Create a Cool Vector Panda Character in Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is my favourite tool for creating fun and cute character designs. With just a few simple shapes, a mix of gradient colours and a few shadows here and there you can build some great looking illustrations. Here’s a step by step walkthrough of the process used to create a cool Panda character, from the basic outlines through to the detailed final design.

http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/create-a-cool-vector-panda-character-in-illustrator

How to Create a Cool Monkey Character in Illustrator

In this tutorial, we’re going to be creating a monkey character illustration using Adobe Illustrator. You’ll be using basic Shape Tools, the Pen Tool and various other Illustrator techniques to create the illustration. Let’s get started! ;)

Step 1

Before starting, we need a source to refer to when creating your illustration. You can either use a photograph of a monkey (or any other animal!) or sketch your own and then either scanning your image in or taking a photograph of it. I sketched a monkey and scanned it in at 150dpi; below you can see my result.

http://spyrestudios.com/monkey-character-tutorial/

Seven Easy Ways to Have a Safe Online Transaction

1. Choose a Company with SSL EV
A couple of years ago, Microsoft introduced the SSL EV (SSL Extended Validation). Unlike older SSL certificate, which any webmaster can easily get, it’s very difficult to earn an SSL EV certificate. A website that wants an SSL EV must go through a rigorous acceptance process which may include a validation of their physical address, audit of their financial/tax information, and other verification to make sure that the website is completely honest and competent. Individuals can’t get a SSL EV Certificate, while companies are needed to perform adequately in their industry for years before qualifying for one.
You should look for a green bar as a sign for SSL EV in
• Internet Explorer 8 or higher (Win)
• FireFox 3.6 or higher (Mac or Win)
• Safari 4 or higher (Mac or Win)

2. Look for Domain Change
You should watch out for this one. Some inexperienced (or bad) web developers use this method. It’s an easy to spot, though. When you shop online, watch the domain name on the address bar and make sure that you are using the same site during the purchasing process. Let’s say you’re shopping at Beststore.com – if it changes to Goodstore.com or something as soon as you click “check out”, that’s a big problem! Occasionally, you are transported to a different web site during the actual payment process. This is a risky practice and must be avoided at any cost!

http://hostwisely.com/blog/seven-easy-ways-to-have-a-safe-online-transaction/

35 Nicest and Most Beautiful Apple Wallpapers

Apple’s logo is really a creative, unique and elegant logo design for designing nice, beautiful wallpapers to use on desktops. Here is a hand selected collection of 35 nicest and most beautiful Apple wallpapers. I hope you will like this collection and vote for this collection on social bookmarking sites.

http://www.webdesignsoul.com/35-nicest-and-most-beautiful-apple-wallpapers/

7 Extremely Useful Chrome Extensions for Web Developers (with quick tutorials for each)

Web developers, you guys are really lucky. The tools available for you as a group are very powerful and they come in all shapes and sizes. With the introduction of Google Chrome, the community has made some amazing extensions which are very easy to use for every day work. Below you have the ones I consider most useful (starting with the best, of course ;) ).

http://aext.net/2010/03/extremely-useful-chrome-extensions-for-web-developers/