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How To: Use the Shape Tool in Xara Web Designer

In this web design tutorial learn how to use the shape tool. In This Web Design tutorial for Xara Web Designer you will learn how to create straight and curved lines and smooth and cusp joins. Also this Xara Tutorial covers deleting and breaking nodes apart on a given line. The shape tool will allow you to make custom shapes and objects to give your website a creative boost.

How To: Use the Straight Line Tool in Xara Web Designer

In this web design tutorial learn how to use the straight line tool. Although the straight line tool might seem like a useless tool I can tell you from experience it is very useful. Especially if you have ever attempted to draw a straight line with a tool other than the straight line tool. There are many ways you could use the straight line tool such as dividing content, design graphics, separating navigation menu headers and much more. My recommendation would be that you take a look at some ...

How To: Use Mould Tool for Adding Envelopes and Perspectives for Xara Web Designer

Use the Xara Web Designer 7 Premium Mould tool to mould, re-shape and change perspectives of objects. The Xara Web Designer Mould tool will allow you to create some very interesting effects to make your website stand-out and have depth. Even the thumbnail shown for this web design video tutorial was created with the envelope tool. If you have ever seen the software boxes shown on various those are usually created with an envelope tool to give the box its perspective.

How To: Design Your Own Custom Foldable Papercrafts on Your iPad

In the papercraft world, nothing is beyond its reach. Anything from a Rolex watch to PSY doing his famous Gangnam Style horse dance has been converted to papercraft. That's great and all, but what if you want to make your own custom papercraft? Foldify, which releases next week in the iTunes App Store for the iPad, allows users to create their own custom foldable papercrafts in real time 3D.

How To: Too Lazy for Jack-O'-Lanterns? Make Your Pumpkins Glow in the Dark This Halloween

Halloween is less than a couple weeks away, so it's about that time you start thinking of cool ways to decorate your house (if you haven't already), and pumpkins are an obvious choice. Pumpkins are one of the cornerstones of Halloween celebrations, dating all the way back to the early 19th century. Carved jack-o'-lanterns are a great way to add some spookiness around the house, but that takes time, skill, and effort. Creating cool glow-in-the-dark pumpkins requires no carving at all—and looks...

Steampunk R&D Podcast 02: Joey Marsocci on Professional Steampunking

This week on the Steampunk Research and Development Podcast, our guest is Joey Marsocci, better known to the world as Dr. Grymm. He's a full-time, professional Steampunk maker, and is the owner and operator of Dr. Grymm Laboratories. He's written several books and has worked as a designer at companies such as Hasbro and Disney. In fact, he worked with Disney to design the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attractions for both Paris and Tokyo Disney parks.

How To: Show Your Guests Around in Style with Redstone Guide Lights

Builds in Minecraft aren't usually for your own personal enjoyment; most people want to show them off to others. So to some extent, builds need to be user-friendly. That is, they should automatically guide people to areas of interest or importance. One particularly stylish way to do that is by using guide lights. I have two different designs included here, which you can either use or adapt to your own purposes.

How To: Make an origami sailboat

Origami is a fun activity for kids of all ages. If you are looking for some inspiration, check out this video and learn the secret of folding a paper sailboat. This simple design is great for making decorations, or toys for playtime.

How To: Build a farm in Minecraft

Wondering how to build a farm in Minecraft? Watch this video for a detailed guide to designing and creating a farm. You'll learn about planting and irrigation techniques so that the farm you build will basically take care of itself.

How To: Make Poles in Minecraft

This video will show you how to build a pole in Minecraft. Poles are a great design element that you can sue when creating a number of different structures. You can make entrances, light posts, whatever you can imagine once you've watched this Minecraft video.

How To: Craft gloves out of duct tape

There is nothing worse than being caught out in the cold without mittens. If you need some gloves, but can't make it to the store, watch this helpful video and learn how to craft gloves out of duct tape. You can make these gloves in any color or design you like, so they'll always match your parka.