Posts Tagged ‘space

Before solving complex design problems you need to understand the basic components of design at your disposal. Much as a musician seeks to understand pitch and rhythm, melody and tempo, a designer should seek a greater understanding and control over: unity gestalt space dominance hierarchy balance color Through learning these 7 components of design, the [...]

Ever wanted to use your Google account as a storage system? Now you can. Google has announced that it will be rolling out a new feature to Google Docs over the next few weeks: the ability to upload files of any type to store in Google Docs. For years, services like Box.net and Dropbox have [...]

There are a number of elements that make up a great web design, but probably one of the most overlooked and underutilized is whitespace. Every design has whitespace, but the problem is that not every design has enough. This could be due to the fact that inexperienced designers and their clients see whitespace as empty [...]

Don’t have a lot of space for a kitchen table but would love the option of a sit-down meal from time to time? This clever picture table design is a beautiful solution—and one you could certainly do yourself. From the folks at Ivy Design, the picture table folds down when you need it, and when [...]

Lunar Space Beach

In: tutorial

9 Jan 2010

Today we’re going use some various blend modes to create a dreamscape space beach scene on one of the many moons of Saturn. First start off with a normal picture of a beach. One with some sky and a view of the ocean. A somewhat calmer tide is more effective for the mood we’re going [...]


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