Graphic Design/Software
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Features
For Those About to Rock…
A dealer client and partner asked us to develop the art and print the shirts for the upcoming year’s open-house…
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Features
Mule Days of Summer?
As summer fast approaches, we finish this month’s column on the last day of spring. Our apologies to our esteemed…
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Features
The Color Closet
I refer to the most frequently used color correction techniques as the Big Four. Brightness and Contrast, Levels, Curves, and…
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Features
How to Design the Initial Drawings for Spherical Products
I was recently asked by a potential customer to create a drawing of a possible product. He gave me a…
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Education
The Digital Eye: The Art of Masking in Photoshop
The ability to isolate elements on a picture is an essential skill in the image editing process. Accurate selections determine…
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News
Design’N’Buy Releases DesignO Upgrade
Design’N’Buy, a web-to-print solutions provider, announces it has launched DesignO V1.7, the latest version of its online design tool. “The…
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Features
Perfecting the Final Cut
Preparation and a full understanding of the process is the key for anyone’s print-and-cut workflow. After 20 years in the…
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Features
Blue Mustang
When you fly into Denver, it’s hard to ignore the big blue horse that rears up in power and rebellion…
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Education
Keeping Up with Your Design Program
I have always been amazed at how quickly one can forget some of the functions of a design program if…
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Features
Applying Color the Smart Way in Photoshop
In the digital workflow, there are always a million paths to one particular end result. Similar effects can be applied…
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Education
Using Shape Tools in the Pathfinder Panel for Vinyl Cutting
When creating artwork for vinyl cutting, you need to use vector artwork which is made up of shapes created from…
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Features
Less than a Month until GRAPHICS PRO EXPO SoCal
GRAPHICS PRO EXPO in Long Beach, California is coming up in just a few weeks, Aug. 17-19 (Thursday-Saturday) at the…
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Features
Trade Show for Graphics Shops in the Northwest Next Week in Portland, Oregon
The only multi-discipline trade show for graphics professionals in the Northwest, GRAPHICS PRO EXPO (GPX), is at the Oregon Convention…
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News
OSG Announces AI Training for Graphic Design with Dane Clement
Our Success Group (OSG) announces a new training session on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in graphic design. The…
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Features
Intelligent Art Tools
If you’re a Photoshop user, you are no doubt aware of the infinite potential to transform images. From enhancing contrast…
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Education
Taking a Sign Layout from Bad to Good
The word layout can mean different things to different people. Other than laying out by the pool, the word layout…
