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FOUNDFONT™ and the Art of Typographic Archaeology

2. February 2012

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FOUNDFONT™ and the Art of Typographic Archaeology

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: FOUNDFONT™ tutorial Andy Hayes here from Hucklebuck Design Studio. The subject for this tutorial will revolve around a pet project of mine called FOUNDFONT™. Foundfont™ is dedicated to typographic archaeology as well as the use of found typography within design. It’s about extracting unique type for specific design needs [...]

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Collaboration! Two samurai (artists) are more powerful than one.

21. December 2011

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Collaboration! Two samurai (artists) are more powerful than one.

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Illustration Collaboration Hey Go Media faithful! As Go Media has evolved over the years, we’ve learned that collaboration with other artists and designers can be a very powerful tool when trying to deliver the very best product to your client. Different designers have different skill sets. When Go Media [...]

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The Lost and Taken Poster: A case study and texturing tutorial

19. December 2011

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The Lost and Taken Poster: A case study and texturing tutorial

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Before We Get Started Hello dear readers! Simon and Jon from Studio Ace of Spade here. Today, we have the chance to write a tutorial about one of the Studio’s recent projects, the poster we did for Lost and Taken. What’s great about this particular project is that it [...]

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Album Design for “f i n d” – A Case Study and Tutorial

14. November 2011

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Album Design for “f i n d” – A Case Study and Tutorial

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hey everyone. A while ago the awesome folks at Go Media asked me if I was interested in writing a tutorial/case study. I was absolutely honored by the inquiry so I obviously took the opportunity. The result of the case study and tutorial is this post. With it I [...]

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Fudgegraphics’s June 2011 Wallpaper: A case study

14. October 2011

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Fudgegraphics’s June 2011 Wallpaper: A case study

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hi, I’m Franz — a London-based freelance graphic designer and founder of the design blog Fudgegraphics. As a personal project, I create a new desktop wallpaper each month featuring the current calendar month. It’s a pleasure to share some insights into the creation of  ”Rise – June 2011 Calendar [...]

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Andre Meca’s MSCED 183: A Case Study

12. September 2011

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Andre Meca’s MSCED 183: A Case Study

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hello Go Media readers! André Meca is a Portuguese graphic designer and illustrator. He currently studies at the ESAD. During 2011, he’s having his own take on the Make Something Cool Everyday Project. We’ve been following his work for quiet a while, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity [...]

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Creating a Fantasy World

5. May 2011

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Creating a Fantasy World

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Intro: We often dream of living in a fantasy land. Creating such a fantasy in Photoshop is really great fun. In this tutorial we will be creating an imaginary world where we will be covering interesting topics such as the use of two point prospective, utilizing references for a [...]

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Hot Rod Monster Design Process

12. April 2011

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Hot Rod Monster Design Process

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hi, Philip Hepler here from 316 Graphics. A few weeks prior to writing this, Jeff Finley and I discussed possibilities for the next Arsenal vector pack. We decided to concept some hot rod elements which later turned into a vector set inspired by the art style of Ed “Big [...]

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Distress type by hand in Photoshop

5. April 2011

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Distress type by hand in Photoshop

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: There must be something about digital type that we don’t like. We put a lot of energy into distressing, aging, texturizing, and simulating letterpress techniques with digital type. There are a lot of cool techniques out there. So here I am, sharing yet another one that’s really good for [...]

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