Photoshop Tutorial: How To Replace the Sky [In-Depth] Beginner
A step-by-step intermediate tutorial showing you how to replace a sky using Adobe Photoshop CS5 or CS4. In the tutorial I am using CS5, but the steps will be the same for earlier versions of Photoshop.
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Top 3 Associations For Work-From-Home Graphic Designers
by Gino Orlandi -
You’ve made the decision to work from home as a Graphic Designer-freeing yourself from the daily grind of commuting and the annoyance of office politics! However, it’s important to continue to maintain professional contacts. You may need inspiration and support, advice, a forum to vent professional concerns, or a motivation to improve your skills. The following associations might provide the connection you crave!
The Professional Association for Design (AIGA)
Becoming a member of a network like AIGA gives you a variety of benefits. It provides a member gallery where you can exhibit your portfolio. It has…
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Adobe Flash – Web Design Wonder Or a Flash Menu For Disaster?
by Ray Cassidy –
Adobe Flash is a truly amazing innovation, even after more than a decade Adobe Flash is a software platform for multimedia content. It was originally created by Jonathan Gay as a project known as Future Splash Animator. When Disney Studios and MSN got interested in using it for their websites, this pricked the awareness of Macromedia who were already developing their Director software. Macromedia bought out Jonathan Gay’s parent company and the software was re-badged under the title of Macromedia Flash 1.0.
Currently, it is under the wing of Adobe Systems. Ever since its introduction,…
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Q&A: Graphic Design and Copyright?
Question by Flighty 1: Graphic Design and Copyright? I am considering doing some freelance graphic design for a couple of friends. One needs a logo, another wants some business cards, and the last needs some graphics for a web page. For these and any future projects, do I need to do anything as far as copyrights? All the work will be custom from me and the ownership will be theirs (as specified in contract)–especially for the logo. Is my job done once I design and turn over the work? Does that mean they have to worry about trademarks, copyright, etc?…Full Story »
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Q&A: Tax deductions for onsite freelance graphic design?
Question by chi freelance: Tax deductions for onsite freelance graphic design? I have a large chunk of freelance income for 2010, earned from 3 different agencies, all onsite at their offices. (They sent 1099′s). On Schedule C… Can I expense anything at all for ONSITE freelance jobs? None of the work was done from home. Only things I can come up with are possibly meals (for myself) and transportation, but I can’t tell if I’m eligible to deduct those… All the jobs were in the same metro area as I live and I took public transportation to all of them.…Full Story »
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The Basics of Good Logo Design
Fletcher Prince’s David Hyson, along with graphic design interns Katie Donohue and Kelsey DeSostoa, explain the basics of good logo design.
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Graphic Design with Nick Biddle
Graphic design is cool. Nick Biddle, a graphic design major at Pennsylvania College of Technology, is proof of that. Additional information about the major is available at: www.pct.edu
Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Nonprofit Organization Accepting Submissions For Logo Design
The National Association For Continence (NAFC) is launching a new national Bladder Health Awareness campaign and needs a new, fresh logo for it. The logo will be used on a new website and in print. Individuals are eligible to submit logo entries to the Bladder Health Logo Contest. Companies, schools and organizations are not allowed to enter this contest. NAFC would like to incorporate the image of a hummingbird in the creation of this new logo. A symbol of joy and good health, the hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards. This is a reminder that the past…Full Story »
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Art Center College of Design Establishes The Doyald Young Memorial Scholarship
Award-winning graphic and logotype designer, cherished mentor and revered faculty member Doyald Young, who passed away earlier this year, will be honored by his alma mater, Art Center College of Design, with The Doyald Young Memorial Scholarship, it was revealed today by Art Center President Dr. Lorne M. Buchman.
The scholarship, which will be available to incoming and current Graphic Design students, will be formally announced at “Young Love,” a celebration of Young’s life and legacy taking place at the College this weekend. With enough support, the College intends to endow…
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What Does a Professional Web Designer Charge?
by Elaine Mingus –
What does a professional web designer charge? You have a new business and you want a website or you are an established business that wants a redesign. Either way you want someone you can trust, someone who knows what they are doing and who won’t charge you an arm and a leg to improve or create your internet presence.
The scale that a professional freelance web developer uses can vary greatly. Some freelance designers charge per hour, some charge per project.
Most web designers have two rates, one for clients they manage directly and one…
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