It’s easy to take for granted that the existence of digital tools for creating graphics is a purely good thing. But for many people who made a living hand painting signs, the advent of cheap and fast computer graphics in the 1980s was bad news indeed. Jobs were lost and the craft went into decline. […]
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For a limited time StackSocial is offering a nice bundle of goodies for free, including commercial use fonts, website templates, icons, textures, and more. The total regular cost of these assets is more than $250, but you can grab them in exchange for connecting with StackSocial on Facebook or Twitter, and sharing the link […]
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Our guru of strokes reveals another trick: How to create a stroke that has rounded endpoints on its top half only.
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If your resume and CV (curriculum vitae, definition) look like the one below, then you’re failing to impress prospective employers, partners, and clients. You’re a creative professional! Look like it! Everything you produce with your name on it should sell you and your creative skills. Let accountants and sales people stick with the black on […]
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Usually I’m a bit wary of websites with names that start with the word “free.” But Freevintageposters.com appears to be the real deal, offering high resolution poster art in categories like advertising, travel, movies, sports, and more. The quality of the samples I looked at was good both in terms of color and detail. But […]
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Three quick tips to help you navigate in a long document.
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A new publication brings you up-to-date on the rapidly changing world of fixed layout eBooks
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The following is an excerpt from When Talent Isn’t Enough: Business Basics for the Creatively Inclined by Kristen Fischer. You can also download this excerpt as a PDF. Reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from WHEN TALENT ISN’T ENOUGH © 2013 Kristen Fischer. Published by Career Press, Pompton Plains, NJ. 800-227-3371. All rights reserved. It […]
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There’s no denying that Pinterest has a lot to offer creatives as a source of visual inspiration (and time-sucking pixel hoarding). But it can be a bit unfocused. Browse the Design category and you’ll see everything from infographics to artisinal lightbulbs. For an alternative that’s completely focused on graphic design, check out Matboard. Like Pinterest, […]
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