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Smoky Hill River Festival Fine Art Competition « priZedo

Posted on January 20th, 2011 by Robert Zimmerman
Smoky Hill River Festival Fine Art Competition « priZedo APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2011. The Smoky Hill River Festival is a prestigious event held every year in Salina, Kansas. Submit five images of which are representative of your work in the following media: Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Leather, 2-D Mixed Media, 3-D Mixed Media, Painting, Paper, Photography, Sculpture, Wood, Graphics/Printmaking, Digital, or Drawing/Pastels. Entry fees apply. TOP MERIT PRIZE: $ 1500. SEVERAL OTHER PRIZES AS WELL …

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Logo Design Contest | Ricktown Arts District, Reading PA

Posted on January 20th, 2011 by Lauren Chambers
Logo Design Contest | Ricktown Arts District, Reading PA Deadlines: January 31, 2011: submission deadline of 1-3 concepts in PDF or EPS format. February 3, 2011: The Planning Committee will select the 3 most effective designs and vote on their favorite. February 4, 2011: The winning artist will be … There might be a purely graphic version, one version with a simple “R” or “RAD”, and one version with “Ricktown Arts District” depending on scale. The color scheme is open but please keep in mind, reproduction and 4-color maximum. …

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How to Draw a Bicycle by Annette Labedzki

Posted on January 20th, 2011 by David Montgomery Jr.
Cycle is perhaps one of the oldest and cheapest modes of transportation. It is not only environment friendly, but it also assures health benefits to the riders. Most children own a bicycle right from the time they are toddlers. As they grow, their bicycles keep getting bigger and more advanced. I assume most households would have a bicycle. Therefore, place one before you and start sketching. You will require the following art tools: 1. Pencil 2. Paper/ canvas 3. Colors (optional) 4. Paint brush (optional) 5. Ruler Drawing a Bicycle: We are drawing a men’s…

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Application of Graphic Design Theories in Adobe Photoshop

Posted on January 18th, 2011 by David Montgomery Jr.
by Davey Johnston Much has been said about the worth of Photoshop tutorials found on the web. By simply following a step-by-step instruction on how to achieve a certain effect, Photoshop is now becoming more accessible to almost anyone who knows how to use a computer. Photoshop tutorials alone could not make you a successful graphic designer. Sure, you can probably know how to do basic photo manipulation but everything is in vain unless you have an idea on basic graphic design. Graphic design is a process of incorporating the elements and principles of visual arts in order to achieve…

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Adobe Illustrator Logo Design

Posted on January 17th, 2011 by Sandy Dalrymple
In this tutorial we go through the steps to create a basic logo using Adobe Illustrator. Be sure to check out the newest logo design tutorial here: www.youtube.com Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Second International E-Waste Design Competition

Posted on January 17th, 2011 by Brian Scott
Ever wonder what happens to your electronic waste? That old computer or cell phone you discarded? Do you want new electronics in 10 to 20 years? If so, here is your chance to do something about it by creating innovative new uses for existing electronic waste, as well as its future prevention. Through the Second International E-Waste Design Competition, participants are asked to explore solutions to both remediate the existing e-waste problem and prevent e-waste generation in the future. The spirit of this competition is to prompt the industrialized world to dialogue about product designs for environmentally responsible green computing…

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HTML5 & CSS Web Design – 103 – HTML 5 Document structure

Posted on January 17th, 2011 by Richard Thomas
Part 3 of Web Design tutorials covering basics of web development with HTML5 and CSS. In this we go over the basics of an HTML document. Tutorials by Will Goldstone see willgoldstone.com for more info. Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Are Freelance Web Designers Still Valuable?

Posted on January 17th, 2011 by Sharon Cornwell
In this video I answer the question of whether or not freelance web designers are still valuable or needed in a time when there are many cheap and affordable web design services available for small businesses. Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Web Fundamentals: Building an Effective Web Site – the Foundation

Posted on January 15th, 2011 by Robert Zimmerman
Web sites serve many purposes and in today’s fast-paced world of instant information, you have about 2.2 seconds to capture a visitor’s attention before they are off to another site. My Web Fundamentals Series begins with the foundation; building an effective web site and takes you through a step-by-step approach to planning and building a web site, then progresses into helping you launch a successful web campaign. This article touches on a variety of topics and is not meant to be an all-inclusive source but rather a basic guide to arm you with knowledge and …

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Tracing clipart with Corel Draw

Posted on January 14th, 2011 by Peter Gallagher
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