Burn Tool / Dodge Tool

Burn Tool / Dodge Tool

Convincing light and deceiving shadows...
Bringing light and shadow into flat images can be a challenging thing to do convincingly. The burn tool and the dodge tool are both designed to help you accomplish this task in a realistic and believable way.

As long as you follow some basic guidelines, you'll have no trouble creating images with real depth. But what are those guidelines? Read on for the simple guide to authentic shadow and light.

Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2011

What Your Web Design Says About You (Infographic) - by Dona Collins

Font and color choices in a website say certain things about the owner of the site. Though colors and symbols may have different meanings in other cultures, this only reaffirms the notion that design choices do affect the perception of the user, which in turn affects the message attempting to be conveyed.

Click here an infographic that delves into the meanings of fonts and colors in the context of web design.