Category Archives: Graphic Design Effects

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 art education is a continuing process and understanding the basics of graphic design can help you to be more effective in creativity and to avoid mistakes.
In Part 2 of this series, we'll take a look [...]

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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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Really Cool Photoshop Effects Part II

October 11, 2009 – 11:19 pm

Last time around we selected five cool Photoshop techniques to enhance and transform your images into another reality.
Some were simple and direct, while others needed some expertise and Photoshop skills.
For our second round of PS effects, we've selected some that can be used "as is" or as the basis for creating new ones. Each of [...]

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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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Grunge Tutorials for Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, & GIMP

October 29, 2008 – 11:41 pm

As designers, we have all been collectively designing a LOT of grunge websites, posters, brochures, logos, etc. If you haven't yet jumped on the grunge train, then you should check out some of these great 'how to grunge it up' tutorials for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, and GIMP.

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