Category Archives: Graphic Design

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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How to Choose Fonts : A Guide to Choosing Fonts for Graphic Designers

June 24, 2009 – 11:47 am

Ben Baker has put together this guide to choosing fonts for your design layouts. I hope that Ben's Fonts Selection Guide helps you out...if it does, please pass the link on to other graphic designers.

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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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Advice for Graphic Design Students - Characteristics of Top Design Students

May 13, 2009 – 9:51 pm

Find out what the characteristic demeanor is of great graphic design students. This article will provide helpful tips for first year graphic design students on becoming successful in their graphic design education.

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Self Promotion & Designing Tips, Ideas, & Resources for Graphic Designers & Web Designers

March 15, 2009 – 8:46 pm

A collection of design information that is useful for all web designers and graphic designers. Some of the information that you will find below are ways to inspire yourself when you have designers' block, marketing your design business, lists of design competitions for 2009, and many more topics.

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Which Graphics Tablet or Digital Graphics Pen Display Should Graphic Designers Buy

December 22, 2008 – 3:20 pm

As a graphic designer, you probably have tried digital graphic tablets before. Heck, you might even own one or two already. But do you realize how far digital graphics tablets have come in the last few years?

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