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Saturday, August 2, 2008

15 Photoshop Tutorials for Creating Product Advertisements

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/product-ad-tutorials/

The look and message of an advertisement will obviously have a huge impact on the success of the marketing campaign. Here is a list of 15 tutorials that will help you to create more attractive and eye-catching advertisements with Photoshop.

Design a Professional Laptop Advert - PSDFAN

PSDFAN is a new tutorial blog, but there’s already some high-quality work there, including this one.

Laptop Ad

Create an Energy Drink Ad Design - PSDTUTS

Of course a few from PSDTUTS have to be on any Photoshop tutorial list.

Energy Drink Ad

Sleek Phone Advertisement Flyer - Tutzor

This tutorial shows you how to create an attractive and creative advertisement.

Sleek Phone Ad

Add a Fresh Splash to Your Design (for a beverage ad) - Tutorial9

Tutorial9 also has it’s own tutorial for creating a drink ad.

Fresh Splash to Your Design

Design an Awesome Cell Phone Ad - Tutorial9

They also have a different style of cell phone ad.

Cell Phone Ad

Designing a Stylish Fashion Advert - PhotoshopStar

This tutorial from Photoship start will show you how to easily create an attractive advertisement, and how you can easily change the color.

Fashion Advert

Video Tutorial: Create an iPod Ad - YouTube

This is a nice video tutorial thrown into the mix.

iPod Ad Video Tut

Create a Mobile Phone Ad Design - PSDTUTS

Cell phone ads must be popular. The third one on our list takes a much different approach than the first two.

Mobile Phone Ad

Make an Apple Coldplay Style Ad in Photoshop - PSDTUTS

A dark and sparkly ad tutorial from Fabio Sasso.

Coldplay Apple Ad

Stunning Print Advertisement for Cell Phone - Tutorial Notebook

This tutorial focuses solely on design for a printed publication.

Print Ad for Cell

MP3 Download Advertisement - Imgry.com

There are many MP3 sites and services out there. Here is an ad that can be used for one of them.

MP3 Download Ad

Create a Vibrant Drink Ad - PSDFAN

Another nice tutorial from PSDFAN.

Vibrant Drink Ad

Water Drops - PS Hero

This tutorial focuses on creating the water drops you see in the ad below, but the author combined it with a previous tutorial to get this end result.

iPod Ad

Make a Perfume Ad - PS Wish

A different style than many of the ads on this list.

Perfume Ad

Designing a 3D Software Box - Tutorial9

Software boxes are not completely product ads, but they are used as a part of many ads for software.

3D Software Box

Create a Software Box - Tutorial Blog

Another helpful tutorial for a software box.

Software Box


Friday, July 25, 2008

Top 10 Sites for Illustrator Tutorials

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/top-10-sites-for-illustrator-tutorials/

Photoshop gets most of the attention when it comes to tutorials and blog posts, but Illustrator is also an excellent tool for designers. If you’re interested in brushing up your skills, here are my top ten (taking both quality and quantity of tutorials into consideration).

1. VECTORTUTS

VECTORTUTS

VECTORTUTS is still a very new blog, but it’s already a leader in Illustrator tutorials. You’re probably familiar with other sites from the Eden family, including PSDTUTS and NETTUTS, and VECTORTUTS provides the same high quality in its tutorials.

Tutorials of interest:

2. Vectips

Vectips

Vectips is the home of Ryan Putnam, who also writes tutorials for VECTORTUTS. Unlike some of the other sites on this list, Vectips focuses exclusively on Illustrator.

Tutorials of interest:

3. Veerle’s Blog

Veerle's Blog

Veerle covers a variety of topics related to graphic design on her blog, including some Illustrator tutorials. The quality of her tutorials is excellent and she teaches practical techniques that you’ll be able to use in your own work.

Tutorials of interest:

4. Blog.SpoonGraphics

SpoonGraphics

Graphic Designer Chris Spooner publishes tutorials and articles at Blog.SpoonGraphics, including some awesome Illustrator tutorials.

Tutorials of interest:

5. GoMediaZine

GoMediaZine

GoMediaZine is a site that somehow I’m not very familiar with, but I quickly subscribed after browsing through the archives. The site is much more than just a tutorial blog, so the quantity of Illustrator tutorials isn’t as high as some of the other sites on this list, but the quality is excellent.

Tutorials of interest:

6. AiVault

AiVault

AiVault contains a lot of informative posts for Illustrator users, including tutorials on a variety of different effects.

Tutorials of interest:

7. BittBox

BittBox

BittBox is an excellent design blog that covers a number of different topics. The Illustrator tutorials are not that frequent or it would be higher on this list, but the quality is excellent.

Tutorials of interest:

8. N. Design Studio

N. Design Studio

N.Design Studio has some of the best tutorials you’ll find. They’re not posted very frequently or this would be near the top of the list.

Tutorials of interest:

9. iStockdiary

iStockdiary

iStockdiary has a nice combination of quality and quantity of Illustrator tutorials. The site also includes some premium tutorials for purchase.

Tutorials of interest:

10. BioRUST

BioRUST

BioRUST has a good number of Illustrator tutorials in their archives. Their tutorials are not on as advanced a level as some others on this list.

Tutorials of interest: