The personal blog of Graphic Designer Jessica Sykes

Archive for February, 2008

International CSS Showcases

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Post02 ImageUnless you’ve been living under a rock, you may have noticed an excess of CSS Showcases on the web. (If this is the first you’ve heard of this phenomenon, google it). What I have for you today is a list of the lesser known, international CSS Showcases.

These are a great way to see what the rest of the world is up to when it comes to web design. I tried to include a well-rounded list, so enjoy.

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Creating a Page Curl in Photoshop

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Post03 ImageI have a great tutorial for you here on creating a good looking page curl using Photoshop. I think it looks especially good if you use a black and white photo to start with.

This is one of my favorite things to use when doing web design, or a brochure design. You can also take it a step further by putting a tack or piece of tape at the top of the image.

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Welcome To My Blog

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Post01 ImageI just wanted to take this opportunity to welcome you to my blog. The focus is going to be design-related topics as seen in the categories below.

Another thing I’m excited to talk about, is the fantastic site re-design of www.stargraphicdesign.com. It now has more content, better usability and is a lot more professional looking. I have high hopes for this coming year, as well as a list of goals. So I want to thank you for coming and I hope you visit again.