Marcofolio.net - Marco's online portfolio and digital playground on the net http://www.marcofolio.net 2008-07-05T12:54:13+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/images/M_images/marcofolio.png text/html 2008-06-29T17:00:00+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/icon/free_quality_icon_packs_thatll_make_you_drool.html IconsPedia (http://iconspedia.com/) is one of the leading resources where you can download high quality icons for free. I gathered a lot of quality icon packs, for your inspiration but you can also use them where you want. This article is showcasing free quality icon packs that'll make you drool, including 7 tutorials on how to create your very own. Do you also have seen enough of your standard icons? Try using one (or more) of these free quality icon packs that'll make you (and possibly others) drool! You can use them on your blog, website or desktop. text/html 2008-06-26T22:21:55+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/feature/summer_2008_guest_authors_contest_reminder.html Just a little reminder of the Marcofolio.net Summer 2008 Guest authors contest. A while ago I told you about this contest with great prizes (http://www.marcofolio.net/features/contest_summer_2008_guest_authors.html) and the deadline will be this Sunday (30th of June). So if you still want to participate, please react fast. Good luck everyone! You would help me out big time too. text/html 2008-06-24T22:57:11+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/photoshop/inspiration_the_beauty_of_3d_typography.html Everybody loves typography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typography) in design. Playing around with characters in an awesome way really gets the attention of the viewer, especially when the typography is in motion (http://www.marcofolio.net/video/15_stunning_motion_typography_videos.html). This article is showcasing the most beautiful 3d typography for your design inspiration, including 5 tutorials on how to create your very own. 3d programs like Xara 3d (http://www.xara.com/) or 3d Studio Max (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=5659302) will make the 3d rendering easier, but Illustrator (http://www.adobe.com/nl/products/illustrator/) can do the trick too. Be amazed and get inspired by the world of beautiful 3d typography. text/html 2008-06-22T14:03:02+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/imagedump/imagedump_june_2008_part_2.html There are many people out there that like my blog for the monthly imagedumps. Because it's almost the end of the month June, I'll finish-it-off with another great picture collection. Here's a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from June 2008. Don't forget to check out the the first Imagedump from this month (http://www.marcofolio.net/imagedump/imagedump_june_2008_part_1.html). text/html 2008-06-19T13:21:07+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/photoshop/freebies_4x_high_resolution_textures.html Remember the Smashing Textures Contest (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/09/smashing-textures-contest/)? I joined the contest and 2 high resolution textures got picked (http://www.marcofolio.net/photoshop/photoshop_freebies_2x_high_resolution_textures.html) (out of ten). Even though the leftover eight didn't get picked, I still think some of they are really great to use as a texture. I personally picked my favorite four textures for your Photoshop needs. You can download the four textures in one big pack (http://www.marcofolio.net/downloads/photoshop/4x_best_of_textures/details.html) from the download section, free for all kinds of use. All photographs are taken with a simple camera on a bright day. None of them are edited in any way, exept some have non-texture parts removed. The pictures are taken in a very high resolution, perfect for Photoshop artwork. text/html 2008-06-14T11:06:09+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/joomla/7_tips_to_optimize_joomla_security.html Last April Fools I made a joke that my website was hacked and turned upside down (http://www.marcofolio.net/other/the_browser_that_destroyed_my_april_fools_joke_ie.html). When your website is really hacked, there's nothing funny about it. Joomla! (http://www.joomla.org/) is a great CMS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system) that is used worldwide. For this reason, hackers often try to find a way to hack a Joomla! website. Here are 7 tips to optimize your Joomla! security, preventing your Joomla! website getting hacked. Always remember to make a regular backup of your website and database. If you still get hacked, you can always get back to an older version of your website. Make sure you find out which extension caused the vulnerability and un-install it. text/html 2008-06-10T10:15:28+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/reviews/an_interview_with_john_campbell_creator_of_designbump.html DesignBump (http://designbump.com/), a new community website especially for design, has just opened it's doors. I mentioned it before in the sideblog (http://www.marcofolio.net/sideblog/design_bump.html) because I think this website has a lot of potential. Today I had the chance to get an interview of the man behind DesignBump: John Campbell. He'll tell us some background information about this upcoming and growing website. As you could have expected, I'm a registered member (http://designbump.com/users/Ionox) too. If you're really in to design, you should really take a look at DesignBump (http://designbump.com/). text/html 2008-06-08T12:30:36+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/photoshop/making_a_3d_scene_using_3d_models_in_photoshop.html One of the coolest new features of Photoshop CS3 extended is the possibility to import 3d models. Together with vanishing point (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbHpgDxjJlY) they can really give you a good 3d look-and-feel in Photoshop. In this tutorial, we'll be creating a nice 3d scene using 3d models. This was my first time working with this technique, so I haven't perfect it (yet). Still, it's pretty fun to play around with and if you've never worked with 3d models before, you'll learn a whole lot of new things. My PSD file of this tutorial was to big to put online (83 MB) because of the many 3d models, but you can download a wallpaper pack containing my final result in high resolution in 2 different sizes (http://www.marcofolio.net/downloads/photoshop/3d_scene_dodge_viper_wallpaperpack/details.html) (1440x900 (widescreen), 1600x1200 (normal)). text/html 2008-06-06T20:12:23+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/features/contest_summer_2008_guest_authors.html The summer vacation break is coming up soon over here and I'll be gone for almost one whole month (sorry folks!). Right now, I'm holding a contest, searching for all (potential) guest authors out there that want to share one (or more) articles with the world by placing them on Marcofolio.net. I'll personally review all submitted articles myself and will send a notification when the article is approved. Your article is placed on the front page of Marcofolio.net in this summer (July or August). Prizes What would a contest be without any prizes to win? 1st place: A 125x125 px banner in the "Sponsors" section, advertising your website for 2 months 2nd place: $30.00 USD in cash on your PayPal account 3rd place: One of your own chosen articles on your blog will get featured on the sideblog Of source, all articles will have a link to your own website, together with a short biography of yourself. You'd be promoting your own website too! So what are you waiting for? Start writing an unique article for Marcofolio.net that'll maybe get placed this summer. Be fast, submitting articles ends at 30th of June. text/html 2008-06-03T23:14:12+01:00 http://www.marcofolio.net http://www.marcofolio.net/imagedump/imagedump_june_2008_part_1.html I know there are many people out there that like my blog for the monthly imagedumps. The month June has just started and I'll kick-it-off with another great picture collection. Here's a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from June 2008. Don't forget to check out the other imagedumps (http://www.marcofolio.net/imagedump/) and stick around to see part 2 of this month.