Apple iPad Finally Unveiled

   Posted: January 27th, 2010    By: Devin Walker   

Apple iPad ImageApple released the long-hyped device the Apple iPad, a one-piece tablet-style computer with a thin design and light price.  Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc. made the introduction at Apple’s “Latest Creation” event.  The new device is very thin – you can change the homescreen to whatever you want, you can turn it whichever way you’d like; the interface is like an exploded iPhone.  Available in 60-days (from 1/27/2010) and base model (16GB w/o 3G) at $499 dollars.

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Make Rounded Image, Photo and Graphic Corners in Photoshop

   Posted: January 7th, 2010    By: Devin Walker   

The Internet fell into an obsession with rounded corners for awhile and you want to know to how create them? Ok, so first you’ll need a graphic, image or photo that needs some rounded corners. Next follow along with this tutorial on how to create rounded corners for images, graphics and photos and you’ll be creating them in under 3-minutes. That’s some fast rounded corners!

Make Rounded Corners in Under 15-Seconds
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Photoshop Whimsical Bubble Background Tutorial

   Posted: December 10th, 2009    By: Devin Walker   

Making a cool bubble background effect is easy in Photoshop. This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a whimsical bubble effect using Adobe Photoshop.

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Flash Fluid Website Template Tutorial and Download

   Posted: December 8th, 2009    By: Devin Walker   

Flash EggI’ve been getting a lot of email lately from people asking about how I included buttons in the code for the fluid layout tutorial found here at Active Tut’s. I decided to just offer up my code in a package for those who want to modify it to suit their needs. Why? Because after much deliberation, I’m moving away from the all-Flash site for a blog/flash mix site (the one you’re on now). Let me know what you think and please come back to show me the sites you make!

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Easy Flash CS4 Alpha Gradient Mask Logo Tutorial

   Posted: December 8th, 2009    By: Devin Walker   

Gradient masks are useful for creating cool effects on logos and other flash objects. In this tutorial I will demonstrate a common way to outline or make text ‘shimmer’ in Flash CS4. Please note: I do use Photoshop CS4 to create the outline, but you can do this in Flash just as easy with the ink bottle tool.

Video: Part 1 of 2

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