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Study Graphic Design! For Free! At Home! In Your Spare Time!

University has its place, but without self-education we are lost.

Posted in Amusement, Color Theory, Copywriting, Course Related, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Drawing, Editorial, Education, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Mad Props, Packaging, Persons of Interest, Portfolio Workshop, PrePress, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Scholarship, Space, Stock, Stuff To Do, Technical Geekery, Tutorial, Typography, Useful Code, User Interface Design, Visual Concepts, Vocation & Profession, Web

Case Study: Water Conservation Guide

It’s a handbook of water management for engineers, architects, and plumbers. And it’s gorgeous!

Posted in Color Theory, Copywriting, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Drawing, PrePress, Repost From Cited Source, Typography, Visual Concepts

Retro Illustration Tutorial

“To achieve a retro effect, try drawing your lines with the Brush tool and then cross-hatching back over them with the Eraser tool.”

Posted in Artists & Designers, Color Theory, Design History, Drawing, Packaging, Repost From Cited Source, Tutorial, Typography, Visual Concepts

Seagram’s Redesign

Seagram’s clarified their logo and packaging to good effect.

Posted in Color Theory, Drawing, Packaging, Repost From Cited Source, Typography, Visual Concepts

Tilt Shift: Makes the Real Look Unreal

(SpeckyBoy has some nice examples of tilt shift photos up on their site. A few are here as well as some links. Go read the whole thing.) Tilt shift photography makes real life look like a model train set. This

Posted in Color Theory, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Repost From Cited Source, Tutorial, Visual Concepts