our monthly roundup, we’ve included Photoshop, Illustrator and web and design articles. As always this is the perfect one stop shop for catching up on the latest new design techniques, as well as the latest web development news and some really good posts on SEO and email newsletters certainly worth reading through.

Illustrator

Create an Easy Stipple Illustrator Brush From Scratch

Create a quick and easy set of stipple Illustrator brush files perfect for craeting vector flash art designs ready for tattoos, posters, and more! The techniques explored in this tutorial can be applied to other styles of brush creation as well.

Create a Fancy Cartoon Building in Adobe Illustrator

Learn how to make a cartoon-style building, using basic geometric shapes and various tools and functions of Adobe Illustrator, making our illustration look playful and fancy.

How to Create Vintage Cocktail Icons in Adobe Illustrator CC

Using basic shapes and a fun grainy texture we’ll create vintage-styled cocktail icons in no time flat.

How to Create a Pool-Themed Seamless Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

You won’t use the Pattern Tool this time, nor the method of adding and subtracting a specific value to the X and Y coordinates, which sounds very confusing. Instead, we’ll do it with the help of the Move effect, which is my favorite method and pretty easy.

Photoshop

Pixel Photo Effect In Photoshop With Mosaic Filter

Convert images into pixel using this quick Photoshop tutorial for beginners. Pixel effect is one of the most popular effect among Photoshop fans and really easy to create. I hope you will enjoy practicing this new lesson.

How To Create a Blueprint Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In today’s tutorial it will take you through the process of creating a blueprint effect in Adobe Photoshop. If you don’t fancy spending hours construcing a technical drawing from scratch, this is a great technique for faking it. We’ll use some built in Photoshop filters to produce the basic outlines from a source photograph, then mix in some grid patterns and textures to enhance the realism.

How to Create a Retro 90s Grunge Photo Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Nineties grunge was an explosive era in American culture, filled with the sounds of punk rock, heavy metal, and electric guitars. In this tutorial, learn how to create a 90s-inspired grunge photo effect in Adobe Photoshop.

How to Create an Easy Gold Glitter Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Web and Articles

8 excellent email newsletters you can learn from

Why have newsletters stood the test of time? A newsletter keeps subscribers informed about your business or product without being overly “salesy.” It gives subscribers a chance to engage with your business on their terms and provides a level of brand awareness that’s valuable to your business.

JavaScript, WordPress and the REST API: Sorting Fact from Fiction

How to Get The Most Out of a New Website Launch Announcement

The months of sweat and tears have passed and the stakeholders have finally signed off. Your new website design is about to go live – but how do you announce a new website launch? How do you get people to care about a new website? How do you get the most traffic and conversion you can out of a new website launch?

An Essential Training Task List for Junior SEOs

Let’s face it: SEO isn’t as black & white as most marketing channels. In my opinion, to become a true professional requires a broad skill set. It’s not that a professional SEO needs to know the answer for everything; rather, it’s more important to have the skills to be able to find the answer.