Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 2,473 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Whilst by no means an essential part of any website, favicons are a great way to make your site stand out from the crowd, and work well in maintaining a design theme.

Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 5,314 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: In this tutorial we demonstrate how to cut text-shaped selections out of photographs (and other images), producing a solid framework on which to base logos, commercial artwork, or anything else that you desire.

Difficulty: Intermediate • Clicks: 3,251 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: In this tutorial I will detail a simple method for 'mapping' text onto an irregular surface, giving us the impression that it is part of the underlying original image, rather than a overlaid afterthought.

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 5,009 • Author: B. Darnell
Comment: Signatures are little graphics which can go at the end of your e-mails, after posts to online forums, commenting systems, etc. They are as individual as your genes and often go alongside avatars as ways to express your identity online.

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 6,029 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: The aim of this tutorial is to detail 'vector masks', a handy Photoshop feature which allows you to 'cut out' objects from their background, but without any actual loss to the original source picture. You'll soon wonder how you ever coped with the traditional 'eraser' technique.

Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 3,903 • Author: MaryMac
Comment: Unlike raster (i.e. pixel-based) objects, vector shapes can be scaled up to any size with absolutely no loss in quality. The ultimate goal of this tutorial is to show you how to make these custom shapes for Photoshop.

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 4,165 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Photoshop is a fantastic and highly-powered image editing application, but it does have its limits. That is not to say, however, that it cannot be used to create convincing 3D effects.

Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 3,080 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Creating these little technological marvels may seem easy enough in theory, but in practice they are rather fiddly to make, and the random distribution of the lines is particularly hard to duplicate. Learn a simpler and quicker method in this tutorial...

Difficulty: Advanced • Clicks: 3,643 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Segmented rings are very popular in logo design because they are visually stunning and very distinctive. This tutorial details the most reliable method for creating these rings.

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 3,625 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Crescent shapes are very popular, and grace everything from logos to website. Best of all, they are also simplicity itself to create, and can be combined with layer effects to create stunning designs.

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 2,446 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Inset lines are a remarkably versatile and simple effect used by many designers to create detail in their interfaces, separate content, highlight focal points, etc.

Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 3,682 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Knowing all the metal effects & shiny plastic techniques in the world won't get you very far if you miss out on the basics. One of the most basic skills you MUST pick up to be an effective interface designer is learning how to make complex shapes.

Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 417 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: One of the core disciplines in effective interface design is creating smooth foundations on which to base everything else.  Learn a quick and effective technique in this 4-step tutorial.

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 2,836 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Create really convincing 3D box effects for fictional (or real) products.  Make everyone think you used a 3D program!

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 2,376 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Create close to photorealistic reflections in Photoshop using no additional plug-ins or filters. A simple technique that can be used over and over again.