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Quick and Easy Logos, Clip Art, and Graphics

October 7, 2009 – 7:25 pm

Graphic designers are collectors of tools. It can be clip art, vector graphics, illustrations, fonts, or website apps. All these little tidbits create a nice library of things that can be used in projects or work.
Freebies Aren't Always Free
One thing that you'll always see on the Internet are the so-called free graphics tools.
The problem is [...]

Posted in Design Software, Drawing and Sketching, Fonts, Free Design Stuff, Graphic Design, Web Design 1 Comment

Web-Based Photo Editors: Fast, Fun, and Mostly Free

October 2, 2009 – 4:43 pm

It may seem odd but using a web-based photo editor is sometimes perferable to firing up Photoshop or some other computer software based photo editor. These little gems are easy to use, fast, and come in a variety of configurations.
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Some of the programs are surprisingly full-featured, while others do really simple tasks such as [...]

Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Design Project Management, Design Software, Design Tools & Utilities, Drawing and Sketching, Graphic Design Resources, Web Design No Comments

Printed Paper and Storyboard Templates Galore

October 2, 2009 – 12:00 pm

People sort of take paper for granted. It's everywhere and has become such a common commodity that it is rarely given a second thought.
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But for anyone in graphic arts, illustration or design, paper  is useful in producing the end results.
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Sometimes there is a need for the use of certain types of utility paper such as [...]

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Get Graphic Design Tips and Courses for Free

September 23, 2009 – 12:00 pm

There is an incredible amount of information on the Internet. Sometimes the hardest part about surfing is distilling the good info from the useless or even worse, the wrong info.
If you want to get a few training freebies related to using Photoshop, Illustrator, web design, and yes, even an introduction to basic graphic design, we've [...]

Posted in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Design Tools & Utilities, Funny and Humor, Graphic Design, Web Design 6 Comments

Free Photoshop Brushes for Creativity and Fun

September 21, 2009 – 10:16 pm

Photoshop is an application that can be used by beginners for graphics projects and photo retouching. But as many seasoned  PS users know, this is only the very surface of what this great program can do.
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Seasoned PS users also start to collect all manner of plugins and add-ons to their Photoshop program. The number of [...]

Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Design Tools & Utilities, Free Design Stuff, Graphic Design, Plugins and Filters 1 Comment

Good, Free Stuff for Your Computer: Part 2 of 2

September 17, 2009 – 8:04 pm

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In our last exciting episode, we found our hero with a Kentucky Fried Computer because he failed to have a surge protector on his computer system; but not only that, he also forgot to backup his files (Oh no!). We now continue with the exciting conclusion...
I didn't mention that I didn't have surge protection in [...]

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Good, Free Stuff for Your PC: Part 1 of 2

September 15, 2009 – 1:32 pm

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It was a dark and stormy night. The lightning pulsed outside my rain pummeled window, but I was safe and sound inside my study. The comfort of my surroundings lulled me into a sense of warm, contented security.
I tapped away on my keyboard and graphics pad; the project I was working on seemed almost [...]

Posted in Best of the Best Designs, Blogging, Design Careers, Design Project Management, Funny and Humor, Lists, Uncategorized 8 Comments

A Guide to Photography and Taking Pictures for Graphic Designers

July 1, 2009 – 11:27 am

As a graphic designer, sooner or later you will need to take a picture. If you are fortunate enough to work for a company which supplies you with a camera, use it if that camera is good enough. If it is not, find one that is.

Posted in Graphic Design, Graphic Design 101, Graphic Design Tutorials 9 Comments

Social Networking Communities for Graphic Designers & Web Designers

June 29, 2009 – 2:16 pm

Are you a graphic designer looking for a place to fit in online? Well, I have put together a comprehensive list of community sites for graphic designers and web designers.

Posted in Design Careers, Graphic Design Resources, Lists 8 Comments

50+ Vector Clip Art Sites for Editable Graphics

June 27, 2009 – 8:30 am

One of the drawbacks of most clip art is that you cannot edit these images in Adobe Illustrator or other vector art programs such as CorelDraw. The other major drawback is that you can not resize rasterized clip art without pixelating them. Because of these two major setbacks, many graphic designers prefer vector graphics and clip art. That is why I have taken the time to put together this list of 50+ vector clip art sites.

Posted in Adobe Illustrator, Graphic Design Resources, Lists, Photos & Clip Art, Photos & Clip Art 6 Comments