This morning, Google opened a pop-up showroom where anybody can visit to get a hands-on look at the new Made by Google hardware lineup. At 10 am the line at 96 Spring st, in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, was growing but still manageable. As we waited to be ushered in, Google representatives came by to offer us coffee drinks prepared by a pair of baristas in the Peddler Coffee cart parked on the curb. "Now that's latte art," said the guy in line next to me when he saw that the foam-t...
PHP is a scripting language that since 1995 has allowed web developers all over the world to create more dynamic websites. This video series will show you how to use it from start to finish, covering the very basics and very advanced techniques. If you want to move you web design skills beyond XHTML, watch this video.
Adobe Dreamweaver is one of the most powerful and best pieces of software for designing, creating, editing, and building a website. If you have ever wanted to make a website, this video will show you how to use Dreamweaver to do it. If you haven't built a website, then you really haven't engaged with the internet.
Watch this video series to learn how to program a game with C++. This series covers the entire game design process and builds skills that can be used in any game design.
Sure, not everyone will want to create brochures, but for some of us, it's the best way to get around paying a design firm— making them yourself in Word 2008 for Mac. The tools and templates inside Word 2008 make it easy to create visually stunning brochures for any occasion. The Microsoft Office for Mac team shows you just how to design a professional brochure in this how-to video.
This is a multi-part tutorial from Wikkid Things that shows you how to make a club flyer design in Photoshop. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
If you've already made a game using Unity3D and want to wrap it up with a nice GUI (or graphical user interface) (or menus) watch this video for a guide to making basic GUI elements using the built in ones in Unity3D.
Looking to create your own mod or write a game to round out your design portfolio? By using the free Reality Factory software, you can create levels, weapons, monsters and everything else that goes into writing a video game. This tutorials shows you how to create an FPS game using this freeware.
Beautiful cabinets really make the kitchen, don't they? Not only are cabinets handy storage, they also lend a certain level of elegance to the room depending on their craftmanship. If you would like to perform a kitchen makeover but don't want to hire someone else to do it for you, check out this eight part tutorial on how to build custom kitchen cabinets on your own.
Here's my interpretation of Gustav Stickley's No. 603 tabouret. This little round table works great in almost any decor.
Create interesting designs for your glass beads using a torch. Learn more about flame-treating your glass beads in this free bead making video from a professional bead making instructor.
Create beautiful nail art designs with this free tutorial. Learn how to hand paint nail art designs in this free video series from a professional manicurist.
Hand paint your nails with dotted nail art designs! Learn how to make dots on your fingernails with this free nail art video series from a manicurist.
Hand paint your own lighthouse nail art design. Learn how to freehand a lighthouse in this step-by-step nail art design series from a professional nail technician.
Hand paint a flamingo nail art design for summer. Learn the step-by-step process for painting flamingo designs in this free nail art video series from a professional nail technician.
Small collars in fashion design can add attitude and personality to a garment illustration. Learn to draw small collars from a fashion designer in this free fashion illustration video series.
Collars and necklines in fashion design can add flair and personality to a garment. Learn to draw collars from a fashion designer in this free fashion illustration video series.
Collections are a fashion designer's medium for presenting new designs and creations. Learn to introduce a fashion collection from a designer in this free fashion video series.
Design silhouettes are an important part of fashion illustration, outlining the body and working with natural curves of the hips and torso. Learn to design fashion with silhouettes from a designer in this free fashion design video series.
Tips for fashion illustration and croquis proportions, including bust and waistlines and garment seams. Draw croquis in this free fashion illustration video series with a fashion designer.
Looking for a unique t-shirt? Well, make one yourself! Learn how to sew patches, paint, and design a custom t-shirt in this free video series.
Want custom t-shirt designs? Learn how to design your own t-shirt in this free video series from a professional designer.
Learn how to make henna embellished designs for wall hangings and door hangings to decorate your home with expert henna design tips in this free arts and crafts video series.
Learn how to make henna design Christmas ornaments and decorations from an expert in this free holiday crafts video series.
Abstract art may seem random but it often utilizes basic art and design theories. Learn more about making an abstract painting in this free art lesson from an art instructor.
The basics of two-dimensional design utilizes design elements such as space, balance and line. Learn foundational design skills with this free art video series.
In this series of gardening videos, our perennial plant expert Martha Cycz tells you how to design a great looking garden that is healthy and inexpensive. She discusses how to tell if your plants are getting enough sun and how to determine if you have left enough space for them to expand. She even offers tips for controlling pests. The key to a great looking garden is planning: after watching these videos, you will know exactly how to map out your backyard work of art.
Learn how to design an abstract wallpaper design in Adobe Photoshop. Use the pen tool, rotational tools and clone stamp tools to create awesome effects in Photoshop and turn them into abstract wallpaper designs.
Instead of using Photoshop, why not give Apple's Aperture a try? Aperture is designed more for post-production work for professional photographers, letting you cull through shoots, enhance images, manage massive libraries, and deliver stunning photos.
Designing a tattoo sleeve is a challenging and important task for any tattoo artist or recipient, as they are huge, expensive, nearly impossible to hide and, like all tattoos, with you forever. This four-part video demonstrates the sketching and inking of a sleeve design with a a biomechanical theme. It is unmeasured and would need to be refined and drawn again before it could go on a body, but is a good place to start.
There's nothing better than a cool logo design, except maybe a cool 3D logo design. A 3D logo might just be what you need to have your company stick out. Watch this Illustrator video tutorial to learn how to make a 3D logo. You may want to apply a glassy text feel to the finished 3D text logo. It is a pretty complex logo, but it is good to learn some great techniques for doing some interesting things in Illustrator.
The Apple iPod and iPhone are the hottest electronics on the market, so keeping up with the times means keeping up with designs people like. Apple incorporates all kinds of cool images and icons into their products, so learn how to re-create them so you can modify them or get ideas for your own designs. Watch this Illustrator video tutorial to create a gel progress / loading bar-similar to the progress bar found on an iPhone and iPod -- from start to finish.
If you're not an everyday woodworker, then building a deck may be a challenge for you. But it's not as hard as it might seem. If you follow all of the required steps for deck building, you'll have one of the best ones on the block, and be pretty darn proud of it, too!
Body painting is a fun way to explore your artistic abilities. Learn to paint an alligator design from a body painting expert in this free video series.
Every girl knows that fashionable shoes are a must for any outfit. Learn how to draw platform shoes in fashion design with this free video series from a fashion design graduate student.
Interested in designing clothes? Learn how to draw ascots, bow ties, scarves and other collars for dress or shirts in this free video series from a fashion design graduate student.
Design capes and capelet collars with fashion illustration. Learn how to draw capes and capelet collars in this free fashion video from a professional designer.
Vests can be a fashion icon with flair and many fashion designs include vests inspired by a variety of traditions. Learn to design vests from a pro designer in this free fashion illustration video series.
This step by step tutorial will guide you through the process of how to design a paint scheme for your Xbox 360 controller.
Watch this video series to learn how to start the conversion process of an Adobe Photoshop mockup of a website, into a real live CSS based website.
