For the last couple of weeks we have been working with Adobe Fireworks to create a layout for a fashion website. We started out by laying out the page, then I demonstrated how to add multiple pages and utilize symbols to create global navigation items. Today, I will show you how to convert our layout into a fully functioning html page that includes CSS. I will then show you how to make some minor tweaks using Dreamweaver.
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When most people think of working with paths, it’s likely that they are thinking about Adobe Illustrator. What a lot of people don’t realize however is that Adobe Fireworks CS4 comes with some really nice tools to help you manipulate paths and points. In this brief video tutorial I will demonstrate the capabilities of Adobe Fireworks CS4’s Path Palette.
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A while back I published a short tutorial demonstrating Read the rest of this entry »
Trying to evenly distribute the space between objects is a task that most designers have to perform every day. While this task is quite easy in Illustrator, you may find that some techniques work better than others in different situations. In this tutorial, I will demonstrate 6 easy ways to evenly distribute space between objects in Illustrator that include using the align palette, the blend tool, brushes, transformation effects, and more.
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Keyboard shortcuts are an essential time-saving tool for any graphic designer but often times the default settings can be inefficient and it is necessary to edit them in order to make the job much easier. In this brief video tutorial I will demonstrate how to edit your default Illustrator keyboard shortcuts so that you can select them much more efficiently.
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Those of you who are familiar with Photoshop know that transforming an object’s perspective in Photoshop is quite easy; just go to edit > Transform > Perspective and then you can change the perspective of just about any type of object. Doing this in Illustrator however is not quite as easy; or at least straight forward. In this quick tutorial, I will show you how to use the free transform tool in Illustrator in tandem with a few simultaneous keyboard shortcuts to adjust an objects perspective.
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One of the reasons that I enjoy working in Fireworks so much is the ease in which it allows you to apply basic effects to objects. In this brief video tutorial I will demonstrate how to apply a pattern overlay to a gradient in Adobe Fireworks. This technique is very useful for creating all sorts of objects in Fireworks including backgrounds, headers, banner ads, and just about any other type of design you can think of.
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When you work with patterns in Illustrator you will find that you are constantly having to tweak them in one way or another. This is because sometimes color schemes or elements in the pattern change for one reason or another. Since recreating the pattern from scratch would be time-consuming, you will need to learn how to make quick edits to your patterns directly from the swatches palette. This brief tutorial will explain how to edit an existing pattern swatch in Illustrator.
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Customizing your default settings for Illustrator can save you tons of time. Adobe has done a lot in recent years to make it easier for us to create new documents but even though they have managed to save us a few clicks here and there you can save even more time by making some quick adjustments to your default Illustrator profiles.
Illustrator profiles contain lots of information regarding documents including; pattern swatches, brushes, symbols, graphic styles, and much more. In this brief video tutorial, I will show you how to make a set of pattern swatches into a persistent swatch as well as how to customize your default settings for Illustrator pattern swatches.
