Color plays a major role in the story that a photograph has to tell, but sometimes the color that the camera captures isn’t exactly what we have in mind. This is where Photoshop can be a big help, and more specifically Photoshop actions. With the click of a button an action can help us achieve time consuming effects in no time. Here are over 100 Photoshop actions that will add amazing color enhancements to your photos.

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Hello Fellow Designers, I have compiled a list of  latest and few of the most trendiest Photoshop brushes that i could find online, with their respective owner sites, authors, size, download websites and terms inlcuded in the blog post. I hope all of you will enjoy using these brushes, please let me know your opinion on the collection of brushes and i would continue to add  great brushes download links form their respective sites and redirecting to their great authors with respect.

Evasion Brush Set
Photoshop brushes: 18 in set
Author: ShiftyJ
Web site: shiftyj.deviantart.com

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You know how popular Twitter is now !!! its the best social media for communicating and sharing with the Birds of the same flock

Fortunately we are the Brids of The Design and Development Type , Right ? You can find thousands of similar and useful accounts in twitter.

Now the question is which to follow and which not to ? Its simple, follow the ppl in your trade and you gain more knowledge , share more info, you find more common designers to follow and so they find you as well., this is the  best method of developing your Followers and Followers mean Traffic, Taffic means Business !!!

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We will today make this:

1.Firstly Open a 500×500 px document

2.Use the horizontal Type tool and Type “OC” with a font of your choice, here i have used UZUZI font. ( now there is only one color used ) – #ff3366

3. To Use the Gradient Tool to create a Gradient between two colors, we first need to select another color that slightly varies from this color, Like a darker one and click on the “fx” button on the Layers Window, then select the Gradient tool ( check the option ), Drag your mouse to set the extent of gradient, Say OK.

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At one point of time, i have always seen a Icon for some websites only when some websites open they have a cute lil icon on the left of the address bar ! and i oo wanted one of my own So i learned how to have one for my website too !

Its very simple, lets see how ! A Fav Icon looks like the above image i have attached !

Preparing a Fav Icon is even Simple

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1.Content that’s not written for the web i.e., non-scannable text.
2.Page titles with low search engine visibility, think key words in a combination that entices.
3.Content that looks like an advertisement or content that is an advertisement, I don’t care which books on Amazon you enjoy, they wouldn’t be listed on your site if you weren’t making affiliate money from them.
4.In-your-face advertising i.e., blocks of AdSense that push your real content below the fold/scroll.
5.Violating design conventions – see CRAP Design.
6.Opening new browser windows. Let the users decide, they will come back if your content is good.
7.Non-standard links, hyperlinks should be underlined, hyperlinks should be obvious, there’s no reason to confuse novice users. Also strikethrough is being used to indicate a visited link – this is silly and should be avoided as it can be easily confused with corrections which is what strikethrough should be use for.
8.Over using Flash, Flash requires a plug-in, don’t use it unless it actually provides functionality which you cannot gain through other means.
9.Browser incompatibility, check what your pages look like on other browsers.
10.Scrolling text, marquees, and constantly running animations.
11.Complex URLs, they are not good for search engine hits or usability. Avoid.
12.Long scrolling pages, break it up, use excerpts if you have to.
13.Poor navigation. Try and find some old content on your site. Is it easy?
14.Overly long download times. Use Photoshop or other applications to optimize images for the net. Read points 12 and 8 again.
15.Too many animations. They are hard on the eye. If you must use them, use for emphasis.
Even in an ever changing environment, such as the net, you must always consider the user experience before and above everything else.

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