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By Kaitlyn on December 26, 2011 in Design Tips and Resources

One of the best ways to improve and build upon your design skills is by using tutorials — short, instructional guides that teach techniques so you can craft great designs.
We’ve collected 25 of our favorite tutorials from across the web to help you practice your skills. These skills include:

Programs: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Logo, Web, App, Icons, Print and Packaging, Tshirt
Typography, Grids, 3-D, Opacity, Gradients, Masks, Patterns, Layout, Color Management, Brushes, Meshes, Textures, Bleeds and Margins, and more.

Remember – these designs aren’t for you to actually submit, but to teach you how to use tools to create your own original designs!

LOGO

Create Isometric Grid-Based 3D Lettering

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Typography, Grids, Creating 3D Objects

Simple Organic Shapes the Illustrator Way

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Beginner
Skills: Opacity, Duplication, Masks

Creating a Crazy Cool Logo

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Typography, Shading, Gradient, Transformations

Create a Clean Retro Badge in Adobe Illustrator

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Typography, Pattern Brushes, Effects, Color Management

WEB

Watercolored Design Studio Blog Layout

Programs: Photoshop
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Opacity, Typography, Buttons, Layout

Design a Warm, Cheerful Website Interface in Adobe Photoshop

Program: Photoshop
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Grids, Filters, Navigation Bars, Typography, Buttons, Masks

How to Build a Stylish Portfolio Web Design Concept

Program: Photoshop
Level: Beginner
Skills: Color Management, Buttons, Shadows

Create a Nature Inspirated Painted Backdrop in Photoshop

Programs: Photoshop
Level: Beginner
Skills: Brushes, Noise, Color Management, Texture
Remember: If you use any brushes as a stamp, remember that you MUST declare that as stock artwork when you submit your design!

APP

Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Multimedia Player

Program: Photoshop
Level: Beginner
Skills: Beveling and Embossing, Gradients, Layers, Masks

Design a Clean Launch Email for a Mobile App

Program: Photoshop
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Smart Objects, Clipping Masks, Warping Text, Buttons, Shadows, Footers

Design an IPad App UI

Program: Photoshop
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Grid Structures, Wireframes, UI/UX design, Marquee, Masking

ICON

Quick Tutorial: Create a Sleek Bevel Styled Icon

Program: Illustrator
Level: Beginner
Skills: Buttons, Depth, Shading

Icon Design Tutorial: Drawing a Pencil Icon

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Sketching, Paths, Shapes, Gradient, Color Management

Icon Tutorial: Video Projector

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Gradients, Pen Tool, Ellipse Tool

How to Illustrate a Tomato Using Adobe Illustrator

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Advanced
Skills: Meshes, Gradients, Blends, Paths, Shading

PRINT

A Tutorial for Good Typography in InDesign – Setting up a Baseline Grid

Programs: InDesign
Level: Beginner
Skills: Grids, Typography, Layout

How to Create A Professional Magazine Layout

Programs: Indesign
Level: Beginner
Skills: Alignment, Grids, Text, White Space

Design a Ready to Print Brochure in Photoshop

Program: Photoshop
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Drafting, Bleeds and Margins, Texture, Color, Shadow, Free Transform

Design a Grunge Vintage Poster in Photoshop

Program: Photoshop
Level: Beginner
Skills: Pattern, Guides, Shapes, Layers, Colorizing, Texture, Hue/Saturation

PACKAGING

Create a Zee Vintage Label on Illustrator

Programs: Illustrator, Photoshop
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Typography, Layout, Masks, Layers, Texture

Create a Stylish Coffee Cup with Smart Objects

Programs: Photoshop
Level: Advanced
Skills: Paths, Free Transform, Shadows, Gradient Overlay, Layers, Opacity, Blurs, Highlights, Masks

T-SHIRT

Create Abstract Characters

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Sketching, Color Management, Depth, Brushes

Add Textures to Vectors Using Smart Objects

Program: Illustrator, Photoshop
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Color, Smart Objects, Textures

Layer up Vectors for Unique Effects

Programs: Illustrator
Level: Advanced
Skills: Pen Tool, Color Management, Layers, Shading

Simulate Screenprint Effects

Programs: InDesign, Photoshop
Level: Beginner
Skills: Photography, Converting File Type, Bitmap, Rasters
Still want more? Check out some of 99designs original tutorials:

Do you have any great tutorials you’ve used in the past? Share them with your fellow designers in the comments below :)

Baca Selengkapnya..

By Allison Stuart on March 6, 2012 in Get Inspired

Last week, we announced February’s Top 9 at 99 and let me tell you, voting has been tough — ALL top designers have some serious talent! Note: don’t forget to vote for the designer you think should win the iPod Touch. Voting ends today 5:00pm PST and the winner will be announced tomorrow!
Recently, SO MANY winning designs caught our eye that we feel guilty keeping them to ourselves, we have to share them with you! Maybe they’ll inspire a future win or two… or three ;)
Amazing job to all recent winners… your skills are encouraging to the community!
Have you seen other awesome wins from 2012? Please share and I will add it to the showcase: