A Design In Mind by Sean Haney

Documenting The Illustrative Design Process

2009-11-04T20:47:00.001-05:00

Great collection of illustration tutorials!

By: Von. R. Glitschka

10 Ways to Beat the Hell Out of Creative Block │Outlaw Design Blog│

2009-07-22T19:22:00.009-04:00

We have all experienced it, those times we feel completely void of all creativity. Those times when you don’t think you could even muster up the creativity to draw a stick man. While these times may feel a bit overwhelming and impossible to escape, there are a few things you can do to help git rid of that creative block. So grab your phone because as soon as you do a few of these suggestions your muse is gonna be calling. Click here for the rest of the story

By Danny Outlaw on July 13, 2009 of the Outlaw Design Blog

My photos from the 2009 World Wide Photo Walk

2009-07-20T10:40:00.003-04:00

A great time was had by all! Great people, great fun, and great pics! Slideshow Here!!!!

100 Amazing Design Blogs To Subscribe To

2009-07-20T09:55:00.005-04:00

From: Miralize Design Blog from a July 4th post.....

It is important as a designer, to build a good collection of resources for constant inspiration. That’s why I subscribe to over 100 feeds all in different areas of design, to gain see a wide spectrum of knowledge. My RSS reader of choice used to be Google Reader, but more recently I’ve been using the Firefox addon Feedly , which extends Google Reader’s capabilities and adds Twitter and FriendFeed integration.

Here I will list over a 100 blogs for you to subscribe to, but also I will give a link to download all the URLs so they can be easily imported into Google Reader.

Net Magazine – Blog URL – Subscription URL
A List Apart – Blog URL – Subscription URL
A Propostional Structure – Blog URL – Subscription URL
AETUTS – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Alex Buga – Blog URL – Subscription URL
AndySowards.com – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Beautiful Life – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Coda.co.za – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Soh Tanaka – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Spoon Graphics – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Build Internet – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Catswhocode – Blog URL – Subscription URL
cdharrison – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Cgtuts – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Chris Wallace – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Colorburned – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Contrast – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Crane Factory – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Creattica Daily – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Css-Tricks – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Cult Foo – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Design Daily News – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Design Pitstop – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Design Reviver – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Design Swan – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Design Your Way – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Designeezy – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Design M.ag – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Desizn Tech – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Digging into Wordpress – Blog URL – Subscription URL
DigMo! – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Directory for Designers – Blog URL – Subscription URL
DG Labs – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Flashtuts – Blog URL – Subscription URL
For the Lose – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Smashing Apps – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Freelance Switch – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Fuel Your Coding – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Function – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Hack WordPress – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Hongkait – Blog URL – Subscription URL
In The Woods – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Insic Design – Blog URL – Subscription URL
instantShift – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Jack of All Trades – Blog URL – Subscription URL
jQuery for Designers – Blog URL – Subscription URL
jQuery Style – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Just Creative Design – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Jeffrey Way – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Learning jQuery – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Lee Munroe – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Line 25 – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Logo Design Love – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Lovely Package – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Marco Prljic – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Massa Moda – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Ben McRedmond – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Mayhem Studios – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Minervity – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Nettuts – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Nometech – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Noupe – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Outlaw Design – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Pimp My Wordpress – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Pineapple Magazine – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Pro Blog Design – Blog URL – Subscription URL
PSDFan – Blog URL – Subscription URL
PSDTuts – Blog URL – Subscription URL
PSDVibe – Blog URL – Subscription URL
PS Hero – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Six Revisions – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Smashing Magazine – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Speckyboy – Blog URL – Subscription URL
SpyreStudios – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Swedish Fika – Blog URL – Subscription URL
The Design O’Blog – Blog URL – Subscription URL
The Netsetter – Blog URL – Subscription URL
The River Current – Blog URL – Subscription URL
The Ux Booth – Blog URL – Subscription URL
The Dieline – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Tutorial9 – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Tutorial Magazine – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Vandelay Design Blog – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Vectortuts – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Veerle.Douh – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Web Design From Scratch – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Web Design Ledger – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Web Design Dev – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Web Designer Magazine – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Web Designer Wall – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Web Standardistas – Blog URL – Subscription URL
WebAir Blog – Blog URL – Subscription URL
WebPageFx – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Woork – Blog URL – Subscription URL
WPazo – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Wp Candy – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Yen Design – Blog URL – Subscription URL
Yoast – Blog URL – Subscription URL
You the Designer – Blog URL – Subscription URL

For those who are wondering where the 100th blog is, you’re already on it

I reccomend all of these site for anyone looking to build their library of decent helpful and informative blogs..

This weeks #FollowFriday recommendation:

2009-07-17T11:27:00.003-04:00

This week I would like to recommend Graham Smith. Graham is a Freelance Logo and Brand Identity designer based out of East Sussex, England. As a student of Graphic Design I use Twitter to find links, news, tutorials and tips that will help me learn more about design. Graham has been an inspiration to me. I feel the anyone who loves design should keep a close eye on this guy!

Follow Graham Smith:
Twitter at @imjustcreative
Website at imjustcreative.com

8 Ideas For Unique And Affordable Business Cards

2009-07-17T01:27:00.003-04:00

by Alyssa Gregory

There are a number of posts out there with collections of really cool and unique business card designs. Some of my favorites are CreativeBits, CrazyLeaf Design Blog, and Daily Poetics. While these cards are definitely unique and fun to look at, many of them are not realistic for use as everyday cards in terms of production costs. Not to mention some of them would be very difficult to carry around in your pocket or wallet.

Affordable ways to make your business card pop. (and some business card design tips, too!).

9 Interesting Font Facts

2009-07-17T00:18:00.002-04:00

d . drew design

65+ Hand-picked Free Fonts for Serious Designs

2009-07-08T20:48:00.001-04:00

In this article tripwire magazine presents an overview of more than 65 Hand-picked Free Fonts that may be just what you need for your designs. There are thousands of free fonts available and the trick is to uncover the few that can be used for serious design work. The fonts listed in this article have all been hand-picked because they deserve to.

Source: tripwiremagazine

Typography............What's the scoop?

2009-07-08T20:29:00.002-04:00

Some fellow students were asking me about typography today.

They were asking:

•Where did you learn what you know?
•Where can you find more info about typography?
•When do you know that the font you chose is right?

My response is:

•Do as many tutorials as you can....
•Read as many designer interviews as you can....
•Research as much as you can about typography....

It's easy for me to spend the time because I love typography.

Over the next few days I will post mainly typography focused link for the reason of discovery and inspiration.

If there is anything else that might help drop me a line here or on Twitter @ADesignInMind.....enjoy!

~Creating Solutions for Creative Problems~

8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography In Your Designs

2009-07-08T20:25:00.002-04:00

Many people, designers included, think that typography consists of only selecting a typeface, choosing a font size and whether it should be regular or bold. For most people it ends there. But there is much more to achieving good typography and it’s in the details that designers often neglect.

These details give the designer total control, allowing them to create beautiful and consistent typography in their designs. While these details can be applied across different types of media, in this articles we’re going to focus on how to apply them to web design using CSS. Here are 8 simple ways you can use CSS to improve your typography and hence the overall usability of your designs.

From Smashing Magazine

The Very Best In Package Design

2009-07-07T23:19:00.003-04:00

Excellent collection of inspirational packaging design.
Click on D-Lists to connect to link.

20 Questions To Ask Clients Prior To Designing A Logo

2009-07-07T23:12:00.003-04:00

Before starting any project it’s essential to get the right preliminary information from your clients. This will help pave the way to a successful project, assist in bringing client’s vision into perspective and build a lasting relationship.

A must read from the design cubicle!

Great Collection from SpeckyBoy Design Magazine

2009-07-07T11:24:00.007-04:00

80 of the Best Vector and Illustrator Free Resources

From speckboy design magazine: July 7, 2009

Top 25 Free Vector Resource Sites

1. I Heart Vector

2. Vecteezy!

3. CoolVectors.com

4. BittBox

5. VectorVault

6. deviantART

7. Blog.SpoonGraphics

8. Quality Free Vector Graphics

9. Dezignus

10.Free Vector Graphics

11. Idee Montabili.

12. freevectors.net.

13. vectorstuff.blogspot.com.

14. Vectorportal.

15. Webchantier Vector Image Portal.

16. Aiga Symbol Signs.

17. CreateSk8- - Freebies.

18. www.keepdesigning.com.

19. Clipart deSIGN.

20. Vectors Workshop.

21. www.localarcade.com.

22. vektorDB.

23. Gravitation

24. Garcya.us.

Top 10 Premium Vector Resources

2. iStockphoto.com

3. Vectorstock.com.

4. Vector Redraw.

5. Ultimate Symbol/.

6. Mister Retro - Vector Image Collections

7. ArtBitz Stock Illustration.

8. Vector Art.

9. Designious.

10. AI Vault.

I have taken all Vector articles and all User Submitted/Recommended Resources and compiled this list of the Best Illustrator/Vector Resources.
I took into consideration popularity (both from outgoing links and Technoratii ranking), the quality of resources, number of resources and, to be honest, how well there site was designed.

I have split the resources into categories: Free Resources (downloads); Tutorials; Free Illustrator Brushs; Illustrator Symbols; Illustrator Plugin; Free Vector Logos; Free Vector Editors.

Thanks to everyone who helped me with this list.

250 RSS Feeds For Every Graphic, Web Designers And Bloggers To Subscribe At

2009-07-06T07:45:00.001-04:00

Click here for Link.

By Dainis Graveris • July 6, 2009

VANOC unveils 2010 Olympic poster

2009-07-01T23:30:00.000-04:00

Official new posters for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For the first time, the Paralympics will be depicted equally with the Olympics on posters commemorating the Games.

See Posters Here

53 Crazy-good Digital Photography Tutorials

2009-06-29T14:50:00.001-04:00

Though Photoshop has grown over time to become a many-armed beast of a program, it was first created with the modest aim of helping users to modify and improve their digital photography. In this post we return to Photoshop's roots with a wonderful collection of digital photography and photo editing tutorials.

Author: Danny Outlaw

Danny Outlaw runs the Outlaw Design Blog.

Jun 25th in Web Roundups

15 Essential Sites for Free Stock Photos

2009-06-29T12:36:00.001-04:00

Here’s the compilation of 15 essential sites for sourcing free stock images. Check out whether you miss out any.

stock.xchng

DigitalDreamer

morgueFile

FreePhotosBank

FreeRangeStock

Photogen

EveryStockPhoto

Kavewall

StockVault

Unprofound

OpenPhoto

FreePixels

Pixelio

FreeDigitalPhotos

Bigfoto

From: dottony.com

How to Stay Ahead of the Curve as a Designer

2009-06-26T08:29:00.002-04:00

Must read during our economic situation!

by Aaron Irizarry

FREEBIES:

2009-06-24T12:49:00.001-04:00

10 Designer freebies sites
by WPstudios on Jun.24, 2009, under Inspiration
Internet is a great source of free stuff for designers, like brushes, vectors and images to use while looking for inspiration and for a particular look.
Here it is a small list of some of the most interesting freebies sites with tons of stuff for designers and more.
Brusheezy
Vecteezy
Flasheezy
BittBox
QBrushes
FreeVectorDownload
FreeIconsWeb
OfficialPSD
FreeVectors
FreeBrushes

25 Examples Of Rebranding Logos From Old To New

2009-06-24T09:31:00.002-04:00

Great one to see before and after redesigns!

Click on Fanta below forLink:

onetwentysix design: Worst Font Ever

2009-06-24T04:56:00.003-04:00

Recently we were working on a project in which we were asked to use the font “Licious Script” by Baseline. Now if you know anything about us, you know that we absolutely LOVE working with type and lettering, so we’re up for any project that requires the creative usage of a font. The unfortunate side to this project is that Licious Script is by far one of the worst fonts I have ever seen. Forget about the technical aspects of tracking, kerning, leading, and the like…let’s focus more on the fact that it appears to have been run through Illustrator’s “live trace” function about ten times. How could a font be sold at such poor quality? If you examine the font a little bit more closely, you’re able to see exactly where the problems lie.

Take this sample of RS. It doesn’t take much to notice how poor the curves are on a face like this. If you view the entire character set it will be quite obvious that the font is intended to be silky smooth; the name is “Licious” for God’s sake. Why would the creators of this font not put in the extra hour or so to correct these paths?

What bothers us is not the fact that a cheap font is treated as such, it’s the fact that this is just another example of people losing respect for the craft of type design. Obviously we’re not the only ones out there that still care about quality, there are plenty of companies that promote only the best (Veer for example, not to mention all the great studios and freelancers we’ve met and admired.) Hopefully this doesn’t become a trend in the field of type design.

From: One Twenty Six Design Blog

4 Critical Logo Design Details You May Be Forgetting About

2009-06-24T03:05:00.002-04:00

From LogoDesignerBlog.com

You probably have a check list, at least in your mind, of what goes into making a good logo design. You may know how to design a logo and you’ve probably studied some of the greats however are you forgetting these four critical factors when you design your logos?

Below are 4 logo design tips for areas that are often overlooked in logo design:

Ownership marks
Anchor point clean up
Colour functionality
The correct files

Does the logo need an ownership mark?

Especially if you’re doing a logo for a product or service that belongs to a particular brand, they may require you to put some kind of mark on it indicating its ownership: a registered mark ®, a trademark ™ or a service mark ?. On that note you may want to read up on copyright issues in logo design.

If the logo you are creating requires one of these, work it into the design as the Multimediums example above, don’t just tack it on at the end. First you have to decide if you want to use the same font as you have for the rest of the logo or would a more plain sans serif be better?

Then kern the mark close to the other text or the image in the logo. Baseline adjust it so that it looks like it belongs in the design. You may even consider knocking it out of a solid color area of the logo, like in the Weaver logo above.

What does the logo look like larger?

You know that you have to make sure the logo will work at smaller sizes, but have you considered that your logo might need to be blown up to fit on a billboard or tradeshow exhibit someday? Creating professional logos isn’t just about how good it looks, it’s also about how functional it is technically.

Zoom in as close as you can and check to make sure there’s no funny stuff going on with anchor points or handles (divots, extraneous points and the like). You may not notice these details when it’s small, but blow the logo up and they’ll be the first things your eye is drawn to.

Will the chosen colors work?

Sometimes the client will tell you what the corporate colors are, but if you get to decide, choose colors that will match a variety of applications. Some colors are too neutral in their value (yes, value, not hue) and either don’t stand out very well or don’t match well with most other colors.

PMS300, for example, is an often used color for logos, but I will tell you from personal experience that it is a very difficult color to work with and I end up using the pure black or knockout (white) version of the logo instead! You have to consider how colors work for more applications than just the stationary system you may create to go with the delivery of the logo.

Do you have four high quality files ready to give the client?

Deliver high quality files to your clients includes taking into account all the ways the logo might be used. Create a spot color-based file, a pure CMYK (i.e. no spot colors!) file, a pure black and a pure white (knockout) file. That’s four files total that you should deliver to a client every time. You can tell if you’re using a spot (aka Pantone or PMS) color, a spot color converted to a process (CMYK) color or a pure process color by looking at the Color Swatches palette.

Clean up these files, too. Go into the Color Swatches palette and delete any extra color, gradient or pattern swatches that weren’t used in the actual logo. You can also delete extra brushes and graphic styles to further clean up the file.

You may want to add this to your check list of what makes a good logo:

How is the ownership mark incorporated?
Does the logo reduce and enlarge as expected?
Will the chosen colors work in most contexts?
Do the files have the technical flexibility for any possible use?

Author: Lauren Marie

Bio: Lauren Marie runs Creative Curio, a website focused on learning, discussing and exploring the realm of graphic design. Lauren is an in-house designer in corporate America and a self-diagnosed Twitter addict. Follow her @creativecurio.

Posted on 24 March 2009 | Category: Logo Design Tips, Resources | Tags: Checklist, Resources, Tips

Do Radial Gradients Have to Be Circular?

2009-06-04T13:44:00.000-04:00

Layers magazine Tip of the Day
Finally, in CS4, the answer is no! Select an object, and apply a Radial Gradient Swatch from the Swatches panel. Then open the Gradient panel (Window>Gradient) and in the first field on the right, enter a number that's less than or greater than 100%. Doing this changes the ratio of the height of the radial Gradient as compared to the width. In other words, the Gradient is no longer circular, it's elliptical. If you enter a number of degrees other than 0 in the Angle field to the left, the elliptical Gradient will rotate. Wow! An easy way to create a rotated elliptical gradient, something that's been on my Illustrator wish list since Gradients were first introduced in Illustrator 5.

Brand New: Miracle Whips new logo

2009-06-02T11:40:00.003-04:00

Whipping a Classic Miracle: What do you think? (Full Article Here)

Miracle Whip, the zingy alternative to mayo, has apparently seen better days in terms of mayo-alternative ubiquity and has re-entered the market positioning itself to the 18-to-34-year-old demographic. Which typically means some sort of social application, in their case Zingr, but that’s the least interesting part of this. The new label and logo are remarkably Old School, reversing the order of Before/Afters in consumer packaging by ditching the swirls and overly friendly and loopy typography for an almost disarming simplicity. Apparently all the thrift shopping of vintage stuff by the 18- and 34-year-olds has finally paid off and that oldish look can feel new again. Fingers crossed, this will be the first of many consumer brands to revert back from the crazy scripts and wild backgrounds.

By Armin on Jun.02.2009 in Consumer Products

How Designers Promote & Brand Themselves

2009-06-01T15:57:00.002-04:00

Self promotion is what it is all about....Here is a collection of many examples
Check out all 7 pages....Links are all on this page

by Graham Smith of imjustcreative.com

Best Ad: Evolution of Logos

2009-06-01T15:08:00.003-04:00

This is from the "Best Ad" blog.
I am glad they put this together....

Follow this link.

Thumbnails make a difference!

2009-06-01T15:04:00.005-04:00

The Role of Sketching in the Design Process

Great article by Sean Hodge

As a tool or skill, sketching has its role in the design process. That role will vary depending on the end-product being created, the size and scope of the project, the individual designer's style, experience, and workflow, and the client's expectations. Find out more about how sketching is used in the design process within multiple design disciplines.

Adobe InDesign CS4 Tip

2009-05-28T11:58:00.000-04:00

My Client Dislikes Ligatures

Most artists, who love typography, love InDesign. Why? The ability to format beautiful type more quickly and more easily than ever. The automatic insertion of Ligatures for certain letter combinations such as ff, fi, ffi, ffl and more (depending upon the typeface), are an obvious part of that beautiful type formatting. These letter combinations, which can suffer from awful character spacing are replaced by specially designed alternate Glyphs called Ligatures to solve these spacing problems beautifully. While looking over a proof of an ad, one of my clients asked, “Where's the dot over the letter ‘i' in the word ‘figure,' and why is the ‘f' connecting to that ‘l' in the word ‘flab'? I like my type to look like the letters I'm used to.” “Barbarian,” I thought. I tried explaining the beauty of Ligatures to no avail. So I had to get rid of them. I selected, all of the text, and unchecked ‘Ligatures' under the Options menu of the Character panel.

Tip provided by Jeff Witchel, Adobe® Certified Training Provider. AdobeAce@comcast.net

Halftime!

2009-04-17T11:41:00.003-04:00

You got it.....

I am half way through my college education and on my way to a degree in graphic design. This may seem to be a rambling session, however, maybe I am just putting this here for me to put things in retrospect. I look back at some of my design pieces that I made prior to school, I can' believe I would do such things. Comic Sans, are you kidding me? Yes it was me! Embossing everywhere...Yes me also! On a higher note, I recently had 7 pieces of my work selected for an art show, in which 2 of them received honorable mention and have been selected to go onto a bigger show at a local art association. Things are looking good and I am ready for the second half of my journey. Sorry about the babbling......

A Design In Mind

Distributing Ruler Guides Like Magic

2009-04-17T11:31:00.002-04:00

Cool tip from Jeff Witchel, Adobe Certified Trainer

I love it when one of my students comes up with a tip because it means I'm doing my job as a teacher. In a training session the other day, we were discussing the Align panel and how to distribute objects. One student raised her hand and asked, “Can the Align panel be used to Distribute Ruler Guides?” I answered, “I'm sure it can, but I never thought about trying it.” “Let's give it a try,” I told the class. “Turn on your Rulers (Command+R [Control+R on PC]) if they're not already showing, and also Unlock Guides if they're Locked (View>Guides>Lock Guides to uncheck). Now click on the vertical Ruler and drag off five or six Guides. To select these Guides, click and drag across them with the Selection tool (V). Make sure the Spacing amount in the Distribute section of the Align panel is set to Auto, and then press the Distribute Horizontal Space button. All Guides are now distributed evenly across the page. Very cool! You can re-lock the Guides, if you'd like, under the View menu.

Tip provided by Jeff Witchel, Adobe® Certified Training Provider.

40 resources to become a successful freelance Graphic/Web Designer

2009-03-30T07:40:00.006-04:00

"Hey, today i will try to help those who wants to make it as an successful Freelance Graphic/Web Designer. I’m 90% convinced that when you’ll visit These 40 resources carefully then you will be successful, these resources are covering all types of tips, tricks and sites where you can get some passive income and the most important where you’ll learn from the best of the best. I’ve marked the important with red and just click the image to read the source." (Hein Maas)

40+ High Resolution Blank Templates

2009-03-29T21:32:00.003-04:00

Here’s a compilation of 40+ high resolution blank templates you can use. They’re free, but you might want to dig further into the copyrights if you are using for commercials.

Best Websites for Photoshop Tutorials:

2009-03-24T07:16:00.000-04:00

For anyone looking to improve their skills or learn new tricks with Photoshop, there is a wealth of information available in terms of tutorials. Even for those with considerable experience and talent, there is always something new to learn or some inspiration that can be provided by tutorials from other designers. Click Here

Latest poll results:

2009-03-24T00:23:00.002-04:00

Last weeks poll is over (What is your favorite Adobe Creative Suite Program) and the results are.......
Photoshop=1st
Dreamweaver=2nd
Illustrator=3rd
InDesign=4th
Flash=5th

Thanks to all of you who voted and/or commented.

The next poll is up!
Vote now!

Poster From Words

2009-03-23T23:33:00.003-04:00

Cool tutorial for making a music poster out of text and a photo or vector image.

Link: http://www.photoshopstar.com/graphics/poster-from-the-words/

Fun photo manipulation techniques

2009-03-15T10:17:00.002-04:00

This tutorial will show you how to seamlessly blend two seemingly unrelated objects together in order to create an absolutely unique results.

Tutorials For All:

2009-03-11T20:54:00.010-04:00

10 Clean Forum Designs

2009-03-09T12:23:00.002-04:00

Forums are the best sources to gain & share information. Here is a list of 10 clean Forum designs we found for you...From: dezinerfoliofolio.com

15 Applications No Online Business Can Live Without

2009-03-07T09:19:00.000-05:00

If you’re running an online business, and probably even if you aren’t, there are some online tools that you need to know about. Not all of these tools are a necessity for every business, but no matter what you’re in, there are sure to be tools below that you know you should be using.

From, http://freelancefolder.com/

Coroflot's 8th Annual Design Salary Survey Results

2009-03-06T14:18:00.000-05:00

Check Our Info-graphic-licious Survey Summary Right Here... or Compare Your Salary in Our Online Design Salary Database

Freebie: Fed Ex Office

2009-03-05T22:55:00.002-05:00

FedEx Office Provides Free Resume Printing on March 10

Strives to Help Individuals Affected by Downturn of the Economy

Great tip from Jacob Cass.......This guy knows his stuff!!!

2009-03-04T07:03:00.001-05:00

How To Design A Logo

Want to know how to design a logo like a professional and have all the resources you need in just one post? Then this is the post for you… Learn professional logo design in just 5 steps!

Written by Jacob Cass on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 – 9:00 am

Tips for Building Your Graphic Design Portfolio

2009-03-02T07:55:00.003-05:00

Article from allartschools.com

How Important is a Graphic Design Portfolio?

Show and tell is not just for grade-schoolers. It's clichéd, but true: a picture really is worth a thousand words. A graphic designer’s career depends on an ability to communicate visually. So it's not surprising that your portfolio may be the single most important thing you'll present to prospective employers or clients. Your education level, work experience or any other qualification you may possess won't make up for a sloppy portfolio or weak samples.

Check it out here!

FREEBIE:

2009-02-28T09:40:00.007-05:00

Free 27 Page Type Classification eBook from justcreativedesign.com Click on the picture to the left.

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial:

2009-02-27T03:19:00.001-05:00

Illustrator’s Type Tool: A Comprehensive Introduction from vector tuts+

Click Here

FREEBIE:

2009-02-27T03:02:00.003-05:00

15 free Photoshop plugins from photoshoproadmap.com.

Click Here

Favicon Favi Favicon Con

2009-02-27T00:21:00.004-05:00

Great tutorial from www.tutvid.com that shows you how to add favicons to your website in Adobe Dreamweaver.

A Must Read!

2009-02-26T21:13:00.012-05:00

This is an absolute must read written by Jacob Cass, a Graphic Designer, follow the link below to an excellent read whether you are a freshman or a recent graduate.

Design Jobs For Students

An "Apple" a day....

2009-02-26T20:12:00.008-05:00

Having grown up PC, the switch to Mac computers was not the easiest. However, the fact is, most design firms, have Mac based computer labs. In turn, I had only one option and that was to adapt. Mac computers and I started out with a love/hate relationship, like the song you hear for a second, then you can't push it from your mind. However, as time has gone by, this relationship is developing into a symphony of destruction. As I learn the Mac OS and Adobe software I am tearing down the walls of my former PC based infatuation and building a much sturdier Mac foundation. With Macs graphic capabilities and their almost virus immune operating system they are really growing on me. I try to spend as much time on a Mac as possible. Every hour I spend working on a Mac or using design software, I become even more proficient.

The Moral: If you are a student and you are having trouble with Mac computers don't hesitate to ask questions, if your professors did not want to teach you they would have chosen another career.

Be a knowledge sponge.....Soak it up!

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