Articles by Year: 2009
Preparing InDesign Files for your Print Service
Often times when it comes to preparing files for a printer it can get really complicated really fast. Often times when I’m creating a design there are a lot of elements that I use in a file, most of which…
Using Transform Again in Illustrator
This shortcut will help you in many different instances in Illustrator when you need to repeat a transformation. I use it most when I am trying to repeat a shape over and over again at an even interval. First create…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Illustrator, Adobe, Adobe Illustrator
Full Color Rollovers in Flash
In this tutorial, we will create a Flash file with a simple, yet eye-catching effect — a black & white photo with full-color rollovers. We will initially edit the photo in Photoshop, then import and complete the file in Flash.…
- Categorized: Web Design, Tutorials
- Tagged: Adobe, web design
Ask the Readers: Who is a current household name in design?
LeBron James, Barack Obama, Terrell Owens, Britney Spears – names you all recognize I assume? For better or worse, I think that just about everybody in the United States would know these people by name. So I wonder: Who are…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
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: Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Graphic Design
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: Graphic Design, logo 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: Illustrator, Photoshop
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: Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator, logo design, Graphic Design, Photoshop
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
PhotoKeys for iPhone
PhotoKeys for iPhone [iTunes App Store link] is an interesting app. In short, it turns your iPhone into a small touch screen to access the Photoshop tool palette—Move, Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand and so on—as well as other common functions…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: Photoshop
80’s Style Design Using Photoshop
The 80’s have always had an iconic impact on Pop Culture. I have been seeing a lot of 80’s inspired designs on the internet, but never found a tutorial. So, here’s a simple tutorial inspired by the 80’s. This is…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Graphic Design, Photoshop
Arsenal: T-Shirt Templates, Vol. 2
This second volume of the Go Media Arsenal T-Shirt Templates comes in response to popular demand and features natural, hand-created drop shadows & HDR photography for smoother shading layers. Files are in PSD format w/ layers and masks, pixel dimensions are…
Photoshop Quick Tip: Finding Layers Quickly
Quickly find the Photoshop layer an object is located on by enabling an option on the Move tool.
Polishing Your PSD: 3 Friendly Reminders for Front-End Sanity
So you’re a visual designer who wants to suck up to a certain front-end hat guy. Wouldn’t it be a great gesture to clean-house and organize your file so the slicer doesn’t ‘slip’ and accidentally butcher your brilliant work? Some…
Photoshop Tip: Sharpening with Photoshop’s High-Pass Filter
Need to give an image a little boost? Whether it needs a bit more contrast, or needs to be sharper, Photoshop’s High Pass filter can add a dynamic result without spending too much time.
Lineform 1.5.1 (Mac Vector Graphics Software) Released + Discount Code
Freeverse has just released Lineform 1.5.1. Lineform is a low-cost vector graphics software program for the Mac, for those designers out there on a budget. Here’s the new stuff: Fixed Undo to include function names Fixed text fill editing bug…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
10 PC Productivity Tools for Graphic Designers
A great roundup of 10 excellent time-saving utilities for PC-based graphic designers. These run the gamut from graphics software specific tools to general Windows utilities any creative types out there will find useful for their day-to-day PC usage. Boost your productivity and have more time to create with this extensive list from Go Media’s Adam Wagner.
- Categorized: Graphic Design