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By 07 16th, 2012

Many graphic designers dream of landing big-name corporate clients and designing logos and artwork that will appear in international venues. Most, however, overlook a source of ready cash-flow right at their fingertips. Chances are you have some fans of your artwork. You may be posting designs on DeviantArt or Flickr, ...

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By 07 9th, 2012

Photoshop is a great program for manipulating images and creating new and fantastic effects and artwork. Of course, its original purpose was to manipulate photos, to remove red-eye, to add missing people to group shots, etc, but today Photoshop has evolved beyond its roots to become one of the most-used ...

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By 07 2nd, 2012

Graphic design is a career that requires exposure. Designers who get their work seen are designers who get hired. Marketing is an intrinsic part of success as a designer. So, how do you get your designs out there? How do you get noticed? Your website is an important marketing tool, ...

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By 06 25th, 2012

Before you can hang out your shingle as a graphic designer and think about the design you want to include on your business cards, it might be a good idea to begin your career with a degree from an accredited school of design. But which schools are the best? Today, ...

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By 06 18th, 2012

HDR, High Dynamic Range photography, is growing in popularity, and there are good reasons why. HDR photography can produce fantastic images with phenomenal detail. HDR provides crisp, clear, attention-grabbing images. Of course taking your own HDR photos takes practice and patience, time you may not want to give up to ...

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By 06 11th, 2012

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most versatile programs available to graphic designers today. Image editing programs allows us to make some of the coolest posters, inforgraphics, and images. The ways in which photos can be manipulated seem limitless. With practice, you can create some beautiful, disturbing and thought-provoking images. ...

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By 06 4th, 2012

Photography is one of the arts with the strongest emphasis on science as well as creativity. To be a successful photographer, you must not only understand the interplay between light and shadow, color and shade, but the psychological connotations of positioning as well. Posing a model or subject (human, animal, ...

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By 05 28th, 2012

As a freelance graphic designer, you’re not only developing your craft, you’re entering the world of business. Working for clients means professionalism is paramount. Here are five common mistakes made by beginning designers that can sabotage your road to success: 1)     Designing only in color- Some designers seem to think ...

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By 05 21st, 2012

  High Dynamic Range Photography is one of the fastest-growing trends in image manipulation today. HDR Photos are clearer, with more depth, than standard photos, making them breathtakingly crisp and clear and bringing out an almost 3D quality in the image using a greater range of shadows and tints to ...

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By 05 14th, 2012

Royalty-free stock images are an important tool in any designer’s box.  Stockvault.net is one of the web’s premier sources of high-quality stock photos, offering over 2,000 images in the construction category alone.  From brand-new architecture to vintage buildings, StockVault has it all. Whether you need a photograph for a design ...

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