It is much easier to criticize somebody else’s work than to create something cool yourself. But if you apply a systematic approach to criticizing, make a numbered list and prepare illustrations, it will be regarded as a fully-fledged analysis! In my opinion, icon design is undergoing a transitional ...

My previous job required a bit of multimedia programming and involved the use of a lot of different graphics techniques. One day we ran across a bit of code to give drawn text either an outerglow or an outline around it. It turns outs to be much simpler to do than I previously thought and only goes ...

Here the list of online generators specifically for web 2.0 design: enjoy it!

Learn how to easily watermark images with a simple HttpHandler. Apply custom text that will overlay the image. The the text can be transparent or non-transparent.

A fine replacement for the poor built-in thumbnail image script in .NET

How to capture the form and save it to a bitmap

A template for creating visual effects plugins for Paint.NET.

"Here are 113 10x10 greyscale icons in .gif format to fill up your stocking with - the next instalment of my mini icon collection, which has been steadily growing over the last year."

Learn to use built-in .NET features and native Win32 libraries via COM Interop or P/Invoke. Excerpt: Graphics, video, sound, and printing are the hallmarks of a traditional rich client on the Microsoft Windows operating system. When it comes to multimedia, the Microsoft .NET Framework delivers a com...

That’s not all! There are more than 300 (three hundred!) professionally designed icons for your ASP.NET applications in this collection. And, they all are completely free!