AMB Album

Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months.

And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up some date, isn’t it better to show off a nice wallpaper with a nice calendar instead of launching some default time application?

This post features 70 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.

Please notice:

• all images can be clicked and lead to the preview of the wallpaper;
• you can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?

So what wallpapers have we received for June 2009?

Predictable Victory (Summer Solstice)

"June is the month that proudly boasts the longest day of the year (it kind of goes downhill from there). The Sun and the Moon fight it out in a seedy bar and, surprisingly, every summer the Sun wins. The Moon does not mind though – he knows he’ll get his revenge in December." Designed by Xenia Latii from Boston, United States.

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We Are The Revolution

"Grungy wallpaper which will remind you every day that you are part of a revolution. The light and dark contrast come out great for June." Designed by Vincent Vander Cruyssen (ViniMan) from Belgium.

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African Violet

"For some reason June reminds me of the color purple. So I decided for this month to make a purple wallpaper. I have this lovely small african violet in my kitchen, so I took a picture of it and designed this wallpaper." Designed by Rawan Soudah from Jordan.

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Cactus

"This is about the global warming. The cactus is thinking “I’m here to stay”." Designed by Cafundó Estúdio Criativo from Brazil.

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Spring comes

"I used elements of the summer, to do the composition." Designed by Ana Fernandes from Castelo Branco, Portugal.

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Dark Horse

"The concept of this design came out while listening to the last Johnny Cash album.This is the reason why i focused on horses, cowboys and used especially black." Designed by Amiel Patrick from Israel.

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World Environment Day

"World Environment Day was started in 1972 to give a human face to environmental issues, empower people to become active in sustainable and equitable developments, and to promote the idea that communities are important in changing the attitudes towards environmental issues." Designed by Vanesa Gazze from Argentina.

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Blue Bells

Designed by Vlad Gerasimov from Russia.

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Under the Sea

"Here we get a taste of the salty under water notions and wonders of the sea in a handmade representation as a wallpaper, there is something of summer that reminds me of the ocean and for those of us who don’t live near it here is a depiction of how it may look, swim in your imagination." Designed by Ana Laura Diosdado from Mexico.

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I Love June

"Summer is coming guys! Lets welcome the bees, ladybirds and the lovely green spaces around the world. Save the planet!" Designed by Bruno Mandele from UK.

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Day Night June

"The day and night of june combined." Designed by Armand Megens from The Netherlands.

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I Had a Dream

"I had a dream… It went right, but reality went wrong…" Designed by Zé Miguel Santos from Portugal.

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Ribbon Festival

"Summer is here and the ribbon festival starts! Everyone is preparing for the festivities with the traditional wrapping of trees with flowing ribbons, and of course they can all sneak in a cheeky roasted marshmallow, mmmm yum!" Designed by Chris Alexander (Yipori) from England.

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Joon!

"My first experiment with character drawing, so I decided to share it with everyone for the June Wallpapers. Hope you enjoy joon! " Designed by Mona Parvin from USA.

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Light Bokeh of the Abstract

"I do sending of light bokeh another offer of wallpeper that I do for June wait be of his you pleasure." Designed by Allen Kevin Zapien Zamora from Mexico.

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Glow

"One of my Photoshop glowing wallpapers series. Enjoy it " Designed by Yvaine2010 from Germany.

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Prana Shakti

"Prana Shakti is symbolized as a beautiful Hindu goddess who holds weapons in each of her hands representing victory over different negative aspects of human existence and the unfoldment of our divine nature." Designed by Anne Douglas from USA.

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Goddess Juno (Wife of Jupiter)

"The theme is about of name of the month june. The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. So I here I just wants to show a goddess and I am done with, all the images are from." Designed by Rajesh Rajput from India.

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ILT-Restraint

"Set in Restraint by Marian Bantjes & Ross Mills. " Designed by John Boardley.

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Dog Days

"After a long winter and a fitful spring, summer is just around the corner. Take your pets out of the house and enjoy the great outdoors. Let the dog days begin!" Designed by Kevin Shorter from North Carolina, USA.

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Lonely Night

"I always think about this… a night with a full moon a peace full place where nobody is there, sounds good that’s why i have designed this." Designed by Taranjeet Slatch from India.

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Dry Weed

"Photo of dried weeds/wild flowers. Using Smashing Mag free photoshop brushes to add texture." Designed by Anne Stahl from USA.

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The Perfect Wave

Designed by Raffaele Tannoia from Sweden.

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Mystery Mascot

"Wear your mascot and be mystery now…" Designed by JP Fuam from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Jeans

"Strawberry Jeans Theme." Designed by Valeria Kuzminska from Ukraine.

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In June to the Moon

"And so what?" Designed by PeHaa from Poland.

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Barcelona Sea Sight

Designed by Unic agency from Barcelona, Spain.

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Fly on Sea

"A plane who is flying on the sea with a sun light." Designed by Booloo from France.

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Complement Grunge

"I’ve been feeling compliments coming on for the month of June, so I decided to go with my favorite complimentary set of colors! Makes sense right? It has spoken." Designed by Justin Douglas Whiteaker Clay from USA.

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Summer’s Shadows

"In June, we celebrate the summer’s arrival with huge fires. The light draws figures." Designed by Amandinelle from France.

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53 Mondays

"Every year in june, people realize the impact of the global warming. Despite warm make the girls getting naked, we have to think about it and this wallpaper may help…" Designed by Lesly Garreau from Bordeaux, France.

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Creative Nerds

Designed by Creative Nerds from England.

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Swing in the Sun

"June is swinging in the sun, one of the first (and great!) pleasures of the summer!" Designed by Julie Lê from Canada.

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Sunderland Quayside

"A vibrant illustration of the Quayside at Sunderland in the North East of England. We have used the brand colours of Rufus to bring the Quayside to life as well as adding one or two tags to point out key areas of the quay and it’s surroundings. Not to mention the subtly added speech bubbles that celebrate the success of Sunderland AFC surviving the 2008/09 Premier League season." Designed by Rufus from United Kingdom.

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Rising Star

Designed by Dragos M from Romania.

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Strawberry

"Calendar with fresh and juicy summer theme." Designed by Petr Vaclavek from Czech Republic.

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Hello June

"This is a lyric from a song I play with my jazz band, “Junetrip”. The song is called “June” and it’s a playful melody about the coming of summer. That is the same mood I tried to capture with this month’s wallpaper." Designed by Vlad Tamas from Romania.

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Summer Through a Kids Eyes

"Summer through the eyes of a kid. Textured gradient of concrete with a freshly cut grass green to a summer sunset orange/red gradient. 70’s ish style font overlay of some summer photos." Designed by Dwayne Cossey from USA.

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Green House

"5 June is celebrated as World Envoirment Day (WED). The theme for WED 2009 is ‘Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change’. Through this wall I have tried to contribute my part for my planet’s needs. Remember the 5 June and save your surroundings with more green to win the battle against climate change." Designed by NarjisNaqvi from Pakistan.

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Sunset

Designed by Markus Beinteinsson from Iceland.

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June Weddings

"June is a popular month for weddings so I thought I’d contribute with a nice detail image from a recent wedding." Designed by John Morris from USA.

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Heat by Erte

"Inspired by Erte’s painting Heat. Here’s hoping that June will be hot!" Designed by Loann West from USA.

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Colorful Summer

"I thought up this wallpaper when I imagined how thirsty everyone always is in the summer, and how relieved and happy you feel after drinking that glass of water. " Designed by Saarah Saghir from USA/Pakistan.

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Structured Explosion

Designed by Oliver Twardowski from Germany.

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Way to Sky

"The way to sky is something I started to work on my cintiq and then this “happens”. Motivation: try new ways. " Designed by Martin Dörsch from Austria.

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Sun

Designed by Ego Design from Spain.

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Eternal Calendar of Today

"This eternal perpetualy self-updating calendar just doesn’t get outdated as long as today remains today and not par example yesterday and even then the calendar promptly updates itself to mark the current day, so one can use it for any month of any year as long it doesn’t get too boring …" Designed by Brut from Slovenia.

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Vintage Hostage

"This painting was done by Brooklyn-based graffiti artist DTR (Derti the Ripper) and graphically treated under Layer One Graphics to become a digital piece of art without taking away from its hand drawn elements." Designed by DTR (Derti the Ripper) + Layer One Graphics from USA.

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Fishy June Calendar

"This little fish is colored as Estonian flag." Designed by Martin Lensment from Estonia.

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June Bug

"Minimalist design of a June Bug with its wings flared out. Used a photo of leaves in sunlight and set Gaussian Blur to 100 to achieve the multi-gradient background. Title Font is Eccentric Std. Calendar Font is Helvetica Neue Bold." Designed by David Hughes from United States.

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Mountain Biking

Designed by Rumake Web Agency from Novosibirsk, Russia.

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Black Cat

"I love cats!!!" Designed by Anca Varsandan from Romania.

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We Run This!

"Inspired by street fashion & culture, my calendar expresses the fierceness and creativity of my generation." Designed by Tiffany Reed from USA.

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Tropical Flowers

"Maybe June is too early for tropical weather for some places (especially here in Michigan!) but heres hoping for some beautiful summer weather." Designed by Heather Buchel from USA.

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Schoolhouse Botanical

"A chalkboard/woodgrain wallpaper featuring vintage botany textbook illustrations." Designed by Jessica Lundby/Extension Twenty Three Design from USA.

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Think outside the screen

"The designers I know spend most of their time infront of a screen. Sometimes it’s good to get away from it all, to go outside and get some fresh new ideas especially as it’s hot outside now (hopefully) " Designed by Luke Williams from England.

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Summer is here

"Although it came slow, first month of summer is finally here for everyone to enjoy it!" Designed by Monica Corduneanu from Romania.

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Mix D’June

"This wallpaper was created in order to mix ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ design." Designed by Budi Irawan from Indonesia.

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Guns n’ Cannoli

"Only one comment: Leave the gun, download the calendar." Designed by Rodrigo A. Grola from Brazil.

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Says Who?

Designed by FEED Bryce M. Ulmer from USA.

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I Design of the Typography

"I do not write I design it is my typographical offer for June." Designed by Allen Kevin Zapien Zamora from Mexico.

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Dragons

"Dragons! A while ago we stumbled upon an archive of all these amazing, really old illustrations of monsters and mythical beasts. The hand-drawn illustrations are incredibly expressive and interesting, so i took a couple, and used them as inspiration for this wallpaper. I also thought that that handmade quality makes the illustrations adapt particularly well to the grunge/distressed look that’s really popular and that i really dig." Designed by Arcane Palette Creative Design from USA.

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June Sentense

"Just motivating sentence for June " Designed by Temeshi from Poland.

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Purple Sun

"Stylish and sexy, look awesome on any monitor!" Designed by Emil Bonsaksen from Norway.

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Geranium

"A simple and summery macro hardy Geranium taken in my front garden." Designed by James Cooper from UK.

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Powershift

"Hot Rod into summer with the Powershift theme. I shot this mid 70’s Ford Thunderbird on this crisp spring morning." Designed by JP Holecka from Canada.

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Love the Light

"The days of June host the longest daylight hours of the year for the Northern Hemisphere (shortest in the Southern Hemisphere), with June 21st having the longest daylight hours. This is known as the Summer Solstice. Let this calendar help remind you to make the most of the sunshine." Designed by Joel Freeborn from United Kingdom.

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Join in next month!

Please notice that we respect the ideas and motivation behind artists’ work which is why we’ve given artists full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience through their works. And this is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but designed from scratch by the artists themselves.

Thanks to all designers for participation. Join in next month!

What’s your favorite?

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The skilled use of color gradients, lighting and glow effects, and details such as inset pixel dividers can lead to a gorgeous and sleek web design. When choosing a color palette, designers can often decide among a dark theme, a neutral/light theme, or a bright/colorful theme; this showcase presents dark-themed web layouts.

In this collection, you’ll find some terrific and inspirational examples of dark and sleek web designs.

1. Tapbots

2. Lisa Moseley

3. Futurefabric

4. coda.coza

5. designthis

6. Dino Latoga

7. Anderbose

8. Revision3

9. MAQUINA

10. nclud

11. Icon Designer 3.0 Beta

12. Tea Round App

13. Paul J. Noble

14. Beyondis

15. COLOURlovers

16. Reinvigorate

17. SofaSurfer

18. Revyver Labs

19. Domestika

20. Merix Studio

21. Trevor Saint

22. just.dot

23. Vyniknite.sk

24. Forest River Timber Homes

25. Ordered List

26. Product Planner

27. Spundo

28. Traffik CMS

29. Dragon Interactive

30. atebits

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• Some related categories: Web Design and Design Showcase / Inspiration

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Art and science. The two are more known to be near opposites in the world. Yet, when creativity collides with a logically inspired motif, the results can be spectacular. With a mixture of creative graphics, illustrations, 3D models, trendy typography, photo manipulations and more, you are able to create some of the most amazing art.

Posters have many uses and come in different styles. They can be hung on the walls inside your home, your office, your cubicle. They can be used for print media advertising a special event or a product branding. Some are with typography and some without. The following poster art provides a perspective of science that can only be seen from the artistic side. Links to the profiles of the known artist or source has been provided so that you may view their other designs.

So sit back and let your imagination expand as you take a scientific journey through the the eyes of many artists.

Scientific Designs, Posters, and Tutorials

Nuclear War
There are two tutorials on the Greg Martin site that are truly quite remarkable, “Make A Realistic Star Field” and “Make A Planet”, one which is listed at the end of the post. The Star Field tutorial will help you create awe-inspiring star fields, and the Planet tutorial shows how to create a simple, yet realistic-looking planet using Adobe Photoshop 7.

Create and benefit from art and science
We all have a right to create and benefit from art and science. For a book on human rights.

Forgotten Wizard
We all have a right to create and benefit from art and science. For a book on human rights.

Evolution Fashion Show Poster

Modern Science Will Kill Us All

As Fast As I Can

War Brings Chaos
This illustration has nice photo manipulation and creative use of shapes and colors.

The Forgotten Science
Good visual representation of an abstract issue.

Legacy
A retro abstract cosmic illustration.

DPI
Very unique poster which will inspire you to sit and count the dots per inch.

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Chemistry in Forensics
A retro style poster made in Adobe Illustrator.

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Blocky Hyperspace
Space design with elements that look like shards or strips of metal.

100 Hours of Astronomy
Utilize one of the tutorials listed below to learn how to create planets and moons in Photoshop.

Rocket Science
A colorful and unique typeset overlays a dark starry field of space.

This is Not Rocket Science
Good typography mixed with a cool 50’s flair makes this a fun poster

Yes, This is Rocket Science
Retro style design with 3D effects.

The Politics of Science
More than creative typography, an artist can see this message, “The Politics of Science”, as the basics of science using various types of equipment and sightings in a typical lab from microscopes to test tubes.

War
Florescent streams of light flow through the unique typography.

Flying Through Space
With the darkened skies of space and the spacecraft moving quickly, the galaxy (by the perception of the artist) is definitely not far behind.

Science vs. Religion

Exponential

Space Abstract
An abstract of design incorporating good colors and shapes.

Kill The Earth
Bringing forth a sense of the eeriness of the earth, this illustration uses depth and silhouette to depict a truly unique view of where we originate from, the dirt.

A Desolate Outlook on Tomorrow
An environmental concept design using warm colors.

Kau
Fine outline and soft colors shows off this environmental illustration.

Renova Green Love and Action
Bright and cheerful layered illustration full of color.

Photosynthesis
Inspiring. Detailed. A transformation in progress within the illustration.

Comet
The reflection of the comet in the realistic rippling water makes this picture stand out.

WWF Lungs
Nice shades of green with good detail.

Spektrum XL 6
3D graphics and position of wheels makes this image lifelike.

Sub Focus
Think big! Large header typography and a big yellow submarine make a bold statement.

Spektrum XL 3
Good design with cat scientists, 3D effects, and typography.

Chemistry of Love
Designed by Marco Marella.

The Extended Bell Curve
A creative way to show design with the curve.

Celebrate Pi Day
A combination of different typesets used to create a great poster for Pi Day.

Space Time
Grasp a hold on the planet while it’s still green. This capturing fractal art rendition ensnares the globe for you.

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Cosmic Eye
The beauty of design is truly in the eye of the beholder. What do you see here?

Cosmic Butterfly
Nature infused with a sense of cosmic play created this conceptual butterfly.

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Science Experiments
Multiple colors and design show off the detail of the iguana’s scales.

Solar System
The best photographs in the universe are provided by NASA. On this poster, nine planets (including the controversial Pluto) are featured in bold and colorful design.

Geologic Time
A unique spiral illustration of geologic time in 3D

20 Tutorials to help you recreate some of the scientific elements, typography, and graphics

Making of A Floating Island
In this tutorial, you will learn in 10 easy steps how to make a cool and trendy floating island.

Create A 3D flowery Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a 3D font, apply gradients, and floral effects.

Photoshop Tutorial: Stunning 3D Eeffects in 30 MSBinutes
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make 3D typography with a glowing effect.

Design A Rocket-Powered Retrofuturistic Digital Illustration
In this tutorial, using both Illustrator and Photoshop, you will learn how to create a retro interpretation of 3D typography with an an out-of-this-world digital illustration on space exploration.

Creating A Nebula
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a star field and nebula cloud using Photoshop.

Making A Realistic Star Field
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create beautiful star fields that make a piece of celestial art what it is: a portrayal of space.

Light and Glow Effect in Photoshop Tutorial
In this tutorial you will learn several different glow and light effects in Photoshop.

Planet
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a planet and 3D text while positioning it around the globe.

3ds Max Nuclear Explosion Tutorial
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a stunning nuclear explosion animation using 3ds Max.

Creating A Retro Grunge Poster
In this tutorial, you will be using textures and the pen tool to make a retro grunge style poster.

How To Draw Optimus Prime (OP) from Transformers
In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw the one and only Optimus Prime (OP) from the popular cartoon series, Transformers.

How To Draw Bumblebee autobot from Transformers
In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw the autobot Bumblebee from the popular cartoon series, Transformers.

How To Draw Bumblebee autobot from Transformers
In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw an autobot in 3D Studio Max.

Kaboom! Exploding Text
Using both Photoshop and 3ds Max, you will learn how to create exploding typography.

Create a Spectacular Flaming Meteor Effect on Text
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a fire effect similar to when a spaceship or comet enters the earth’s atmosphere.

How To Create A Gold Text Effect In Photoshop
This tutorial will show you how to create a gold text effect. Using only Layer Styles, and once other new style is created, you will be able to save the style and apply it wherever you want.

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Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will learn to create a grass text effect. This could look super cool on your next environment or eco related project.

Design A Retro Futurism Space Scene
In this tutorial, you will learn how to design a retro-futuristic space scene, using a variety of lighting effects and photo manipulation.

Design A Grunge-style Abstract Typography with Rusted Metal Texture
In this tutorial, you will explore some layer blending techniques, variuos filter effects, and an interesting method of making the text look 3D.

Further Resources

• 50 Beautiful Movie Posters
• Grunge-style in Modern Web Design
• 30 Beautiful Vintageretro Photoshop Tutorials
• 50 Stunning PhotoShop Text Effect Tutorials

About the author

Sharon Ross has worked in the high-tech industry for many years and is now exploring her creative side of photography and design while working as a freelance writer.

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A new PricewaterhouseCoopers Technology report explains how the Semantic Web and Linked Data can help enterprises manage their large-scale data better. The PwC Center for Technology and Innovation team spent several months researching and analyzing the problem of data silos in enterprises – and what solutions are being developed to help with that problem. The answer, according to PwC, is Semantic Web techniques. PwC believes that the Semantic Web offers a practical way to address the problem of large-scale data integration.

We downloaded the 58-page report and summarize some of the findings for you in this post.

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PwC wrote in the report that the underlying technology of the Semantic Web applies not just to online data, but to "internal information and non-Web-based external information" – including a company’s data warehouse. Currently enterprises struggle with hefty relational databases, but PwC says that the Semantic Web could both lower costs and provide more data. What’s more, companies can contribute their "non-sensitive" ontologies to the Linked data cloud:

"With the Semantic Web, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel with your own ontology, because others, such as musicontology.com and DBpedia, have already created ontologies and made them available on the Web. As long as they’re public and useful, you can use those. Where your context differs from theirs, you make yours specific, but where there’s commonality, you use what they have created and leave it in place. Ideally, you make public the non-sensitive elements of your business-specific ontology that are consistent with your business model, so others can make use of them."

We recommend you read the report for a full understanding of ontologies, but basically they are the means to connect data and metadata together. PwC goes on to explain that ontology development is becoming a more popular business-integration technique for organizations. It cites the data-intensive healthcare, media, and oil and gas industries as being early leaders in this movement.

The problem that enterprises often face with Web technologies is the lack of control they introduce. PwC acknowledges this, but says that enterprises only need to control some data – not all of it. To take true advantage of the Web, says PwC, enterprises need to be able to take advantage of its scale – and that’s not possible without giving up some control. So PwC advises enterprises to "limit your controlled environment to what you don’t have to scale."

The table below is a great summary of the benefits of the Linked Data approach to data management.

PwC lists a number of Semantic technology vendors that focus on enterprise data integration techniques. Not all of these solutions are based on Semantic Web standards, but most have at least a partial adherence to them. Some of the vendors that PwC lists include Cambridge Semantics, Collibra, Metatomix, OpenLink Software, and Talis Group. Interesting to note that some of the big database vendors are also in play in the nascent Enterprise Semantic Web market: Microsoft has an open-source Ontology Add-In for Office Word 2007 (among other products); and Oracle offers Spatial 11g, an option to
Database 11g that according to PwC offers a wide range of semantic data management features.

The report, available as a free download at PricewaterhouseCoopersTechnology Forecast, is packed with useful information for enterprises wanting to make a foray into the world of the Semantic Web. Tell us in the comments if your company is using the Semantic Web, and how it’s going for you so far.

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In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup, our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week, we report on Google’s announcement of a new communications and collaboration platform called Google Wave, look at Microsoft’s latest challenger in the search market with Bing, analyze the current trends we’re seeing on the Web, look at the latest smartphone statistics, and more. We also update you with the latest from our new channel ReadWriteStart, dedicated to profiling startups and entrepreneurs.

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Our First Premium Report for Businesses

Recently we released our first premium report: The ReadWriteWeb Guide to Online Community Management. It’s been in the works for more than four months and we believe it’s unlike anything else you’ve seen. Businesses seeking to engage with online communities on their own websites or all around the social web will find the guide invaluable in getting up to speed on the state of the art and making sure their employees have the foundation they need to be effective.

The end product is in two parts. Part one is a 75 page collection of case studies, advice and discussion concerning the most important issues in online community. Part two is a companion online aggregator that delivers the most-discussed articles each day written by experts on community management from around the web. The Guide is available for purchase at a price of $299. (You won’t be charged until you complete a few simple steps on that page.) You can download a free sample section of the report here.

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Web Trends: What’s New in 2009, Part 2

Last week we discussed some of the new trends we’re seeing on the Web in 2009: open data, structured data, apps that filter content effectively, real-time, personalization, mobile (especially location-based), and Internet of Things (the Web in real-world objects). We asked for your thoughts on these trends, along with your suggestions on what we should add. Also we were interested to know what products you’ve seen this year that are doing something new and ‘beyond Web 2.0′. In this post we look at some of your responses, to try to define further what defines this current era of the Web.

Web 3.0 Might Be Really Stupid

What are you doing? How about now? Has anything changed since you started reading this blog post? Every story has a who, what, where, when, and why – but the event-driven nature of the social Web may be putting such a premium on broadcasting about what we’re doing, that software designed to help us answer important questions like who and why are at risk of being neglected. It seems quite likely that we’re going to miss those opportunities because our software is focused entirely on doing (and advertising) instead of on helping us think as much as it could. Of course that’s much harder to do.

ClearSpring Sees What 1/2 The Internet is Doing (API Coming Soon)

It’s a little bit scary, but widget and sharing service ClearSpring said this morning that the company’s media widgets and newly acquired AddThis plug-in are now seen by more than 500 million unique viewers each month, according to Comscore. That’s half the people on the internet, the company says. That’s a whole lot of information. ClearSpring sees not just what you’re sharing, but nearly everything you’re doing on the pages its products are on. (AddThis is on ReadWriteWeb, for example.) So what on earth is it going to do with all that data? Like they said in Spiderman, "with great power, comes great responsibility." We asked ClearSpring’s CEO about these super hero-like responsibilities and his thoughts are in this post.

Report on Mobile Web Use Shows Apple/Android Usability Issues, Successes

According to a report released this week from mobile advertising company AdMob, smartphones accounted for nearly three times more use than their relative market share last month. The report also found that relative use of both mobile-specific websites and HTML sites was highest on Apple and Android devices. Results were based on user-generated requests for mobile ads during April 2009 as well as on a Gartner report on smartphone sales in Q4 2008.

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Working Booms and Busts to Your Advantage (Cyclical Trends)

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Google Wave: Google Tries to Reinvent Email

Google this week announced a new Internet-based communications and collaboration platform; Google Wave. While some of the details are still a bit sketchy, Google Wave looks to be an integrated communications platform that brings together email, chat, photo-sharing, and collaborative editing features. Google describes a ‘wave’ as “equal parts conversation and document” and the Wave team basically sees it as a replacement for email and other collaboration tools.

Bing It Is: Microsoft Rolls Out Its New Search Engine

It was no secret that Microsoft was getting ready to roll out a new search engine, and this week, the company began the official roll-out of Bing – the successor of the company’s less than successful Live Search efforts. Formerly known as Kumo, Bing, which should become available worldwide by June 3, is Microsoft’s latest attempt to steal market share away from Google. According to Microsoft, Bing, while providing a good general search experience, wants to focus on providing an especially good user experience in four verticals: making a purchase decision, planning a trip, researching a health condition, and finding a local business.

Comparing Yahoo and Google’s Voice Search Applications

At the end of last week, Yahoo! introduced an update to their iPhone application (iTunes URL) which now includes the ability to perform web searches using only your voice. This is the first real competitor to Google’s Mobile App, whose voice recognition technology came to the iPhone back in November of 2008. Now the only question is how do these two apps compare?

PeopleBrowsr Launches Beta

PeopleBrowsr, the online dashboard for tracking the social web (previous coverage) left alpha this week and moved into beta. Although many people use the app for tracking Twitter, it’s actually capable of tracking a ton of the top web properties including Facebook, FriendFeed, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTube, and even RSS feeds. You can also use the app to update multiple networks at once. The service was built more with the needs of brand managers, social media marketers, and other customer service professionals in mind than it was built for the casual everyday user.

Mir:ror: A Glimpse Into The Future of an RFID World

Mir:ror is an Internet of Things app from the company Violet (follow on Twitter @violetOS). As the name suggests, it is literally a mirror – but an Internet-connected one which detects the objects you show it, triggering applications and multimedia content on your computer. It works via RFID stamps, known as "ztamp:s" in the company’s terminology. These are colorful adhesive stamps that contain a relay chip. When the user waves a stamped object over the mir:ror, a pre-programmed action occurs. For example waving a stamped coffee mug over the mir:ror might trigger your computer to read the news aloud to you.

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That’s a wrap for another week! Enjoy your weekend everyone.

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