Extraordinary Mono-Color Logo Examples

| December 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

Logo design is one of the challenging tasks for any graphic designer, because it requires very creative concept idea that focuses on visualize the corporate identity using few lines and colors.  While understanding the logo design guidelines is very important to ensure the success in creating usable logo design, the concept idea is the most important part of the job.

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The creative idea or concept in the logo design industry can be as simple as using special typeface or use the company name characters in specific way. The below showcase presents extraordinary mono-color  logo examples that visualize some company names in a very creative way.

At the end of the showcase, let us know what do you think about this type of logos and which design you prefer the most. Also, do not forget to check the other logo designs in the below links:

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10 Free Online Tools to Improve Your Workflow and Presentations

| December 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

As a designer or freelancer you might have to attend different presentations, show results, pre-planning processes, ideas and so on, which might be difficult for some of us, because we are simply not interested in workflow tools and because we never had to care about those – we know how to design or develop, why should we know how to present ideas?

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Well, in my opinion presenting your ideas in a clean, high-quality state is important and it will only do good for your reputation and chances of getting a job. Therefore today I will share a list of free online tools that can help you present your ideas in a really nice, original and clean way.

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Astonishing Examples of Flare Photography

| December 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

Although the sun flare and the lens flare may have bad impact on your photograph, it can turn your photo into an amazing unique shot. The sun flare and the lens flare photography focuses on the shots that have the flare effect applied to it. The lens flare is a very bright light source on the image or on the lens such as the sun beam, this flare cause artifact in the image and can be avoided or reduces by using the lens hood.

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This lens flare effect can be spontaneous but the professional photographer knows how to use the different photography techniques to create a creative flare photographs. In addition to the photographer skills, there are many factors that can affect the lens flare photography results such as the time of the shot in the daylight and the composition in the photograph. the affect that is caused by the lens flare on the photo cannot be removed or edited using the common photo editing methods.

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Batch Image Processing – Demystified

| December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

As a web designer, one of the biggest challenges you face is related to images. Sizing them to best fit your design and converting them to different formats to suit different browsers is a time-consuming and effort-intensive job. At the same time, this is one mundane aspect that cannot be ignored because it plays a central role in your design.

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To get around spending less time and effort on this job, you may want to consider using batch image processing techniques and softwares. They help you to convert images to the right size and format with just a few clicks, rather than going through the long process of sorting, checking and manipulating. Also, as the name implies, you get to process images in groups or batches, rather than one-by-one. This is what makes batch image processing a convenient option for many web designers today.

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Fun Helvetica Posters

| December 13, 2011 | 1 Comment

Design, especially traditional print, has a certain code when it comes to fonts. There are some that are used in moderation (such as Times New Roman), others that are only used if you want to be made fun of (like Comic Sans), and some that are overused (like Arial).

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But there is also a font that is considered the typeface of choice for many projects that want some flare without being too flashy. That lettering is Helvetica, which remains one of the most popular fonts used by designers today, especially for print jobs like posters.

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How to Grow as a Designer or Developer

| December 8, 2011 | 2 Comments

Being a designer or a developer and working with clients on the internet or off it is not something everybody can do. Sure, all of the newbies think everybody can design a website, but only after becoming one of us do you know what these jobs really mean.

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You start realizing not everything is as easy as the others think, and in the beginning you try to gain as much knowledge as you can in order to “survive” in the field. However, this does not always lead to success and there are some other methods I could recommend if you wish to pursue a career as a designer or developer and don’t know where to take it from where you stand right now.

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New and Fresh Examples of Advertising Ideas

| December 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

Advertisements are huge projects that involve a lot of efforts done by a big team of designers, creative directors, concept artists and more. Large advertising campaigns require big budgets in order to visualize the basic draft of the creative idea that lays behind the advertisement. While it may look like an easy step in the workflow, finding the idea is the hardest part of the job because it is the base for the whole process that comes after it.

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Visualizing your idea and turning it from just draft sketch on a paper of creative description into a real final advertisement requires a good experience and knowledge of the tools and the workflow of the process. Creative advertising ideas success to deliver the message to the audience fast and become a remarkable examples in the advertisement industry as we will see in today’s examples.

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Understanding the The Document Class in Flash

| December 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

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When you start thinking that you need more coding than you can do in flash’s timeline and in your FLA, you will then need to use the document class. This class means you don’t need any code on the timeline, and all your codes go into using external classes.

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Introduction to Macro Photography – 10 Rules You Should Know About It

| December 1, 2011 | 4 Comments

Macro photography is one of the most popular types of photography in the world and this is only thanks to the very good photo devices we have today. Thirty years ago macro photography was not something everybody could do and it was definitely not something for which there were lots of techniques and tips. Luckily enough, today there are.

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If you don’t know what macro photography is, let us define it as the close-up focus of a subject with the use of a high-quality and strong lens. The lens you need should be able to focus at a 1:1 ratio, otherwise the macro won’t be so effective. A 35mm camera has a 24x36mm area size in the film, so the focus has to be on the object which will fit into this kind of screen. The bottom line is that the subject which you focus on will be the same size as the image on the film, slide or negative.

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Skills You Need to Get a Design Job

| November 29, 2011 | 5 Comments

There are many possibilities for the right people on the internet, but before thinking of getting a design job on, you need to have several skills. It is a very popular topic and I debated on itmyself back in March, if design and development should overlap and, if yes, then how much.

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Should a webdesigner know how to code HTML and CSS? Should a web developer know how to create a layout in Photoshop? Regardless of what you think about this topic, every employer looks for different things when trying to employ somebody in the design field. Today we take a look at what it is required for you to get a design job on today’s market. But before jumping into this, let’s review the type of jobs on the internet:

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Divine PSD to WordPress Giveaway for Graphic Mania Premium Members

| November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment

WordPress has become one of the most used CMSs not only in blogging, but also in building websites. This is due to many factors that characterize WordPress, such as the simple interface, easy to use CMS and its wide range of resources, such as themes and plugins. Plugins can help you add many functions and extras that do not come with the original CMS. Also, WordPress themes enable you to change the whole look and feel of your website or blog with a simple click of the mouse.

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As an open source CMS, WordPress does not require a lot of coding or programming knowledge, which makes it a preferred tool for creative designers who would like to create websites or blogs. However, as a creative person, you may prefer to create your own WordPress-based site or blog design instead of getting a ready-made theme. Customizing your theme will make your WordPress blog unique that can reflect your skills. Here is the main problem, since at this stage you are required to acquire some programming skills, such as PHP, CSS and HTML in order to convert your design into a WordPress theme. This is where the Divine Project comes in.

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