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Posted by David Montgomery Jr.
A brochure, also known as pamphlet, is an effective tool in sending out information to the public. In advertising, brochures are used as well. Small and large businesses still rely on brochures as an effective communication to reach out to potential customers. There are different types of brochures based on its folder arrangement. Usually, single sheet brochures are bi-fold or tri-fold where each panels are printed with photos and information. Different folder arrangements have been made with the use of larger papers, glossy materials, colorful designs and other gimmicks to catch attention.
Effective brochure design
One has to identify their purpose for creating a brochure. Is…
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Posted by David Montgomery Jr.
by Jordan Siron
Perhaps one of the most vital elements to account for in the trifold brochure printing is preparing the text properly. In essence, the guidelines of the text included in the trifold brochures should be short and sweet, meaning straight to the point. The idea is that the reader should understand the highlights presented rapidly while browsing through the brochure. If the text is organized in bulky paragraphs and dense messages then in most cases the reader will decide that he does not have time to go through it and consequentially, he will disregard it and throw it…
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Posted by Robert Zimmerman
Works of art are usually considered human traits – the likes of Monet, Van Gough, Picasso and Cezanne all possessing unique styles and an image. Yet as humans who feel averted to the bright colours, strange and bizarre things happening in a world, we are now introduced to ‘animal art’. This isn’t artwork based on animals such as portraits, collages or landscapes – but the actual instance of an animal creating their very own artwork.
Of course, over the years the word ‘art’ has diluted its specialist originality of fine drawings and water colours. Art is a word that could…
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Posted by Richard Thomas
Nobody understands branding as well as sports teams. Team logos need to be instantly identifiable and provide a symbol for fans to rally behind and support. If a logo isn’t instantly recognizable, it’s not doing its job right. Nevertheless, some teams are better at logo design than others, and a few teams have logos that are a cut above the rest. Here are some of the best-designed sports logos around, and what makes them so great:
1. Westminster Griffins
This griffin shows a combination of speed and ferocity, two things any sports team needs to succeed. The clean lines…
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Posted by Richard Thomas
by Carla Ramos Loteria –
Graphic design process (GDP) is the art of putting together text or images using a variety of creative techniques such as drawing, painting and/or computerized effects. Aside from website designing, applications of graphic design process also include movies, television shows, or commercials.
Creating a graphic design masterpiece that will instantly stir-up interest and curiosity of purposeful as well as accidental website users and researchers is achieved by following an easy and efficient graphic design process. Basically, starting a graphic design project is a team effort between the website owner/s and graphic designer/s.
Here are…
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Posted by Gary Lee
by Merlina Palencia –
A movie poster is the first thing that invites a person to take interest in a movie. Someone is likelier to see a poster out on the street before even getting to watch the trailer or teaser attached to another film’s previews. It is the first step to making someone imagine what the movies is all about.
Given that premise, it wouldn’t be surprising at all to know that some artists have made a good living illustrating movie posters. In fact, there are quite a few of them who have been as iconic as their…
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Posted by David Montgomery Jr.
by Tom Womack –
One of the things that make After Effects animation a little easier is that their design places five basic attributes in a ‘Transform’ set that is common to all After Effects objects. Having this common ground makes the terrain a bit more familiar and helps your plan your design.
Every object in After Effects has this same set of attributes under the ‘Transform’ group: ‘Anchor Point, Position, Scale, Rotation, and Opacity’. All of these attributes appear with the stop watch icon to their left which means they can all be animated. As you discover new…
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Posted by Sharon Cornwell
by Scott Flood -
As the Baby Boomers move along on their journey from milk to Metamucil, companies are making all sorts of changes to accommodate the needs of their changing bodies. From lumbar supports in car seats to cushioned handles on kitchen utensils, manufacturers and service providers recognize the potential profit in catering to the comfort of an increasingly older population. That population is living longer, so they’ll be consumers longer, too.
But one element that’s been slow to catch up is graphic design. I believe a big reason is that the nation’s population of graphic designers skews toward…
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Posted by Patricia Hooper
by Tom Womack -
The timeline options in After Effects add special design management features. While you might manually edit a layer timeline duration, using the duration/stretch control panel lets you make precise edits. If you want to synchronize layers or set precise timing, using this editable control feature is the tool of choice.
Like many edits in After Effects, manual tools are provided so you can make these edits visually. However, if you look at lower left of your timeline panel tools, you see three icons we’ll visit later but for now, the third icon on the far right,…
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Posted by Sandy Dalrymple
by Sarmishta Sonti –
3D computer graphics
The advanced technique of graphic designing is the 3D computer design which gives the 3 dimensional illusions for the designs using the geometrical data. It also uses the light, wind and other effects to give a realistic view of the graphic. It is mostly used in entertainment world especially movies to design artificial environment. Movies like Avatar, used the 3D graphics using various software like Maya that on rendering gives a realistic 3 dimensional illusion of the sketch. The stages of 3D designing are modeling, layout and animation, and rendering. Often it…
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