Simple Graphic Design - by Robert Kennedy

THE TIRES ARE TURNING BUT YOU ARE GOING NO WHERE

Sound like a familiar story?

So you’ve got a great concept or idea but you just can’t seem to get it down. You have been working on your computer for hours, days, weeks but just can’t seem to accomplish anything concrete.

STOP. Think about it! How can you realistically create an effective graphic design if you don’t know what you are trying to create? Take a breather and think about what I am about to suggest to you. Let’s suppose for a minute you want to open an importing company that will sell ‘Red Shoes from China’. Fire up your browser and Google this term. Learn what you can about manufacturers, distributors and competition. Now you have something to go on. Try to quickly digest and figure out how you can make all of this information work for you.

Now let’s start to design your company’s corporate ID. I know you really want to get critical design project completed now, but a wise man once said to me ‘Slow down you’ll go faster’ here are a few links worth checking out before we begin your design:
Learn about color and how it affects your mood:
http://www.weprintcolor.com/moodofcolour.htm
Color Mood Test, Spot Color and CMYK:
http://www.weprintcolor.com/usingcolour2.htm
Pantone in RGB and html:
http://www.weprintcolor.com/pantone_RGB_convert.htm

OK, now you have a mental picture in your mind, look, feel, type paper you want to print on. What colors shall I use? What typography (fonts) should I go with? What graphic message am I trying to communicate? These are the basic questions you need to address before you can begin your graphic design.

Here is an idea for you, in the infancy stage of creating your great concept, pickup a pencil and piece of paper and sketch your ideas before you go near your computer.

Programs like Corel Draw, Adobe Photo Shop, Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker, etc. are the greatest programs for designers on the market. But these great desktop publishing programs need to be told what you want, they cannot conceptualize. These programs cannot dream for you. So it really does come down to you, your pencil and paper as any graphic designer will tell you… conceptualize, sketch, render, create.

Follow these steps for all of your creative graphic designs. Whether you’re designing a colorful website, a full color multi panel brochure, an annual report, an NCR form, a power point presentation, a full color business card or stationery, keep these guidelines in mind you’ll find you start getting better mileage on one set of tires.
Listed below are some links that will help you make more educated discussions on the fundamentals of graphic design:

Online design tutorial- http://www.weprintcolor.com/tutorial_inst.php
Design from business templates online with online graphic design tools- http://www.weprintcolor.com/buscardtemplate.htm
Tips the latest tips and techniques from the pros- http://www.weprintcolors.com
Free stock photos and photography tips- http://www.stockphotowarehouse.com/

Did you know…

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Contains every letter of the alphabet?

Submitted By Robert Kennedy

Robert is the marketing director of a leading online printing and design firm http://www.weprintcolor.com . Robert believes in an educated customer and has created a personal blog, online to help achieve this goal. Learn commercial printing and design tips from the pros http://www.weprintcolors.com

Resume of Philadelphia Graphic Design Guru. WAJDA - by Christopher Wajda

This is the official resume for Philadelphia based graphic designer Christopher Wajda. (PRWEB) May 28, 2005 — Objectives: To lead, or be a member of, a creative and innovative team that will allow me to provide design solutions utilizing my broad and experienced graphic design talents, an intimate and well-versed familiarity with current software, OS platforms, networking and computer hardware and exceptional client relations skills. Graphic Design - Lead designer on thousands of unique projects in signage and print, including logos, identities, newsletters, annual reports, newspaper and magazine ads, brochures, posters, trade show booth design, vehicle graphics and POP displays. - Collaborated with artists, designers and design firms worldwide to satisfy customer design needs. - Produced quality typography with the highest standards on type selection, kerning, leading and readability. Art Direction - Oversaw development of marketing material design appropriate to current employer via print media and the web by creating and implementing corporate website and a company wide corporate identity campaign and materials package. - Directed photo shoots, image manipulation, graphic design and customer workflow for high volume, fast paced and deadline driven design shop. Department/Operations Management - Managed a team of designers (3) and production artists (2) during day to day operations. - Responsible for all aspects of day to day operations, customer service, sales, quotes and installations. Technical Expertise Dual platform expert knowledge of Microsoft Windows (3.1 to XP), Macintosh OS X (and OS 9), Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, Dreamweaver MX, Omega (Gerber Scientific), Flexi-Sign Pro, Quickbooks. Plus a large number of additional programs: Design Software (2D, 3D and vector graphics) - Adobe Illustrator CS (verisons 88 to CS2) - Adobe PhotoShop CS (versions 2 to CS2) - Adobe ImageReady - Adobe InDesign and Quark Express - Macromedia FireWorks - Painter IX - Onyx Rips and ISIS CM systems. - Swish Additional Software - Apple iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto, Keynote - Adobe LiveMotion - Microsoft Word - Microsoft Powerpoint - Microsoft Excel - Most current Apple OSX and Microsoft XP Software Hardware and Large Format Digital Printing - HP 5500 UV postscript 42” digital printer - Mutoh Falcon II Outdoor 63” w/ HD take-up system - Mutoh 850 digital plotter - GSP 6500 digital plotter - Roland PC-600 thermal printer - Seal 750 Laminator Education - 1990 - Graduate of Holy Ghost Preparatory School, Bensalem, PA - 1990 - 1992 - Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA. Major: Biology - 1992-1997 - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Major: Fine Art and Nutrition Employment History - National Sign Shops, Inc. - Feasterville, PA. Art director, lead designer, store manager, technical/network specialist http://www.websignstore.com (site and maintenance by C. Wajda) June 1995 - Present - Wajda Graphic Design and Illustration Studio NorthPoint Studios - freelance graphic design, illustration, spot and humorous cartoons. http://www.northpointstudio.com & http://www.philadelphiagraphicdesign.com June 2000 - Present

PrintingAndDesignOnline.com Launches DIY Print Site - by Amy Hutchinson

New era of printing and design has arrived with the opening of PrintingAndDesignOnline.com. The revolutionary website allows print buyers to order staccato offset printing at 50 - 75% off traditional print prices. In addition to low prices, the site also gives customers the opportunity to create their own professional looking designs with the free online Ultra Design Studio. Now everyone can design like a pro and save money on high quality commercial printing. (PRWEB) September 28, 2005 — A new era of printing and design is here. PrintingAndDesignOnline.com has launched an online printing company that offers local and national businesses exceptional offset color printing at costs that are 50 “ 75% lower than traditional printers. Fully automated, state-of-the-art equipment, combined with revolutionary technology, results in faster turn-around, instant online pricing, and quality staccato printing at a price designed to cut costs, not corners. In addition to low prices on high quality printing, the site also gives customers the opportunity to create their own professional looking designs. The free online Ultra Design Studio lets customers choose from hundreds of pre-designed templates for postcards, business cards, brochures, flyers, letterhead, and envelopes - eliminating the need for expensive graphic design services. For more advanced designers templates are available to download in Illustrator, InDesign, Quark and Photoshop, eliminating the need to set new files for print specifications. Owners, Michael and Amy Hutchinson, have identified a growing need that small and mid-sized businesses have to create professional looking pieces without spending a fortune on graphic design services. We have owned and operated a graphic design and advertising company since 1996 and personally met many individuals who have the creative talent to design effective ad materials, they just don™t have the professional graphic tools they need, says Michael Hutchinson. PrintingAndDesignOnline.com gives them the tools they need to design print-ready files - like a pro. For convenient ordering and reordering, a personalized Portal is available for each client that contains their printing templates in a database stored on a secure server. The software becomes an extension of their company, allowing clients to re-order quickly and efficiently at the click of a button - anytime, day or night.

PLase support this design fromChile - by Alvaro Arteaga

Hey! I’ma graphic designer from Chile. I am participating in a t-shirt design contest at www.designbyhumans.com. I would love if you could register in that page and vote for my design. You don’t necessarily have to writr a comment, you simply have to press the “vote for me” button.

Apreciated, peace to all!!

Here’s the link to my design

http://www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/3010

Living in Chile, 26.

Pioneering Designer to Head Up New Broadcast Graphics Team - by Barrie Gibson

Award winning broadcast graphic designer, Matthew Baxter, is to head up a new graphics team at Hampshire based post production specialist, DVA. Matthew was managing director of Baxter Hobbins Sides and subsequently became creative director for Sky News. (PRWEB) April 13, 2005 — Award winning broadcast graphic designer, Matthew Baxter, is to head up a new graphics team at Hampshire based post production specialist, DVA. Matthew was managing director of Baxter Hobbins Sides and subsequently became creative director for Sky News. The relaunched channel, including the now much imitated ‘news wall’ presenter stage, won the Royal Television Society news channel of the year award two years running. He led the creative team for the launch of Sky News Active, the world’s first fully interactive news service. Matthew started his television career with the original design team for the BBC Breakfast Time show, the first live broadcast to use electronic graphics. He was pivotal in inventing the way graphic design is now used in television. Later, Matthew moved on to lead the Newsnight team in winning its first ever RTS award for graphic design. From purpose built 10,000 square foot studios, DVA™s highly skilled team works across a multitude of platforms from crewing and graphics to offline and online editing and compositing. It has facilities for audio, video editing, DVD authoring, print design and web development. Barrie Gibson, managing director at DVA said, We have developed a niche for ourselves with programme graphics but are increasingly being asked to do a lot more titles and indents, he continued, We took the decision to expand into this area and have invested in some heavyweight expertise by hiring Matthew to set up the new team. DVA™s broadcast clients include BBC, Twenty Twenty productions, Meridian, Blakeway productions, Discovery channel and Cicada films. For further information on the services that DVA has to offer, visit www.dvafacilities.co.uk More information: Barrie Gibson, Managing Director, DVA 7/8 Campbell Court, Bramley, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 5EG Tel. +44 (0)1256 882032 E-mail: e-mail protected from spam bots Web: www.dvafacilities.co.uk High res image can be downloaded from: www.clickintopr.com/editors/articleDetail.asp?pjID=168

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