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Archive | September, 2009

Design Solution: Indie Coffeeshop Corporate ID

30. September 2009

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Design Solution: we give an imaginary project at the Go Media designers, and ask them to give us an overview of how they would approach the project. Not so much a tutorial on how to create the artwork, but rather how to tackle all of the logistical details. This [...]

Print Technique: Reflecting on Strike-Through Varnish

29. September 2009

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Print Technique: Reflecting on Strike-Through Varnish

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: When most of us want to add additional flair to our print project, we automatically look for elaborate finishing processes to help us accomplish this, forgetting that a well-designed spot varnish can really take the perception of quality and design up a few notches. Unfortunately, most people look to [...]

‘Weapons of Mass Creation’ Art Campaign Kick-Off Party

28. September 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The ‘Weapons of Mass Creation’ Art Campaign Kick-Off Party Saturday, September 19th, 2009 • Go Media Studios, Cleveland Ohio We invited top artists, illustrators, print designers, and web designers from all over the country to come to our studio in Cleveland to participate in a photo shoot for the upcoming [...]

Blank Canvas: What’s Your Digital Design Setup?

24. September 2009

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Blank Canvas: What’s Your Digital Design Setup?

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: We’re starting a new feature on the Go Media ‘Zine to give our readers a chance to voice their thoughts and opinions. We’re naming it “Blank Canvas”. And if you readers have any topics you’d like to see covered, please let us know in the comments and we’ll choose [...]

Design Process: “Sick” Metal Band T-Shirt

23. September 2009

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Design Process: “Sick” Metal Band T-Shirt

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: This is the first in a new series we’re going to run on Go Media ‘Zine: Design Process. We’re going to throw an imaginary project at the Go Media designers, and ask them to give us an overview of how they would approach the project. Not so much a [...]

Wacom Bamboo Touch Revealed Early

22. September 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Seems Wacom has a new product to be released, and the beans were spilled early by retailer Best Buy, who put the product out on the shelves before the official release date. In fact Wacom has no information on their site about the new device. Wacom’s new Bamboo Touch [...]

Faking Depth of Field in Photoshop (w/Ps action)

21. September 2009

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Faking Depth of Field in Photoshop (w/Ps action)

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Here’s a quick technique that I use to fake depth of field in Photoshop and add realism to my images. I’ve seen this technique mentioned in various tutorials I’ve read, so it’s really nothing new. But it’s a good trick that I feel you should know. 1. Create a [...]

Sketchbook Mobile for iPhone

17. September 2009

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Autodesk, the makers of the excellent drawing & sketching software Sketchbook Pro have just released a companion app for the iPhone & iPod Touch, appropriately named Sketchbook Mobile [iTunes link]. The best part? Only $2.99! It’s a pretty impressive port, as it has many of the features found on it’s big brother including layers, a [...]

Quick Global Swatches In Adobe Illustrator

16. September 2009

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Quick Global Swatches In Adobe Illustrator

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Global swatches in Adobe Illustrator: they’re awesome. If you’re not aware of the power that is a global swatch, they are special color swatches that are applied like regular swatches, but when the swatch is changed, all vector objects using that swatch are also updated. Similar to Symbols in [...]