With the release of the iPhone 4S we saw the introduction of Siri. For many of us it marks the serious initiative to implement a long talked about idea of voice controlled computing. I wanted to mark the introduction of voice controlled computing by recreating the Siri icon in fireworks.
Every now and again you will need to adjust the shape of a font you are using in a project, Ive needed to do this quite a few times when creating logo concepts that have a play on text shape rather than use a icon/shape logo. It’s an easy technique to learn and will give [...]
This is a tip good for poster art. Add a radial gradient in bold text to spice things up. If you’re tired of using borders and bevels, try this.
This next guest tutorial is written by Mark Lawson. He will show you how to make a simple marble/glass ball effect.
This tutorial will show you how to create a barcode for any purpose.
A tutorial which will give you step-by-step instructions to create a peeling effect. Great for placing in a corner of a website to reveal news or offers.
Our first guest post is written by Lucian. Enjoy! This tutorial will show how a realistic 3d shape, such as text, could be created in Fireworks 8, a 2d software.
Instead of using the default Glow filter for the text, you can use other methods to make your text shine in the dark. This tutorial will show you a combination of them.
Here’s an easy one. Make your own radial burst, as its not an autoshape in Fireworks and sometimes you want it in your design, like this one. You easily make your own and I’ll show you how. Also, some essential keyboard shortcuts.
This tutorial is inspired by this one, which was inspired by what the author found here. Basically you can take pretty much any good logo and add a nice glowy lens flare effect on it. Here the WordPress logo will be used. I’m a WordPress fan anyway. I’m going to show you how to [...]