Written on 26 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas
Creating your own 125×125 advert artwork from scratch is great, but sometimes you just need an image quick — and preferably it needs to be free — but where can you find quality royalty free images and photos fast?
Although there are now hundreds of such websites, I tend to gravitate towards two, Stock Xchng [...]
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Written on 22 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Templates
Stuck for ideas? Feed up with the same old pictures and colours?
Why don’t you try something simple like a silhouette, or a black and white photo? Give it a tweak, maybe boost the Brightness and Contrast and then you will have something a little bit different.
How many colours do you need? Sticking to a single [...]
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Written on 15 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Tutorial
Here is a quick step by step tutorial showing you how to make a very simple 125×125 style Advert or Entrecard using Photoshop.
It is not complicated, in fact it is only four simple steps, so you don’t need to be a Photoshop guru - you only need to know a few basics.
1) Nice and simple, [...]
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Written on 12 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Templates
If you rely on photographs as a background for your 125×125 Adverts, then it may be worth considering an alternative image every now and then, perhaps something that would match the seasons of the year.
Changing the image is a quick and easy way to keep your advert looking fresh and avoid it becoming overlooked. There [...]
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Written on 7 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Templates
Yep, you hear me right - lets talk about little fluffy kittens, cats, dogs, frogs, horses and oh the list goes on and on.
Now if you have a website that focuses on a particular animal related trade, say professional pet grooming secrets, then it would be safe to say you could, if you wished, use [...]
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