Articles by Month: August 2009
Erika Simmons: Ghost In The Machine
Erika Simmons’ ‘Ghost in the Machine’ series is an imaginative approach to image creation/illustration. The concept of incorporating elements of the subject matter as the medium is a great example of thinking outside the box. The use of the cassette…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: illustration
15 Over-The-Top Business Card Designs
Business cards are one of the elements of corporate design that should be pushed beyond just graphics, and converge with several processes to become what they should be: a memorable, collectible and impressive piece to be carried away everywhere. The…
- Categorized: Graphic Design, Inspiration
- Tagged: branding, Graphic Design
Go Media’s Rapid-Fire Illustration Technique
Go Media’s Rapid-fire Illustration Technique Hey Designer and Illustrator faithful! It’s time for another wicked tutorial from your brethren here at Go Media. I had a particular project I was working on recently that I thought would make a great…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: apparel, illustration, Adobe Illustrator
Paparazzi!: Full Web Page Screenshots Utility (OS X)
Paparazzi! is a handy little niche utility for Mac OS X that creates screenshots of full webpages. Add a URL (or choose from a list of recently visited sites) and Paparazzi! brings up the page in a mini-browser. Save the…
- Categorized: News
3D Typography in Photoshop
Introduction In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Graphic Design, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Illustrator
Go Media’s Jeff Finley: Interview at VectorTuts
Just a quick heads up to let our readers know about the extended interview by Sean Hodge with Go Media’s Jeff Finley over at VectorTuts. Jeff shares design, illustration as well as design industry insights, along with related thoughts on…
- Categorized: News, Graphic Design
- Tagged: Illustrator, illustration, Graphic Design
InDesign Quick Tip: Indent To Here
Use the Adobe InDesign “Indent To Here” feature to indent bulleted lists and indent lines in a paragraph independently of a paragraph’s left indent value.
- Categorized: Tutorials
Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 2
Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a (continued) no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc.…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe, Adobe Illustrator
Print Indie: Logo Lounge 5
Last year I created a logo for silk screening company Print Indie into the annual Logo Lounge publication. I really didn’t think I had a snowballs chance in hell of getting in so you can imagine my surprise when I…
- Categorized: Inspiration
- Tagged: logo design, Graphic Design
Text Tool Tips
So you’re a keyboard shortcut junkie, working on a design. You need to add text. You select the Text tool in Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign and add your text. But how does one jump to other tools—permanently or temporarily—while having…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Photoshop, Illustrator
Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 1
Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc. Please…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, logo design, Graphic Design, Illustrator
Death To Creatives!!!
I am not a creative. You are not a creative. No one could ever or will ever be a creative. The word creative is not a noun. It is an adjective used to describe a noun. i.e. That is a…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: Graphic Design