Using Photoshop channels to create cool montages

A client of mine was illustrating an article about the World Economic Forum whose annual meeting is usually held in scenic Davos in Switzerland. My client was keen to stress the importance of interconnectivity within both the forum and the wider business community and gave me an image of connected wires of light to marry [...]

How to design a 3d box or cube in Photoshop

I created this image to represent the idea of “Energy in a Box”.
The secret of making a box in Photoshop is to use guides and enabling the Snap to Guides feature to make sure everything looks as it should do.
I started with selecting a 2d side (or sides) for the box. I chose a [...]

Adding graphics and images to your designs

I am always looking for new ways to add eye-catching imagery to my designs – in the web, on print or wherever.
This happened to me recently: I had a brief that meant I had to look for a smiling face image. It was difficult to think of something original.
I did an internet image search for [...]