Articles by TutsPlus - Design from December 2019

What You'll Be CreatingA blurred background is a great way to bring attention to the objects in the foreground. If your photo has a large depth of field, you can still get the photo effect of a blurre...

What You'll Be CreatingAlways wondered what a Color Overlay layer style is, or how to put a color overlay in Photoshop, but never quite managed to find a comprehensive guide on how to use it?From how ...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, you will learn how to create Photoshop color effects for pictures using a light leak overlay and how to add an atmospheric fade effect with gradient fills and ...

Looking for gorgeous flyer mockups to show off your latest flyer designs? One of the terrific flyer mockups you'll find at PlaceitLook no further than Placeit. With its state of the art Flyer Mockup ...

Infographic design: what is it, and how do we create awesome infographics? Let's take look at some of the ins and outs of what infographics are, data visualizations, and what makes an infographic real...

Getting into graphic design and don't know what resources you need? Here is a  recommended graphic design pack for you where you can pick which items you want. There are a lot of tools and assets...

What You'll Be CreatingWith oil prices the way they are today, everybody is thinking Green. I have done many projects recently that require a Green style applied to the design. In the following Illus...

Ahhh! Roses! Is there any flower more celebrated? If you love roses and are looking for rose vector art, you've come to the right place. One of the stunning rose vector files available at Envato El...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, learn how to make a 3D effect Photoshop action to create a simple 3D text effect. Photoshop in 60 Seconds: 3D Text ActionThe 3D functions available in Ado...

What You'll Be CreatingHappy Holidays! In this tutorial, we'll walk through how to create a holiday-themed newsletter template in Adobe InDesign. We'll work on a front and back cover, as well as two d...

Over the past few years, the popularity of skulls has grown tremendously.  Maybe it's because they evoke our mortality and remind us to live in the moment and make the most of it. Whatever the reaso...

Every business can benefit from a well-made brochure. Find the perfect design for your startup in this list of brochure templates. 31 NEW Business Brochure Templates Ready to smash your business goal...

What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps, you will learn how to make a brush in Illustrator. For starters, you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to prepare your document to create Il...

What You'll Be CreatingWhile the Photoshop Satin effect is one of the less used layer styles, it can easily bring your artwork to the next level as long as you become familiar with the way it behaves....

What You'll Be CreatingWant to make your own book writing template? In this tutorial, we'll take a look at creating your own InDesign book templates, from creating and applying Master Pages to saving ...

Pillows, glorious pillows. What would we do without pillows to support our heads and necks and backs, or just to hug when we need comfort? And what a terrific canvas for designers and businesses to di...

What You'll Be CreatingCurious about seamless patterns and vector illustration? They're popular for a reason, and have been for quite some time—they can be very versatile and eye-catching.Seamless p...

As a designer, explaining and putting visual work into words can be tricky as not everybody is a designer. As a freelancer, it is up to you to get the idea across and describe (a.k.a. sell) your desig...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make a book in InDesign. Once created, InDesign book templates can be adapted with your own cover design, type formatting and text conten...

Need fancy text fonts? Check out this inspiring list of premium resources!Use an awesome fancy letter font  like this one from Envato Elements in your next projectHow do you stand out from the crowd...

What You'll Be CreatingAlways wondered what a Bevel and Emboss Photoshop layer style is, and most importantly how to use it?From a comprehensive Bevel and Emboss definition, to how to bevel text in Ph...

What You'll Be CreatingAlways wanted to create a packaging design, but never knew exactly how to do it?Well, why not start with your own design for custom pizza boxes because we all love pizza. Follow...

Need a party flyer fast? Check out this list of creative resources below. 28 Cool Party Flyers for Photoshop & InDesign Party flyer templates take the headache out of custom flyer design. Usually...

What You'll Be CreatingLearn how to create a glitch effect in Photoshop in this tutorial. Do you like that grunge, glitched look on old VHS tapes? There are different ways to add such effects to your...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this quick and simple tutorial, you’ll learn how to create album cover art for an epic rock album. Using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, we’ll look at how to set up the alb...

What You'll Be CreatingRecently, I showed you how to draw a skull in profile. This time, I'll show you the more interesting view, perfect for tattoos and scary illustrations. This view is also very si...

Want to refresh your project with the best contemporary fonts? Then this list of the 40 most popular fonts of 2019 is perfect for you.One of the many popular fonts you can find at Envato ElementsWheth...

What You'll Be CreatingHello, and welcome back to yet another edition of Diversity in Design, a series here at Envato Tuts+! This is an ongoing exploration and collection of designers, illustrators, a...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, you will learn how to create a cyberpunk Photoshop effect action to add amazing photo effects to your photos. I will explain everything in so much detail that ...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this article, I'll show you ten ways to get out of the box and break some traditional design rules in page layout design. Magazines have been rising in popularity these past...

What You'll Be CreatingIn the following tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create gradients in InDesign. I'll then show you how to save and load gradients for future projects in your InDesign temp...

Let’s face it, sometimes even the most creative of souls among us hits a dry spell, but when this happens to you, you can feel like the only person on earth it has ever happened to. Well, here’s a...

What You'll Be CreatingAlways wanted to learn how to add an inner glow in Photoshop, but never knew exactly where to start?Well if that's the case then you're in luck since in this tutorial I'm going ...

What You'll Be CreatingReady to take the next step in layout design? In this tutorial, we show you how to create a booklet in InDesign. For this stylish design, we’ll use essential tools for setting...

Get your business off the ground floor with a stunning brochure! Check out this list of awesome brochure templates below. 26 Creative Microsoft Word Brochure Templates 2020 is sure to be the year for ...

What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps, you will learn how to create a stained glass text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters, you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to creat...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a restaurant menu template in Adobe InDesign. Complete with a luxurious color palette and a vintage style, this fancy menu template ...

What You'll Be CreatingCreating a completely custom font effect from scratch may sound like a daunting task, but it's much less complicated than it might seem! And the task becomes even simpler when ...

Looking for an exciting collection of scrapbook paper for your latest project? Just one of the 30 best digital scrapbook papers available at Envato ElementsToday I'll show you 30 of the coolest scra...

What You'll Be CreatingHello, and welcome back to our monthly feature! Let's take a look at some of the wonderful results created by you, the Envato Tuts+ community! Each month, we'll take a look at s...

What You'll Be CreatingPhotoshop layer styles are a popular way to add effects, such as drop shadows and strokes, to layers in a non-destructive way. In this tutorial, I'm going to explain all the di...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, I will show you how to create a realistic embroidery text effect in Photoshop using stitch brushes and layer styles. The end result will be a font that looks l...

If you’re an aspiring rap artist, independent rap label, or an MC spitting lyrics, at some point you’re going to need a cool album cover design to promote your work. The Placeit album cover maker...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create a gradient in Photoshop, as well as how to load and save preset gradients in Photoshop.A gradient is a gradual blend of two...

What You'll Be CreatingI’ve been an illustrator for over ten years, and for the last four or so I have focused on children’s books. In that time I have illustrated three children’s books, and I ...

What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps, you will learn how to create a simple Western font text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters, you will learn how to create a simple background ...

Promote your next event with an amazing flyer! Check out this list of professional flyer templates!25 Best New Event Flyer Templates Event flyers aren't just for graphic design experts. So no matter y...

Font types, font design and typography can have a huge impact on the legibility and visibility of designs for visually impaired viewers, a consideration that print and web designers often overlook. C...

What You'll Be CreatingWondering what an outline stroke is in Illustrator and what it's used for? Well, outline stroke is a simple way to convert a path with a thick stroke into an object and then use...

What You'll Be CreatingRomance books are infamous for their corny covers. Such a cover shouts in your face that the book is all about passion. But love stories can be more complex than that—they can...

Creating beautiful and effective business flyers doesn't have to be a challenge when you use Placeit's flyer creator. The Placeit flyer creator, also known as the flyer generator, is a terrific ap...

What You'll Be CreatingLet's take a look at how to make a red ribbon completely from scratch to bring awareness to World AIDS Day!We will be creating our own awareness ribbon completely from scratch...

Kick off your next event with an InDesign flyer template. Check out this new list of fantastic resources and inspiration below!37 Best InDesign Flyer Templates  Planning a birthday, party, or corpor...

What You'll Be CreatingText effects—they can be subtle, they can be extreme, they can be expressive, and they can be really eye-catching. Regardless of the visual direction, text effects often take ...