
Before you start watching the video below, I’d like to apologize for the poor quality of the video , it was made entirely for ” fun ” for those who own AC2 for both the PS3 and Xbox360 users.

Before you start watching the video below, I’d like to apologize for the poor quality of the video , it was made entirely for ” fun ” for those who own AC2 for both the PS3 and Xbox360 users.
Rollip is a new site that gives your digital photos a new look and feel with over 40 filters to choose from , from 70’s vintage to the modern ones. 
I’ll give you guys some tips on how to save your works as psd files, for better integration with Photoshop.

The Console :

Last December 2009 , I decided to buy the xbox 360 ” arcade version ” console. Having to choose between two versions, elite or arcade, i chose the cheaper one since it’s the only available version here in our city.
Here’s a new tutorial to start 2010 , creating vista style buttons in adobe fireworks cs4.
Finally , after weeks of waiting, the wallpaper contest winners have been announced. First, we must review the prizes to be won :
1st prize = $200.00 (payable through Paypal) + 1 copy of Web Premium CS4 + T-shirt. Additionally, Adobe we will invite the winner of the contest to work with the Adobe Developer Connection (Fireworks Developer Center) to write an article highlighting his/her inspiration and steps for creating the winning art. If the winner declines this opportunity, the invitation would be extended to the runners up.
2nd prize = $100.00 (payable through Paypal) + Fireworks book + T-shirt

This is an open discussion where you can discuss about fireworks and photoshop for web use.

Fireworkszone has updated their site on the wallpaper contest. No word yet on the judges or when the winner will be annouced. To view the wallpaper entries, click here , you can also download the source files of the wallpapers.

Minos Wali Ultimate – a tech inspired wallpaper for all you guys who want a nice looking 1280 x 960 wallpaper designed in fireworks.
The swee wallpaper is my official entry to the fireworkszone wallpaper contest which ended last december 1 , the judging of winners will be announced by mid december.

It was one of the longest projects that I had to make, it took me more than a week to finish this wallpaper.

Collecta is a new beta site that shows real time search information. It has a nice web2.0 3 column interface which is easy to use.Â
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In the previous versions of Adobe Fireworks, we were able to use a limited edition of the Eyecandy Plugin from the Alien Skin Software site . It was only limited to 3 filters , but they were pretty good ones. From the same company that created the Eyecandy plugin , let’s take a look at another plugin they made called Xenofex 2.

It has 14 amazing effects to choose from and best of all it’s totally compatible with fireworks cs4. You can enable / disable the filter in the filters panel, incase you made a mistake and can apply multiple xenofex filters on an object. The plugin is not free though ( 129 usd ) , previous owners of Xenofex can avail a discount upgrade, but if you want to just try it, you can download a 30 day free trial.
I have created this short video on how to use the color blender tool in fireworks effectively. The color blender allows you to blend two colors of your choice , its especially useful when you try to blend two complementary colors, and you want the transition of colors to be as smooth as possible.

It can also help you in creating the color scheme for your web mockup / design.
This video tutorial teaches you how to create a tech orb interface. I will show you some techniques on how to create a different kindly of glossy button/orb , and add some extra touches to the design. Although this is just a portion on a web interface / application skin , I will show more interface techniques in the future.

Free Logo Pack 2 designed in Adobe Fireworks
A set of 9 nine free logos that you can use for your projects. Try to download the source fireworks file so you can understand how I did them
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