adobe photo shop 7: September 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Monday, September 15, 2008

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Presets - Camera Profile Presets

First off, a big thanks to all of the readers/visitors who were at Photoshop World last week and came up and introduced themselves. I had a great time there and it was so cool to get to meet some of the people that visit/post here. Now, on to the presets… A couple weeks ago, I posted [...]

A couple weeks ago, I posted a video on the beta Camera Profiles that Adobe has released over at the Adobe Labs website. At the end of the video I mentioned creating Develop presets for those profiles you like the most, so I decided to do just that for myself. Then I figured I might as well share them this week so you don’t have to do the work. The really neat part about using presets for these profiles is that you don’t have to select them in the Camera Calibration tab to see what they look like. Instead, just hover over the preset name in the Presets panel and the Navigator will show you a preview so you can quickly see what each looks like. I’ve created presets for all of the Nikon and Canon profiles (separate downloads below). The one prerequisite is that you’ll need to have the camera profiles installed in order to use them so make sure you go back and watch the video to see how.

READ THIS FIRST: These presets only work if you’ve installed the profiles first. They are not the profiles themselves, but presets to apply the profiles. Also, since the profiles only work with Raw or DNG files, the same holds true with the presets.

• Click here to the video about the new camera profiles.
• Click here to download the Nikon Camera Profile presets.
• Click here to download the Canon Camera Profile presets.
• Click here to see a video on how to install presets.

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Saturday, September 13, 2008

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Photoshop World Insiders Guide

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Hey folks, I’ve got a cool Lightroom video tutorial coming later this morning so make sure you check back. However, I’m teaching Lightroom at Photoshop World next week and I had an idea for those of you attending (NOTE: if you’re not attending just skip this post and wait for the video later today). See, [...]

Hey folks, I’ve got a cool Lightroom video tutorial coming later this morning so make sure you check back. However, I’m teaching Lightroom at Photoshop World next week and I had an idea for those of you attending (NOTE: if you’re not attending just skip this post and wait for the video later today). See, I just finished writing a Photoshop World insiders guide and thought I’d share it here for those of you heading to the conference. Again, make sure you check back later this morning for the Lightroom video. Thanks!

Matt’s Photoshop World Insider’s Guide

Photoshop World is here and it got me thinking about some one attending the conference for the first time. It’s overwhelming. Trust me, I’ve been there as an attendee. Before I ever started working for NAPP, I was a NAPP member and I remember going to Photoshop World for the first time when they didn’t have half of the classes and instructors they do now - and it was intimidating then. So here’s my guide from an insider’s perspective to help you get the most out of the conference.

What to bring with you?
I hear this question a lot. “Should I bring my laptop?”. I say bring it. I didn’t own a laptop when I first went and I wish I did. That said, leave it in the room during the day. Your classes will keep you plenty busy and it’ll just be one more thing to lug around. See, the sessions aren’t hands-on or meant for you to follow along. If you try, you’ll probably wind up getting frustrated so don’t bother. But you’ll inevitably want to experiment with the new stuff you learned that day so you’ll be happy you have it later.

How about cameras? It depends. Do you have specific plans to go out and shoot? If so, then bring it but pack light. Try to bring your most versatile lens and that’s it. A lot of times a simple point and shoot will do just fine if you just want to capture some memories from the conference. If you do bring the camera then you’ll have to decide whether to leave it in the room or take it with you. I can’t decide that one for you. Personally, I leave mine in the room a lot but I also cringe when I do. Hey… it is Vegas after all.

A lot of folks ask if they should bring other Photoshop books to the show. You won’t really need ‘em. The only exception is if you have a book that you’d really really like to get signed by one of the instructors there. In that case, they’re all very approachable and most consider it an honor when anyone asks them to sign a copy of a book (I know I do).

Finally, bring a sweatshirt. Although it’s hot outside, it’s FREAKIN cold inside.

Matt’s Insider Hint: You may want to think about bringing an extra bag. You’ll inevitably pick up some small (and sometimes large) goodies along the way. If you have an extra bag packed, then you can always throw your new stuff in there for traveling back home so your original bags aren’t bulging at the seems.

Pre-con Day
If you’re attending a pre-con keep this in mind. If you sit down and the class is nothing like what you had expected (maybe it’s too advanced) then get up, go outside and look in on one of the other pre-cons. You paid your money and we don’t want you feeling like your stuck in one class that isn’t what you thought it would be. Here’s the catch. We can’t guarantee that you’ll find a seat in that other pre-con. The class may have been sold out (which is maybe why you weren’t able to register for it in the first place). But it’s worth a try right?

Oh yeah, one more thing. This only goes for the classroom pre-cons that don’t involve anything hands-on. Those are a bit different due to costs, seating, instructor-to-student ratio, etc… Take a look at the Photoshopworld.com pre-con page and you’ll see what I mean by the classroom workshops.

Matt’s Insider Hint: Make sure you download Dave Cross’s Photoshop World planner. Figure out a plan of attack. You can always change it later but getting a head start is always a good idea.

Picking up your conference materials (checking in)

1) If you’re taking a pre-con: If you already registered then you should have gotten a packet in the mail. Bring everything in that packet (mainly the letter with the badge attached to it). If you’re taking a pre-con you’ll be able to pick up all show materials at badge holder check-in (workbook, pro-pass stuff, etc…) that day.

2) For most people you’ll be doing this the next day (keynote day). Here’s my insider advice. If you see a line, that doesn’t mean you have to get in it : )
If you get there at the crack of dawn on keynote day (you wouldn’t believe how many show up at 5:30 am), you’ll be trying to pick up your show materials along with 3000 of your best friends. Instead, sleep in that day. Grab a coffee first if you need it. There’s no reason to get there early. Arrive about 30-45 minutes or so before the keynote to get a good spot in line (the doors open about 15 minutes before the keynote). Forget about picking up your stuff for now. Go in. Enjoy the keynote. Then, on the way out, stop by and pick up your show materials at “Badge Holder Check-In” (not registration) when the crowd has emptied. Heck, you can pick up your stuff anytime on the first day so don’t feel the need to grab it right away.

Either way, if you see people walking around with stuff you don’t have, don’t sweat it. As an insider, I can tell you we bring plenty of show materials so regardless of when you pick them up, you WILL get yours if you’ve registered for the conference.

Matt’s Insider Hint: Don’t leave your badge/letter at home. If you’ve already registered for the conference (which should be most of you who are going) you received a letter with a badge attached in the mail. Bring it and go straight to the Badge Holder Check-In area.

Picking Which Classes to go to
This is probably one of the most important topics. My suggestion is really simple: try going to classes that you don’t already know much about. For example, one time I sat in on a camera raw session and watched some one approach the instructor before class. They told them how much they loved his teaching and that they’d read every camera raw book under the sun already. I saw this person later in the conference and just kind of casually said, “Hey, I saw you in the camera raw class. What did you think?”. They said the instructor was excellent but they already knew most of the stuff. The moral of this story is that you should really try to expand (not reaffirm) your knowledge at Photoshop World. If you’re torn between two sessions to go to, then go to the one that you know less about. If you’re a fairly seasoned photographer who’s been trying to make their own brochure, then skip the lighting class and sit in on Terry White’s InDesign class. Nothing can replace learning from some one in a live setting, and learning something new that way can really help it sink in.

Matt’s Insider Hint: On the first day, find a few minutes and sit down with the workbook. Look through the classes you were planning on going to and check out the notes. Sometimes, it’ll reaffirm your choice to go to a class and sometimes you’ll see another class that may be more your style. For the most part, the workbook should be exactly what is taught in class so it’s a good indicator of whether you’ll like the class or not.

The Workbook
Another question I hear a lot is whether or not to carry around the workbook. This is a tough call. It’s a big workbook and it’s heavy (900 pages heavy). It’s got ALL of the notes for ALL of the sessions in it. Well, just about all. Sometimes instructors don’t hand their stuff in on time (their fault, not ours) but don’t get me started : )
If you’re somewhat experienced, I’d recommend leaving it in the room and just carrying around a small notepad. If you think you can sit and absorb then that’s the best way to go. Also, you’ll receive a 10-12 page show guide listing all of the classes and their locations so that will help get you around. If, on the other hand, you typically take lots of notes and those notes really need to be on the same pages as the session you’re taking then consider bringing the workbook. I know, it’s heavy - but you’ll live.

One more thing. Instructors will often have extra downloads that they mention in the class. Don’t worry about writing down the link, it’s really simple. Just go to www.photoshopworld.com after the show and you’ll see a conference downloads area there.

Matt’s Insider Hint: Before you frantically start scribbling down settings or a cool tip, take a quick look through the workbook to make sure it’s not already there. I see this happen all the time and I have to remind people the settings are right there in the workbook.

Where to sit in a class
First off, try to get there early. It’s not always possible, I know. But some classes do get crowded and the best seats go quickly. Next, I’m going to shatter a big myth here. You don’t need to sit in the middle of the room in front of the instructor. I know, it’s hard. A lot of you like to stare at me (I’m totally just kidding here!) : )
Seriously, many of the rooms have several screens across the front of the room. The middle gets crowded quickly. As along as you’re OK with not looking directly at the instructor sit in one of the end sections in front of one of the other screens. Chances are you’ll get a better seat plus it’ll set you up for my tip below.

Also, if you sit down in a class and realize this just ain’t for you then get up and leave. Of course, be polite about it and try not to make too big of a commotion but, by all means, go find another class. There’s always more then one going on and you’re free to move in and out of any track you like.

Matt’s Insider Hint: If you can swing it, sit near the end of a row. This will give you a good exit strategy if you need it. Plus, it’ll also help you be one of the first out so you can get to that next class quickly.

Asking Questions
You’ll probably have a question or two (or twenty) to ask the instructors. Please hold off from asking right in the middle of a session. It throws them off and it also throws everyone else in the class who was listening to them off. Instead, wait until after the session is over and go up and ask. If there’s a long line you can either wait (you’ll often learn stuff from hearing them answer other questions) or catch them later. See, the instructors are there because of you. We totally dig it when people come up during the show and ask questions. We’re geeks. We don’t get out in front of 3000 people that often so it really is great when we see the enthusiasm, and can help make your conference that much better by helping you out with a specific problem.

Matt’s Insider Hint: The Tech Expo is where a lot of the instructors hang out. If you weren’t able to get your question answered in class, chances are you can track them down there (they’ll probably be teaching there at some point) and get your question answered then.

The Tech Expo
Look at the list of exhibitors on the expo floor. Many of them bring products with them. Go look now and if you’ve been thinking about buying something wait until next week before pulling the trigger. They usually have discounts.
NOTE: Adobe typically doesn’t sell software at the conference so don’t expect to buy Photoshop or Lightroom there.

Matt’s Insider Hint: If you’ve got a friend in the area, they can attend the Expo for free but they’ve got to go to Photoshopworld.com and sign up for a free pass. If not, they’re going to have to pay that day. So spread the word and save a few bucks.

Networking & Socializing (thanks Lisa)
This is a huge benefit of being at conferences nowadays. Getting out there and meeting people to form relationships is more important than ever because we’re all spread so far away from each other these days.

Rule #1: Bring business cards. Sounds like a no brainer right? You wouldn’t believe how many folks I run into that don’t. Buy ‘em from Staples (the perforated kind) and print out simple cards if you have to, but bring something with your name and email on it.

Rule #2: Talk to people. You’ve got a lot in common with the people at Photoshop World so strike up a conversation. Make plans to meet for lunch or dinner. You’ll either a) realize this could be a potential business or personal relationship you want to keep after or, b) you’ll realize you don’t want to keep up with this person. Worse case scenario, you’ll never see this person again after a couple days so who cares. You’ve got nothing to lose though.

Midnight Maddness
Getting tickets for Midnight Madness is pretty straightforward. They’ll announce throughout the conference when the tickets will be available (usually earlier in the morning before classes start). If you get there early for a ticket your chances increase dramatically of getting one (there’s only 250 of them). However, there is obviously a trade off since getting there early means sleeping less. Keep one thing in mind. You’ll hear several times that you won’t learn anything (or at least anything good) at Midnight Madness. Please don’t kid yourself into thinking that we’re exaggerating. We’re not. You really won’t learn anything Photoshop related.

Matt’s Insider Hint: If you go to Midnight Maddness and like to volunteer for things you may actually have to do something on the computer. If you do, and your tip is really lame please don’t blame it on the Mac or PC that you’re using and say you use the other one at work. It just doesn’t fly : )

Well folks, I hope you enjoyed my little insider guide to Photoshop World. Be safe and have fun.

- Matt Kloskowski

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The -Contest Results - Download your fresh -line now!

Three weeks ago we have encouraged our readers to participate in our <hr>-contest by designing beautiful and creative horizontal lines. It was necessary, since this design-element was slowly disappearing and was often neglected in web design. But it is going to change now. We have received 1290 images and source-files from 384 designers across the globe. The result is an impressive collection of horizontal lines that designers can use for free without any restrictions whatsoever.

Many entries contained not only images, but also source-files, mostly for Photoshop or Illustrator. You can use them if you want to modify a design for your projects. For this purpose we packed these files in one .zip-archive with all source-files (109 files, 25 Mb). Of course, it would be better to provide the link to a .zip-package next to each of the designs presented below, but it would take many hours of work which we can actually use in a more effective way. We can not guarantee that all images in the .zip-package are correct as we haven't tested all of them.

Unfortunately, some entries could not be considered for the contest. They didn't meet our requirements, were too big or unusable. It was important for us that these files could be used in projects beyond the scope of our contest.

Three weeks ago we have encouraged our readers to participate in our

-contest by designing beautiful and creative horizontal lines. It was necessary, since this design-element was slowly disappearing and was often neglected in web design. But it is going to change now. We have received 1290 images and source-files from 384 designers across the globe. The result is an impressive collection of horizontal lines that designers can use for free without any restrictions whatsoever.

Unfortunately, some entries could not be considered for the contest. They didn’t meet our requirements, were too big or unusable. It was important for us that these files could be used in projects beyond the scope of our contest.

The BIG Gallery of
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Some ideas were more popular than the other ones. For instance, a zipper, flowers and ornaments, pencils, Pac-Man, birds, scissors. You can see almost everything from geometrics designs to oriental designs. Our smashing readers show that even a small tiny line can become a piece of art. For some users it may be too much, but here the idea counts most. And you can use as a starting point for horizontal lines in your projects. Or you can use some minimalistic designs. Most designs were black/white, and few of them were pretty colorful.

Colorful Lines

Andrea Baroni
Ideas under the design: mmm….well…starting from a pencil sketch I then created the vectors in Illustrator and refined them in Photoshop.

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Johannes Aagaard

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Ratko Horvat

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Lewis Keogh
"Igloo eyes" - Odd alien type eyes that resemble mulitcoloured igloos. Could be adapted to match the colour scheme of a site/blog.

Ray Pham

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"Noah’s arc" - As the name suggests.

Sandeep Singh

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Isfahan Ashraf

Darren Northcott

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Darren Northcott

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Johannes Aagard
The ideas behind my 3 designs are mainly fresh and happy colours, while I love fresh colours. And I’m sure lots of other also does. But also 2 of them are a little unusual, and would fit nicely in a creative blog (in my opinion)

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Jehzeel Laurente

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Jehzeel Laurente

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Cameron Queen

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Jade Gordon
I was eager to try out some recently learned techniques in Photoshop. I’ve been falling for patterns and textures, and fine brush details. hr-line

Heather van de Mark
HR Ransom - Cutout letters create an hr divider that is funky and original. It is an array of colors and yet they all complement each other. This is definitely for an alternative blog/web site with humor and edge. I created multiple different backgrounds with jagged edges, so it looks as if they really came from the printed page. The graphic can easily be manipulated to cut the divider to make it longer or shorter or to rearrange the letter order. I didn’t want it to spell anything because that would be distracting.

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Abhijit Sagade
I have tried to relate HR with real life observations and have tried to create simplistic visuals out of those ideas. hr-line

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Joel Lueck

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Alistair Symonds

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Mihai Petica

Vincent Fromaget

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Carina Kornowski

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Yann Guerin

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Olivier Courbet

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Jeronimo Strehl
This is a shoooooooooooooort break.

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Manasa Malipeddi
(the lamp) The idea of this lamp sprouted out of my own wishful thinking. I always wished (and still do) that I had better stuff to write about in my blog; posts that would enlighten somebody, and that is how I thought of a lamp representing enlightenment.

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Manasa Malipeddi
(the cat)

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Manasa Malipeddi
(the frightened girl) This was what I wanted to do when I realised that my new haircut looked aweful - hide behind a divider!

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Manasa Malipeddi
(the knot)

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Dennis Meene

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Dennis Meene

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Ray Pham

Geo Sukarno

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Priscilla Louzada

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Guilherme Baiao

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Guilherme Baiao

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Ardy
I have designed the HR keeping in mind the theme of nature and subtle relaxing ideas (duck in water, clouds, leaves, etc). I feel that these break the monotony of using typical HRs with straight lines. The colors used are also soft and comforting to the latest in designs. I hope you like them. We might plan on making use of the ‘cloudy HR’ within our own website which is currently undergoing major revamping. You can see a general design idea at www.anautix.com/v2

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Vlad Mocanu

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Livia Radvanski

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Reginald Balanga
a set of hr graphics with a theme of "Baby’s Clothesline". Inspired by my 1 year old baby boy. The graphics are in png format and is best used with white background.

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Reginald Balanga

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Reginald Balanga

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Andrea Baroni

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Peter Dzaluk

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Peter Dzaluk

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Fabienne Curty
A power cable desperately reaching for its plug.

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Milan van Bruggen
For the creatives: A colourful ruler with crayons.

David Laplante

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Valeria Kuzminska

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Valeria Kuzminska

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Johannes Aagaard
The ideas behind my 3 designs are mainly fresh and happy colours, while I love fresh colours. And I’m sure lots of other also does. But also 2 of them are a little unusual, and would fit nicely in a creative blog (in my opinion)

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Kyle Theisen
All of the designs were inspired by CMYK - nothing more, nothing less. I wanted to create something very simple, yet modern and fun.

Steve Lam

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Ross Cooper

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Ricardo Mestre

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Tamer Yilmaz

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Playing with
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Some designers decided to use classic motifs.

Milan van Bruggen

Nathan Lyle

Björn Rohles
After doing some research on web standards, I was surprised that none of the sites I found actually included code to create a visual representation of the topic of "web standards". I imagine it would be easy to work with the text used to code a site for design purposes (for instance, using the text "div" in the background of divs). This hr is a start to realize this approach.

Dariusz Rusin

Vernon Kesner
Driving force behind this idea was actually was a recent quarter (I think it was a quarter) I saw. On close inspection, there was actually inscription going around the outer ridge of the quarter. I actually think these turned out really cool.

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Ricardo Mestre

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Vane Kosturanov

Mark MacDonald

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Drawn Lines

Prijadarshi Kunal

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Chris McLeod

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Yiyi Zhou
I’ve always like hand-drawn designs with lots of color. The first two are meant to look somewhat like beads on a string, and the second two are just meant to be fun designs of an owl and snails.

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Jehzeel Laurente
My pink entry was inspired with pink dirty-like brushes and cartoony buildings. My blue entry was inspired with simple blue lines in different thickness to make it look stylish, simple and creative. And my last entry was the orange arrows from splashed paint. This entry was some kinda accident. I just played around with the paint splatter brush then suddenly arrows appear in my mind and I included it.. and… I’m somewhat satisfied of the outcome.

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Vernon Kesner

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Sandeep Singh

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Stig Greve

Dominik Felber

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Dominik Felber

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Eric White

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Brian Litzinger
I didn’t have a lot of time to invest in making these HRs, so the first idea that came to mind is what you see. I have no clue if this has been done before…

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Brian Litzinger

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Brian Litzinger

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Abhijit Kumar

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Prijadarshi Kunal

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Prijadarshi Kunal

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Jeronimo Strehl
No, this isn’t the end - just a little break…

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Jeronimo Strehl
Ok - this is the end, the post is finished - so, get unppluged and go outside.

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Cheng Kam Wang

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Thin Lines

These ones can be used for body copy.

Eva Hellmann

Christoph Bach

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Zsolt Kocsmarszky

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Christina Böhme

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Petar Pavlov

Christoph Bach

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Cameron Queen
This is just a design I’ve been playing around with for my own site and thought I’d interpret it for this competition as it’s an avenue I haven’t explored with my ‘donut’ graphics until now.

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Arthur Rehm

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Aren Lavilla

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Vane Kosturanov

Nour Malaeb
Equalizer: Another musical-themed design for a more minimalist blog.

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Moustache: Just a fun design for hair-themed blogs, or perhaps a blog for gentlemen. Or the Monopoly guy.

Amer Aidi

Dariusz Rusin

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Black & White

Jehzeel Laurente
I love to experiment and explore the astounding features of Photoshop. In my green hr entry, I tried using pen tool to create bent vectors and combine it with other objects to see what’s the outcome. In my black entry, I just tried to make it simple and elegant by creating circles, lines and label it with binary code. I think it looks boring but it’s simple and clean, perfect for websites and blogs that want simple and clean horizontal divider. My pink entry was inspired with pink dirty-like brushes and cartoony buildings. My blue entry was inspired with simple blue lines in different thickness to make it look stylish, simple and creative. And my last entry was the orange arrows from splashed paint. This entry was some kinda accident. I just played around with the paint splatter brush then suddenly arrows appear in my mind and I included it.. and… I’m somewhat satisfied of the outcome.

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Wojciech Slowacki
The birds sitting on a wire are a common sight when you travel between one place and another, so you can say the image of birds separates different places. That’s why I thought it could also separate content as a

background

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Wojciech Slowacki
A cowboy riding off into the sunset - thats a good scene for an ending, so I thought it would be a fitting image for an ending of a post on some blog.

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Nathan Lyle

Alistair Symonds

Richard Stellmach

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Vlad Mocanu
The general ideea of my images is a modest desire to reinvent the magic of 2D geometry. We live in a world that has forgotten the place it rose from … unfortunately …

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Dennis Meene

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Jon Lucas

Nathan Kelly

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Dominik Felber

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Vane Konsturanov
While I was reading the

contest post on Smashing a couple of ideas came on my mind. This is what came out.

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Marcin Dembek

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Michael Koloch
A tribute to osvaldo cavandoli’s "la linea" cartoon i watched since i was 3 or 4 years old.

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Loveena Rayan

Emanuel Felipe

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Anggun Pribadi

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Amber Slooten
The reason I created a

like this, was because I personally like silhouettes of women. I thought it was a lot of refreshment. There wansn’t really any inspiration source: It just hit me.

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Jens Fiedler
The first designs was forced through an old Mockup for my own portfolio, i liked the idea of usual things for the website functions, so i wanted to make them all look "real"… and the contest, reminds of it, so i made an zipper to make an remindable hr graphic.

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Olivier Courbet

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Andrea Baroni
Ideas under the design: mmm….well…starting from a pencil sketch I then created the vectors in Illustrator and refined them in Photoshop.
This three themes are pretty naturalistic and on the cute-side I think…
Nothing so risky in the end, but I hope enjoyable and unusual.

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Fabienne Curty
A horizontal crack in a wall, with a pair of scary eyes staring out - this

would fit into grungy layouts.

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Fabienne Curty
A horizontally torn paperstrip that’s being held together by staples and clips - this

would fit into papery layouts.

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Sonali Vora

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Jim Hargreaves
Elegance meets wit…a classic design for journalistic blogging.

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Stephan Hilbelink

Daan Weijers

Giacomo Boccardo

Ehren Harber

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Mario Santos
My inspiration on the firts model/set is to have an end identifier on each part of site/text, nothing like a bar code.

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Abstract and Creative Ideas

Was nicht in die vorigen Rubriken passte…

Cornelius Dorgan

Lewis Keogh
"Contemporary bubbles" - Witches cauldron with a modern twist.

Lewis Keogh
"What now" - Working along the lines of, now that the article above has finished what is to follow - as if a line hr break could think.

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Rob MacKay

Casey Smith

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Elena Plyusnina

Gavin Steele
My clean and simple designs…. its about the content, as a decoration the Hr should not draw the eye away from the content.

Tiffany Pilgrim
This a play-off of the classic ornate divider, but this time hand sketched and with the pencil shavings left behind.

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Zivko Condiv

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Francesca Culatti

Abhijit Sagade
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Ratko Horvat

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Dennis Meene

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Tobias Goth
So what drove me to do make this blood dripping

? My addiction with the Showtime tv-series Dexter of course. I’m a sucker for the intro that rolls at the beginning of every episode. Here’s my adaptation of it into a horizontal ruler.

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Alex Holt
Is a background image that should be right aligned…
Subtle, stacked paper design to break the page elegantly.

Tammy Hart

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Vane Konsturanov

Lance Gililand

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Lance Gililand

Aren Lavilla

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Ehren Harber

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Nathan Kelly

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Regina Silva

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Rubens Cantuni

it’s inspired by the fable "Le petit poucet" bu Charles Perrault. This lil kid leaves pebbles behind is walk to find the way back to home, until one day he can’t find any pebbles so he left crumbs, but birds ate them all…

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Rubens Cantuni
a ninja running fast leave a trail of dust behind him

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Rubens Cantuni
realistic tear repaired with sticky-tape and staples.

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Charles Bamam

Guilherme Baiao

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Katya Shulzhenko
Text-style divider says "this is the end" without using brain

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Stephan Hilbelink

Fouad Badawy

Alex Souto
My theme for the competition is the mouse! This terrible but necessary element of those working on the computer.

Prijadarshi Kunal

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Sergio Ruiz

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Fabienne Curty
ECG - The typical ECG measuring curve, spiced up with a cute heart in the center.

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Carina Kornowski

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Anne Douglas

Anca Holostencu
During the creation of the HR lines, I thought about fluid shapes and a subtle blending in the overall page design. The lines are meant to incite the reader and make her/him complete the nice feeling regarding what she/he read so far and continue with the next chapter.

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Victor Fedyuk

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Joro Yordanov

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Maria Paula Figueroa

Adrian Pauly
hr-branch was more of a decorative approach, taking the usual decorative squiggles as a parting point, but rendering it as a much more natural organic element.

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Mihai Petica

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Thank you!

We would like to express sincere gratitude to each of designers who participated in our contest! Further contest are already on their way. Please stay tuned.

So who is the winner of the contest?

We selected 25 designs which we liked most. Of course, the choice is subjective, but we had to choose the best ones. Please don’t feel angry if you have some other opinion.

Each design has a number assigned to it. Everybody can vote for his or her favourite design. You decide who is the winner of our contest and who will be awarded with a Wacom Intuos3 9X12 USB Tablet displayed below. The poll will be closed in 4 days. The design with most votes will be awarded with the prize.

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