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| Color and Design 2: The Fundamentals of Harmony (32 Minutes) Posted Dec 16, 2010 |
From Print to iPad: Designing for Tablets and Other Mobile Devices (35 Minutes) Posted Dec 10, 2010 |
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 Learn the logic and concepts behind eye-pleasing color schemes
more detailsBranding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Printing Tips, Client Relations, Type, Layout, Color Harmony, Contrast |
 How to design for tablet computers and the iPad
more detailsDigital Media & Tech, Ebooks, Color, Type, Layout, Magazine Design, Web Design, Mobile Devices |
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| Photoshop Time-Savers: Compositing Multiple Images (36 Minutes) Posted Dec 3, 2010 |
Combining Typefaces in a Layout (17 minutes) Posted Dec 2, 2010 |
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 Blend disparate visual elements seamlessly in Photoshop
more detailsPhotoshop, Type, Software Tips, Masks, Adobe Creative Suite 5, Brushes, Gradients, Layers, Smart Objects |
 Learn the art of matching different typefaces within one layout
more detailsCreativity, Type, Layout, Magazine Design |
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| Designing a Blog Graphic Using Adobe Photoshop (23 Minutes) Posted Nov 11, 2010 |
Applying Design History: Lessons from the Bauhaus (27 Minutes) Posted Sep 28, 2010 |
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 Make sexy visuals to enhance your blog
more detailsCreativity, Blogging, Blogger, Photoshop, Logo Design, Type, Web Design, Software Tips, Masks, Adobe Creative Suite 5 |
 Get inspired by the roots of contemporary graphic design
more detailsCreativity, Color, Type, Web Design, Design History |
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| Copyfitting 101 (18 minutes) Posted Sep 2, 2010 |
Producing Promotional & Branding Materials: Brand Book (28 minutes) Posted Sep 1, 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 |
 Design the book that sets the standard for a brand
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Logo Design, Printing Tips, Type, Layout, Brand Book |
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| Multimedia Design: 5 Simple Principles of Perception (26:01) Posted Aug 12, 2010 |
Back To The Future of Design with Alexander W. White (15 minutes) Posted Aug 4, 2010 |
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 Easy-to-follow principles for winning and maintaining viewer interest
on the Web
more detailsCreativity, Relationships, Logo Design, Type, Layout, Web Design |
 Leading author and educator Alex White explains the changes currently happening in design
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Client Relations, Type, Business Issues |
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| Designers: Amp Up Your Creativity with Alexander W. White (15 minutes) Posted Jul 22, 2010 |
10 InDesign Favorites (40 minutes) Posted Jun 23, 2010 |
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 How to defeat creative blocks and nurture originality in graphic design.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Printing Tips, Client Relations, Type, Business Issues |
 Celebrate InDesign's tenth birthday with ten awesome tips from our
expert instructor
more detailsPrinting Tips, Type, Layout, Magazine Design, Pdfs, Software Tips, Adobe Creative Suite 5, Adobe Indesign, Frames |
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| Going Beyond the Logo (40 minutes) Posted Jun 17, 2010 |
How to Set Up Files for Print (42:18) Posted Jun 15, 2010 |
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 Turn your client's logo into a powerful multimedia branding campaign
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Logo Design, Printing Tips, Type, Layout, Web Design |
 Follow these time- and money-saving steps before sending files to the
printer
more detailsPhotoshop, Color, Printing Tips, Type, Layout, Pdfs, Software Tips, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe Indesign |
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| Listening to Type (21:10) Posted Jun 10, 2010 |
Photoshop: Working with Layer Styles (24:24) Posted Jun 4, 2010 |
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 Make your typography speak clearly and effectively to your audience
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Relationships, Case Studies, Client Relations, Type, Layout |
 Time-saving Photoshop techniques using layer styles
more detailsCreativity, Photoshop, Type, Software Tips, Masks, Adobe Creative Suite 5 |
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| Illustrator CS5: Take Advantage of New Features (29:15) Posted May 27, 2010 |
InDesign CS5: Production (33:11) Posted May 6, 2010 |
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 CS5's new features make working in Illustrator even easier
more detailsCreativity, Type, Software Tips, Illustrator, Guides, Adobe Creative Suite 5 |
 Creating beautiful layouts is faster and easier with Adobe InDesign
CS5
more detailsPrinting Tips, Type, Indesign, Layout, Magazine Design, Software Tips, Adobe Creative Suite 5 |
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| Logos and the Subliminal Eye (30:32) Posted Apr 30, 2010 |
Photoshop CS5: Take Advantage of New Features (30:57) Posted Apr 27, 2010 |
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 Understanding and achieving logos that affect the viewer on an subconscious level
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Logo Design, Client Relations, Type |
 Brand-new additions to your Photoshop arsenal
more detailsCreativity, Photoshop, Type, Software Tips, masks, Adobe Creative Suite 5 |
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| What Does It Take to be an Art Director (52:27) Posted Apr 23, 2010 |
The Why Factor: Teasing Out Constructive Critiques (34:50) Posted Apr 2, 2010 |
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 A guide for aspiring art directors, and those who have art direction
thrust upon them
more detailsCreativity, Marketing, Promotion, Client Relations, Type, Business Issues, Layout, Image Selection, Stock Photography, branding |
 Here's how to get the constructive feedback you need to
move a project forward
more detailsCreativity, Color, Collateral, Type, Layout, Magazine Design, Client relations |
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| Creative Problem Solving (49:56) Posted Mar 31, 2010 |
How to Build a Logo - Type, Image, and Space (27:32) Posted Mar 29, 2010 |
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 Examine the thought processes involved in truly creative branding.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Logo Design, Case Studies, Type, printing Tips |
 Parsons professor Alex W. White closes his four-part series on logo
design by examining how the three main components of a mark-type, image, and
space--can interact successfully.
more detailsDesign & Photo, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Relationships, Logo Design, Case Studies, Type, creativity |
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| The Art of the Business Card (34:19) Posted Feb 18, 2010 |
Down 'n' Dirty, Quick and Easy Websites (56:31) Posted Feb 4, 2010 |
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 Strong, innovative design is the key to making your business card
stand out from the pack.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Type, Layout, printing Tips |
 No code? No problem! Here's a start-to-finish, step-by-step workflow
for quickly making stripped-down yet aesthetically pleasing websites.
more detailsDreamweaver, Photoshop, Type, Layout, Web Design, Software Tips, Adobe Creative Suite 4, illustrator |
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| 5 Makeover Web Strategies (25:09) Posted Jan 29, 2010 |
Making the Most of It: Designing Well Despite Deprivation (36:51) Posted Jan 26, 2010 |
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 It's easy to know when a website needs a redesign, but knowing just
what to do with an outdated site is a lot more difficult.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Client Relations, Type, Web Design, logo Design |
 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, Stock Photography, magazine Design |
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| Design Police Report: 5 Web Design Crimes (27:30) Posted Jan 12, 2010 |
Gender Benders: Busting Design Cliches (36:45) Posted Jan 8, 2010 |
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 These websites are guilty of heinous design felonies that alienate users.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Copywriting, Type, Pdfs, Web Design |
 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 |
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| History Lessons: Timeless Design Principles (29:24) Posted Dec 23, 2009 |
You're My Type: Using Typography Effectively (32:45) Posted Dec 14, 2009 |
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 What can today's media-makers learn from 1950s magazine design?
more detailsCreativity, Copywriting, Color, Type, Layout, Magazine Design, Stock Photography, image Selection |
 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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| Design Influences: Visual Inspiration from the Past (30:24) Posted Dec 7, 2009 |
Who's the Package For?: Secrets of Packaging Design (27:27) Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
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 This tutorial illustrates how contemporary designers draw on art
movements from the early-to-mid 20th century such as Art Deco, Bauhaus, and
Pop Art.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Type, Magazine design |
 Angela Riechers deciphers the branding messages today's products
convey to their audience through packaging.
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Packaging, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Type, copywriting |
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| 5 Acrobat Survival Tricks (36:10) Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Photoshop - Create Patterns That Repeat (46:04) Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
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 Geoff Blake addresses five common problems faced by Acrobat users.
more detailsType, Layout, Pdfs, Software Tips, Acrobat, Adobe Creative Suite 4 |
 This tutorial by Helen Bradley deals with creating cool repeating patterns for use in all sorts of places. Helen shares her process for making both simple and complex patterns, creating seamless...
more detailsPhotoshop, Type, Software Tips, Adobe Creative Suite 4 |
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| Dress for Success with Typography (24:51) Posted Sep 29, 2009 |
Information Design: Making Data Come Alive (53:47) Posted Sep 16, 2009 |
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 Aliyah Marr showcases her favorite websites that have accomplished masterful messaging with typography. Ranging from blogs to brand sites, Aliyah's faves will inspire you with their creativity,...
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Type, Web Design |
 Art director Anna Savoie is your guide for this comprehensive tour of information design. She shares loads of insights and tips that will help you ace the practical and aesthetic challenges of...
more detailsType, Indesign, Layout, Creative Suite 3, Guides |
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| Size Matters! (38:40) Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Inspired Originality (39:45) Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
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 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 |
 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 |
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| How to Build a Logo: Type and Space (16:18) Posted Aug 12, 2009 |
Ultimate Logo Makeovers (36:42) Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
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 Parsons professor Alex W. White continues his four-part series of tutorials on logo design by highlighting the all-important dynamic between type and spatial elements in a logo. As Alex proves,...
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Relationships, Logo Design, Type |
 Ivan Freaner discusses the ways in which designers can use the tools at their disposal (in this case, Adobe Illustrator) to spice up logos that are lacking in oomph. He focuses not only on improving...
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Logo Design, Type, Illustrator, Guides |
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| Typography Tricks for the Web (42:33) Posted Jul 29, 2009 |
Make the Medium Suit the Message (32:56) Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
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 Instructor Geoff Blake shows how to achieve various print-style typography effects with CSS, including eye-pleasing sidebars and pull quotes. This tutorial incorporates an overview of the available...
more detailsDreamweaver, Type, Web Design, Adobe Creative Suite 4 |
 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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| The Complexities of Simplistic Design (30:57) Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Personality of Type (26:53) Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
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 Branding expert Jonathan Gouthier knows the value of simple design solutions. With the help of some striking examples, he illustrates how color, white space, specialty printing techniques, and...
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Promotion, Relationships, Printing Tips, Collateral, Type |
 In a branding context, type is an important visual element with its own personality, which the viewer will inevitably associate with the personality of the brand. In this tutorial, Joseph Caserto...
more detailsCreativity, Marketing, Promotion, Type |
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| Appearance Panel Magic (40:26) Posted Jun 16, 2009 |
Rediscovering Type Design (30:54) Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
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 This tutorial by Alison Cattelona is all about the supernatural possibilities of Illustrator's Appearance panel. Alison lets you in on some easy but powerful magic spells, such as adding many...
more detailsType, Software Tips, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Illustrator |
 What distinguishes extraordinary typography from the everyday? As Ivan Freaner points out in this fun tutorial, it's all in the details: type stacking, the incorporation of elements such as images...
more detailsCreativity, Relationships, Type, Masks, Illustrator |
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| QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign: FAST! (77:22) Posted May 22, 2009 |
Standout Logos: Creation and Presentation (30:56) Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
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 Changing software can be traumatic, but never fear: In this tutorial, Joseph Caserto helps designers make a smooth transition from QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign. If you're in the midst of this...
more detailsColor, Printing Tips, Type, Indesign, Layout, Software Tips, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Quarkxpress |
 This tutorial by Ivan Freaner is designed to help you create, present, and deliver extraordinary logos...and get them approved. Ivan addresses each of these stages, using Illustrator to share an...
more detailsCreativity, Branding, Marketing, Logo Design, Type, Illustrator |
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