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Learning The Adobe Graphics Applications Software is Essential - If you are just starting to educate yourself as a Graphic Designer, you will quickly find out that Adobe Applications are at the top of the graphics software chain. Learning Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, and other Adobe graphics software should be at the top of your agenda. Without knowledge of this software, you won't go anywhere in the graphics world. And with the recent merge of Adobe and Macromedia, you can now add almost all other major graphics software applications to this heap.
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IconEmpire Version 2.0 Launches - Cursor and Icon Software - IconEmpire 2.0 Launches as a graphic design toolkit for software developers. With IconEmpire 2.0 graphic designers can design icons and cursors easily with all kinds of image editing tools within this software. Multi-layer images with all kinds of other graphics options including drop shadow, opacity, smooth, negative, grayscale, colorize, rotate, and more are available within this software...read on to find out more.
Crooked Horizons in your Photos? – 5 Minute Digital Fix with Photoshop - This article will guide you through the process of fixing up your digital photographs with either Photoshop or other image editing software. By using the rotation tool and the measure tool, you can easily fix the crooked horizons as if nothing was ever wrong with your picture.
Microsoft Publisher Basics 2000 - For new users of Microsoft Publisher 2000, this article & tutorial will guide you through a few essential procedures to solve problems that you might encounter while designing items such as flyers, catalogs, newsletters, brochures, and websites. Hopefully these tutorials will help you solve a few problems that you might encounter.
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Business Cards: Ideas and Inspiration, Part I
As a graphic designer, your business card should do more than let people know how to contact you. If you’re interested in truly making a good first impression, the business card has got to stand out. Whether through color, design, die cutting, unique materials, 3D shapes, or actual samples of your work, a stand-out business [...]
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Today, we’re looking at the collaboration side of negotiation and collaboration in graphic design. Because your work is ultimately for the client, at times you as the designer must be willing to compromise to reach a mutually agreeable goal. Here are some tips to help you collaborate with clients.
Ways to Collaborate
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