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How to become a graphic designer without a design degree
Can you become a graphic designer without a graphic design? ABSOLUTELY! What is the #1 thing that will help you get a graphic design job? A great portfolio is all that potential employers care about. The best way to become a designer without a degree is to do lots of design work and build up…
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Design an Animated GIF in Photoshop – Beginner Animation Tutorial
In this graphic design animation tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a simple swirling animated GIF in Adobe Photoshop using the timeline feature. We’ll walk through the basics of animation for beginners. STEP 1: BRING A DRAWING TO LIFE Download the practice files for this exercise. Open one animation file in Photoshop Go to File…
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Export an image for web in Photoshop- Graphic Design Tutorial
Exporting an image for the web in Photoshop with reduced file size, RGB color mode, and 72 DPI is important to ensure your images load quickly and look great on websites. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to prep a file for the web: All images on the web must be 72dpi, RGB color profile,…
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Logo design 101
This post will cover the basics of logo design, how to use symbols, color, typography, and shapes to create a successful logo design. We will also dig into other important considerations when designing and using logos. What makes a logo work? Logos must symbolize an organization or business and it’s personality. It needs to convey…
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Upscaling and Resizing AI Art for Print in Adobe Photoshop: Step-by-Step Graphic Design tutorial
To upscale and resize AI art for print in Adobe Photoshop, follow these steps: Step 1: Open the AI Art in Photoshop Step 2: Check Document Settings Step 3: Resample the Image Step 4: Review and Adjust Step 5: Save for Print Your AI art has now been upscaled and resized for print in Adobe…
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Graphic design inspiration and tools
Here’s a list of my favorite places to go when I am in a creative rut and need inspiration. You’ll also find a list of helpful tools to explore and create color palettes and infographics. Graphic design inspiration websites Famous design agencies Color Scheme Tools Infographic templates and generators
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Dot/Line Exercise for Graphic Design beginners
Download the free dot/line exercise worksheet: https://tinyurl.com/dotlineexercise In the Dot/Line exercise, you will create a series of small compositions. Each composition will consist of only black dots and lines. Each of the graphic images you create will express a word. This will expand your personal expression, graphically speaking. It is important that you create several…
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7 step creative process for graphic designers
Design is solving a visual problem. This means you’ll benefit from research, design briefs and brainstorming. The creative process: Use this process on any creative project. These steps may or may not go in order every time. Now lets talk about each step. Step 1 – Project brief A project brief is a document that…
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Free downloadable graphic design resources
Download project brief template for graphic designers Download a prep for print checklist for Adobe InDesign Download a free Canva one-page brand guide template
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Generate creative ideas with a mind map
In this tutorial, we will create a mind map to generate ideas for a creative project. Mind mapping is a great way to capture thoughts and come up with associations. I like to start with words. There are no rules, create something that makes sense to you. Create a mind map To get started, grab…
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