Graphic Design Article Archive
Having a grasp of the principles of good graphic design, including the use of CorelDraw and Photoshop, are vital skills for modern retail awards dealers.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Tricks Of The Imagery Trade
Create a movie poster strip design in Adobe Photoshop with just a few steps that can be easily applied to your customer’s images for a unique personalized photo product.
You can find lots of cool effects that can be created in Adobe...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Choosing fonts beyond your usual go-to's.
Continuing on in this series about designing with type using CorelDraw, I thought I’d move the focus from readability and awareness of space as a design element to broader design issues surrounding type. The most obvious...
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Think adding grunge effects to the designs on your products is too complicated?
Are you missing outon offering a unique design or appealing to that youth-themed company or team because your designs look too finished? You’ll be surprised at how easy you can become a pro...
Monday, October 10, 2011
Tricks Of The Imagery Trade
Out with the old, in with the new? Not so fast. The styling of the past is being brought back in new ways for color use on products from home décor to photo gifts. The new Pantone® Fall colors include warm and traditional dark tones as...
Monday, August 1, 2011
Etch Masters
We have all heard the saying many times that a picture is worth a thousand words, and it actually sounds somewhat dated as I am writing/saying it, yet we are all working in a visual field where we are trying to advertise, show off, or commemorate a situation, a...
Monday, August 1, 2011
CorelDraw from A to E
This column is being written to demonstrate practical uses of CorelDraw for those working within the awards and engraving industry. For those new to Corel, I suggest concentrating on the basics from books, media, seminars or tutoring, with the aim of...