Heres how to make videos responsive on shopify with code, all you need to do is add the video code to your page and than add the css to your liquid.css file in shopify. Please watch the full video tutorial here --->
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On how to add responsive videos in photoshop. Subscribe and follow my youtube for more stupid simple shopify tips and tricks!
<div class="responsive-video">
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
/* -- Responsive video embed -- */
.responsive-video {
padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* for 16:9 ratio */
padding-top: 25px;
position: relative;
height: 0;
}
.responsive-video iframe,
.responsive-video object,
.responsive-video embed {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
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we will be using a sample free Firefly overlay from our 100 firefly overlays pack.
if you feel more comfortable watching the tutorial we have made a "how to create a firefly effect in
Photoshop Tutorial " on YouTube. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/el43_kPmJx4
You can follow along using the free firefly asset provided, if you would like more firefly overlays you can
purchase the whole set here: https://bit.ly/3jtiMzX
Adding Firefly overlays in photoshop is pretty simple, for the transparent overlays you can place them over
the image and you don't need to apply a blend mode, However for the black background overlays you will
need to provide one of 3 blend modes lighten, screen or color dodge.
You can scroll through the various blend modes in photoshop and find the right blend effect you are looking for.
To apply the blend mode simply select the layer and apply it to get the desired effect.
Here are some examples of how we used the overlays. If you want to see more realistic firefly effects,
check out our Instagram for more at https://www.instagram.com/photohacklovers/
I'm excited to teach this free photoshop course of " How to blend two images together In Photoshop"
This course was made for someone who knows at least the basics of Photoshop and is comfortable working in it.
This Free Photoshop Tutorial on how to blend two images together is about an hour long and comes
with a bunch of free resources as well as exercise files.
To access the files click hereto download them. I hope you will enjoy this free course on how to combine
and blend images in Photoshop, If you have any questions or concerns leave them in the comments
below and as always keep creating!
You can view the full video tutorial on youtube, and use these Free Photoshop resources.
Follow along with the video and complete each step with us.
Or you can simply watch the video here below:
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How to add Your own videos to Shopify Without Using Youtube for Free! + as a bonus we will learn how to make
fancy videos for your site using a free software that uses your own existing Shopify product images to create professional videos for free.
This is so easy! Learn in 2 minutes How to Add Videos to Shopify Without Youtube for Free
I also use the videos to create Etsy videos, and add videos to my own Shopify product pages all without using YouTube.
I made this tutorial because there are no videos on youtube that help or explain how to do this.
Please subscribe and book mark this video as this is crucial to your sites SEO. Video is the future.
Use this code snippet for the video
<video style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" controls="controls">
<source src="your video here">
Your browser does not support our video.
</video>
Etsy videos size needs to be 720x720 for a perfect fit but mostly the 1:1 ratio will work if not use the 16:9 ratio
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Our latest video post on the photohacklovers youtube channel.
In our last Photoshop Tutorial and trainging
we went over on how to customize the tool bar in Photoshop.
This tool was created to make Photoshop easier to use for beginners.
If your like me and absolutely cant stand the default Photoshop tool bar than this free custom tool bar
will make your life so much easier in Photoshop, I know that it did for me.
this toolbar has a really neat Easter egg, Photoshop has hidden a banana icon inside the tool bar
and you don't have to do anything fancy to get it to show up, all you have to do is download the tool bar
and double click to install it.
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You can download the free Photoshop banana tool bar here
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Recently I came across some files, with the challenge to “Convert brush sets to pngs so that they can be used in other programs and vice versa. My google search just was not turning up any viable results it was mostly littered with reddit users begging in the forums for solutions on how to convert brush sets to pngs.
If you search on google you will never find the free solution that I’m offering, I had to dig really deep and it took a little effort and research on my part to find some viable programs to do the trick. I had several file formats where I needed to convert brush sets to PNGS so that they can be used in other programs, such as affinity designer, ArtRage, and so on.
I also came across many people searching to convert ABR files into images as well so I have included both programs in this tutorial so that you can download them and convert your files for free. So, the First program I want to talk about is Irfan view by Fosshub, this program allows you to covert PSP files to pngs, jpg and what not. It allows you to convert many file types and the program is free.
I have screenshotted all the file types it can handle for conversion and I also have created a tutorial on how to use the program because it really does not offer any instructions. The program as far as I know only supports windows and at the time of this article, I’m using windows 10 pro and it works beautifully.
You can download the program here: Download IRFANVIEW
In addition to converting other file types to pngs and jpgs you can also convert photoshop brushes to pngs and jpgs using ABR mate which is a free program as well. We have decided to host the abrmate software on our servers so that way you don’t have to download the virus ridden ones from softpedia and other spammy software download sites.
You can download ABR mate here: DOWNLOAD ABRMATE FOR WINDOWS
You can watch the entire youtube tutorial on our channel at Photohacklovers, we also have an amazing tutorial on how to pimp out your desktop and include how to obtain free software to turn any image into an icon file for your desktop.
That video can be found here: How to Pimp out your Desktop in 2020
One of my awesome YouTube viewers had requested that I make a list of some of the Professional Stock Photo sites I use to get free images from and graphics. As a designer just starting, it is very difficult to produce professional-level graphics, if you don’t have the means or access to them. Professional stock photo sites are extremely expensive. The monthly cost can range into the thousands.
Back when I was starting as a designer, photos and content were rarely provided for free. This was largely due to digital not being as accessible as it is today. However, since the birth of digital photography and the ability to take so many photos on a single SDHC card; more photographers have more photos than they know what to do with!
This, in turn, has made professional stock photography more accessible to more users. More and more people are getting into photography and choosing to offer their photos for free, in exchange for some type of exposure. This is a win for graphic designers and non-designers a like because we have access to professional-grade stock photos free!
Even though this information is widely available on the internet some people are still unaware that this is possible! So, I made this nifty list of Professional Stock Photo sites I use to get free Images for my viewers! I hope you enjoy and find it useful!
Pexels
Pexels is a free photo site that allows you to download free photos for both personal and commercial use. Attribution is suggested but not required.
https://www.pexels.com/search/work/
Unsplash
unsplash is a community of photographers who upload free photos for everyone, commercial and personal use is allowed.
https://unsplash.com/s/photos/free
Pixabay
Pixabay is definitely one of my favorites, it also is a community based free content, photos can be used for both commercial and noncommercial use.
https://pixabay.com/
Stock snap.io
stock snap offers hundreds of free images provided weekly free from copyright restrictions.
Gratisography
Gratisography offers a quirky selection of high-resolution photos, they provide a collection of some very unique content photos on this site can be used without restrictions.
Pikwizard
Pikwizard has a library of over 1 million stock photos that are royalty-free and safe for commercial use.
Negativespace.co
Negative space offers beautiful photos for personal and commercial use however they do have some paid versions on the site.
Freepik
Freepik offers tons of free content, pictures, graphics, and mockups just to name a few, however, they do have a subscription-based model for some premium content. You can only use these photos for commercial use if you subscribe to the premium content however we included it in the list because its highly affordable, less than a subscription to Netflix.
Burst by Shopify
Shopify offers it's content users free photos for their websites with a site called burst, it offers tons of photos that can be used copyright free and you don’t have to subscribe to a Shopify store to take advantage of these wonderful free stock photos.
Reshot
Reshot is a free stock photos site that offers tons of free photos for content for startups and small businesses. These photos are free to use and without restrictions.
Foodiesfeed
Foodiesfeed offers free food stock photos and is a perfect site to find free high-quality professional-grade photos for restaurants, bars, cooks, and foodie enthusiast, it doesn’t mention license limitations. So, we are unsure if you can use these photos for anything more than personal use.
Freestocks.org
There’s not much of a selection of these photos but they do offer some unique content and it allows for both commercial and personal use.
Picography
Picography also has a small or limited library but what they lack in size they make up for in substance, they have a gorgeous library of free stock photos in a variety of different style’s and content, They offer what’s called a free license. The details of this type of license can be found on their website.
Focstock
Focastock offers a variety of free stock photos, videos, and templates in an array of styles and content, they allow for both commercial and personal use.
Picjumbo
Picjumbo offers an array of professional free stock photos as well as backgrounds, iPhone wallpapers and more. The stock photos on this site can be used for free for personal and commercial use.
New old stock
Newoldstock is a collection of old and vintage style photography these are mostly historical photos that have already expired in copyright so they are free to use in any matter.
If you like this site or old vintage photos in general than you will also love these sites as well:
flikr commons / Old book illustrations / The British Library on flickr / The public domain review https://nos.twnsnd.co/
Startupstockphotos
Startup stock photos are free professional photos for start-up business they offer free and commercial use.
https://startupstockphotos.com/
Designerpics
Designer pics has a small library of some really unique and great photos I included them in this list because even though its small it has some really great content.
Lifeopix
Lifeopix While I absolutely hate the linear layout and the lack of search features, this site does offer some hidden gems I especially love the historical building and drone and ariel shots that this site offers and those are particularly hard to find.
On the plus side they also offer some free video clips as well. I couldn’t find any information about licensing they only mention that the photos are free.
Canva
Canva even though Canva is primarily a subscription-based model they do offer tons of free content as well so we included it in the list. As for licensing goes with all subscription-based models, commercial use is only allowed for paid subscribers.
https://www.canva.com/
Deviantart
DeviantArt offers free content through a community of designers while this community has practically died since Wix took over there are still tons of resources and stock images provided for free by the community of artists on here.
The artist individually set the standards as far as licensing goes, most of the content provided by these artists are mainly for personal use but many YouTubers such as myself have used these photos for manipulations in complex composites for YouTube.
https://www.deviantart.com/
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How to Pimp out Your Desktop in Windows 10
Windows 10 remains one of the most boring operating systems to date. If you are anything like me and
miss the good ole days of windows 7 vista than you probably have been trying relentlessly to customize
Windows 10 but have hit several walls regarding customization.
As annoying as windows 10 is, you may have wanted to throw your Desktop or laptop out the
freaking window. Windows 10 definitely doesn’t make it easy to customize. I have learned, over the last few days
trying to fucking tweak my (P.C) is hard asf,.
The Pc is definitely the “ Poormans Crack machine".
These last few days I have been testing and tweaking Windows 10 to pimp it out to Pink aesthetic perfection,
I also put together a complete .ico file package that took me days to organize and I also included 3
Free software’s that will help you to pimp out your pc absolutely free.
So Make sure you watch the video on YouTube before you download the software and icons because I give you
very important tips on how to pimp your Windows 10 Desktop.
Heres what we will cover:
- How to customize and change the windows 10 Trash bin icons
- How to Create your own Icons in windows 10 using free software
- How to batch file multiple png files and turn them into .ico with free software
- How to Remove arrows off shortcut icons in windows 10
- How to change and customize windows folder icons
- How to customize and change windows system folder icons
- How to bring back Windows vista notepad and snipping tool
- How to change the desktop background, taskbar, and windows colors
-How to roll back windows 10 updates
- We also discuss size, color modification of windows 10 in further detail
Download resources and links:
Watch the video Tutorial https://youtu.be/Z6HpUPkMEDI
Download Link: Pimp out my Windows 10 Desktop
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The explosion of Tik-Tok and other viral videos on social media led me to create this article of,
“30 Websites to Download Free Stock Videos for your socials”. It’s become crystal clear, that
today’s users prefer video over any other type of social content. It seems, video is here to stay
and won’t be going anywhere for a very long time.
In fact, I think video is just getting started. Therefore, we will need tons of footage. But where
will we find a ton of free footage?
Right here, I have done all the dirty work for you and compiled a massive list of 30 websites
to download free stock videos for your socials.
So here is the list of 20 Websites to Download Free Stock Videos for your Socials I compiled,
and I hope you find it useful for your social media post, marketing designs and whatever it is
that you feel like creating yourself!
This is my favorite Free stock video site so far! Mixitco has a lot of high quality and premium videos in 4k and just overall I think its the best place to get professional grade videos.
Pexels has thousands of free video Foootage files that you can use for free or commercial use for social media marketing.
With over 7600 free stock footage and stock video is obvious why this is a great site to download free stock video footage for all your creative needs.
Is a collective community of creatives who share video footage that can be used for personal or commercial use.
This site has some free videos but also has a pro subscription to access the rest of their free stock video files.
This is shopifys free video site, there are free videos and paid videos you must go to the left side bar and select free to see all the free videos they have to offer.
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So here is a list of 50 free mockups you need as a designer, Use these high-quality photoshop mockups to display your graphics professionally.
Realistib Billboard Mockups Bus Stop Mockup 6 Tradeshow Mockups for Illustrator Download
9 Free Office Mock ups Download
6 Trade Show mockups for Illustrator Download
Realistic Billboard mockups Download
Book Promotion Mockup Download
First let me say there is no shame in admitting you are broke, cheap or whatever, “we are artists it’s what we do”.
Artists like us, practically coined the term “starving artist” Mmmkay.
Partnering with Adobe has infinite possibilities, Since Adobe software is the standard in the graphic design industry,
when adobe pays attention to you so does the rest of the world.
Using Adobe to gain exposure for your designs is a lot easier than you think. All you have to
do is enter their annual contest and win.
There are many categories and several levels of awards for the adobe achievement awards so there is plenty
of opportunities to gain entry and win.
All prize winners get a free invite to adobe max among other cool things such as official badge on social media
Behance, Instagram, and special recognition and so on the real see the adobes website for details on how to
Get a Free Invite to Adobe Max.
I know, my creatives like you have tons of talents and have a great shot at winning! So give the adobe
achievement awards a shot and get your Free Invite to Adobe Max!
Here at photohacklovers, we like to celebrate Christmas in July and why not?
In this tutorial, we will learn how to create snow from scratch and then animate the snow as well as using Christmas
bells for sound effects for our animated snow gif in photoshop.
Stay tuned for part 2 of this video where we create an animated Christmas card collage.
Download the resources here: Download snow animation resources
After an extended search, I could not find the exact font Melanie Martinez used in the video. I also did not want to painstakingly recreate the font with the pen tool.
However, I did find a similar font that is almost a dead-on match, and the best part it's freaking free my creatives!
The font is called Freakshow, the title is amazingly relevant to the song lol. You can download the free circus font Freak show click here.
In this week's photoshop tutorial episode I have provided a couple of free resources to help you recreate the carnival typography effect.
To get started creating Melanie Martinez Carousel Font, Please click here to download the resources from this weeks tutorial.
Get THE ADOBE COLOR THEME click here!
To watch the video on how to make the carousel font in Melanie Martinez video just click play!
If you have any questions or need help leave a comment below and I will do my best to assist you my creatives!
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Vintage Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorial Photohacklovers
Learn how to create a Vintage photo effect, This Photoshop tutorial teaches you the basics of adding photo effects, giving your image a surreal vintage photo effect.
In this Photoshop CC 2018 tutorial, I will also go over how to use the perspective warp tool. I will show you how fast and easy it is to perspective warp photos.
Watch this free easy photoshop tutorial my creatives! Please download the resources click here!
This Outdoor mockups pack is a must-have by all graphic artists from the beginners to pros.
]]>To purchase the photoshop brushes click here: https://bit.ly/3tfcZjH
Procreate Vincent Van Gogh brushes https://bit.ly/34DKV2D
Traditionally linocut is done on wood or metal. The Lino cut is a design or a form of art that looks carved or relieved. You an achieve a realistic Van Gogh painting effect by hatching your digital oil and impasto paint in lines or waffle like patterns.
Some examples provided below of beautiful inspiring linocut artwork. Or just google Vincent van Gogh and you can see the exact style and technique these brushes aim to replicate. Above you can see that like Vincent Van Gogh he’s taken to a specific medium and made it his very own. Pablo Picasso art is breathtakingly unique. he was also mad as a hatter.
Every great artist develops their very own personal style and technique that is easily recognizable at first glance. You can use these brushes to not only create a van gogh effect in photoshop but create your own style as well.
Take for example Vincent van Gogh, who chose linocut hashing and impasto has his art medium and completely personalized it making it his own.Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous painters of all time. Did I mention he’s crazy, ya I know all the best people are.
Let’s just face it Impasto is gorgeous, I mean you can’t really mess up art done in linocut and impasto. I have been a huge fan of the style and it’s a great way for graphic designers to create awesome looking unique logos, posters, flyers, and even oversized art that you can sell to hang on the wall or even in your own home office or business.
I must admit that my expertise is primarily in Photoshop but I have been branching out more into Adobe Illustrator and procreate. Interestingly, I have almost completely mastered Adobe Photoshop thought to be un-masterable.
I have always had a love for illustrations and print, however, Ironically, I’m not the greatest artist. But with impasto, you don’t have to be. It’s not that type of medium where its got to be perfect.
I find the easiest way to create the effect provided in the examples below is to sketch out an object or person and then scan the photo of your drawing and bring into either illustrator or photoshop and draw over it with either the pen tool or a brush.
Sketch, scan and then use the impasto and line brushes in photoshop
If you don’t like using Photoshop you can always use procreate or illustrator.
Primarily The Vincent Van Gogh Brushes provided below are for Photoshop cc however you can easily turn any photo into a linocut effect in photoshop I found a really good tutorial here “Linocut Photoshop Tutorial” primarily you can also create your own brushes they are comprised of lines mostly.
You can also mix and match different artistic mediums together with The Vincent Van Gogh Brushes to give it a really beautiful textured look. I am so in love with the linocut painting above, it definitely catches the eye.
I think in 2021 popular artist such as myself will bring back the old school linocut effect and put a traditional modern and artistic spin on it.
Whatever the case may be I hope you enjoyed my take on linocut art and hope to see some of your own artwork posted in the comments below.
Stipple and hatching are both similar techniques and its fun to combine multiple effects together. I feel the best artist bend traditional rules and I feel using all these brushes together can have quite an impressionistic effect in your next art project.
There are over 60 Photoshop brushes combined that you can use in this massive Photoshop brush van gogh set, These sets have a combination of impasto, lines, mixing brushes, pencils, erasers, oil paint and so much more!.
You will not need any other resources as I have gathered them all into one massive huge bundle for download. You will need a good internet connection to download the Vincent Van Gogh Photoshop Brushes.
The Vincent Van Gogh Brushes are part of a private collection & will be given away as a prize once we have reached 10,000 subscribers on Photohack lovers Youtube channel. The winner will be announced when we reach 10,000 subscribers. These brushes come with a commercial license and you can use them to create your own Vincent van Gogh art using either Illustrator or Photoshop without restrictions. I have packed all the brushes together for simplicity & ease of use.
If you dont want to wait until the contest drawing you can purchase the vincent vangogh brushes!
In this weeks episode on youtube, we will learn Digital Scrap Booking Tutorial, how to create a shabby chic photo frame.
If you are pressed for ideas on how to create scrapbooking photo frames than this vintage, a rustic shabby chic scrapbooking tutorial is the ticket. my tutorials are super easy I don’t use a lot of tech jargon, and I explain things easily not going to fast or too slow.
I assure you that even if you haven’t been able to learn Photoshop before, you will be able to complete this easy 15-minute Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial. Follow along easily and create your own shabby chic photo frame as all the lesson materials are provided free in this weeks episode.
Here is a picture example of the shabby chic photo frame we will be creating:
Download the Shabby Chic design resources here: Download Design Resources
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This compilation makes it easier and convenient to download. The Flower Photoshop Brushes is pre-organized and makes it much easier to search.
Everything you need to create stunning designs, leaf, flower bushes, foliage and plenty of other useful Photoshop vegetation and landscaping brushes.
Fall Leaves Photoshop Brushes
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Get ready for Halloween with the mega stash of Halloween Photoshop Brushes. That’s right I have a collection here of over 20,000 Spooky Photoshop Brushes that can be used commercial free in your next design project and the best part is they are absolutely free!
I have broken down the Spooky Photoshop Brushes into 13 sets of Halloween photoshop brushes, so that its easier to load and does not take too much memory in adobe photoshop.
I will be adding more brushes to this post such as, blood brushes, pumpkin brushes, black cats brushes, broom photoshop brushes, witches photoshop brushes, pumpkin photoshop brushes, spiders photoshop brushes, ghost photoshop brushes, and so much more.
You can use these Spooky photoshop Brushes to create Halloween invitations, spooky birthday cards, club flyers, and Halloween party flyers.
Be creative and use these brushes to create all kinds of wonderful and unique graphic designs. For added flair, add some Spooktacular styles and patterns to spruce up these spooky photoshop brushes.
Have Fun this Halloween and make cool and exciting graphics my creatives. If you have any questions about these Halloween Photoshop Brushes please leave a comment below.
Don’t forget we offer free youtube photoshop training check out the channel here Photohacklovers.
get monthly freebies by signing up click here. password will be on the vip email list you must sign up and stay signed up to use the items on this site.
Download Photoshop Brushes set 02
Download Spooky Halloween Photoshop Brushes set 03
Halloween Photoshop Brushes set 05
Halloween Photoshop brushes set 10
]]>I tried many failed applications and methods, to achieve Desktop to Instagram where I could Dm and upload photos, in this article I will discuss several ways to have Instagram on the desktop.
I was just about to give up after installing and uninstalling several desktop applications. Then finally after several days, SUCCESS! I accidentally stumbled across a free and easy to use the desktop to an Instagram software application extension called desktop to Instagram
Why was this so important to me? Ever notice Facebook isn’t as active as it used to be? Well, that’s because people aren’t really on facebook anymore they are using Instagram.
Currently, Instagram and snap chat is the number one social media program. People don’t want to read long dramatic status updates and look at advertisements. It’s all about visuals now. (pictures) -get it
As graphic designers, We should be masters of visual media, after all, it’s our profession. Graphic designers, Photographers, and artists everywhere need to get on Instagram and snap chat that’s where potential clients and opportunities will be.
People are waiting to see all the wonderful and beautiful art from all you photo hack lovers out there.
I hope you enjoyed this article, for more awesome content like this post and subscribe and share photo hack lovers awesomeness!
Or you can use Instagram from your PC's the Microsoft store
Instagram for PC Desktop
2020 update on this article, gramblr was shut down however there is browser that has Instagram automatically built in : Instagram in your browser
]]>So I thought it would be helpful to other designers to make this list of site that's offer unlimited free storage!
Let's explore Unlimited Free Photo Storage for Photographers and Designers, Photo storage that is free!, yes I take a lot of darn photos. As a Photoshop expert,
I download million’s of photos a day and also am constantly grabbing more photos off the internet for references and or graphic design projects. I have so many photos, video, and files! Jeepers Creepers I am running out of places to store them.
So far I have been hoarding mass amounts of files on my external hard drives and other places such as sites like Flikr and Pinterest.
But the problem with Flikr is there is a (1Tb limit) and the pro version doesn’t allow you to upgrade from there. Flikr is kinda of deceptive they advertise the free version as 1tb and the pro as 1000gb which is essentially the same size.
So, in a nutshell, Flickr pro is nothing more than Flikr free without the ads. You can easily get rid of adds by using google chrome and a couple of add blocking extension and wallah! you have saved 49.99 annually.
Beyond Flikr, there is Pinterest which is unlimited & free but lacks the design of Flickr and the versatility to upload multiple photos at once. (I’m still trying to find a way to batch upload to Pinterest)- If you or anyone knows how to, or can create an app that will upload multiple files at once to Pinterest I will virtually dry hump you.
(and make the app free of course, thanks!)
Now most people have to eventually print their photos. Why not store the photos where you plan to print them? Shutterfly currently offers unlimited Photo storage.
You can even Create a photo website free which can be shared with all your friends and family. Bummer alert! – video storage cost money. (and it’s not cheap)
Here’s the workaround upload the video to YouTube and than click add from YouTube and it should appear in the photo section of your site, where viewers can share and see your videos absolutely free.
Another free Unlimited photo storage site I found was Zonerama is a free online gallery that gives you unlimited space for your photos and videos. It's free and it will stay free. Your pictures will retain maximum quality.
Yep, there`s no compression. When it comes to video Zonerama can handle resolutions up to 4K. Zonerama is made for sharing: use it to show your work to clients, or share your albums with friends and family.
As Graphic Designers and photographers, we have more than just pictures we have .PSD files illustrator files and sometimes need stock video storage.
I myself have after effect projects, dream weaver projects it’s not just photos I want to store I want to store it all, gosh darn it! So then the heavens opened and finally, I found Amazon storage which If you have amazon prime you can store unlimited photos for free.
If you want to store the rest of your junk ultimately you will need to upgrade to the 59.99 a year plan. Considering that Google drives 30Tb plan is $299.99 a month that’s a steal in my opinion.
Since I already have Amazon Prime this was a no brainer. I quickly downloaded the desktop app and begin using the services.
I pay for and use MediaFire to share a lot of free files on this website and I’m hoping to use amazon drive to share files as well but there isn’t a whole lot of documentation of what it can do.
I did, however, find an authentic user review on youtube and will share it below. My suggestion is to buy Amazon unlimited storage pronto! Get grandfathered into the $59.99 plan before they change their mind and up the price.
(get unlimited storage click the download button)
Other Free Storage services that lacked my approval
One Drive 5gb can sync and share files storage space to small upgrade to pricey.
Dropbox 2gb -too expensive not enough storage space.
Google drive 15gb- can sync but they throttle so it’s not stable, upgrade to pricey.
MediaFire- I have the 1tb plan its super awesome for sync and sharing, however (there’s still a limit.) – its pricey as well.
Unlimited Photo Storage Free -I hope this helps other graphic designers and photographers get a handle on their files. I for one have been just using an external hard drive but it lacks share and sync capabilities.
If you are a graphic designer or photographer and have an even better way that you share, sync and store photos and files Please do share with all of us photohacklovers.com
]]>15 Ocean Inspired Fonts – I design a lot, I mean being from Florida I have no shortage of ocean themed request, so I put together this nautical list of 15 Ocean Inspired Fonts. Whether you’re making sea-inspired logos or just need a summer font, this unique font bundle is sure to turn heads.
If you liked this type of post, please don’t hesitate to leave a like or comment and I will be sure to create more font collections, that you can use in your next ocean inspired typography project. As always please share and comment below to show photohacklovers some love.
Remote Graphic Design Jobs- How to make money as a freelance graphic designer, how to obtain remote graphic design jobs, search for people easily looking for graphic artists and designers.
Learn best practice for freelance graphic designers, Including how much you should charge, how to target your audience, SEO, marketing, social media marketing and above all the 2017 graphic design trends that will help you land your next remote graphic design job.
This video tutorial will also help you land new clients, get existing clients to refer you to new ones and insider secrets on how you can work for the government as a graphic designer remotely.
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]]>With that being said, I have compiled a list of 15 Web Design Tools you can't live without. These design tools will make transitioning to the Darkside of the web much easier.
And when I say Darkside I'm referring to web design and or development, which the rebels now refer to it as UI and or UX design. Yes, even our occupational names have changed in the graphic design industry. 8-O
This nifty Photoshop plugin takes the guess work out of creating a multi-column grid. I was never any good at math, and you probably aren't either. let's just face it we think with our right brain most designers suck at math, :roll: so guideguide is heaven sent and takes the guess work out of creating pesky columns and grids.
You will need adobe photoshop cc 2017 or greater it doesn't work on older photoshop versions.
Don't know how to use guideguide? Here's a free video tutorial on how to use the extension.
This grid helps you to layout websites easily with a grid that's 960 pixels wide. This helps to create 12 and 16 digit columns a lot easier for web design layouts. Once again taking the guess work out of math.
See a trend here, designers positively hate math. Basically, in a nutshell, the 960 grid system will fit best on a users monitor and is most versatile for your web browser.
If you are looking for the RESPONSIVE GRID FRAMEWORK you can download it here. DOWNLOAD RESPONSIVE GRID This grid is the successor to the 960 grid system and is highly recommended.
For an in-depth explanation and an in-depth tutorial on the 960grid system
click here.
let's just face the truth Dreamweaver in its current state just sucks for designers. I don't know anyone who uses Dreamweaver to build websites do you? if you're looking for A modern, open source text editor that understands web design.
Then you should really try brackets and why not? it's absolutely free. What I have learned about site builders is they suck. Things like Muse, Dreamweaver or any kind of page builder are horrid for scalability, versatility, and ease of use.
How to use brackets watch the video tutorial click here
Bootstrap is 100% free & is the most powerful framework to create a responsive design using CSS, HTML 5 and javascript. If you want to land more jobs as a graphic designer, I suggest downloading bootstrap & watching the bootstrap crash tutorial course.
Click here to watch the youtube video on how to use bootstrap and why it's an essential skill to have under your design tool belt.
Sass with compass using the koala compiler which is free and allows you to streamline complex code into easily manageable code. In a nutshell its style sheets on steroids. Sass helps keep things tidy & allows you to create stylesheets quickly.
Click Here to watch a video tutorial on sass using the free koala compiler
Silex -Free visual UI web design tool
Silex is a designers dream come true, you can visually create responsive design for web or mobile right in the web browser and view how they will look instantly you can save your work when you are done to your own computer for free!
Click here to see silex in action you won't be sorry that you did.
personapp is a UX-based website that allows you to narrow target audience, their behaviors in a nutshell it completely maps users personally so that way you can create a customized experience on the web or individually for marketing purposes.
There is no youtube tutorials on this unique app but it's pretty much self-explanatory. This app has been discontinued as of 12/4/2022
Sometimes you just don't know where to start at all. have no fear UX checklist are here. I want to say that this is by far if not the most useful web design resource, I have come across in a long time oh and its free! Even better. This checklist will help you be a better UX designer even if you have no formal training.
No tutorial needed its a checklist of UX design you probably should be integrating into your next web development project.
In a hurry? create fast wireframing UI mockups on the fly directly on the web using frame box. On the downside, it does not have a lot app rich features but on the flipside, you can create mockups on the fly and the best part it's 100% free and easy to use for creating quick and dirty UI design.
Click Here to see framebox in action.
Easy GUI Prototyping across multiple platforms. This is a free and useful wireframing software for UI designers.
Click here to see a video tutorial on how to use the Pencil project.
Need to collaborate with your clients and share design projects with them? slack does just that. There is a free version and a paid, as long as your using it as a single user it remains free. Lucky for us, most graphic designers are one man show anyways.
There are no video tutorials as of yet, but its so simple it really isn't necessary.
Sketch a UX design app for mac cost is $99
Affinity Designer- word on the street "it's the new photoshop killer" cost is $49
Webflow is a visual web design tool you can create websites without coding, however, in my opinion, cost too much cheapest plan is $16 a month and can't export CSS.
Ux map primarily for Ux Designers Document and map the user experience $29
GitHub is an online code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. Free & paid versions available
Caseium Free Image compression software
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