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The Good Thing About White Space in Graphic Design - White space in graphic design is a good thing, however, many new designers have a hard time seeing the benefit of it within their designs. White space signifies a good composition, as a crowded space is never a good thing. White space has many positive attributes and this article will lay them all out for you.
Basic Graphic Design Elements : Elements and Principles of Graphic Design - As a graphic designer, there are elements of graphic design that you should be aware of. If you went to college for graphic design, this is will be a refresher for you, if not, then this will be new to you. Below is a short list of elements that are important in graphic design. These design principles should be the backbone of all of your designs.
Clarify Your Message With Clean Design Elements - Graphic Design Basic Principles - Most businesses use desktop publishing and graphic design on regular basis to get their business message across in a visual pleasing way. However, most business people DON'T have graphic design or desktop publshing training and don't have a basic sense of graphic design and layout. A good design doesn't just look good, it also has to convey your message properly. Use this article to learn how to convey your message clearly and easily for your readers.
Basic Graphic Design Principles Part 1 Lines and Shapes - This is part one of a two part article. As a graphic designer, you need to know the principles of graphic design in order to design at your best. Knowing what the design principles are will help you implement the best layouts and help you become aware of what you have done wrong in your past designs. This article details information regarding graphic design as it pertains to lines and shapes.
Basic Graphic Design Principles Part 2 Tone Texture Light and Shade - This is part 2of a 2 part article. As a graphic designer, you need to know the principles of graphic design in order to design at your best. Knowing what the design principles are will help you implement the best layouts and help you become aware of what you have done wrong in your past designs. This article details information regarding graphic design as it pertains to tones, textures, light, and shade.
How to Rescue Your Graphic Design Project When All Else Fails : Good Graphic Design - Do you need an extra punch for your current project? Or - are you having problems with your current graphic design project? Don't throw away your files yet. There is still hope for your project. This article will give you 10 sure ways to either rescue your current graphic design project or to start designing one that will knock everybody right out of their socks.
Make Artistic Graphic Designs - Are you a student of graphic design? If you have taken time in extra reviews and put “graphic design” and “drawing” into any search engines, you’ll get almost the same result = descriptions of graphic design programs at many design schools. Baffled? Well, it’s like this: As a student interested in graphic design, you have to take drawing and not actually a degree in fine art.
Top Graphic Design Tips - Great graphic design looks effortless, but it requires lots of attention to details. Think back to an eye-catching advertisement, publication, or flyer you saw recently. Do you remember why you liked it? Perhaps it was something specific like the use of a cool graphic or font. Or, more likely, the layout and the words worked together to create an eye-appealing, memorable message that you're still thinking about today.
Dead End? Trust The Graphic Design Creativity Process - A personal account from a graphic designer on how he was reminded that sometimes creativity and the creativity process can sometimes create the best designs.
Training Your Creative Self: Five Tips for Ultra-Creativity in Graphic Design - This article isn't specifically about Graphic Design and Creativity, but I would like you to think of how you can be more creative in your graphic design. Try to stop thinking of how other people design and pull from your own creative juices and really be creative in your next graphic design project. Read this article and take what you can get from this creativity article.
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Green Graphic Design: Why And How to be More Eco-Friendly by Angela Ferraro-Fanning of 13thirtyone Design Why Green Design? ?According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world population is expanding at a mind-boggling rate. The world reached 1 billion people in 1800; 2 billion by 1922; and over 6 billion by 2000. It is estimated that [...]
Part 2 of a 2 Part series on Adobe Indesign Plugins. Have you been looking for a way to add some extra somethin' somethin' to your Adobe InDesign documents? Well, then you are going to love this list of Adobe InDesign plugins, along with a summary of what each of these plugins can do for you. Some of these plugins will be useless to you, while others will feel like they were sent from heaven just for you. Many of these are plugins that will save you tons of time and tons of cash, so don't forget to bookmark this list.
Have you been looking for a way to add some extra somethin' somethin' to your Adobe InDesign documents? Well, then you are going to love this list of Adobe InDesign plugins, along with a summary of what each of these plugins can do for you. Some of these plugins will be useless to you, while others will feel like they were sent from heaven just for you. Many of these are plugins that will save you tons of time and tons of cash, so don't forget to bookmark this list.
Best Graphic Design Career and Business Books - Ultimate List of Books for Freelancers & New Designers I decided to compile a list of the best graphic design career and business books collected from reading people's favorites listed on forum posts and blogs. I came up with the following graphic design career and [...]
Lindsay Marsh, owner of Marsh Graphic Design has created several audio and video podcasts she calls the Freelancer. They cover various topics related to the freelance graphic designer. She plans on doing these pretty regularly and from what we see there is a lot of potential here. I suggest you check them out. The [...]
How to Choose the Right Fonts for Your Graphic Design Projects By Lois Knight Feminine, masculine, serif, san serif, Script, Block, or one of the many custom type sets out there! It is enough to drive the sanest of graphic designers bonkers! Where do you look and how do you choose from the multitude of [...]
Designing A Catalog From Conception To Completion By Elle Phillips, Elle Phillips Design We are very excited to have Elle Phillips guest write for us this week. Please visit her fabulous portfolio to see more of her wonderful work. You will find that this catalog design article is very well written, informative, and extremely helpful. [...]
We are very excited to have Angela Ferraro-Fanning guest write for us this week. Please visit her fabulous portfolio to see more of her amazing work. Many of you will find that she is a graphic designer that is very talented and experienced. She wrote this article to guide you through her own [...]
What Are The Different Types Of Printing? Not all printing companies are created equal. There are those that are able to give you full color printing for your marketing collaterals. Still there are printing houses that offer excellent offset printing to provide you a cost effective print job, hence, bigger savings. Whatever kind of printer [...]
By Lois Knight This is at the very heart of every good design, but what is it, and why do we need to remember it? As the rule suggests, this rule comes in 2 parts. What makes up the concept and who is going to see it? I can see that was clear as [...]
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Apr 26Podcast for Freelance Graphic Designers
Lindsay Marsh, owner of Marsh Graphic Design has created several audio and video podcasts she calls the Freelancer. They cover various topics related to the freelance graphic designer. She plans on doing these pretty regularly and from what we see there is a lot of potential here. I suggest you check them out. The [...]
Mar 7Hot in Graphic Design - A Superb Guide to Designing With Black
A Superb Guide to Designing With Black Many of the people who visit All Graphic Design are Graphic Designers and many of you are Web Designers. If you are a Graphic Designer, than you most likely know that many things can go wrong when sending your files to be printed. For one thing, colors never look [...]
Mar 6Hot in Graphic Design - Find Out if You are a Lousy, No Good Graphic Designer
Find Out if You are a Lousy, No Good Graphic Designer Hey, I bet you think you are the best Graphic Designer around, don't you?! Well, if you are brave enough, you should take a look at an article which will hit you where it hurts (if you are doing any of the 13 tell tale [...]
Mar 5Hot in Graphic Design - Examples of Good Graphic Design Portfolios
Examples of Good Graphic Design Portfolios This is a post on Astheria Design Blog that is in response to a previous post called "?My Last Portfolio Sucked, Yours Might Too"?. This articles includes pictures and links to Design portfolios that were designed with a goal in mind. All of these design portfolios have one thing in [...]
Mar 5Hot in Graphic Design - Some Online Printing Services I?ve Used
Some Online Printing Services I've Used - Personal Commercial Printers Review Whether you are a Graphic Designer or a Web Designer, we all need to use commercial printing services every once in a while. All freelancers, in fact, need to use printing services to print items such as business cards, printing labels, envelopes, letterhead, marketing materials, [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - Should Graphic Designers Use Design Elements in Their Resume?
Should Graphic Designers Use Design Elements in Their Resume? I have always been told that utilizing design within a resume is the wrong thing to do, Graphic Designer or not. So when I saw this article title, it caught my eye and I had to read more. However, the author of this article doesn't agree with [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - List of 120+ Free Photoshop Actions for Cool Designs
List of 120+ Free Adobe Photoshop Actions for Cool Designs I was excited when I found this huge list of free Adobe Photoshop actions, and I am guessing that you will be excited as well. Actions are the best way to speed up Photoshop tasks that you do on a regular basis, such as change an [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - Logo Design Trends for 2008
Logo Design Trends for Graphic Designers in 2008 As a Graphic Designer, you might not think that trends are important when it comes to designing a logo. However, as you can see if you look at design archives, the art of Graphic Design changes. As a designer, you will need to keep on top of these [...]
Feb 27Hot in Graphic Design - Which Mac Should You Buy if You are a Graphic Designer?
Which Mac Should You Buy if You are a Graphic Designer? As a graphic designer, you might be in need of a new computer these days. If so, and you are interested in buying a Mac, which Mac should you buy? This is a question that is consistently posted on every design form across the net. [...]
Feb 27Hot in Graphic Design - Find Freelance Work While You are Still a Graphic Design Student in School
Find Freelance Work While You are Still a Graphic Design Student in School Are you a Graphic Design student in need of some extra cash? Don't count yourself out of the freelance market, as a Graphic Design student, you have the skills and talent to successfully provide graphic design services. This article will give to you [...]
Web Design: Education Center
The website is actually the center of teachers of English as a second language. we will provide valuable information and a recruitment service where employers and applicants can upload their resumes? Client is in ,
Web Design: Real Estate Properties
Describe your project in as much detail as possible: I want to create a professional page for publicizing properties in a right way I saw a page like this. The only difference is that the customers ? Client is in , Mexico City
Website Redesign for Television Producti
our current website is in need of a extreme makeover We are a Television Production company wanting to leverage the internet as another form of delvering our sports shows Currently we have a very ba? Client is in Christchurch,
Website Redesign for Child Care Website
Would like the design to be similar to: www.childcaremissouri.com Same layout/different photos on front page. ? Client is in Keizer, OR
Graphic Design for Hip Hop
hip hop album cover and promo material (flyer, one sheet, 18x24 poster, small online ads, and full page mag ad ? Client is in San Diego, CA
Logo Design for Websites
need to create a 6 different logos for 6 websites : 1)website are talking about : rental apartment in rome - rental apartment and bandb in italy - rental sailingboat - selling houses(realestate) - lo? Client is in Rome,
Website Redesign for Summer Camp Ministr
Number of pages (approx): 12 My Industry: ministry Best time to reach me is: any Best way to reach me is: Phone / Email email I prefer to work with designers located: Anywhere ? Client is in hutto, tx
Myspace Page Design for Hip Hop Artists
Number of pages (approx): My Industry:i would like to make my my space page more attract and i want to be able to sell my music, ringtones and merchandise on my page.....? Client is in Mount Vernon, NY
Brochure Design for Marketing Company
Number of pages (approx):1 My Industry:marketing and advertisment with 2 photo 1 with business worman face is cover with question mark 2nd photo 2 business sake hand i require original file from ph? Client is in Dublin,