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25+ Cool Photoshop Effects Tutorials & Templates

Photoshop Actions / 2 May 2023

25+ Cool Photoshop Effects Tutorials & Templates

Experimenting with cool effects and finding new techniques to use Photoshop is something that never gets old. And if you’re excited about learning new Photoshop tricks, then this guide is for you.

For designers, the learning never ends. You can always learn new Photoshop effects and try different trends to make your designs look extra special.

We found some cool Photoshop effects tutorials to help you learn a few new tricks. All of these tutorials are free and beginner-friendly. Even if you’re completely new to Photoshop, you can follow these tutorials step-by-step.

UXPin Merge: Build a Better Design Process

Reviews / 2 May 2023

UXPin Merge: Build a Better Design Process

If you find yourself doing the same things over, getting stuck between the design and developer handoff or want to create better collaboration and consistency, you aren’t alone. These are some of the most common challenges with digital design.

UXPin can help mitigate these issues and solve your problems with its technology, UXPin Merge, is made to facilitate design-to-dev collaboration. It actually allows designers to sync coded components and helps designers and developers use it as a single source of truth.

Here, we’ll look at some of the ways UXPin Merge might help you create better workflows, create more consistent products, and improve collaboration.

What Are Lower Thirds? Tips, Ideas & Video Examples

Software / 1 May 2023

What Are Lower Thirds? Tips, Ideas & Video Examples

While you may not know it by name, you probably can identify the use of lower thirds and lower third templates in video production. This is a graphic that’s at the bottom of the screen to help provide information about the video you are seeing.

The most common use of lower thirds is in news production, where the subject’s name and title are placed on the screen while they are interviewed.

But this isn’t the only application of lower thirds for your videos. Here, we’ll look at some tips, ideas, and video examples for design inspiration.

How to Create Glass Look in Photoshop + PSD Templates

Photoshop Actions / 28 Apr 2023

How to Create Glass Look in Photoshop + PSD Templates

The glass look effect is one of the most popular trends in graphic design these days. It’s used in all types of designs, from UI to icon designs.

There are many variations of the glass look effect, like the frosted glass effect that’s commonly used in user interface designs. And the broken glass effect that’s used to create cool photo manipulations.

Today, we show you how to create these popular glass effects in Photoshop, with step-by-step instructions. We’ve included three different ways to create the glass look effect in Photoshop, ranging from easy to hard difficulty.

Don’t worry, you don’t need expert-level experience to create the glass effect. You can also use the pre-made templates to create the effect instantaneously, which can be found at the end of the article.

Let’s get started.

How to Add a Watermark to PowerPoint

PowerPoint Templates / 27 Apr 2023

How to Add a Watermark to PowerPoint

A watermark in PowerPoint is a semi-transparent image or text displayed in the background of slides, often used for branding, security, or stylistic purposes. It helps establish brand identity by incorporating logos or slogans, creating a consistent and professional appearance.

Watermarks also protect intellectual property by discouraging unauthorized use or distribution with copyright symbols or identifying information.They can convey confidentiality, labeling slides as “confidential” or “internal use only” when dealing with sensitive information.

In this article, we will discuss how to add a watermark to your PowerPoint slides using different methods.

How to Design With Handwritten Typefaces: 10 Tips

Font Collections / 27 Apr 2023

How to Design With Handwritten Typefaces: 10 Tips

Plenty of designs – both in print and online — are featuring handwritten typefaces in a big way. From custom options to fonts that you can sync online or buy for print projects, this flair for letting is quite popular. The most trendy use is as a dominant headline element in a hero header-style homepage design.

This style can be tricky to use, though, and is not a fit-all solution. Today, we’ll look at eight ways to make the most of the handwritten typeface trend in your design projects.

60+ Best Minimal & Creative Keynote Templates

Keynote Templates / 27 Apr 2023

60+ Best Minimal & Creative Keynote Templates

If you’re in the process of creating a Keynote slideshow presentation for your next business meeting, we have a solution that will help you craft minimal, creative slides with beautiful designs.

There’s no need to spend hours perfecting the design of your slides or hire freelance designers. You can simply use Keynote templates designed by professionals to create the perfect slideshow presentation in a few minutes.

Minimalism is the key to capturing an audience and showing off professionalism. In this collection, we handpicked a set of creative and minimalist Keynote presentation templates for creating slideshows for business meetings, project proposals, pitch decks, and much more.

Plus, we’re also answering the most common Keynote template FAQs to help you get your presentation off to the best possible start.

How to Add a Border in PowerPoint

PowerPoint Templates / 26 Apr 2023

How to Add a Border in PowerPoint

A border in PowerPoint is a visible line or frame surrounding an image or text box, enhancing its visual appeal and drawing attention to the content. Borders help define boundaries, separate elements on a slide, and provide a polished, professional appearance.

They can be customized in terms of color, thickness, and style to match the presentation’s theme or emphasize specific elements. By using borders, you can improve the overall design, create emphasis, and increase the readability of your slides, making your presentation more engaging and effective.

In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of adding borders to various elements in PowerPoint, helping you create engaging and professional-looking presentations.

30+ Best YouTube Channel Templates & Intros for Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro Templates / 25 Apr 2023

30+ Best YouTube Channel Templates & Intros for Premiere Pro

Creating branded and professional content for YouTube is now much easier than ever before, thanks to pre-made video templates.

If you’re planning on starting a new YouTube channel or looking to rebrand your growing channel, one of the first things you should do is find the right Premiere Pro templates for your content.

There’s no need to go scouring the web. We will help you find the perfect YouTube channel templates for your videos. In this collection, you’ll find Premiere Pro templates for all your YouTube content creation needs.

There are templates in this list for YouTube channel intros, openers, titles, video end screens, notifications, lower-thirds, and much more. Grab a template from the collection below and get started on your project.

5 Tips for Designing With Graffiti Fonts

Font Collections / 24 Apr 2023

5 Tips for Designing With Graffiti Fonts

Graffiti fonts can add a cool or edgy vibe to design projects, but can be a bit tricky to use if you aren’t careful. The reason for caution mostly lies in readability, due to letterforms that might be somewhat irregular or touch and merge in different ways.

For the right projects, though, graffiti fonts can be a fun way to add something special and really get to the heart of the emotional connection you want to make with the design.

We’ve put together five tips to help you use graffiti fonts well with five extra graffiti fonts you can download and use from Envato Elements.

20+ Best Modern Sans Serif Fonts (Free & Pro) 2025

Font Collections / 21 Apr 2023

20+ Best Modern Sans Serif Fonts (Free & Pro) 2025

Modern, bold, stylish, and rounded sans-serif fonts are the theme of this collection. And we handpicked the perfect set of fonts for you to download.

When it comes to designing eye-catching website headers, posters, magazine covers, and social media posts, a modern sans-serif font is the best choice for crafting typography. They add a certain bold and elegant look that can’t be achieved with any other type of font.

We found several different styles of modern sans-serif fonts for this list, including rounded fonts, geometric fonts, thin fonts, and more. The good news is you can download them all for a single price by subscribing to Envato Elements.

Check out all the fonts below. And if you’re low on budget, we included a few free modern fonts just for you.

What Is a Pitch Deck? (And How to Make One)

PowerPoint Templates / 21 Apr 2023

What Is a Pitch Deck? (And How to Make One)

It’s a tool that every startup business or entrepreneur needs – a great pitch deck. A pitch deck is a presentation that you’ll use to help explain or showcase your product or service and potentially drives sales or investment. It needs to be polished and professional to do the job well.

Today, we’ll take a look at what a pitch deck is, how to make one, and how to establish a design that will wow people who come in contact with your new business.

We’ll also feature a few stunning pitch deck templates along the way, to help you get started fast.