Tutorials

Ever wondered how to create seamless patterns in Illustrator? This short video gives you short instructions on how to accomplish this. Video is by TheVectorLab

I'm currently in the drawing process of a map in Illustrator. In fact, it's a series of maps. The maps need to be in good print quality and also available online in a pdf. I searched for a good solution to cover both needs. Obviously, you go to Google Maps and take a screenshot of your map and location but this results in poor quality as the screenshot has a low resolution. I found some work arounds - i tried "my maps on Google" but the quality for print is not what i was looking for, it was poor quality and poor adjustment options. So i decided to draw them myself in Adobe Illustrator with the Google Map as a template layer as a starting point. I found some good, short video tutorials on how to create roads, rivers and labels in your maps:

Short and comprehensive tutorial on vector graphics versus bitmap

How to create a perfect palette? In this brief tutorial Google Design experts lead us through an smart approach to design effectively with color.

With the new version of Adobe Creative Cloud, it is now possible to create vector designs on the iPad or the iPhone with Adobe Illustrator Draw. You can connect with your content and upload your vectors to the community. Let's watch this video on how to start using Illustrator Draw

For Designmodo - a popular blog about design topics - I wrote a step-by-step tutorial on how to design a splash screen for mobile.

In this tutorial, i'm showing some text effects that can be applied using the effects panel in Photoshop. First, i'm giving some research tips and references, next i'll show the final result of the text effect and give step-by-step instructions on how to apply the text effects. Resources, fonts and textures that are showcased in the effects are listed at the end in References.

I wrote a step-by-step tutorial on how to convert your sketch to a full vector app icon.