Angela Riechers
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| Combining Typefaces in a Layout (17 minutes) Posted Dec 2, 2010 |
Photo or Illustration: Which Is Right for Your Project? (21 Minutes) Posted Oct 21, 2010 |
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 Learn the art of matching different typefaces within one layout
more detailsCreativity, Type, Layout, Magazine Design |
 How does your image want to appear
more detailsCreativity, Photography, Photoshop, Layout, Magazine Design, Photo Selection, Illustration, Retouching |
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| Copyfitting 101 (18 minutes) Posted Sep 2, 2010 |
Cover Design Across All Media (32:09) Posted Jul 20, 2010 |
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 Make functional and beautiful page layouts in difficult
circumstances
more detailsCopywriting, Printing Tips, Client Relations, Type, Layout, Magazine Design, Stock Photography, Adobe Indesign, Photo Selection, Copyfitting |
 Navigate the changing landscape of multimedia cover design
more detailsCreativity, Blogging, Printing Tips, Layout, Magazine Design, Web Design, Cover Design |
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| Don't Waste My Time!: Designing for Short Attention Spans (23:41) Posted May 24, 2010 |
Quick Type 101 (25 minutes) Posted Mar 30, 2010 |
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 Make the most of the scant seconds you have to grab your audience
more detailsCreativity, Copywriting, Color, Printing Tips, Layout, Magazine Design, Web Design |
 Which fonts work well in print, and which are best for the web? How many fonts do you need on a page? Our typography expert gives you the basics of font choice.
more detailsTypography, Web Design, Fonts, Print Design |
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| Working with Images: Design for Non-Designers (21 minutes) Posted Mar 4, 2010 |
Making the Most of It: Designing Well Despite Deprivation (36:51) Posted Jan 26, 2010 |
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 So you don't know a dpi from a jpg? This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about how to acquire, prepare and resize images for the web and for print.
more detailsOnline Media, Digital Media, Images |
 These smart design strategies will help you maintain your sanity and
your standards when you're resource-strapped on a project.
more detailsType, Business Issues, Indesign, Layout, Image Selection, Magazine Design, Stock Photography |
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| Gender Benders: Busting Design Cliches (36:45) Posted Jan 8, 2010 |
You're My Type: Using Typography Effectively (32:45) Posted Dec 14, 2009 |
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 Aim for a gender-specific audience without falling back on cliched visual language.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Copywriting, Color, Type, Image Selection, Magazine Design, Stock Photography |
 Really memorable type affects its audience on a non-literal,
emotional level.
more detailsCreativity, Relationships, Type, Layout, Magazine Design, Web Design |
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| Who's the Package For?: Secrets of Packaging Design (27:27) Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Size Matters! (38:40) Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
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 Angela Riechers deciphers the branding messages today's products
convey to their audience through packaging.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Packaging, Marketing, Promotion, Copywriting, Color, Type |
 It's no secret that design is shrinking to accommodate the demands of new media, so how can you design on a relatively tiny scale without minimizing the impact of your work? Angela Riechers presents...
more detailsCreativity, Color, Type, Layout, Image Selection, Magazine Design, Web Design |
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| Inspired Originality (39:45) Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Make the Medium Suit the Message (32:56) Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
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 Art director and design critic Angela Riechers offers observations and suggestions on design inspiration. In addition to displaying examples of what inspires her and how she channels that into...
more detailsCreativity, Color, Logo Design, Case Studies, Type, Magazine Design |
 When creating promotional or communication materials, designers must make all the visual elements somehow reflect the "face" of the brand/company, without ever boring the intended audience with...
more detailsBranding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Client Relations, Type, Layout, Image Selection, Magazine Design |
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| Layout Doctor: Common Challenges in Print Design (33:58) Posted May 26, 2009 |
Layout Toolkit (28:54) Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
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 A publication designer has to be ready for anything. At the last minute, you could be stuck with an unexpected sidebar, an article that suddenly becomes a spread, even extra pages. Magazine art...
more detailsCreativity, Layout, Image Selection, Magazine Design, Stock Photography |
 Angela Riechers draws on her experience as an art director for several top titles to help designers conquer the most common challenges involved in layout design. She showcases more than a dozen...
more detailsCreativity, Layout, Image Selection, Magazine Design, Stock Photography |
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| Logo Design in Next to No Time (32:23) Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Make Your Design Work... No Matter What (33:41) Posted Nov 25, 2008 |
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 Angela Riechers arms you with the game plan for completing a logo design and getting client approval quickly. She offers hints for each stage in the process, identifies common sources of...
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Color, Logo Design, Client Relations, Business Issues |
 Designers have to work with the tools and materials available, and those are not always ideal. Making assets out of familiar design liabilities is the subject of this tutorial by noted art director...
more detailsCreativity, Business Issues, Layout, Image Selection, Stock Photography |
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| Designing Your Own Magazine (50:24) Posted Nov 12, 2008 |
Effective Newsletter Design (70:40) Posted May 9, 2008 |
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 Angela Riechers, design lecturer and former art director of Harper's Magazine as well as other major publications, guides you through the process of creating the "design voice" of a...
more detailsDesign & Photo, Color, Logo Design, Indesign, Layout, Image Selection, Magazine Design, Pdfs |
 In this tutorial you'll learn how to create an effective newsletter. You'll look at logo design, choosing and combining photos and art for maximum visual impact, selecting typefaces, building a...
more detailsPhotoshop, Indesign, Layout |
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| Storytelling Through Dynamic Layouts (25:07) Posted May 8, 2008 |
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 The late, great Tibor Kalman once said the three elements of a good story are clarity, forward motion and suspense. In this tutorial, you'll cover the visual storytelling of a feature layout,...
more detailsIndesign, Layout, Image Selection |
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