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Archive | August, 2009

Erika Simmons: Ghost In The Machine

31. August 2009

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Erika Simmons’ ‘Ghost in the Machine’ series is an imaginative approach to image creation/illustration. The concept of incorporating elements of the subject matter as the medium is a great example of thinking outside the box. The use of the cassette tape forces the viewer to envision the process, which [...]

15 Over-The-Top Business Card Designs

28. August 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Business cards are one of the elements of corporate design that should be pushed beyond just graphics, and converge with several processes to become what they should be: a memorable, collectible and impressive piece to be carried away everywhere. The following are perfect examples, and have overcome the graphic-only [...]

Adobe Users: Let Your Voice Be Heard

26. August 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Adobe. Some love, some hate. But it goes without saying that Photoshop and the rest of Adobe’s software catalog is industry standard. There’s a good chance most designers have at least had to use some flavor of the Creative Suite, even if you primarily use other software. I was [...]

Go Media’s Rapid-Fire Illustration Technique

24. August 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Go Media’s Rapid-fire Illustration Technique Hey Designer and Illustrator faithful! It’s time for another wicked tutorial from your brethren here at Go Media. I had a particular project I was working on recently that I thought would make a great tutorial. The technique I would like to share with [...]

Paparazzi!: Full Web Page Screenshots Utility (OS X)

21. August 2009

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Paparazzi!: Full Web Page Screenshots Utility (OS X)

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Paparazzi! is a handy little niche utility for Mac OS X that creates screenshots of full webpages. Add a URL (or choose from a list of recently visited sites) and Paparazzi! brings up the page in a mini-browser. Save the file in your preferred format, with custom file name [...]

3D Typography in Photoshop

19. August 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure you will be able to explore even more new [...]

Go Media’s Jeff Finley: Interview at VectorTuts

17. August 2009

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Go Media’s Jeff Finley: Interview at VectorTuts

Just a quick heads up to let our readers know about the extended interview by Sean Hodge with Go Media’s Jeff Finley over at VectorTuts. Jeff shares design, illustration as well as design industry insights, along with related thoughts on graphics software, balancing the personal and business aspects of your online presence, collaboration with other [...]

InDesign Quick Tip: Indent To Here

14. August 2009

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Use the Adobe InDesign "Indent To Here" feature to indent bulleted lists and indent lines in a paragraph independently of a paragraph’s left indent value.

Adobe: R.I.P PPC

13. August 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Mac users out there either have something to celebrate or cry about, depending on how old your Mac is: Adobe announced that they are no longer supporting PowerPC (PPC) processors starting with Creative Suite 5. On the Creative Suite 4 FAQ Adobe lays it out pretty flatly that older [...]