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InDesign Quick Tip: Indent To Here

Friday, August 14, 2009

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InDesign Quick Tip: Indent To Here

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.

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Photoshop Tip: Sharpening with Photoshop’s High-Pass Filter

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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Photoshop Tip: Sharpening with Photoshop’s High-Pass Filter

Need to give an image a little boost? Whether it needs a bit more contrast, or needs to be sharper, Photoshop's High Pass filter can add a dynamic result without spending too much time.

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Top 5 Time Saving Short Cuts in After Effects

Friday, May 29, 2009

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Top 5 Time Saving Short Cuts in After Effects

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The following 5 short cuts will save you in expensive pain medication from staring at your screen for far too many hours. I know they’ve saved me in the past. Here’s a little video I did for this article to grab screenshots and such. We won’t be learning how [...]

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Don’t Be A Whore!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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Don’t Be A Whore!

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 10 Tips to help designers avoid being taken advantage of. If you’re freelancing or just starting your own design company, you may be in jeopardy of being a whore. That’s right. Some seemingly sweet client may come along, wine and dine you, bend you over the [...]

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12 Tips for Flawless Service & Happy Clients

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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12 Tips for Flawless Service & Happy Clients

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 12 tips for improving your e-mail correspondence with your design clients. Hey true believers! At Go Media we’ve started having in-house “classes.” Basically any designer from Go Media that has some good advice to pass along to the staff will schedule a time to do a [...]

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Pointers for Designers Working with Apparel Companies

Monday, December 29, 2008

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Pointers for Designers Working with Apparel Companies

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: There is often a disconnect between an artist and a screen printer. Problems often arise when there is a lack of understanding of the print process and a lack of communication between the designer and client. Screen printers get mad when a customer [...]

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How to Win at Design by Humans

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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How to Win at Design by Humans

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: I talked with Marc Hemeon, one of the brilliant minds behind the t-shirt design contest site Design by Humans. If you can remember, they were the only company able to pull off the impossible Bold is Beautiful shirt a few months back. Oliver [...]

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The Beauty of Package Design: Inspiration and Tips

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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The Beauty of Package Design: Inspiration and Tips

To me, the feeling of opening a well designed package exemplifies good design. All the little nuances contribute to an individual experience. This article will teach and inspire you about the beauty of packaging and working with your hands as well as your eyes.

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Crazy Idea? Go Media Offers Design Help via Twitter

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Crazy Idea? Go Media Offers Design Help via Twitter

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Go Media is trying something new here. We’re using our official twitter account to offer design help and customer service. Crazy? Maybe. Basically, designers like you can ask a question and we’ll try to answer it. [...]

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