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40 Online Design Blogs To Turn You Into a Photoshop Guru
I think everyone is aware of the fact that Photoshop is one of most powerfulest graphic design applications around. Photoshop has so many features and functions so in order to learn how to master each...

I think everyone is aware of the fact that Photoshop is one of most powerfulest graphic design applications around. Photoshop has so many features and functions so in order to learn how to master each little feature its essential to do Photoshop tutorials which will teach you specific techniques in order to master photoshop.

This article we have decided to collect good and also popular design blogs which offer high quality Photoshop tutorials, there’s hundreds of Photoshop blogs but these are some design blog which are consistently pump out good content and potentially following their tutorials could turn you into a Photoshop guru.

1. Design Chair

Design Chair is a design blog which ran by the Creative Nerds team. Design chair is the perfect website for designers offering daily Photoshop and illustrator tutorials also high quality design resources such as brushes and vectors.

2. PSD Tuts

PSD Tuts is the best online design Photoshop resource for designers looking to learn Photoshop or even master Photoshop. PSD Tuts is such a great Photoshop resource because its updated frequently and produces high quality content, i recommend you checking it out if its your fist time hearing about it.

3. Tutorial 9

Tutorial9 a collection of teachers, experts, and caring folk from around the world, all gathered in one place to pass along their knowledge to absolutely anyone interested in learning.

4. PSD Fan

As you may have guessed from the name PSDFAN provides Photoshop tutorials. However, i want to stress that this is just not simply another tutorial website.

5. Design Instruct

Design Instruct is a regularly updated web magazine for designers and digital artists where you can find and learn design tips and tricks. They feature high-quality tutorials from some of the top designers and digital artists from around the world, as well as articles that cover an array of topics to keep you informed and inspired.

6. 10Steps

High quality Photoshop tutorials with most of been able to finish within 1o steps hence the name.

7. WebDesigner Depot

Webdesigner Depot is an exciting new platform designed to explore different web and graphic design techniques, great examples and best practices. Even thoe Web designer Depot’s main focus is web design occasionionaly it does publish good Photoshop tutorials.

8. Photoshop Lady

Collects high quality Photoshop tutorials all into one place, a great resource for mastering Photoshop.

9. Devise Function

DeviseFunction was launched in January 2010 by professional web designer Matthew Heidenreich.  He currently runs and operates the website providing tutorials and resources to developers and designers across the web. The Design tutorials on Devise Function are userally Photoshop web design tutorials which are pretty cool.

10. Tut Candy

Tuts candy is Photoshop tutorials what i like most about it that all of its tutorials are video screencasts making it easier for you follow the tutorial.

11. PSD Vault

An awesome Photoshop blog which constantly pumps out good content consistently and is ran by one man who runs PSD Vault in his spear time.

12. Blog.SpoonGraphics

On this site you’ll find design tutorials covering various techniques and effects in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as a look into various other creative topics.

13. Psdlearning

PSD learning was started on the 13th of June 2008. It migrated from a sub-domain of blogspot.com under the name Tutorials4Photoshop which was started a month earlier. This change was due to Tutorials4Photoshop being being so successful in the first month and to provide you people with a better experience and some cool extra features.

14. PShero

Not updated as much as it use to be but still within the archives it contains some incredibly Photoshop tutorials worth checking out.

15. Photoshopstar

Photoshop tutorials and resources aimed more at beginners rather than experts.

16. Psd Vibe

The design blog is ran by Jean-Baptiste Jung from Cats Who Code. PSD Vibe has a great collection of Photoshop tutorials within its archives worth checking out.

17. PVM Garage

PV.M Garage is a Web Design Blog/Community that spreads good and fresh informations for web designers and developers aswell as offering the odd Photoshop tutorial.

18. Colorburned

Colorburned has a few of in-depth Photoshop tutorials and some useful quick tips and tricks within short screencasts.

19. Grafpedia

Produces high quality webdesign Photoshop tutorial which always have a good outcome.

20. Cirlebox

A new design blog which already has produced some high quality design tutorials a great design blog to look out for in the future.

21. Go Media

Go Media is a group of guys and girls who are passionate about art and graphic design. Now you’re reading a blog basically filled with lots of helpful tutorials and advice about business and design.

22. Mickm

Mickm a good blog with great tutorials but hasn’t been updated for a while never the less still some great content.

23. Richworks

A design blog which covers a wide range of design related topics and produce some high quality Photoshop tutorials.

24. We Graphics

Photoshop tutorials as well as premium design resources.

25. Design Mag

DesignM.ag is a community-based website for web designers and developers. The site includes a popular blog, a user-submitted news section, a design gallery, and a design job board.

26. Six Revisions

Six Revisions is a website that publishes practical and useful articles for designers and web developers. We seek to present exceptional, noteworthy tips, tutorials, and resources that the modern web professional will appreciate.

27. HV Designs

HV designs produces good web design Photoshop tutorial who has written for some massive design blogs such as PSDTuts and Six Revisions.

28. PSD Rockstar

PSD Rockstar a great way to learn some rockstar design tips.

29. Myinkblog

Myinkblog pushes out good design related content aswell as Photoshop tutorials.

30. Adobe Tutorials

Photoshop design tutorials aswell as useful Photoshop resources.

31. Spyre Studios

One of my favourite design blogs, which also produces the odd Photoshop and illustrator tutorials for its readers.

32. 1stwebdesigner

1st web designer have changed the format of their blog posts and are now publishing more design tutorials and a lot more to expect from them in future.

33. PSD Deluxe

PsDeluxe is an ultimate delight for all Photoshop enthusiasts. Armed with a huge pool of information regarding the tools and tactics of Photoshop, it aims to become a one-stop hub in the near future for everyone who loves Photoshop.

34. kingtutz

King Tutz is a blog site made to house and showcase some of the best Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D, Video, Audio tutorials around. Their tutorials are inspired by things which they see in life and are inspired by things all over the world. The tutorials and articles they publish are meant to be welcoming and very informative.

35. MediaMilitia

Photoshop tutorials and hundreds of high quality free design resources.

36. Digital Arts Online

Digital arts is a design magazine, which publishes Photoshop tutorials which where published in their magazine.

37. Photoshop Roadmap

A great source for anything which is Photoshop related from tutorials to brushes.

38. Abduzeedo

High quality Photoshop tutorials produced by an amazing designer fabio Sasso.

39. Computer Arts

Another design magazine, which publishes Photoshop tutorials which where published in their magazine.

40. Inspik

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Google Voice + Gizmo + Skype = Free incoming and outgoing call soup... YUM

Google Voice is great, but it isn't an entirely free voice-over-internet service if you have to pay a phone bill to use it. With a few tweaks, though, you can talk to anyone on-the-cheap through Skype, or entirely for free with Gizmo.

Since we're extremely cheap, we'll start out with the Gizmo/Google Voice 1/2 combo, since you can use it to place and receive calls without spending a dime. If you're particularly partial to Skype, we'll demonstrate how you can integrate Gizmo, Voice, and Skype for cheaper Skype calls after we demonstrate how to get everything up and running with Gizmo.

What you'll need

• A comfortable headset: Mine's a $30, USB-or-analog model I grabbed off the shelf at Target. If you plan to do some serious talking from in front of your monitor, read up on what works best for your ears and head.
• Free Google Voice account: If you haven't already requested an invite, do so now. They're still dishing them out first-come, first-served style, and the line gets longer every time someone writes an article about the service (ahem).
• Free Gizmo5 account: It's a free virtual phone service that Google Voice officially supports and connects to. If you're more of a Skype person, we'll show you a relatively cheap solution for hooking up Gizmo to Skype.
• Broadband net connection: Because you're doing a good deal of data transfer and service forwarding, you'll want a pretty good pipe for phone calls that won't make you wish for your cell phone.

Hooking up Voice and Gizmo

Once you've finished signing up for Gizmo and Google Voice, head to my.gizmo5.com, and log yourself in if necessary. Hit the "My" link in the upper-right corner to get to your settings page. The first box asks you to enter your Google Voice number and turn Google Voice calling on, which you should definitely do. That routes all outbound Gizmo calls through Voice, eliminating the need to buy credits for those outbound calls.

Three rows down, under the "Account Overview" section, copy your SIP Number, which you won't need to memorize, or even use, except this one time. Head over to Google Voice, click the Settings link, then Phones, and paste that SIP number into the "Number" field. Give your Gizmo account a name like, say, Gizmo, then set the "Phone Type" to Gizmo. By default, your Gizmo/VoIP phone will always "ring" whenever someone calls your Google Voice number from any phone. I find that to be just fine, since "ringing" that phone doesn't really affect any of your other phones, and I don't leave my computer on at all times with the speakers at full blast. If you only want your virtual phone to ring at certain times on certain days, go ahead and tweak those settings in Voice, then hit Save.

Got those headphones handy? Plug them in, usually through a USB port or the dual red/green mic/speakers ports on your computer. Check that the headphones are picking up sounds and that the microphone is enabled in your system's volume settings. Want to test out your Voice/Gizmo capabilities? Head to http://gizmocall.com, then sign in with your Gizmo username. Hit the "Test" button for an echo test of your headset and connection. To try out an actual call, call your Google Voice number from a standard cell or landline phone you have handy, or open up Google Voice's site in another browser tab and make a call to a phone number that won't mind getting it.

It's worth noting that since you're using a VoIP service through another VoIP service's routers, it's fair to expect a bit of call lag. I haven't noticed an audible difference between using Google Voice on my cellphone and through Gizmo but, then again, I've had seemingly worse lag experiences overall with Voice than others I've complained about it to. Your mileage will almost certainly vary, but if you've got an ultra-important phone interview for a job, consider stepping away from your headset. Otherwise, it probably works just fine for normal conversations.

Calling tools

If all went well between Voice and Gizmo, you've got a few options for making and receiving free calls through your headset with Voice and Gizmo:                                  

• The GizmoCall.com site: You can keep the page itself loaded in your browser, or click the "Open in separate window" link to keep it separate from your browsing work. When it first opens, your Flash plug-in will ask for access to your microphone and speakers, which you should grant and hit "Remember" to avoid future prompts.

  Want to reduce browser tab necessities and make Gizmo even more convenient? Check out Google Voice Tricks' write-up on embedding Gizmo's gadget into Gmail.

• Gizmo software: Available for download for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems, Gizmo the application is very similar to Skype, sitting in the system tray and popping up an alert window when a new call is coming in. It also tracks your VoIP calling separate from your Google Voice account, which can be helpful for client billing or other purposes. If you're planning to keep Gizmo open to accept calls, you'll probably want to import your contacts into it to recognize callers. You can only import an Outlook-formatted file into Gizmo, but that's one of the formats most contact managers (Google, Apple Mail, etc.) can export to.
• Google Voice site: You'll still need to have some kind of Gizmo notifier running to receive calls, but Google Voice's own site is pretty handy for making calls. Load up the site (or keep it loaded as a permatab), hit "c" to make a call, type in a contact name or phone number, then select your Gizmo number as the caller. Google will ring you at Gizmo, and once you pick up, the call starts ringing through to the intended receiver.

Forwarding to Skype

If you're already set up with a Skype name and lots of contacts and you'd prefer to keep Skype as your go-to VoIP app, you can get Google Voice and Gizmo to route calls to Skype for notably less money than Skype charges for its call-out service. Alternately, if you only need to make the occasional Skype call and don't want to bother installing software and getting a user account, Gizmo and Google are available there, too.

Gizmo explains all the potential uses and ins and outs at its OpenSky page, and also lists pricing. You can make free calls to Skype names and forward your Voice/Gizmo calls to Skype for anywhere from 1-5 minutes, depending on server load—fine for quick "Call me back" or "Here's the deal" messages, but not conversations. OpenSky claims a $20/year price for basically unlimited calling of up to 2 hours per call. We don't do a lot of Skype out calling, but that seems like a pretty good deal.

Whether you're going the free short call route or paying for some OpenSky credit, setting up a Voice-to-Gizmo-to-Skype connection is fairly easy. Head to your Gizmo5 settings page again, then head to the "Forwarding Gizmo5 Calls" section. Set Gizmo to forward all calls to Skype, then fill in your Skype username. That's it—when someone rings your Voice number, if you've got Voice configured to ring you at Gizmo, then you'll actually be rung up at Skype. The last thing you'll need to do is enable Skype to accept calls from anonymous callers—kind of a pain, but necessary, because Gizmo routes your calls through different Skype names from time to time.

  ____________________________________________________ This is free and and very useful, take advantage of googles generosity and sign up for a google voice #. Post questions, suggestions, and neat hacks in the comments.