Graphic Design: Photoshop Tips : How to Make Cartoons in Photoshop
Photoshop can be used to make cartoons by outlining an image or shape, enhancing the border and filling in the main colors using the basic paint tool. Find out how to make an image look like a cartoon with help from an experienced graphic designer and illustrator in this free video on using Photoshop. Expert: Deb Cikovic Contact: designone.net Bio: Deb Cikovic is a graphic designer and illustrator with years of experience. Filmmaker: Matthew Cikovic
Video Rating: 3 / 5
Full Story »
Filed under: Photoshop Tutorials
Adrian Shaughnessy speaks about ‘Graphic Design: A User’s Manual’
Adrian Shaughnessy, author of ‘How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul’ talks about his new title ‘Graphic Design: A User’s Manual’.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Full Story »
Filed under: Graphic Design Career VIDEOS
HTML5 & CSS Web Design – 107 – HTML5 Page Layout
Part 7 of Web Design tutorials covering basics of web development with HTML5 and CSS. In this we look at how HTML structure has changed from XHTML 1 to HTML5 and how we can create a structure with the new semantic tags. Tutorials by Will Goldstone see willgoldstone.com for more info.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Full Story »
Filed under: CSS HTML Design VIDEOS
Freelance Web Design: Important Questions to Ask Potential Clients
by Libby Fisher -
Today, we are going to talk about a few of the specific questions to ask potential web design clients. These questions will help you to form a solid idea of what exactly the client is looking for, which will help you to draw up an accurate proposal for the project. If you already asked the big questions that we talked about in the article “Freelance Web Design: The Initial Meeting With Potential Clients”, then you should already have a general idea of: the goal of this website, the target audience, the time frame, and the budget.…
Full Story »
Filed under: Website Graphic Design (Articles)
What Are the Graphic Design Career Options?
by Bob Hartzell -
Graphic designers have a wealth of new opportunities opening up in the workplace. The importance of web usage in business today has put virtually every operating concern in need of some sort of employee or consultant who can assemble a good graphics and/or multimedia driven web page.
Career oriented graphics designers today need a bachelor’s degree. It is required for most entry level jobs. Graphic designers bring creativity and imagination to their work, but they must also bring a mastery of the tools, and those tools include sophisticated software programs and computer techniques as well as…
Full Story »
Filed under: Graphic Design Careers (Articles)
Using An iPad For Your Graphic Design Projects
by Mandi Pralle –
If you haven’t heard about an iPad by now, well, it is a small tablet computer created in mind to be the absolute tablet for individuals involved with any kind of visual and audio files. For those who already own an iPhone, a Mac and/or a subscription to the magazine Wired, this device makes a great addition. It is a gadget intended to enhance the experience of reading online magazines, books and other digital media like music and movies. The first version of the iPad was released by Apple on April 2010 where 3 million…
Full Story »
Filed under: Graphic Design Software
Free eBook: Why Design Stopped Being Special, And How This Feeds Free Pitching
DESIGNERS have to shoulder much of the blame for the widespread practice of spec work and the profession’s plummeting prestige, a new report concludes.
Spec work (or free pitching) is the practice of providing design expertise free of charge, and it is fast becoming the de facto way worldwide of winning new design clients. A report from UK design marketing consultancy, Zyzzyva, says that ineffectual marketing by designers is the key driver of the spec work culture.
“Free pitching and spec creative across English speaking territories is being fuelled by an over-supply of identikit designers,” says Sean Ashcroft, managing director…
Full Story »
Filed under: Graphic Design EBOOKS
Freelance Graphic Design Advice You Can’t Live Without
by Jeremy Tuber –
I’ve got a client on the East Coast that’s driving me nuts right now – woman’s clearly got OCD issues. Over this Easter/Passover weekend she has called and left me two messages (both extended beyond the 2 minute limit on my machine so she got cut-off in mid sentence), she also left me 6-7 emails (I lost track after 5). Even though we’re on record pace, she’s desperately trying to get her web site up and running for…well, there isn’t a specific event or date we’re shooting for, it’s just become an insatiable obsession for…
Full Story »
Filed under: Freelance Graphic Design Articles
Graphic Designer Salary – What’s the Scoop on This?
by Kevin Wolfe –
Careers in Graphic Design provide unlimited and diverse opportunities. Careers abound in print and technology media. Careers in Graphic Design continue to be in high demand; however, salary ranges in are fluid depending on employment. Print media tends to be on the lower end of the pay spectrum while technology offers higher salary potential. Graphic Design provides the added benefit of allowing the artist to earn income while doing what they love. Factors such as education, experience, employment, and skills, affect salaries.
Education is essential. Obtaining a certificate or Associate Degree will land a job;…
Full Story »
Filed under: Graphic Design Business (Articles)
Career Opportunities in Creative, Design & Digital Industry
“Read more insights on creative industry at www.majorplayers.co.uk This industry is more about great ideas than degree qualifications. Mark Begley, Major Players Head of Recruitment for Creative, Design and Digital Jobs, offers an overview of working within the industry, from salaries to career development opportunities, entry requirements and more. Not got time for a video? Check out the main points below… What are the salaries like? “”For a junior role you’d start on around £18-22k, a mid-weight designer could command around £25-45 and an Art Director £55-65k+.”” What about the working environment? “”It can be…
Full Story »
Filed under: Graphic Design Career VIDEOS
