Articles by Month: October 2008
How To Design a Font: {Part2} Draw Up A Storm!
Terminology Before we get into the meat of this tutorial I want to give you a crash course in font terminology. I know it’s not exactly the most exciting thing but I seriously think it’s good for you to know…
How to Create Explosive Typographic Effects in Cinema 4D
In this tutorial I will walk through the steps I used to create this illustration to bring alive the word “collide.” While you may not find yourself needing to recreate the word “collide,” I hope you will find useful the…
My Create Chaos Experience
My experience speaking at Create Chaos design convention in Orlando Florida. Monday October 13th 1:30pm I’m sitting in Cleveland Hopkins Airport waiting to board my flight to Orlando Florida. I’ve been booked as a speaker at Create Magazine’s design convention…
T-shirt Template Freebie
It’s been a little while since we’ve had a freebie on the Go MediaZine, and an email I got this morning provided the perfect opportunity. Here’s what Jan had to say about the Fitted Ladies Apparel Templates we just released:…
How to Create Awesome T-Shirt Mockups Like Jimiyo
EDITORS NOTE: Jimiyo is showcasing a template from Vol. 2 of Fitted Ladies Apparel Templates, which we’ll have ready for release in November. For now, check out Vol 1. Go Media gave me the chance to test out their new…
10 Tips to avoid designer’s block.
Ever feel like some days you can crank out amazing looking designs with little effort? Then on other days it feels like nothing is working, you’ve lost all your talent and you’ll never make another good design for the rest…
How to Design A Font: {Part 1} Get Inspired!
I haven’t written a blog post in a while so I thought it was time I jumped right in and did a tutorial series about fonts. There will be three more tutorials that will follow this one. Their forces combined…
Create a Dream Design with 3D Typography
Hello, my name is Alex Beltechi, a designer that is currently studying in college and working in the print media realm. I would love to explain my vast experience and overwhelming knowledge to you, but due to the fact that…
Git Yer Structure Outta Mah Creative!
I had this art history professor my first year of college who gave the most fantastical lectures; he proudly wore mismatched socks with worn-out Birkenstock sandals. During his lessons, (which were sometimes accompanied by a recording of a Mongolian throat-singing…
The Importance of Sketching: Oliver Barrett’s Moleskine
When I start on a project, I like to brainstorm ideas and write down whatever comes to mind. From there I from there I start sketching until I develop something that can translate well onto the computer, and of course…
How to make a vector pattern brush
Hey everybody! I hope the last few weeks have gone well for you – whatever that may mean. I hope that you found at least a little time to soak up all the great resources and knowledge being shared around…