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This article was written by the very talented, Mark Misenheimer of Misenheimer Creative, Inc. Mark is an expert freelance graphic designer who has been in the design business for years. He has documented the design of a logo from start to finish in order to help other graphic designers. I know that you will learn something from this tremendous logo design article.
The Graphic Design industry is very competitive, and trust me, it can certainly get stressful and frustrating at times. However, it doesn?t always have to be that way. Here, I have broken down my design process. This is how I create my design layouts from start to finish. Basically, with some focus, structure, and a little bit of talent, creating rewarding and professional design work can be produced more efficiently and with less stress.
As a designer everyone has experienced a point where they just can no longer think of anything worth while. It?s in these situations when you have to reevaluate your perception of what works and what doesn?t. Use the following 20 tips to avoid and get through a tough designer's block.
Graphic Design and Typography are deeply connected. For that reason, I figure that most of you are going to love these free online font and type tools. Most, if not all, of these are very useful and I recommend that you use them when you have a chance. Below you will find the huge list of free browser-based font and type tools.
I have found a load of design related podcasts that I am sure will peak your interests. Just think of it as radio shows geared towards you and your love of design. You will even find Podcasts on Photoshop, Illustrator, Typography, Freelancing, as well as Web Design and Graphic Design.
I love Vector Magic, a free online vectorization tool. It is a really cool browser-based tool that can be used to turn a photograph into an illustration. It doesn't always succeed in getting that look that you might be looking for, but it does a pretty good job. I usually just use it to play around with photos to see what Vector Magic can do with it, but it also can be very useful if you want to convert a photo into an illustration. I started to wonder how many other vectorization tools and software packages there were out there and I was surprised to find out that there are a ton o them. Basically, most of these tools turn Raster / Bitmap / Photo Images into Line Art / Illustrations / Vector Art.
I am in love with vector shapes right now. I think they are so handy to have around when you are building a site. The way that you can stretch vectors without creating jaggy edges, makes them incredibly useful. Most of the time I just land up breaking them apart to use a curve that I like. I also love using them for as badges or buttons on web sites. I have collected a huge selection of free custom Photoshop shapes. If you download every single one of these, there are probably close to 15,000 free Adobe Photoshop shapes. There are more to come in Part II. Enjoy.
As graphic designers, we are always on the hunt for quality free clipart images to use in our designs. The problem is that often searching for clipart often brings back very inaccurate search results. Well, thanks to one of my friends, I have found a new site called Find Free Clipart which will make my life much easier the next time I search for clipart online.
Whether you?re right out of high school, a Mom looking for a career she can do from home, recently out of the Military or simply someone who feels they have a knack for design and is ready for a career change, consider that you have a few options on how to gain the skills you will need to pursue your dream job. But first, ask yourself some questions
As Graphic Designers, we are all creative individuals. I thought that most of you would love to know about all of the fantastic online drawing and painting tools that are available online. Not only are they fun, but they are also quite useful for sketching out some of our ideas. Some of these tools can also be used as design collaboration tools to use with your co-workers, clients, friends, teachers, and family. Enjoy and don't hesitate to send me links to online drawing tools that I might have missed.
LIST OF ADOBE PHOTOSHOP PLUGINS & FILTERS SITES: Included on This Page are Links to Photoshop Plug-Ins and Adobe Photoshop Filters.
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1000s of Free Photoshop Plug-ins & Filters Mega List - A comprehensive list of Free Photoshop Plug-in sites along with a summary of what plug-ins and filters you will find on each of these sites.
Plugin Galaxy - The most complete plugin package is here! Plugin Galaxy is set of 20 plugins which includes an incredible amount of over 120 basic effects.
Plugin Commander Pro - Now you can protect your nerves by using Plugin Commander which allows you to manage and organize your plugin collection easily and quickly. Deactivate the plugins you scarcely need and define how your favorite effects will appear in your image application.
AFH
Beveler Plugin Filters (Windows) Free Bevel
Filter
Alien
Skin Software - Quick and easy special
effects for graphic designers.
AutoFX - Professional filters, these filters aren't free
- they need to be purchased.
Cybia
Freeware - Filters and plugins for Photoshop.
Eliminate White & Grid Creator Filters
Eye
Candy 5 - $199 - Eye Candy 4000 is a collection
of 30 time-saving filters that will fortify any user's
creativity. This easy-to-use set is consistently ranked
one of the top-selling graphics plug-ins in the world.
Furbo
Filters - Learn how Furbo Filters generate special
effects, automate design tasks, and help you churn out
cross-platform, highly transportable web graphics.
Image Doctor - $99 - Get our all-new filter set today! Image Doctor offers incredible, intelligent, selection-based image repair and retouching. Remove blemishes and defects in seconds. Easily repair over-compressed JPEGs. Seamlessly replace unwanted details and objects.
Photoshop
5.5 Free Filters - Biggest resource for free filters
on the net.
Photoshop
Plugged-in Photoshop Plugins and Filters
Plugins
World - Plugins for Adobe & Apple
Simple
Filters Page - These filters have no adjustable
settings, this limits their usefulness, but it also makes
them much quicker and easier to use. Each filter is shown
with an image which uses a 'mouseover', move the mouse
over the image to see what it does.
Splat! - $69 - Our all-new set of user-requested
effects is now available. Splat! combines user-friendly
frames, textures, edges, borders, mosaics, and more with
the award-winning interface of Eye Candy 4000.
Xenofex - $129 - Xenofex is a collection of 16 inspirational special
effects that will energize any graphics project. Realistic
natural phenomena and sophisticated distortions have never
been easier to create!
Jul 22
Logo Design Creation Process from Start to Finish by Expert Graphic Designer - Mark MisenheimerThis article was written by the very talented, Mark Misenheimer of Misenheimer Creative, Inc. Mark is an expert freelance graphic designer who has been in the design business for years. He has documented the design of a logo from start to finish in order to help other graphic designers. I know that you will learn something from this tremendous logo design article.
Jul 17
Getting a Handle on the Creative Process for Graphic DesignersThe Graphic Design industry is very competitive, and trust me, it can certainly get stressful and frustrating at times. However, it doesn?t always have to be that way. Here, I have broken down my design process. This is how I create my design layouts from start to finish. Basically, with some focus, structure, and a little bit of talent, creating rewarding and professional design work can be produced more efficiently and with less stress.
Jul 5
20 Ways to Avoid Graphic Designer?s BlockAs a designer everyone has experienced a point where they just can no longer think of anything worth while. It?s in these situations when you have to reevaluate your perception of what works and what doesn?t. Use the following 20 tips to avoid and get through a tough designer's block.
Jun 18
Free Online Font Tools - Mega List of Web Based Font, Text, & Type ToolsGraphic Design and Typography are deeply connected. For that reason, I figure that most of you are going to love these free online font and type tools. Most, if not all, of these are very useful and I recommend that you use them when you have a chance. Below you will find the huge list of free browser-based font and type tools.
Jun 13
List of Graphic Design Podcasts on Topics Graphic Design, Web Design, Typography and MoreI have found a load of design related podcasts that I am sure will peak your interests. Just think of it as radio shows geared towards you and your love of design. You will even find Podcasts on Photoshop, Illustrator, Typography, Freelancing, as well as Web Design and Graphic Design.
Jun 7
List of Vector Conversion Software - 30+ Tools to Turn Photos into Line Art and IllustrationsI love Vector Magic, a free online vectorization tool. It is a really cool browser-based tool that can be used to turn a photograph into an illustration. It doesn't always succeed in getting that look that you might be looking for, but it does a pretty good job. I usually just use it to play around with photos to see what Vector Magic can do with it, but it also can be very useful if you want to convert a photo into an illustration. I started to wonder how many other vectorization tools and software packages there were out there and I was surprised to find out that there are a ton o them. Basically, most of these tools turn Raster / Bitmap / Photo Images into Line Art / Illustrations / Vector Art.
May 28
Free Photoshop Shapes Downloads - Mega List of Free Custom Vector Shapes for Adobe Photoshop - Part II am in love with vector shapes right now. I think they are so handy to have around when you are building a site. The way that you can stretch vectors without creating jaggy edges, makes them incredibly useful. Most of the time I just land up breaking them apart to use a curve that I like. I also love using them for as badges or buttons on web sites. I have collected a huge selection of free custom Photoshop shapes. If you download every single one of these, there are probably close to 15,000 free Adobe Photoshop shapes. There are more to come in Part II. Enjoy.
May 27
A New and More Accurate Search Engine for Finding Free ClipartAs graphic designers, we are always on the hunt for quality free clipart images to use in our designs. The problem is that often searching for clipart often brings back very inaccurate search results. Well, thanks to one of my friends, I have found a new site called Find Free Clipart which will make my life much easier the next time I search for clipart online.
May 20
Become a Graphic Designer - Design Careers & Design Education Advice from Professional DesignerWhether you?re right out of high school, a Mom looking for a career she can do from home, recently out of the Military or simply someone who feels they have a knack for design and is ready for a career change, consider that you have a few options on how to gain the skills you will need to pursue your dream job. But first, ask yourself some questions
May 16
Online Drawing Tools & Free Online Painting & Sketching ToolsAs Graphic Designers, we are all creative individuals. I thought that most of you would love to know about all of the fantastic online drawing and painting tools that are available online. Not only are they fun, but they are also quite useful for sketching out some of our ideas. Some of these tools can also be used as design collaboration tools to use with your co-workers, clients, friends, teachers, and family. Enjoy and don't hesitate to send me links to online drawing tools that I might have missed.
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The Clipart.com collection of more than 10 million royalty-free clipart images, photos, illustrations, fonts, sounds and Web graphics provides creative professionals with the most choice at the best price. With a Clipart.com subscription, you pay one fee and download what you need.
May 27A New and More Accurate Search Engine for Finding Free Clipart
As graphic designers, we are always on the hunt for quality free clipart images to use in our designs. The problem is that often searching for clipart often brings back very inaccurate search results. Well, thanks to one of my friends, I have found a new site called Find Free Clipart which will make my life much easier the next time I search for clipart online.
Apr 26Podcast for Freelance Graphic Designers
Lindsay Marsh, owner of Marsh Graphic Design has created several audio and video podcasts she calls the Freelancer. They cover various topics related to the freelance graphic designer. She plans on doing these pretty regularly and from what we see there is a lot of potential here. I suggest you check them out. The [...]
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