This tutorial will explain you the easiest way how to make glossy web 2.0 stylish logo for a blog. Simple web image designing technique using Photoshop. I use Photoshop CS2 on this example. As we know that now a days web 2.0 stylish design can be found a lot on the net. So now we'll try to remake our blog to be web 2.0 using cool glossy logo for your blog name. The final result should be like this.

1.Open up new Photoshop document. You can easily do this by hitting Ctrl+N on your keyboard. Set it up like this one below. Just a note, I use 400x400px document just to make us easier in working with this Photoshop.

2. Using text tool, now type your blog name. A word for your blog logo. Set your text font as illustrated below. I use Calibri 48px Bold as my text font. To make it more web 2.0 stylish, you have to use some simple fonts. Suggestion; Calibri, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, and Segoe UI are working fine.

3. We have to rasterize our text layer. We can do this by clicking Layer menu than Rasterize Type.

4. Before we move up around, we need to set Foreground and Background color at first. Now set it to #ffb60e for Foreground and #ffce00 for background color. We need to do this step for our text gradient at next.

5. Now we'll give some effects to our text layer. Bring Blending option dialogue up by right clicking on the text layer and choose Blending option. Or we can do this by clicking Layer menu, than Layer Style, now choose Blending option. Check drop shadow option and set its attributes like below illustration.

6. We'll also give it outer glow effect. Just set it like illustration below.

7. Now it is time to add one of glossy element. Give our text layer gradient effect by checking Gradient overlay tab. Don't forget to use Foreground to Background overlay. See illustration below.

8. Last effect to add should be Stroke effect. Set stroke size to 5px and set its color to #e58100. Now just press OK button to confirm it.

9. From this step your blog logo should be a bit like this one. It is web 2.0 enough but we'll redesign it to be more stylish. Yes, by giving it a glossy effect.

10. We can make such glossy effect in very simple easy way. Now create a new layer by hitting Ctrl+Shift+N on your keyboard press than OK or just Enter. Now make creative selection using Lasso tool. Use your bright creative brain, just an improvization like this one. I'm not so good on this step, so use your own.

11. Oke you are good. Next step is more simple step. Fill this selection with white (#ffffff) color. Do this by clicking Edit menu than Fill. Or simply hit Shift+F5 buttons. After you do this right now set this layer opacity to 35%.

12. Wow.. our logo now is a web 2.0 logo. And of course we can use it for our blog. If you did it right your logo should be like my logo below. I know you are good in making this logo design. We're done!!

Conclusion
From many steps above we know that making a web 2.0 logo for a blog is not so hard to do. You can improve your creativity in using style, colors, and blending option settings. I know you can do better than me. So if you feel this tutorial is good and you've made a logo from this tutorial, feel free to post it here. Just comment this tutorial. Below is my other final result from this tutorial, just added some glass shadow.

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com
Score : 7/10
Type : Classic Template blogger (edit html)
Review:
This minimalist template was designed with simple idea but came with elegan and close to be webish 2.0 in short angle of view. Yes, its elegan even just minimalist design. Not so many images can be found. Simple and minimalis as it said. It gives us more adventage coz by using this Blogger skin, our blog pages will be loaded easily in any browser. So once again to be not hesitating and just download and use.

This minimalist Blogger layout has already equipped with simple Blogger Plugin from BlogSocializer. Then, you must download from this page, coz it is free. Yes.

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com
Score : 7/10
Type : Classic Template blogger (edit html)
Review:
Bringing fresh large vision, this template is Classic Blogger skin. Not so many things to be displayed, but as seen above, simplicity can bring elegan view. That is soul of web 2.0 design. Optimized with only 2 coloumns but focusing on its contents.

This K2 template is already optimized using BlogSocializer, a simple Blogger plugin.

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com
Score : 5/10
Type : Classic Template blogger (edit html)
Review:
Not so web 2.0 but this template brings simplicity and minimalis aura. Not so much comments but this blogger skin still deserve to be downloaded.

Just an added value, this version of Firefox template includes simple plugin from BlogSocializer.

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com
Score : 8/10
Type : Classic Template blogger (edit html)
Review:
Classic template doesn't mean to be old design. This Binary Bonsai template is the really web 2.0 design with simple layout. Using this Blogger skin will work fine in major browser. Header image can be changed easily to suit your idea. Must download...

Added bookmarker widget from BlogSocializer at bottom of every posted articles. Download and use it now if you are really classic template addict..

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com based on andreasviklund.com
Score : 8/10
Type : Classic Template blogger (edit html)
Review:
With clear menu at sidebar part of page, this template brings very old web 2.0 style. Even classic one, but it is clear and elegan enough. This blogger skin is 3 coloumns layout. So you don't have to worry about placing any ads. Your profile can be displayed at topl right part of page.

This template has been injected with simple bookmarking plugin for Blogger from BlogSocializer. Just download and use it .

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com based on andreasviklund.com
Score : 8/10
Type : Classic html template
Review:
Displaying three coloumns layout makes this template more web 2.0 design in all looking. With no header image(s) this skin still glorious and simple shape. What is it more suitable for? Personal blog, bussines blog, informatif blog, or even techno blog. Really don't hesitate to download this blogspot skin.

Downloadable Andreas04 template from this page is already widgeted and just in simple use to add to bookmarker.

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com based on andreasviklund.com
Score : 7/10
Type : New blogger skin (xml)
Review:
Just as previously posted template. But this one is a new one. Formatted with xml so it is a kind of new Blogger skin. Suitable for advance personal Blogging. Must download.

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Original Publisher : geckoandfly.com based on andreasviklund.com
Score : 7/10
Type : Classic Template blogger (edit html)
Review:
Original designer is Andreasviklund so this template named as Andreas02. In this post you can download as classic version. There is a new version (.xml). This template includes several tabed menu at top part. Simple web 2.0 design for personal blog. If you prefered classic template, then I'm telling you that this one is the best blogger classic template.

Andreas02 a blogspot template downloaded from this page is already added plugin from BlogSocializer, enables your blog readers to easily add your page to major social bookmarking sites.

Mirror here.

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This tutorial will explain simple way to add cool social bookmarker widgets to Blogger pages. In this case we'll use simple Blogger Plugin from BlogSocializer. This plugin allows us to add nine popular bookmarkers button on every pages of our blog. Including Digg, Technorati, Delicious, Yahoo! MyWeb, Google Fusion, Blink, Furl, Simpy, and Stumble upon. Here we go..

1. Go to your Blogger Dashboard. Than click manage layout of your desired blog.

2. You'll be in Template page at Page Element Tab. Now click [Add a Page Element]. Just choose where you'll place the widget is. In this case I set it at bottom of every post, so I'll place it below Posting Blog coloumn (See picture).

3. A popup window will appear. There you can choose what kind of page element you want to add. Now select [HTML/JavaScript] element. Than click [Add to Blog] button. A 'Configure HTML/JavaScript' page will appear, leave it first.

4. Go to BlogSocializer and get the code there. Click and copy the given code.

5. Go to popup window again. Fill in title of element first than paste the code at 'Content' area (Right click and paste). Lastly, just click [Save Changes] button.

6. Now open your blog and test the widget. Below is example of working BlogSocializer in my blog. You can try how easy this widget in use by submitting this page to Digg, Technorati, and Delicious.

Conclusion.
BlogSocializer is the easiest and simple way to add bookmarker widget in Blogger based page. This Blogger plugin is free to use. I know there are other bookmarker plugins such AddThis.com and Sharethis.com but I still suggest you to use BlogSocializer. Why? because with BlogSocializer we can display the true buttons of originally bookmarker sites. Not other flip button. So benefit of displaying those buttons is to make our blog looked like more cool. Just as Wordpress bookmarker plugin.

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Original Publisher: blogcrowds.com designer by Mario carboni
Score: 8/10
Type: Blogger New Template (xml)
Review:
Star Crash is a web 2.0 layout for Blogger based blog. This template is very webish 2.0 on its design. Contains gradient background even on its content area. Just simple design but very elegan and very web 2.0 already. Any blog readers shall feel aura of simplicity of web 2.0 design. Great blogger layout. You'll be regret if you don't use this template. Best of all this template is new kind of blogger skin so it is xml ready.

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Original Publisher: Blogandweb.com designed by designdisease.com
Score: 8/10
Type: Three coloumns new blogger layout.
Review:
Again, elegant blogger layout with 3 colomns design. With simple blue on header area this template brings web 2.0 elegant layout to a Blogger based blog. If you download this version of Plantilla Bloggy Pro from this page, than you'll get ready to use social bookmarker widget in it. This template really suitable for any CPC or ads publisher.

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Original Publisher: blogandweb.com
Score: 9/10
Type: New Blogger skin 2.0 (xml)
Review:
I gave highest score for this elegant template. In all around this Blogger skin has more attractive design and web 2.0 layout. Looked like so elegant. We can see gradients effect at header area, it makes glossy style on it. Based with blue as whole idea. This version of Blogy Crepusculo template has bookmarking widgets from BlogSocializer. Cool but elegant layout. Must have!!

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Original Publisher: www.blogcrowds.com
Score: 7/10
Type: New Blogger Layout (.xml)
Review:
This red layout entitled as Ballon skin. Really simple design with short good looking as web 2.0 on it. This version of skin is already injected with social bookmarking widget from BlogSocializer. So readers can submit any pages of your Blogger based blog directly do Digg, Technorati, Delicious or even Yahoo! MyWeb and Google Fusion. That's why you must have this version of new Blogger template.

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Original Publisher: jackbook.com
Score: 6/10
Type: Dark New Blogger template (xml)
Review:
The Mushblue skin, this Blogger template is originaly designed for wordpress but now converted for Blogger use. May be it is not so web 2.0 also but it bring simple combination of dark and blue. With only two coloumns layout this template ready for use as either personal or informatif and formal blog. Some peoples said that blog layout describes its owner personality. So it is up to you how to judge about this template. We still picked this blogger skin coz of its elegan look.

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Original Publisher: superfluousbanter.org at Blogcrowds.com
Score: 6/10
Type: 3 colomns new blogger template
Review:
Blue gradiented layout combined with cool web 2.0 layout. This template is one of Thisaway Series but it is the blue one. It has three coloumns layout. Your main contents will be placed at middle of its two sidebar.

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Oiginal Publisher: Blogandweb.com design by pinkseo.info
Score: 7/10
Type: Illustration new Blogger skin (xml)
Review:
It has large header area with cool illustration. Not so web 2.0 design but very cool to be downloaded. Bringing famous aura to its owner. This type of skin is suitable for personal blog of cool people with cool personality.

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