Design Kingdom

The growth of technology today is so drastic that people might start inventing some of the most ridiculous of things; my imagination eludes me there. I was awed at some of the designs people would like to use in their Laptops of the Future. Actually am compelled to think that some of these exist as prototypes though.

" MacTab is the complement to MyBook in the high-end. The incredibly thin wireless keyboard is used as a protection cover for transportation. It stays in place with a combination of magnets and notches."

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Have you ever been faced with a challenge as horrifying as making one mouse click and you have to wait for over 2 minutes before the command responds? What about after making this wonderful design and you try to save but your computer takes ages to save, worse still you have a deadline to beat...? Now that is what I call disaster! Don't lose hope, there are ways you can solve this and in this article at www.switched.com, you might find some answers.

"There is nothing more frustrating on this Earth than a slow computer -- especially in these tough economic times, when running out and buying a new high-end PC is not necessarily an option. But here's the good news: There is plenty you can do yourself, right now, that'll speed up your computer. We've compiled a list of 10 tips and tricks you can easily implement on your existing computer. Some involve just a few quick steps, while others are more involved, but rest easy: We've included directions for everything."

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Web design can be a very simple process but also a complicated one. Great web design is definitely something that requires excellence, attention to details and great usability experience. There are many mistakes we commonly make when building websites. These include no or poor search, disorganized layouts, too much flash and unecessary graphics, poor readability among others. This article breaks down 10 of the most common web design mistakes and what you can do to avoid them. Remember people, Uganda needs much better websites than what we have right now so, lets take these lessons to heart.

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The Google Code repository is an amazing resource for source code for a number of web related situations. I discovered this as I was learning jQuery. Not only do you find code, you find plugins, useful icons and miscellaneous items related to web development. It's run by Google's very own coders so you can expect top notch stuff.

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The thing is Photoshop never stops to amaze me; considering the fact that am not a regular user of the program myself, well at least not like the masters we know. Ok, this tutorial captured my attention because of the wonderful creativity and imagination put into it. From gradients to levels, effects and filters; this tutorial really covers a lot of stuff.

"This tutorial will show you step by step on how to create a “Badass Bling Effect” using layer styles in Photoshop. Once you create the layer style, you can easily “blingify” any layer. There is also a video tutorial as well."

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Every now and again in the design community, you come across something so original and so mind boggling. Today I found this. Typography Portraits. Simply put thats pictures drawn with letters and words. Now that would be quite spectacular in itself but if you look deeper, you'll see messages embedded in the portraits. It's fantastic. I wonder how they actually build them? if anybody knows, please do share with us in the forums.

Otherwise, enjoy these 28 spectacular Portraits -}

I don't know about you but personally am fascinated with Vector Art. I love what these guys put into the drawing, giving it life, energy and emotion. We see this every where in comics and illustrations for cartoons and the film industry. It is time we got ourselves into how they cook it! 

"We have often been asked the process by which we create our illustrated flyers and posters. I will try to give you a clear tutorial on how we create our illustrations and turn them into flyers or posters. Our end product will be this flyer which was created for our recent Go Media Inc. art show:"

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Let's first get one gripe out of the way. There's a difference between Wallpaper and a screensaver. A screen saver is the animation that plays when your computer has been idle for some time. When you move the mouse or touch the keyboard, the animation stops and your computer interface shows. Wallpaper is the still image that shows in the background of your desktop, when you minimize all windows. It's normally covered by icons and shortcuts.

I've had to correct very many people who insist on calling wallpaper as "screensavers".

Now that that's out of the way, here's a huge collection of wallpaper or background images for you computer desktop. These designs are simple, clean and minimal, yet striking. If you love clean minimalistic uncluttered spaces, you'll love them! Enjoy.

Hi there, have you ever wanted to create a realistic Gold material. Well in this tutorial you will learn how to make realistic Gold Material in 3ds max using a simple technique with 4 easy steps. lets start straight away.

Step 1:
Go to material editor or press M on keyboard to open material editor. Select any material slot and name it Gold

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Step 2:
In the shader basic parameters rollout of gold Material select Multi-Layer. In Multi-Layer Basic Parameters make diffuse color to intense dark brown color.
Put these values in diffuse color Red 26, Green 18, Blue 4.
set value =30 in Diffuse level just under the diffuse color box.

Setting the overall mood of an image can be easy, thanks to simple, highly effective lighting effects in Photoshop. It can also add another dimension to a relatively bland photo – making it a powerful tool to have in your box of tricks as a designer or illustrator. 

In this tutorial you’ll learn various techniques used by the professionals, including brushes, layer adjustments and layer modes – to name just a few.

The trick here is not to overpower the original source image – instead, you’re aiming to complement it with subtle elements. Once you have completed this tutorial you can experiment with your own findings to create unique and inspiring work.

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