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Step 1
The first thing we want to do is create a new document with the dimensions of 1024×1200.
Step 2
Using your Paint Bucket Tool from your tool pallet, fill your background layer with #3E4C54
Step 3
Next lets use our Rectangle Marquee Tool to make a selection similar to the following and fill it with #1F2B33. This will represent our headers background
Step 4
On this layer we want to add some blending options, so go to your layers pallet and Right Click your layer and choose Blending Options from the drop down menu and insert the following
Step 5
Time to move onto a couple links for our header. This is where our page links will be displayed. Using your Rectangle Marquee Tool make a selection similar to the following and fill it with #FC4F83
Step 6
Next make 2 more boxes of equal size with a fill color of #27343C. Then you can add some text with the color #FFFFFF to your buttons similar to the following
Step 7
Keeping with the simple nature of this layout, our logo won’t be too flashy. For the logo, I used the font Helvetica Neu, set to bold, with the anti-alias set to strong. I used #FFFFFF for the “Your” and “Gallery“, and for “Photo” I used the color #FC4F83. For the tagline I used the color #B1D4E8. When it’s all said and done, you should have something that looks like this
Step 8
Now it is time to get the sidebar out of the way. Using your Rounded Rectangle Tool with a radius set to 10px, and a foreground color of #ECF1F3, make a rectangle similar to the following
Step 9
We now want to create our link units for our Category box, and our Highest Rated image box. Using your Rectangle Marquee Tool make a selection similar to the following and fill it with #000000
Step 10
Next, insert the following blending options onto it’s layer
Step 11
Now just use your text tool to add the heading “Categories” and you should have something that looks like this by now.
