Graphic Design/Software
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Education
Try This: Movie Strip-Style Poster
You can find lots of cool effects that can be created in Photoshop, many through a long series of steps,…
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Education
Artwork Adjustments for Sandcarvers
Check out the following example of original versus adjusted artwork. This printed artwork is an element from a wine label…
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The Three Rs of Image Editing: Resizing, resolution, and resampling
When we’re laying out a design, resizing images is a pretty common practice. However, the more the image is enlarged,…
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Education
How to Whiten Smiles in Photoshop
Open the image in Photoshop and zoom in toward the teeth you want to brighten. You will create a selection…
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Education
Pairing Embroidery Fonts with Workwear
Selecting embroidered fonts for workwear is similar to selecting fonts for any project, at least at first. You should think…
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Education
The Digital Eye: Swapping Heads
It happens sometimes-the wrong expression on the right pose. Perhaps the smile looks more like a grimace, or everything else…
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Are there any quick edits I can apply to my clients’ photos to make them better for sublimating?
Keeping your subject in focus while blurring the background can help bring the person visually into the foreground of the…
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What are Macros, and how can they help with repetitive engraving jobs?
If you are extremely computer savvy, you could go and create your own Macros. Macros are little sub-programs that operate…
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Education
Experiential Graphic Design
Show, don’t tell. Writers often swear by that dictum. Readers need to feel like they’re experiencing a story, rather than…
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Education
Tap into the Mind-Reading Powers of CorelDRAW: Live Sketch
Live Sketch focuses on the need to either use multiple lines to work out a shape or a continuous line…
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Adjust Image Color in Photoshop Before Sublimating
Adjusting image color can be done in a few different ways. Try desaturating the area around the subject just slightly.…
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Education
Using Photoshop for a Wraparound Van Wrap
Wraps veteran Grant Dorsey of Aurora Graphics in Eldorado, Kansas, discusses how to use Photoshop to extend a wrap from…
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Font Choice ‘Dos’ for Awards
Typically, serif fonts are used for large bodies of text as the serif guides our eyes and makes words easy…
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Adjusting a Selected Color on a Graphic
There are some quick ways to do a basic color correction of a selected color throughout your design in Photoshop…
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Go with What They Know: Font selection
As a designer, you may think you’re making a creative choice, when in reality, the answer can easily be defined…
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What is the difference between CMYK and RGB color mode?
The colors you see on your screen never exactly match the colors in your prints. This is because the colors…
