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How to Avoid Design Clichés

Tatán — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:46:42 +0000

. Text Treatments as Design Clichés When the average Graphic Artist or Graphic Design Student hear the phrase 'Design Clichés', they immediately think of 'Symbols'. But every symbol is not necessarily a cliché, neither is every Design... Read more

How to Calibrate your Monitor

Tatán — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:59:05 +0000

. Calibrating the Monitor on the right It is usually understood that monitor calibration is for Graphic Design professionals only. Not so! Indeed, this is a must for graphic designers, artists, photographers, etc. But anyone who uses... Read more

How to Design a Simple Greeting Card

Tatán — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:59:36 +0000

. Thank goodness it's over This very simple but rather effective design will be today's featured Design of the week. It shows , among other things, how one can use Symbols to quickly 'categorize' a composition. He who can use symbols with profit... Read more

How to Zazzle

Tatán — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:32:18 +0000

. My Experience on Zazzle This lens is about my experience on Zazzle. It tells of of the methods I use to find the answers to my problems. Check here often, as I will update this lens every time I find something that can benefit the average... Read more

Lesson in Simplicity

Tatán — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:30:09 +0000

. The Design of the Week is going to focus on simplicity, again! Graphic designers are sometimes amazed at all the special effects we can apply in the last version of our favorite graphic software and the vast array of available plugins. As a... Read more

How to Balance a Design

Tatán — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:33:31 +0000

. Our design of the week will emphasize one of the main qualities of a good design: Balance. In every composition, one has to always worry about balance, or the lack of it. The latter will definitely kill a piece. A lot of my designs lack... Read more

Symmetry or Balance?

Tatán — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:32:07 +0000

. Symmetry is one of the most perfect qualities. A symmetrical shape is about perfect. We have symmetry when the distances on both sides of an axis are equal. Balance is a whole other animal. There is no way to quantify balance. It's... Read more