Typography is the one thing that sets graphic design apart from other types of design including fashion and architecture. The systematic and skilled placement of type in a graphic design project regardless of the medium will ultimately set it apart from amateur … Read More
Critical Aspects of Graphic Design – Research
Let’s face it, we all live in a world that was designed by someone. We can’t escape it and yet we all have opinions about what we might find in our world. Take for instance can openers. Most of us have used … Read More
Free texture downloads from Flickr
Using textures has definitely become a way of life for me. I create many of my textures myself and have for some time now been posting high resolution textures to my Flickr account. Some have been available for awhile, but I am … Read More
Old-fashioned text using Adobe Illustrator
I recently created a tri-fold brochure for a coffee shop that features an old-fashioned text using Adobe Illustrator. You can view this brochure and even purchase the Coffee Trifold Brochure from GraphicRiver.net. For the photos, I created the half-tone image effect in … Read More
Half-tone image effect in Photoshop
I recently created a tri-fold brochure for a coffee shop that features a half-tone image effect. You can view this brochure and even purchase the Coffee Trifold Brochure from GraphicRiver.net. The half tone image creates an organic feel perfect for this design … Read More
Premium Wood Textures
A few years ago I came in contact with an excellent graphic designer. He introduced me to textures as they relate to graphic design, and I have been hooked ever since. I almost always use textures in each and everyone of my … Read More
True Blue In Print
I have had problems in the past with the reproduction of blues in my color palettes on various jobs for print. Often they look fine on screen, but after reproduction they posses a ‘purple-ish’ essence to them, and sometimes they are perceived … Read More
Free Simple Social Media Icons
I have recently looked for very simple social media icons around the internet and have not found exactly what I wanted. They must be out there! I am sure I just have not looked long or hard enough. I wanted them to … Read More
Creating an elegant frame using Illustrator
I recently posted a file for sale on the Envato Marketplaces. The download contains 25 frames/enclosures for use in print and website design projects. Three file types, an Adobe Illustrator file(.ai), an Adobe Photoshop shapes file(.csh), and a layered Photoshop(.psd), are all … Read More
Agency Work
I have had the privilege and opportunity to work with some good design agencies over the past few months. I don’t want to come across as negative at all, but I know that I can help another designer avoid some of the … Read More