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Friday’s Freebie: March Calendar Wallpaper
It’s time to replace your wallpaper with a lovely March calendar from Smashing Magazine. There are 20 this month…all free.
My picks:
Cookie Fun (above)
Designed by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.
The Golden Eyed Cat
Designed by Omer Faruk Ayranci from Turkey.
Hello Spring
Designed by Forsaken from France.
Canoe By The Lake
Designed by Virginia Saint from USA.
It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!
Friday’s Freebies: February Calendar Wallpapers
Smashing Magazine continues to nourish us with a monthly spoon of inspiration. Today I’m sharing some of the free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for February 2012. There are 27 in all and both versions, with a calendar and without a calendar, can be downloaded for free.
Bold (above)
Designed by Elisabetta Borseti from Italy.
Hot Drinks
Designed by Agathe Altwegg from France.
Colored Edge
Designed by Rahul.s from India.
Load Time
Designed by Fredrik Jensen from Norway.
Be Mine
Designed by Sandi | Pop Up Factory.com from Toronto, ON, Canada.
It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!
Friday’s Freebies: December Holiday Wallpapers
Tongue Stuck On Lamppost by Josh Cleland from USA
Smashing Magazine continues to nourish us with a monthly spoon of inspiration. Their December wallpapers post features 30 free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper! Here’s a sampling from the collection.
Crayon’s Snowy Sailing by Jessette Dayate–Catral from Singapore
Father Frost by Cheloveche.ru from Russia
Retro Christmas by Joao Lima Jr. from Brazil
Merry Xmas by Supreet Singh from India
Obscure Photoshop Time-Savers
Anyone who’s taken a class with me knows how much I love keyboard shortcuts. I can’t stress enough how much of a time-saver they can be and have been for me. That’s why I’m happy to share a great post at Smashing Magazine (one of my fave online sites, by the way) that’s all about “obscure” shortcuts.
They cover shortcuts for Layers, Brushes, Quick Fill, Typesetting and Menus. But the ones that were new to me are the Blending Modes. I learned to cycle through blending modes or jump to a specific one by using just the keyboard. By pressing Option + Shift + (+) or Option + Shift + (-), you can cycle forward or backward through available modes. The folks at Smashing have thoughtfully included images of the key combinations, too!
Try incorporating these into your Photoshop workflow. My tip? Don’t try to memorize them all. Just use them naturally in your processes, instead of the mouse. You’ll be surprised how quickly you pick them up.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a blessed Thanksgiving. We’re taking a long weekend. See you Monday!
Friday’s Freebies: Desktop Wallpaper Calendars
Design For Good by Nicci Miller from USA
For over two years Smashing Magazine has been featuring desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. The November collection features 30 free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!