ABC and T of Skills For Success in Creative Graphic Design
by Kelly Nickless -
First off, A stands for art skills. Admittedly, all graphic designers are artists in themselves. However, what sets apart a successful graphic designer from a not-so-successful one is the ability to use color, composition and design to great effect. Basically, you must be able to convey the right message to the right audience using your kind of art.
You will be asked to produce art presentations from printed materials like charts and logos to moving images like television advertisements. As such, you must possess a strong foundation in the arts, thanks to your excellent education and…
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Simple Sin City Effect in Adobe After Effects | Tutorial
The sin city effect is basically the effect where everything is in grayscale (black and white) excpet for one or more color of your choice. This is actually called selective coloring, but due to its popularity it is called the sin city effect (although I have also heard people call it the “Pleasentville Effect” and the “Tivo Transpo Effect”) There are many other effects people call the sin city effect, such as the effect similair to the one we learn today. Basically the effect some people call the “sin city effect” is the effect…
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Graphic Design Tutorial – Space Effect In Photoshop – HD
This video will be about making the space effect in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Now this is made by using a gradient, lens flare and the brush tool then also adding a smoky effect. This isnt the atuall space look but a better and more interesting look.
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How to create outlines and shine text in CorelDraw with Freelance Fridge
This is a CorelDraw tutorial that explains outlines and also shows how to create a shine/metallic effect to text. Please visit www.freelancefridge.com for all your graphic design and illustration needs.
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Free Fonts – 256th Edition
40+ Beautiful and Fresh Free Fonts for Download | Web Design … 40+ Beautiful and Fresh Free Fonts for Download. View full post on Design Newz · Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger… Get Shareaholic. No Responses to “40+ Beautiful and Fresh Free Fonts for Download” … **** 40+ Beautiful and Fresh Free Fonts for Download | Speckyboy Design … Surely, designers know that there is countless number of free fonts available, so finding the ideal font for you can be very difficult, unless, you already know what you want to find. … ****Full Story »
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HTML 5 and CSS 3: Provide Great Benefits in Future Web Design
by Robert Playford -
(This Article is an introduction to the ‘HTML 5 & CSS 3 Elements’ collection.)
HTML 5 combined with CSS 3 will soon be featuring on all websites within the near future. Both of these elements will provide a simpler, more interactive and better looking internet. Websites will be easier to design and code. The first working draft specification for the new html was launched at the beginning of 2008 by the World Wide Web Consortium.
What is HTML 5?
This is the new coding of the web which will enable better integration of video, audio and user interface…
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Walk in the Shoes of a Graphic Designer
What’s a day in the life of a graphic designer like?
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Graphic Design Techniques : Editing Out Electrical Wires From Pictures
Editing out electrical wires from pictures can be done using the “Clone Stamp” tool in Photoshop, which clones the background image over the undesired area. Find ways to remove objects from a photograph with tips from an experienced graphic artist in this free video on graphic design. Expert: Jason Bio: Jason has been a graphic artist for more than eight years.
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Graphic Design Techniques : How to Make Graphics Brushes
To make graphics brushes in Gimp, create the desired shape in black, crop the image to the selected shape, and save the image as a Gimp Brush file, or a GBR. Create custom brush tool shapes with tips from an experienced graphic artist in this free video on graphic design. Expert: Jason Bio: Jason has been a graphic artist for more than eight years. Filmmaker: leighton silvestro
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5 Steps For Successful Freelance Graphic Design From Home
by Michelle Minix –
Starting a new business can be a scary task.Where do you even begin? This quick guide provides 5 basic steps to success in your new adventure.
1. Get your bookkeeping in order. This is the step you will love to hate! Most designers are not good bookkeepers…it’s just not in our nature! It’s in your best interest to visit an accountant. He will be able to set you up with a Tax ID and provide other valuable guidance regarding sales tax, income tax, etc. Save yourself some money by handling the invoicing yourself. Your accountant…
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