Category Archives: Graphic Design Tutorials

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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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.

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Graphics Compression Tips for Print Design Projects

June 23, 2009 – 8:21 am

Although compressing images isn't as essential for print design as it is for web design, being able to compress graphics certainly comes in handy on some occasions.Hopefully the following article will help you with tips for print design compression.

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A Guide to Binding Multi-Page Documents for Graphic Designers

June 11, 2009 – 9:48 pm

Binding is mostly an issue where multi-page documents are concerned, like magazines, books and multi-page event programs. Most multi-page event programs are center-stapled (saddle stitch), as are most magazines. Only a few high-end magazines, like National Geographic, take the extra expense of having a glued binding. Briefly, here's a list of the most common kinds of binding.

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Numbering Pages in a Single-Fold Layout Graphic Design Project

June 2, 2009 – 10:44 pm

Numbering a multi-page single-fold document is anti-intuitive to many people. It does not make sense to most people if they just glance at the numbering pattern.

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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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