Archive for the ‘Tutorials’ Category
A couple of weeks ago we gave a brief introduction to Adobe Edge, the latest software package from Adobe. Later there was a post showcasing TemplateMonster’s new product line of Adobe Edge Templates that take advantage of the advanced interactivity features in the Edge. These interactive designs enable you to create animated web content similar to that created in Flash, but they do not require Adobe’s Flash plug-in for viewing because their web page elements are developed using standards like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
Adobe Edge tool is supposed to be very interesting. If you want to get more experienced with this web design kit, you can now test its refined capabilities. All of the following Adobe Edge tutorials are some great examples of Adobe Edge technology in use. They will teach you essential tips and tricks on how to add special effects to your website, create a nuanced streamlined animation and interactive content, to name a couple. See what you can achieve in this version of Adobe Edge. For those impatient of you willing to get this sophisticated Edge interactivity for their website, we suggest our pro-level Edge templates designed for this specific software.
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Create Slick Animations with Adobe Edge
![Adobe Edge Tutorials to Design Animated Web Content [Fullest Compilation]](http://blog.tmimgcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Create-Slick-Animations-with-Adobe-Edge.jpg?9d7bd4 "Create Slick Animations with Adobe Edge")
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Adobe Edge Tutorial on Creating Interactive Publications
![Adobe Edge Tutorials to Design Animated Web Content [Fullest Compilation]](http://blog.tmimgcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Adobe-Edge-Tutorial-on-Creating-Interactive-Publications.png?9d7bd4 "Adobe Edge Tutorial on Creating Interactive Publications")
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How to Create HTML5 Banner Animation in Adobe Edge
![Adobe Edge Tutorials to Design Animated Web Content [Fullest Compilation]](http://blog.tmimgcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/How-to-Create-HTML5-Banner-Animation-in-Adobe-Edge.jpg?9d7bd4 "How to Create HTML5 Banner Animation in Adobe Edge")
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We all know that Photoshop has a daunting learning curve – you need to get the hold of many tricks and techniques to get the feel of this mainstay design software and start performing like a pro artist. In our effort to feature the most interesting tutorials for the creative community of graphic designers, digital artists as well as casual enthusiasts, TemplateMonster blog team now brings the list of top 25 Photoshop tutorials of the year 2011. These example-based lessons will help you out with many effects, manipulations, and layer styles in Photoshop. Every single tutorial is worth your precious click-through. Now fire up the program and start working the magic.
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Create a Festive Cocktail Using Photoshop’s 3D Capabilities
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Create Cool Neon Effects
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The power of CSS3 is truly unconquerable and with the lapse of time more and more web developers and designers follow the cult of this technique. Today we would like to present you a collection of CSS3 hover effect tutorials. Basically hover is an effect that occurs while placing the mouse cursor over some object on the website (such as a link, an image or even a simple text). This effect is a very important design element that is mostly used for styling and usability. Hover effect adds dynamics to the website and improves user experience instantly. This effect is unique due to its combination of creative and functional features. Now let’s dive into the CSS3 magic along with these awesome CSS3 hover effect tutorials.
Original Hover Effects with CSS3
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Amazing Hover Effects with CSS3
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Here we go with a new portion of tutorial stuff. Do you want to take the makings of some great image transition effects? Well, today you can easily create and use a different kind of transition to animate between image slides. Following image transition tutorial series show how to use Flash, jQuery, ActionScript, and other tools to achieve dynamic effects like shuffling image transition, fading square, triple scroll, flying tiles, diagonal opening blinds, and more. Such techniques could instantly produce a very attractive and interactive image slideshow and fully immerse the viewer into the performance. Besides, you may also discover other uses for these transition effects, check out. We’d also recommend you to look through the most spectacular transition effects being integrated in our Flash templates. There might be designs to your fancy!
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How to Make the Discovery Channel Rebrand Cube Transition Effect with Cinema 4D
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How to Create a Diagonal Opening Blinds Transition Effect for Images in Flash
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It’s needless to say that navigation menu is the cornerstone of any website. Its design and functionality deeply affects the positive experience for the visitors during the time spent on your website. Due to the rapid development of web technologies during the past few years today any website owner has a wide choice of various navigation solutions with awesome extra features. Of course jQuery library is the true leader of this field. JQuery-powered menus are very reliable, simple and spectacular. Now if you are interested in improving your jQuery skills than you should check out navigation menu jQuery animation tutorials below. The great thing about these resources you can build powerful navigation menus with spectacular effect. So, basically you’ll have visually attractive menus with powerful functional background.
Also, in case you want something that’s already ready to be used, check out the awesome jQuery templates that we have at TemplateMonster, there are a lot of options with interesting navigation menu solutions there.
How to Create a jQuery Animated Sliding Sub-Menu Navigation
![jQuery Animation in Navigation Menu [TUTORIALS]](http://blog.tmimgcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/jquery-animation-navigation-menu-tutorials-1.jpg?9d7bd4 "jquery-animation-navigation-menu-tutorials-1")
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Animated Content Menu with jQuery
![jQuery Animation in Navigation Menu [TUTORIALS]](http://blog.tmimgcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/jquery-animation-navigation-menu-tutorials-2.jpg?9d7bd4 "jquery-animation-navigation-menu-tutorials-2")
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Well, for those of you who have no idea how such weird things as ruby and rails can be used in web development, here is a little tip that might clear the situation. Rails is a framework that is mostly used in the field of web applications development and it is written in the Ruby programming language. So, basically this is one of the most simple yet very efficient languages for developing various web applications for your websites. The following Ruby on Rails tutorials cover various aspects of this programming language. If you are a newbie and have just started learning it we assume that you’ll find these tutorials really useful for you because they are pretty much plain and easy. And for those you, our dear friends, who buy website templates and want to go further than the simple customization (like changing texts or photos) Ruby on Rails is definitely the right solution. So these Ruby tutorials will be your perfect first step in building great ruby-based apps.
Ruby for Newbies: Working with Directories and Files
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Ruby On Rails Tutorial – Setting Up The Environment
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There can never be too much of CSS3 goodies! Due to the flexibility of CSS3 and its absolutely unbeaten effectiveness, this technology continues to conquer new spheres of web development. Frankly speaking you can build almost anything for your website just by using CSS3 alone or by combining it with HTMl5 and jQuery. It has become a good tradition of our blog to share some awesome CSS3 tutorials with you guys. Today is the day when the new portion of these delicious tutorials arrives. We’ve collected the most interesting CSS3 tutorials from 2011 and these sources cover various ranges of topics. This splendid collection of CSS3 tutorials of 2011 will help you easily complete such significant tasks as creating spectacular animations, brilliant navigation menus and many more. It looks like CSS3 developers are planning to make their sweet child an ultimate soldier, but we totally don’t mind that. Quite a contrary – we would love to see more great things that you can do with the help of CSS3.
1. Creating a PHP and CSS3 Powered About Page
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2. Google Plus Style Animations with Jquery and CSS3
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HTML5 should definitely be considered as important markup language to know about and start using it. Now TemplateMonster shares some new tutorial goodies for those wanting to take full advantage of HTML5 and see what latest features and functions it provides. So get the spotlight on new properties that have been introduced to HTML5 to expand the possibilities of web design. Check out summer 2011 edition of the main instructive guides and they will give you tips on how to use HTML5 stuff and build richer websites. Following HTML5 tutorials are made all around the advanced functions of HTML5, so you can see what they add to the already powerful HTML language and how to implement these features on your own. Don’t put off and start learning new stuff right now! You have all chances to leverage a new dawn of HTML5 development.
Alternatively, you can check our previous articles in which we compiled 12 excellent HTML5 eBooks for web professionals and 70 spectacular HTML5 websites.
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Making a Beautiful HTML5 Portfolio
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How to Code a Clean Website Template in HTML5 & CSS3
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If your next design project involves some manipulation with typography, the following Photoshop tutorials are being listed to help you out in making awesome text effects. Using these thorough guides, you’ll be able to easily pick up some relevant skills and then seamlessly carve out very beautiful text effects. We’ve rounded only latest techniques so, even if you’re habitual of making high-end typography stuff, these Photoshop text effect tutorials are sure to assist you in your design creations – mainly because we compiled them carefully and selected only the best ones. Now unleash your creativity and try experimenting with these styles.
Alternatively go check out the newly-added list of 40 hottest Photoshop typography tutorials for fashioning plain text.
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Metal Text Under 12 O’clock Spot Light
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Create a Funny Wooden Type Treatment in Photoshop
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Adobe Fireworks is another great software product from the Adobe’s Creative Suite family. And even though this software is not as popular as elder brother – Adobe Photoshop – we still believe that it does have a future, and that it is a good tool for designers. You’ll be amazed by how versatile its functionality is because you can use it almost for everything that’s related to web design this way or the other. The downside of it is that aren’t very many tutorials on how to design complete websites, but on the other hand there are so many Adobe Fireworks web design tutorials showing you how you can easily create essential website elements.
For example you can easily create prototypes of websites, design application interfaces, digital artwork, vectors, etc. Adobe Fireworks allows you to export CSS layouts, generate PDF’s, develop AIR applications, create simple interfaces and much more. Pretty impressive, don’t you think so? Here is a collection of useful Adobe Fireworks tutorials that will help you to reconsider your attitude concerning this Adobe’s software and maybe start using it more frequently.
1. Creating a Basic Wireframe Using Adobe Fireworks
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2. The Abduzeetles Rockband Website in Fireworks
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