The social network profile page wars rage on. A good while back, Facebook upped the ante by putting a pretty good-sized header up on top of your profile page. Then Google+ countered with a way for you to put a way-too-ginormous image as your profile header. Bringing up the rear (rolled out in the past
We stumbled on the Pepper Design Blog last year and ended up subscribing by email because Morgan always has something interesting to share. She made a few photo overlays for Christmas that were ready-made for Pixlr Editor, and this time around she has two for Valentine’s Day. These downloadable overlays are quite large, making them suitable for printing and
Today we’re releasing a huge update to Pixlr Express for Android. It’s a fully redesigned look with a new interface and icons — and a few big new features. First up: new interface You’ll notice right away that this app looks different than the previous version. Nice and clean with a friendly welcome screen that lets you
The winds of Internet design have been changing when it comes to avatars: They are increasingly becoming circular. A number of major social networks have adopted rounded profile pictures, which has spurred this trend on further. The main reason behind it seems to be HTML5. With HTML5, web app developers have a lot more flexibility
Our Pixlr on Flickr group is one of our favorite places to view Pixlr-made art, and we love profiling some of the artists who share their work with us. This time around we wanted to alert you to another skilled sharer, Sonel. A homemaker from Hartbeespoortdam, South Africa, she’s a wife and mother, animal and nature lover
Today, we’re going to show you how to make a double exposure silhouette using Pixlr Editor. We’ll start with the basics of the technique and then give you some more advanced tips and tricks. Double exposure photos are cool. In the days of 35-mm film, these magical-looking images were one of the neatest tricks a
One of our favorite photo-sharing communities has to be Android Editors. They always get high-quality submissions, nearly all of which are taken with smartphones. You may have encountered a few of them in our Pixlr on Flickr group, or you may have seen some of their work when we teamed up with them for the #AE_Pixlr Challenge not too long
Why haven’t you customized your Facebook profile timeline image? If you haven’t, we’re about to make it incredibly easy. To make it easier for anyone who wants to create a truly unique timeline header, we’ve put together a simple, straightforward Pixlr template. This can be useful to help make sure the image you want to
Last week, we gave you some tips for Cutting Things Out the Easy Way Using the Magic Wand. This week, we’re going to show you the more advanced way. If your image has a complex background and you are hoping to cut out a particular element of the image, you’ll want to use the Lasso tool.
Recently, we added a set of New Stickers that let you put all kinds of silly stuff on faces like hats and glasses and eye patches. This time around, we’ve replaced the old one-tone Kawaii stickers that used to be in Pixlr Express with a dozen full-color, fully cute, expertly designed Kawaii stickers. You’ll find these in
