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In its most literal sense, the word zine is short for "magazine". At its core, however, the zine is much more than some reduced version of another
It’s a modern cliché, an obnoxious first-world problem: Explaining your new-fangled job to the person sitting next to you on an airplane. Once, I was a graphic designer — that was easy to explain. I…
Looking to learn Adobe Illustrator? Or maybe you're teaching yourself graphic design? This guide to Adobe Illustrator tools is the perfect place to start!
The inspiration phase is the core of the design thinking process. These tips and tools helps you to conduct a successful one.
Kurt Vonnegut estaba convencido de que todas las historias pueden representarse de manera gráfica con una curva. Este arco, que da lugar a seis tipos de historias, adquiere una forma u otra en función de las emociones que predominan desde la introducción al desenlace. Sus profesores no estaban tan c
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The teachers, as with any production designer who had been in the business for more then ten years, had multiple scars on their hands from Exacto blade cuts and were criminally insane from the solvents soaking through the finger tips into their brains.It started with a layout board. A pre-printed board with non-reproductive blue lines…which meant a stat camera wouldn’t see the lines when shooting Photostats. These were then pasted on more layout boards, to be shot again into film, that would be turned into a printing plate to print a magazine, poster, or flyer. Once the layout board was firmly affixed to the drawing table using pieces of drafting tape—white tape that’s sticky enough to hold a piece of cardboard to a wooden or Formica surface but not sticky enough to tear the entire paper surface right down the middle when removing the tape—it was time to break out the toxic-but-fun chemicals and expensive Photostats.Carefully using the T-square and triangle to make sure everything was cut just right, square and even using an Exacto blade, which is as sharp as a scalpel but can be lost in a carpet or fall into your pocket to discover later when reaching for change, it was time to start playing “design element collage” and “guess how many lines of type will fit on the page!” Some of the art supplies needed to be a designer. By now you have used the handy proportion wheel to order Photostats or “stats” at the size needed and figured out how many lines will fit on a page using a mathematic solution akin to algebra or calculus or something else that would be assigned to the “Rain Man” in the department, and it was time to affix the pieces to the layout board. Taking your handy jar or rubber cement that has been carefully thinned with Bestine—a chemical solvent that is hazardous to breath in an unventilated area (like an art studio)—and you would coat the board and the backs of the stats and then have a cigarette at your desk while the cement dried. It was easy to place the stat on the layout board and it could even be moved without using Bestine. Once everything was dried and you carefully removed the cigarette ashes from the cemented surface because black smudges would show up when the boards were shot for film, you would take each cut stat and place it ever so carefully down on the board. This cover of Print magazine shows a layout board with the usual injury suffered by designers. Carefully picking up the stat piece with a tweezer that is coated with dried rubber cement and cigarette ash, you then replace the piece on the board, praying it will be straight the second time. The rubber cement pickup was a small piece of rubber that I suspect was carved from the flesh of Gumby. While the transition could have been seamless, in most cases it wasn’t.As art director at one publication, in the far-off distance of 1994, the art department still used layout boards. When the magazine was published and we held our “debriefing” of how each page looked, the editor threw a tirade at how half the magazine looked like “crap.” I asked which half he didn’t like and as expected, it was the digital half he liked.The gamble worked out: instead of me being sooooo fired, as a compromise to the editor’s wish to hold something in his hands we agreed to affix printouts of the digital pages onto layout boards.The publisher was more then happy that over $2,000 per issue was saved by switching to full digital production. Since type was due at the typesetter (which was a business across town as it wasn’t done in-house) by 7:00 pm, nothing else could be done after 6:00 pm and we went home.With computers setting type instantly, the 9-5 day became a 24-hour possibility most employers welcomed with glee and evil laughter.Editors didn’t understand the paste-up and mechanical page and seeing what went into it with all the smoking and such, they seldom if ever made changes to the layout design.With computers, editors, writers and janitorial staff feel they can ask to see what an image looks like blown up, shrunk down or moved left-right while they stand over
How to do Reverse Image Search for your stock photo or illustrations. Google's "Reverse image search" seems to be a pretty handy tool for designers and artists , for an illustration artist or graphic designer ,
If you're a graphic designer reading this blog, there's probably a good chance you already know how tough graphic design can be. However, practice makes
Learn how to use every single Adobe Illustrator tool from this guide! This is the perfect post for anyone teaching themselves graphic design or learning Adobe Illustrator.
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You've probably used the Pathfinder panel to combine shapes and make new ones. But do you often find yourself clicking (and undoing) each icon in the panel until you get the look you want?...
As a freelance graphic designer, I rely on a lot of programs and tools to help me do my job. From accounting software, to programs to track client contracts, to actual design programs and hardware, I have quite the arsenal! I’ve put together a complete list of every tool and program I use in my free
Photoshop brushes are serious time-savers. The correct brush can instantly enhance a plain-looking photo. The right brush can highlight a specific area in an image without putting too many touch-ups. The great thing about Photoshop brushes is that they are…
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Looking to learn Adobe Illustrator? Or maybe you're teaching yourself graphic design? This guide to Adobe Illustrator tools is the perfect place to start!
hello again in this lesson … i’m gonna talk about: “Tools” lets take a look at the tools menu its exactly like this: lets see what’s the usage of these tools take a lo…
Ever wanted to document your latest lighting setup or maybe check out how other photographers are setting up their lights?
There’s a couple of methods for creating complex circular patterns in Adobe Illustrator. One technique uses pattern brushes, but it involves designing multiple patterns that seamlessly repeat, which can be a difficult task in itself. Alternatively, you can make use of Illustrator’s symbol feature to create a pseudo kaleidoscope effect where a segment of your […]
Learn all about the Background Eraser Tool in Photoshop, including how it works and how it can easily remove unwanted background areas in your photos!
One of my old posts from 2008 titled Designing for Print – Setting Up Crops and Bleed quickly shot to the top of Google and has become one of the most popular posts on my blog. I haven’t posted much on the topic of print design recently, but I thought I’d provide an updated guide […]
Ever wondered what makes your creative brain extra special, what makes employers and clients watch over your every move? No matter how different ten
Visual grouping principles have been invented by Gestalt psychologists and are based on human's innate ability to perceive objects as organized patterns and simplify complex compositions.
These cheatsheets cover everything from graphic design and UI design with Adobe software and Sketch. These handy keyboard shortcuts are sure to...
Learn everything about layer blending modes in Photoshop. Blend mode grounds, description, commonly used and keyboard shortcuts.
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