Category Archives: Best of the Best Designs

Logos: What Makes a Good Design? - Part II

November 5, 2009 – 8:31 pm

The Logo Journey Continues
In our last article, we examined several logo designs that were, by most conventional standards, unsuccessful. Your graphic design education is a continuing process and learning the basics of graphic design can help you to be more effective in creativity and avoid mistakes in design.
In Part 2 of this series, we'll take [...]

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Great Ideas for Package Designs - Part I

October 29, 2009 – 2:00 am

See, Learn, and Get Inspired
Designing a package can be quite challenging when trying to think of unique ways to present a product. The following examples show how graphic designers think outside the packaging box by using creative techniques that are novel in approach, and also quite functional by design.
Otokoyama Sake

A simple design can be more [...]

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Camera Tricks for Non-Photographers - Part II

October 22, 2009 – 2:39 am

Make Your Own Filters and Special Effects
In our last camera tricks session we covered some basic techniques related to camera operation, lens usage, and camera settings to achieve different image effects without the use of Photoshop.
This time around we will still achieve in-camera effects but with the use of homemade lens filters and accessories that [...]

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Really Cool Photoshop Effects Part III

October 16, 2009 – 4:22 am

In our hat of magic Photoshop tricks, we've pulled out a few more items that we thought you might be interested in.
These effects and their related tutorials (click on the bold text or the image) are really fun to try out. They incorporate functions of Photoshop such as layering, transparency, blending, and other methods.
It will [...]

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Camera Tricks for Non-Photographers Part I

October 14, 2009 – 5:49 pm

1986 B.P. (Before Photoshop)
Photoshop is a fun program and can be used to turn plain photographs into unusual or improved versions. But before Photoshop arrived, photographers were using in-camera effects to put some pop into their images.
What Is an In-Camera Effect?
This means the manipulation of a photographic image through the use of special lighting, shutter [...]

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Really Cool Photoshop Effects Part 1

October 8, 2009 – 7:28 pm

Photoshop is like a magic hat. Inside it you'll find and discover all sorts of tricks that allow you to manipulate and transform images to another state of being.
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Photoshop can be a little tricky sometimes because of the depth of all its features. But this shouldn't scare anyone away from using this great program. In [...]

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Logo Design Inspiration - Best of Cool Logos Part III

May 8, 2009 – 8:28 pm

This is part III of a multiple part series of the coolest logo designs. You can use this list as a source of logo inspiration or just look at it because it is fun to do. Either way, enjoy the following list of beautiful / cool logo designs.

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The Coolest Business Cards - Beautiful & Unique Business Card Designs Part 6

May 7, 2009 – 11:17 pm

This is the 6th part of our Coolest Business Card series. You will love these new business cards that I found online. I hope that you enjoy the next set of 'cool business cards'.

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Best of Self-Mailers & Direct Mail Campaigns : Inspiration for Graphic Designers

April 18, 2009 – 9:53 pm

I have put together this list of inspirational self-mailers and direct mail campaign layouts and designs. Some of these are exceptionally cool and some of them are just beautiful to look at. Either way, all of these were very effective direct-mail campaigns that we can all learn from.

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Best of Catalog Design Inspiration for Graphic Designers

April 3, 2009 – 1:47 pm

I found some very unique and creative printed catalogs that I thought that other graphic designers might be interested in seeing. Many of these catalogues come in strange forms or in a state that you might not expect a catalog to be in. My eyes have been opened to new possibilities in catalogue design.

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