So, a subtle pattern is one that is clean and simple. It can have thin lines, subtle flowers, pixel shapes, etc. The subtle pattern has light tones of gray and white. But, it can also have other color tones as long as the patterns is not that visible.
The Photoshop patterns are popular graphic design resources used to create backgrounds or to add texture to text, objects, etc. There are all kind of Photoshop patterns like floral patterns, wood patterns, paper patterns, pixel patterns, etc.
When it comes to design, one handy design tool that most professional designers cannot do without is Photoshop. Created by the powerful and highly creative Adobe platform, Photoshop is the most versatile and the best design tool for website design. Despite this, however, there are some limitations that restrict its use in particular areas, and such limitations hinder the speed of completion of design projects.
Thankfully, Photoshop plugins have been developed that allow designers to not only complete projects on time but also offer additional features that make the project much better than it should have been. Thousands of such plugins for Photoshop exist, but a vast majority of them are outdated and cannot be used with the latest versions of Photoshop.
This Photoshop plugin is available for free online. This, however, does not mean that it is not one of the best plugins used by Photoshop experts to create clear-cut background patterns. Instead of going back and forth to the site, Subtle Patterns saves you that time by bringing the massive collections of patterns directly into your Photoshop.
This Photoshop plugin allows the instant transformation of multiple layers, but in such a way that each of the items is liberated from the others. This handy plugin can be used to resize a group or cluster of objects without disrupting their arrangements.
This Photoshop plugin is quite helpful in the sense that it offers tons of strong features that enable it to export images quickly to Photoshop. It also showcases other features such as its capacity to produce CSS (cascading style sheets), amazing image compression capabilities, HTML (HyperText Markup Language) as well as a unique feature known as Objective C. Objective C allows you to insert your images into any design project you may be working on.
This plugin allows users to quickly enhance the global and local contrast of images. It is a Photoshop tool that functions excellently well without the need for clipping pixels. This plugin also gives users total control throughout the whole extent of the tonal range.
One of the best tools that utilize skin-smoothing algorithms, this plugin comes at a hefty cost of about $200. But given that it is touted to be the best among many others, as well as the impressive results it offers, it is well worth the money.
This Photoshop plugin is known for its ability to introduce and deliver impressive icons right onto a readily accessible Photoshop panel. It stands heads and shoulders above other popular icon fonts out there in the market nowadays.
Another powerful Photoshop plugin is CSS Hat which readily provides a wholesome CSS code at once. Although Photoshop comes with an inbuilt feature that does similar work, CSS Hat is designed to offer more capabilities and more flexibility.
Glifo is a plugin that exports your icon layers into a web font with only one click; it is actually a simple process. Once you have the plugin installed there are three simple steps you need to follow in order to get the icons exported but the steps are very easy to get the hang of.
WebZap is for those who need quick mock ups within Photoshop. We all know that Photoshop is the last place for quick prototyping but this plugin lets you create simple layouts quickly and with ease. WebZap provides you with a UI library where you drag and drop elements without having to create them yourself first.
GuideGuide is a plugin that creates a Photoshop grid for you automatically. It is the best thing to happen to Photoshop yet as I personally hate having to redo grids manually for every file I create. It is a tremendous time saver for any designer and it is very much worth the download.
CSS3Ps plugin is very useful to those who love CSS3 and hate creating all the wonderful and various UI elements created in Photoshop manually. This plug in exports shape styles to CSS3 and it has support for a wide range of properties including border radius, inner glow and gradients.
Cut&Slice me is a handy Photoshop plugin that helps with exactly what it name suggests, it helps with cutting, slicing and exploring pixels. The plugin cuts out unnecessary pixels, if the need be. It exports what you tell it to in order to save you time form having to do so manually.
CSS Hat is another plug in which exports Photoshop layers in CSS3 code. It has a simple two-step process where all you need to do is click a button to get your code. The plug in is great because it supports CSS preprocessors like SASS, LESS and Stylus.
As designers, we all love the Subtle Patterns library, now you can have it directly in your Photoshop as a plugin. Their extensive library of patterns is filled with amazing pieces and is actually very handy; having it as a plugin is so much easier then browsing their website. Using the plugin means having an easier and more seamless way of getting the patterns into your Photoshop files.
PixelDropr is a plug in that saves your UI elements so that you can reuse them throughout any of your Photoshop file. Basically, it allows you to create a collection of elements that you can then drag and drop as you need them.
Catalist is actually a productivity plug in that helps you be organized within your project. It allows you to keep track of the various files that are connected to a project whether they are a PNG, HTML or AI file. This way you can always access the necessary files without having to wonder around in folder on your computer instead.
Spec King is another one of my favorites as this plug in creates design specs and annotations very quickly. It is the perfect productivity tool as it allows you to add measurements through out your documents very easily and we all know how necessary specs can be sometimes.
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Created and curated by Atle Mo, Subtle Patterns is a free resource for textured patterns. As of July 2015, there are more than 400 patterns available. Users can also purchase their plugin to use their resource directly from Adobe Photoshop.
Die Website Subtle Patterns bietet zahlreiche Endlosmuster fr die Gestaltung von Website-Hintergrnden zum Download an. Die Seite ist den meisten Webdesignern wohl bereits bekannt. Das Entwickler-Team von CSS Hat und Enigma64 hat nun zusammen mit Atlo Mo, dem Grnder von Subtle Patterns, ein weiteres Photoshop-Plugin erstellt. Das Subtle Patterns Photoshop Plugin integriert die Bibliothek der Subtle Pattern-Website als Bedienfeld in Photoshop. Ich hatte die Mglichkeit mir das Plugin bereits vor der Verffentlichung einmal anzuschauen und freue mich euch sogar zwei Lizenzen zur Verfgung stellen zu knnen.
Jonas ist Grnder der Agentur kulturbanause und des kulturbanause Blogs. Er arbeitet an der Schnittstelle zwischen UX/UI Design, Frontend und Redaktion und hat zahlreiche Fachbcher und Video-Trainings verffentlicht. Jonas Hellwig ist regelmig als Sprecher auf Fachveranstaltungen anzutreffen und untersttzt mit Seminaren und Workshops Agenturen und Unternehmen bei der Planung, der Gestaltung und der technischen Umsetzung von Web-Projekten.
Ich habe auch mit den Programmierern unserer Firma darber gesprochen und wir waren uns einig die Unsetzung von Apple sieht eher aus wie eine programmierte Oberflche (ein Rohmedel) die noch von keinem Designer bearbeitet wurde.
Flat Design ist ein aktueller Trend, forciert durch Google & Windows 8 und kommt wohl nicht ganz zufllig der ganzen Responsive-Technik entgegen. Die Zukunft wird wohl irgendwo zwischen Skeuomorphismus und Flat Design liegen. Jedenfalls wenn es nach Jakob Nielsen gehen soll.;-)
Gerade die schnen Details sind fr mich persnlich das A und O einer perfekten Optik. subtlepatterns.com ist mir schon seit langem sehr positiv aufgefallen durch den klaren Aufbau und die Begrenzung auf die wichtigsten Informationen, nmlich auf die Patterns.
Flat Design ist fr mich eine sehr interessante Thema, das ich gerne ausprobieren mchte in zuknftigen Projekten. Doch oftmals muss man gerade das komplette Konzept auf diesen Zweig der Design-Richtung bertragen, weil es sonst schnell nicht ins Grundkonzept reinpasst. Somit nicht abgeneigt, aber eher vorsichtig beim Gebrauch.
Subtle Patterns ist im Grunde IMMER eine Anlaufstelle, wenn die Seite schlicht und modern wirken soll und keine ausladenden Fotohintergrnde gewnscht sind. Als direkts PS-Plugin sicher eine gute Zeitersparnis.
Flat Design ist meines Erachtens lediglich wieder ein Trend. Bei Design geht es darum, Lsungen fr konkrete Probleme zu finden.
Ob man Flat Design Elemente nutzt, Skeumorphism Elemente oder was auch immer, im Vordergrund soll die konkrete Lsung von Problemen fr Nutzer stehen.
Ich persnlich nutze SubtlePatterns seit langer Zeit. Die Seite ist erste Anlaufstelle wenn ich Patterns fr meine tglich Arbeit brauche.
Ich wrde mich freuen eine Lizenz zu gewinnen! Es wrde durchaus eine Arbeitserleichterung fr mich darstellen. Cheers! and keep up the good work!
SubtlePatterns ist echt der Hammer, benutze ich schon ziemlich lange fr Webseiten. Es gibt sogar ein Bookmark zum testen der Patterns -> -patterns-bookmarklet/#.UhMdQpIvk08
Hab bei SubtlePatterns auch schon selbst Pattern erstellt, und wurden angenommen, also macht das ding richtig voll :)