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There are many different ways to cut out images in Photoshop. Well, in this tutorial I am going to show you how I cut out images. I haven’t really seen this method anywhere else on the web, so I figured I’d share it. It uses a soft brush edge so the edges don’t look so sharp. This is not a magic wand tutorial!
Written on Aug. 21, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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Good work has to come from somewhere right? Well here are some of the top creative agencies that have put out some of the greatest sites on the web. Enjoy!
Written on Aug. 19, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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In case you don’t know, SimplePie is a way to parse your RSS items with PHP. This means that if you want to make a custom feed for yourself, SimplePie makes it… well simple. I’ve taken 14 of the top tutorials out there and put them into a nice list just for you.
Written on Jul. 29, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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If you’re like me, many of these sites are a repeat of your daily routine on the web. If you’re not familiar with these sites, you need to be. These are some of the main sites that are on top of their game. You need to be going to these when it comes to tutorials, tips, and all types of web trends. Hope you enjoy them!
Written on Jul. 27, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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As many of us know by now, jQuery has becoming more popular every day. Things that some of the web’s rock star developers have come up with are quite awesome. I’ve put together some of these great sites hopefully to inspire you to create something great using jQuery too.
Written on Jul. 24, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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Many of us in the WordPress community know him as Small Potato, but since his departure from the web over a year ago with the sale of his site, WPDesigner.com, not many of us have heard a peep out of Tung Do. We at TheDesigned.com got the chance to interview Tung Do and find out his feelings toward the sale of his site, what he did with the money, and his possible future plans.
Written on Jul. 22, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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Trying to find a WordPress plugin that is suited for your needs can be a bit of a hassle sometimes. The other day I was looking for a good contact form plugin and I came across so many that were either out of date or not what I needed. I figured there are other people out there that might be having some of the same issues so that’s why I put together this list of the 10 best contact form plugins that I could find.
Written on Jul. 14, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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Facebook is one of those sites out there that is consistently changing up its site. And whether you like it or not, they always seem to come out with great new features. The rest of us designers and developers are always wondering how they did some of these things though. So in this post I’ve compiled a round-up of some of the ways that you can replicate Facebook.
Written on Jul. 11, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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