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There are a lot of times that you may need or want to have a repeating pattern for a project.  The easiest way to do this without losing your mind is to use a built in tool called ‘Define Pattern’ (in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements).  Below is a simple tutorial on how to use the tool, with a bunch of images to help walk you through it. While the example used below is very much on the simple side, you can …

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Desktop wallpaper in high definition can take advantage of the amazing high-def goodness that so many computers have. The examples below are simply amazing, and could easily be at home in any gallery. They are all available through Desktopography, the below being just a tiny example of the amazing works they have available for free.

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Working online with a primary focus on blogging, more specifically, for the last few years has taught me a bit about the business end of it.  Considering I’m also a freelancer, finding and securing those jobs that help me pay all my bills is obviously an important factor.

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Choosing the way you display your art and photography can be as important as your work itself.  Finding a simple and stunning choice with so many options out there can be difficult and time consuming.   Below are 12 stunning options that are as simple as they are elegant.

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At times designers have to cram a ton of statistics into a considerably small space, the information needs to convey it’s importance, and still be visually appealing at the same time, all together it’s not a small order.
There is an entire group that are half statisticians and half artists who are able to convey an absolutely incredible amount of information in a very stylish way.
While you may not need to show quite as many stats as the examples below, they prove to show that you can still be informative and beautiful.

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Themery: Steampunk
Starting with the theme Steampunk as the first official installment of this category is mainly due to my own obsession with the genre, plus my own inability to stop reading Girl Genius (awesome comic by the way).  The dirtier Victorian overall feel really does inspire me, and the look for general design is fun and relatively easy to accomplish.

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While there are as many different ways to accomplishing a vintage look using Photoshop, I like this method due to being able to control the look fully, by using layers and the brush tool.  This is an incredibly quick and easy tutorial, it uses a few things that have been talked about here as well (linked for ease).

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Ads are everywhere, and many marketers are looking for a way to really make a large impression on potential consumers. 
They use a bunch of varying types of mind-warping ideas.  From optical illusions to rather creative placements.  Check out some of the ones below.
Click on the image below for the full slideshow.