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Designing a cutting edge navigation header for a car site

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Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.

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Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

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Create a shape as shown using pen tool.

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Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

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Similarly create another curved shape. Apply different gradient style.

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Create a rectangular stripe using rectangular shape tool.

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Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

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Ctrl+Click to get the selection. Contract the selection by 2 pixels.

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Create a new layer. Apply Black to white gradient. Change layer mode to color dodge and opacity to 50%.

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Create some more shapes. Insert search box as shown. Insert a cutout of a car. Place it on the left .

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Insert another image of a car. Change the layer mode to "luminosity". Move this layer below the gray curved shape layer in layer order in layer palette.

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Type link names over the rectangular stripes.

Designing a Cutting Edge Navigation Header for a Car Site