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Learn best practices for color management in proofing your prints! Whether you're new to computer graphics, new to Adobe Photoshop CS4 or a seasoned design professional just looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to like this free video software tutorial. ...more

Assuming you have already downloaded your desired theme off of the internet, this video will show you how to load it onto your PSP. Having custom themes on your PSP makes for a more spiffy design. It allows you to break free from the default ones loaded by Microsoft. Theming y ...more

See how to work with (and for) CSS when using Adobe Fireworks. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular bitmap and vector graphics editor (formerly known as Macromedia Fireworks) or are a seasoned web design professional simply looking to become better acquainted with the applica ...more

Use this popular technique on aprons and more, pocket toppers have been apart of embroidery for years. The most important detail contains hooping the template for precise placement, a leaning design may be desired for some projects. Embroider a pocket topper. Click through to ...more

In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to make a vertical Easter greeting card. Take a 6x6 yellow card and fold it in half. Using the Valentrio Fiskars corner punch, you can punch one corner. Cut a 2 1/2” wide metallic cardstock, a 1” wide paper strip, sta ...more

The creator of The Flower God demonstrates how to create a flower armband that links around the hand. The very quick video begins by the illustrator wrapping wire around the model’s arm, hand and finger. It is not restrictive, but allows flowers to be added all around the mode ...more

In this video, we learn how to create a free Weebly website. First, type a title in that you want for your website. After this, you will be brought to a new page where you can change the elements and designs. The design can easily be changed until you find one that works for y ...more

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 has a new design that makes your work easier, faster, and more efficient. The new Ribbon puts the commands you use most often in plain sight on your work surface instead of hidden in menus or dialog boxes. Ready-made cell styles let you quickly form ...more

Take full of Photoshop CS5's Content-Aware Fill with this free video lesson. Whether you're new to Adobe's Creative Suite or a seasoned graphic design professional after a general overview of Photoshop CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be well served by this video ...more

Restaurant City is a Facebook game that allows you to create your own restaurant. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack eating and cooking speed in Restaurant City with Cheat Engine (09/08/09). Description of the app on Facebook: In Restaurant City you get to create ...more

Interested in recreating the silhouette effect most famously used by Apple in their iPod campaign? This clip will show you how to do just that. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular graphics editor or a seasoned design professional looking to get better acquainted with the ind ...more

Watch this how to video to learn to make a balloon giraffe. This tutorial will teach you to make a giraffe which is a great animal design for beginners.

It's difficult to learn programming in the abstract. By building something I need and care about I can learn piecemeal, asking just the questions I need to solve the next step. So I wrote down what I want to build with Ruby on Rails and showed it to my guest Amy Hoy. It becam ...more

Organizing your closet can be tough work: What do you take out, what do you toss, and what do you keep and where? It's easy to just stuff all of life's little odds and ends in your closet, but you'll achieve a much more peaceful state of mind when things are in order. Simplif ...more

The Fuji Finepix A700 is one of the most simple digital cameras you can find. As well as ease of use you will find a fairly sturdy design and low price tag attractive. This video guide walks you through the main features of the Finepix A700 & how to use it.

Learn how to create custom scroll panels in Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's Creative Suite or a seasoned graphic design professional after a general overview of CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For com ...more

Times are tight right now, but that doesn't mean you can't have a holly jolly Christmas! Rather than purchasing a bunch of pricey Christmas greeting cards, why not make some personalized ones yourself? Check out this paper design video to learn how to craft an easy woodland c ...more

Learn how easy it is to add interactivity to a vector image created in Illustrator in Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's Creative Suite or a seasoned graphic design professional after a general overview of CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be w ...more

Designing 3D graphics is one of the most challenging and lucrative fields of computer design. This video for beginning 3D graphics artists features a tutorial on how to make materials and textures in Blender, one popular 3D modeling software suite. Making this pair of pants wi ...more

In this tutorial, Geoff Blake gets started using bookmarks in Adobe Acrobat. For more Adobe software tutorials from Layers Magazine, search Layers Magazine on WonderHowTo. WonderHowTo indexes all Layers Magazine tutorials for Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, After E ...more

In this how to video by Decor It Yourself, we tackle DIY shelves. With a few design details & up-grades you can make your shelving look fantastic. Watch this video and you can hang these cool shelves in your home. At the end of this video you will find a great project to store ...more

In this tutorial the author shows us how to make your own 'Subscribe' ASCII text for your channel. He says that almost every one has that text on their channels but they usually copy it from somewhere else. So in this video the author how to do this using a web application cal ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to cross stitch. This is easy to master and just involves using one stitch. To start, you will first need to line your fabric up with the needle and mark the center. From here, secure it to the back with a small knot. Next, you will put this arou ...more

Farm Town hacks, cheats, glitches. How to hack Farm Town. Description of the app on Facebook: In the world of Farm Town you and your friends can have a great time! You can play games, design, grow and maintain your own farm and even send gifts to your friends. Play now and sh ...more

Learn how to take advantage of Adobe Photoshop CS5's new content-aware fill feature. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or a seasoned graphic design professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the unique features of Photoshop CS5, you'r ...more

This is a detailed explanation of the traditional method for making HST blocks, including the 7/8" formula. Half square triangles are simple design, but take some calculating to make precise.

These festive Christmas crackers serve as both party favors to hand out to guests and name plates on your dinner table. In vibrant colors of green and red, they simply scream out Christmas. Check out this crafting video to learn how to make these cute paper crackers. Learn h ...more

In order to paint a geometric, tribal, ornamental design for your nails, you will need the following: base coat nail polish, hot pink nail polish, a gold/brass/copper nail polish, a dark nail polish, and a clear top coat or a shimmer. Apply your base coat to clean dry nails. ...more

In this clip, learn how to create a nail look inspired by Jessie from Toy Story 3. This cute cowgirl provides the perfect basis for a rockin' nail style. Follow along and design this adorable manicure to celebrate the release of Toy Story 3.

Do you want to design a CD cover in QuarkXPress? In this video tutorial you will learn how to create custom document sizes, including how to set preferences for a CD cover design project. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. ...more

If you need direction with Embird software, Rosanne releases this tutorial. She will demonstrate rearranging objects & color order for precise embroidery design using thumbnails. Rearrage objects with Embird. Click through to watch this video on editingwizardry.com

Do you need to create graphics for video editing systems like Final Cut Pro, Avid, or Adobe Premiere? Are you looking to get more from Apple Motion or Adobe After Effects? Then you need to learn Adobe Photoshop. Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make reflected or ...more

Learn how to make your own eyeshadow designs. The ideas are endless. Part 1 of 2 - How to Make press-on eyeliner. Part 2 of 2 - How to Make press-on eyeliner.

In this video, Dave Cross gives some tips on how to use the blend tool to create some fun designs with objects along a shape path. Use the blend tool in Illustrator. Click through to watch this video on layersmagazine.com

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a stencil. The materials needed for this project are: contact paper, scissors and a pencil. Begin by drawing the design, shape letter or number on the contact paper. Make sure to draw the stencil on the back of the paper and ma ...more

Not that we have anything against painting on an aubergine nail polish for a night out on the town, but why not get a little inventive next time you do your nails by creating unique designs? Become a nail Picasso by checking out this nail tutorial for creating nautical-inspire ...more

Have you ever wanted to get into printmaking, but thought it was too hard? Gocco printing makes printing custom designs easy!

Okay, so why would a kid want to make a pincushion? They're not supposed to be playing with sharp objects like pins anyway, right? Well, not everything you teach your children will benefit them. Sometimes you need to think of you… something you could find useful, and this dete ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a studded watch out of an old watch. First, take your old watch and remove the straps from it. Now, place the watch center onto a new wrist band. Next, apply spikes onto the wrist band by poking holes through the leather and shoving the s ...more

See how to create a three-dimensional outer-space environment for your Flash games in Papervsion3D. Whether you're entirely new to 3D Flash design or a seasoned developer merely looking to better acquaint yourself with Papervision3D, you're certain to be well-served by this fr ...more

In order to make a sorcerer hat out of balloons, you will need the following: six (6) balloons, which will need to be partially filled with air and two (2) uninflated balloons, which will be used as the straps, holding the hat onto your head. You will need to begin your hat b ...more

This tutorial goes from the box model and then progresses on to show you how you can use floats when designing a website using CSS. Which layout you choose will determine how your website looks, so make sure you pick the one that's the best for your needs.

With these two helpful tutorials, all of you StarCraft 2 players will get a little help developing your own leader boards with the StarCraft 2 Editor. This one is simply based on kills, which means it's a lot easier to learn. So, watch and follow along and start designing. Do ...more

In this online video series learn from expert freelance florist Amelia Tallman as she teaches how to design floral arrangements, how to use floral foam, and what tools to use when creating an arrangement. Part 1 of 6 - How to Make flower arrangements. Make flower arrangements ...more

One way to get your kids to read more books is not by forcing them to do so, but by making the reading experience fun by giving them these cute handcrafted bookmarks. Made simply from cardstock and paper designs, these cheery bookmarks will make opening up any story twice as ...more