Archive for March, 2010

40+ Inspirational Black and White Logos

| March 30, 2010 | 19 Comments

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Logo design is one of the most challenging design tasks designers can meet because the logo designer has to be able to translate the core meaning of the corporate into only a few lines and limited to very few numbers of colors. The standard definition for logo design is that it is a graphic element that is used by enterprises and individuals to promote their identity and to gain public recognition.

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20 Cheerful Easter Eggs Wallpapers

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Now is the time for a new wallpaper collection. This collection is not only special but it also comes out right as most people around the world are nearing the celebration of Easter day next week. Because of this, I am happy to be able to share with you these new and free Easter wallpapers.

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Adobe CS5 Counting Down to Your First Look at CS5

| March 25, 2010 | 9 Comments

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Open your calendar or notepad and add in a new reminder for a special date that you cannot miss. Monday, April 12, 2010 is the official launch date of: Adobe Creative Suite 5. This will be the time when all the magic behind Adobe CS5 products and the tools we all love, such as Photoshop CS5, Flash CS5, Dreamweaver CS5 and much more, will be revealed.

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50+ Truly Inspired Photoshop Digital Paintings You Should See

| March 20, 2010 | 13 Comments

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As a person with a traditional art background, I used to harbor aggressive thoughts towards using a computer; especially when it came to design and art. Quite a long time ago the computer graphic industry was not as developed as it is today. However, traditional artists were looking to computer graphics not only as a clumsy art tool but also as a threat towards their career and their artwork. Today, I use a pen for putting the first lines to my ideas and then from there I move forward to use my digital tools.

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Useful Adobe After Effects Tutorials

| March 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

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Adobe After Effects is one of the leading applications to create video animation for TV broadcasting, DVD, and video production; not only inside Adobe products but also among other video animation tools in the market. The advantages of using and learning After Effects to create animation is that you can easily create great animation using the effects and presets inside Adobe After Effects, and you can dig into After Effects tools to get more out of these tools.

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High Quality Old Paper Photoshop Textures

| March 19, 2010 | 23 Comments

Photoshop resources are one of the most important parts of any designer library. Photoshop resources help designers to create designs faster and get inspired with new ideas that can be done with these resources. I was searching for Photoshop textures and I came across these amazing old paper Photoshop textures.

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These old paper Photoshop textures can be created either through Photoshop effects, or through scanning real old paper. Although it is not easy to find an old paper that gives the texture you like, it does give you a much better impression of old paper than most of those created with Photoshop effects. In addition to these methods, I would like to share with you some useful Photoshop paper textures that will enrich your graphic library.

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Big Thanks to Our Sponsors – March

| March 18, 2010 | 2 Comments

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Graphic Mania main purpose is to provide free tutorials, resources and support to the community. However, we would never continue without the support of our valuable sponsors and audiences.

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Fonts You Do Not Want to Use!!

| March 16, 2010 | 7 Comments

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My intentions are not to offend any of the font designers, but sometimes a font design goes to far from the main purpose of the original font design and usage of the font. The main purpose of using a font is to deliver text content to the user with maximum readability. The font of any design is one of the main and critical units that is related to the most important part of the design, which is the content of the design.

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How To Use The Color Picker In Flash Tutorial

| March 15, 2010 | 7 Comments

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The application that we will be creating, is one you have seen on many website I am sure. A situation where you get to change the color of an object(a car, clothes, etc.). Ours we will be a simple one, but the lessons you learn here can apply to the more complex applications as well.

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30+ Stunning Pencil Drawing Artwork

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I was always wondering why we still see black and white artwork and photography in the age of millions of colors and HD technologies. I tried to answer this question based on my love to black and white photography and apply the answer to any black and white art. The black and white artwork takes you beyond the shapes and colors to give you dramatic effect using shadows even more than lines.

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Why Designers Should Join Design Contests

| March 11, 2010 | 7 Comments

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When young designers attend design schools or collages they are required to provide assessments and exams that measure their skills which show how did they were able to benefit from their studies. However these tests have other hidden benefits; these exams are like a challenge that stimulates all of a person’s energy and mind power to achieve a success in these tests.
In the real career life things are different, no one is lucky enough to have a daily challenging project or a client that can motivate them to get the most out of their creative mind. In fact it may be rare to face such a client; however designers should have a challenge from time to time to be able to keep up their creative edge or at least help keep them stable through their career as a designer.

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