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How To: Use type hinting in your PHP design patterns

Type hinting in PHP appears frequently in design patterns but can be distinctively confusing unless you are totally familiar with it. This walkthrough from JREAMdesign raises your exposure levels to using type hinting in your parameter functions with objects and arrays.

How To: Use the Facade design pattern in your PHP programming

This tutorial from JREAMdesign reviews the Facade design pattern and how it specifically relates to PHP programming. In the facade pattern, a complex subsystem and calling class are hidden from each other through the use of a Facade class. This video guide walks through the construction of a Facade and demonstrates its use.

How To: Set up a document for book cover design in Adobe InDesign CS5

In this clip, you'll learn how to create and set up a blank document for book cover design in Adobe InDesign CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular desktop management application or are just looking to better acquaint yourself with the InDesign CS5 workflow, you're sure to benefit from this free video software tutorial from Lynda. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

How To: Paint a black & white French for short/shorter nails

In this video, we learn how to paint a black and white French design for short nails. First, paint a diagonal stripe down the nails with white nail polish. You may need to apply two coats of white polish to get a strong color on the nail. Let this dry, then grab a very fine brush and use black nail polish to paint a design onto the white part of the nail. Apply dots and different lines to make the pattern turn out how you want it to be. When finished, you will have a beautiful nail design tha...

How To: Choose a screen resolution to design your website for

Google is one of the most powerful forces on the Internet, and their technology can be the key to helping you find success in whatever your online endeavor might be, from web design to filmmaking. This video is a part of their Google Webmaster Series, offering help to webmasters the world over on how to best utilize Google in their work. This video will show you how to choose the screen size / resolution that you should work with for above-the-fold content in web design.

How To: Draw a tribal style dragon

In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a tribal style dragon. Start off by drawing the wings of the dragon, adding in tribal designs on the inside of it. After this, start to draw the head of the dragon, as well the inside of the face. Also, draw the legs and the claws of the dragon. Add in more details until you have a full dragon design. Use a pen to fill in the lines on the tribal design. It will sort of look like a zebra pattern with the black and white colors rotating. When finished, sig...

How To: Design with bead frames with Katie Hacker

Bead frames are pretty simple to understand. Rather than simply stringing beads onto a pendant or necklace, you can attach them to bead frames, which come in all shapes and varieties, to make a novel design that can take advantage of negative space. It goes without saying that elaborate bead frames make the entire design more ornamental, whereas a simple round wooden bead base helps put the spotlight on the bead in the center for a subtle glamour.

How To: Decorate your jeans with easy embroidery

In this tutorial, we learn how to decorate your jeans with embroidery. First, you will lay your jeans flat on a surface, then trace out the space you want to make on a piece of paper and cut it out. After this, place the paper on an embroidery sheet to transfer the design. When finished, cut the embroidery out. After this, use a needle and the same color thread as the design to sew it onto the desired spot. When you are finished, you will have a unique embroidery that you designed! This can b...

How To: Carve a papaya in a flower design

In this video, we learn how to carve a papaya flower design. To start, you will want to take a sharp object and outline the drawing you want to make. Carve this onto the papaya, then remove the skin as you are making different shapes. If you want to do a large flower design, carve layers into the papaya to make the flower look more realistic. Take time to carve the different petals, stems, and other details. This is a fun way to make something beautiful with your food, and can double as a cen...

How To: Make a stencil

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a stencil. The materials needed for this project are: contact paper, scissors and a pencil. Begin by drawing the design, shape letter or number on the contact paper. Make sure to draw the stencil on the back of the paper and make it reversed. When finished drawing, carefully cut out the design. To use it, simply peel off the invisible paper and place it onto the surface of the artwork. Then trace over it. This video will benefit those viewers ...

How To: Paint a pair of high heel shoes

In this tutorial, we learn how to paint a pair of high heels with Anne. You will need: paints, varnishes, paintbrushes, pencils, pen, designs, scissors, sticky tape, and carbon paper. First you will need to paint both of your heels with a solid color, doing two base coats. Next, pick out a design you like and cut it out with carbon paper and tape it to the heels with sticky tape. Make sure to place the carbon paper facing down. Next, use your pen to trace the pattern along the heel. Now use a...

How To: Draw a cool graffiti design

Talented graffiti-artist-for-hire Wizard here demonstrates a user-requested drawing of a cholo figure and some very elaborate script. As will most of his demonstrations, he works in pencil and black ink on grid paper, creating small and somewhat austere designs with undeniable virtuosity and charm. His demonstration services are quite a bargain at only $5!

How To: Design a flower garden

Get your garden started by brainstorming and plannng out the lay-out. The trick to designing a great flower garden that will bloom all season is matching the plant to its preferred growing condition. Learn how to do this with help from expert, Melinda Myers, a world-renowned expert gardener with a critically acclaimed TV show, Melinda's Garden Moment, and a popular radio program, "The Plant Doctor".

How To: Decorate a buttercream tulip cake

Learning to decorate cakes? Try this design on for size. In this video, learn how to decorate a buttercream tulip cake with a basket of tulips on the front face of the cake. Get tips on how to perfect this design from cake decorating expert, Serious Cakes.

How To: Create an Excel table in Excel 2007

First, open the Excel worksheet you have previously created that you would like to create a table for. Click on any of the cell that contains data for your table. On the menu found on the upper portion of the application, go to the Insert Tab. Find and click Table. Your entire worksheet will now be selected. When a prompt window appears, click OK. Your table should now be created automatically.

How To: Make a circle shaped card

This is a video about how to make a greeting card in circle shape. First take the card and fold it into half. Next take the colluzle and place it on the card. Mark a circle using colluzle on the card. Cut the card on the marking and leave some space at the folding of card. Take the design paper to place on the card. Next cut the design paper in round shape. Make sure that the shape should smaller than the card you have already prepared. Next stick the design paper to card. Next take one ribbo...

How To: Paint nails with a gold glitter flower design

In this video it is demonstrated that how to Paint nails with a gold glitter flower design. First of all apply red glitter French tip manicure on your nails, now reapply red glitter nail polish on it so that tips get darker. Now take a golden polish and apply it to half way rest nails with the help of sponge. Now apply big and small glitter to your nails to become more shiny. Now to make flowers on your nails, take white nail polish, gallop paper and start making dots such a way that it looks...

How To: Choose the right set for your web show

This video shows the method to select the right set for your web show. The video tells us what a set is and its importance in the show. A set is a place for shooting your own show. The set should be designed carefully and properly. A typical set should be bright with various colors. It should not look depressing like a blank wall. Make a set which will look fine on camera. There should be an element of fun in the set. The set should be made to grab the attention of the viewers. The design of ...

How To: Make a bag out of your old t-shirt sleeve

Whitney shows a quick way to make a bag out of t-shirt sleeves. This bag has so many household uses and is easy to make. You'll need a sleeve, safety pins, scissors, scrap fabric, pins, thread, an iron, and a ruler. Start by cutting a 1 inch wide strip of fabric and any design you'd like. You can make the bag as large as you like. Cut your rectangle using the ruler. Position your design to the fold. Sew around the design you choose, refold your rectangle and pin. Sew along those two lines. Tu...

How To: Paint your nails with a neon pink and black design

This video illustrates how to paint the nails with a neon pink and black design. Here are the following steps:Step 1: First of all remove any previous nail paint applied.Step 2: Now apply primer on the nails for the nail paint to stay longer.Step 3: Now take neon pink paint and apply it on the nails and let it dry.Step 4: Take black paint and apply it in in geometrical design over the pink nail paint. Let it dry.Step 5: Apply polka dots in black over the nail paint. Here you are ready with th...

How To: Make a fake tattoo with a ballpoint pen

Learn how to draw a ‘Fake Tattoo’ using a ballpoint pen and some colored highlighters, by watching this video. Begin by drawing a faint design of your choice at the back of your palm, using a ballpoint pen. Darken the outlines when you are done with the image drawn. Now according to your choice, fill colors in the drawing using colored green, blue, yellow and pink highlighters. Begin with the yellow color and blend it together with the other color applied in each area, using your fingers. Use...

How To: Paint your nails in a pink and orange art design

This video is a demonstration of how to do an interesting artistic design on your nails with dark orange, pink, yellow and white, which can be done in different colors if you like. First apply neon pink to the end of the nail in a diagonal pattern. Quickly, while the pink is still wet, add some white dots and use a toothpick to marble the white by swirling it into the pink. Next use orange, overlapping the pink a little, and dot some white into the orange while it's wet to create a swirled ma...

How To: Paint nails with a cobalt blue and flower dot design

This video explains how to paint nails with a cobalt blue and flower dot design. The first step taken before applying the paint is to do a white wash manicure. The instructor begins by covering her makeup sponge in a dark blue color and then makes many small dots along the whitened part of the nail. The instructor then makes many more small blue dots along all of the boarders of her nails. After the blue dots have dried a white coloring is used to make flower pedal like designs within the blu...

How To: Design a smiley in Photoshop

If you're just starting out using Adobe Photoshop, then this is the perfect thing to try out. Creating a smiley face is one of the easiest things you can do in Photoshop, so it's the perfect design project to learn from. Just follow along with the steps in the video, and you'll have your very own, shiny, smily face icon.

How To: Make a squiggle ring

Mark Nelson shows how to make a very simple ring using a squiggle technique in this video tutorial. You will need 6 inches of 16 gauge silver wire (or whatever type of wire you want to use). You will also need 6 inches of copper wire (16 gauge), which will act as the template. Take the ring sizer and bend the copper wire to make whatever size ring you need. Use clippers to create the template. Use pliers to straighten out this template. Place this template in the middle of your silver wire ma...

How To: Make a handmade card with rubber stamps

Handmade cards with rubber stamps can be made easily with the following instructions. First, fold a sheet of cardstock in half horizontally or vertically, whichever way you prefer to make your card. Then, trim around the edges with scrapbooking scissors to create a design, or leave the edges straight. You can also find rubber stamps with inspirational messages that you can stamp straight onto the cardstock. Now you can decorate the card front with any rubber stamp you like, but stamp it onto ...

How To: Design your own clothes & mix dye your clothes

Eddie teaches the secrets of designing your own clothes & mix dying your clothes. First mix together 1 tablespoon golden yellow, 1/2 teaspoon sunshine orange, 1/2 cup salt and 4 cups of hot water. Dip a piece of cloth to check the color, add more dye to make it darker or some water to make it lighter. Pour the dye solution in a big container with water, add some detergent and batter to mix the dye well. Put you plain shirt in hot water for sometime, squeeze it out and put it in the container ...