Simple Time-Saving Photoshop Actions from Around the Web

As we’ve written before Adobe Photoshop is truly the premiere software suite for graphic designers. Website mockups can be created in a few hours time with full details and page graphics. Truly Photoshop has revolutionized the way web designers can work! One of the lesser known features inside Photoshop is the ability to save and insert Actions. These are specific events which you can save and re-play over and over on project work. They are useful for creating repeating patterns, cropping images, applying text effects, and so much more!

As a true Adobe fan I love what they’ve done with actions in CS5. Below I’ve built a quick catalog of amazing Photoshop actions from all around the web. These can be useful for almost any designer willing to spend some time practicing. Check ‘em out below!

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45 Well Designed Round Corners Business Cards

I’ve always liked round corners, in web design and also in print and I will always prefer a business card with round corners. Some people believe that round corners can’t be applied to any brand, because some brands want to transmit a solid and bold attitude. Not a very good argument, I would say, the VIA business card stands proof that round corners can give the same solemn feeling and besides that it looks sleeker than a regular business card would look.

In this article you will see 45 hand picked round corners business cards in various styles and elements alignment, some taking advantage of the letterpress effect; a few of them are actually transparent. The good thing about all of these is that they look good and reflect the images of its owner and that’s pretty important.

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Generating Files with JavaScript

When building a web application, you oftentimes need to give users the ability to download a piece of data as a file. It could be a backup of configuration settings, reports, or other piece of information that is generated dynamically. The usual solution to this problem would be to have a dedicated export script that selects from a database and builds the file you need. However, as we will be proving in this short tutorial, there is another way.

10 Cool Image Tools You Need To Bookmark To Manipulate Your Photos

With the advancement of everything in this fast paced world, simple camera’s having a reel has also been transformed into digital camera’s with the help of which picture capturing of our own choice has become a very easy phenomenon. As with the simple camera, once the picture is captured, it can’t be seen or altered unless or until it gets published by the photographer. But now with the help of the digital cameras and image manipulation tools, you can alter your picture the way you want!!!