Many people in business lay-out (design) their own ads. That old
adage "If It Is To Be It Is Up To Me" prevails. Do it yourself
and you may get what you want. Many newspaper salespeople are
poor at conveying customer wants to the design department, and
slow are retunring proofs. The result is an ad with errors, not
approved by the cusotmer.
If your expenditures will be moderate, you might be able to
afford a graphic designer or advertising agency. It costs
nothing to find out, call a few ad agen...
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July 2nd, 2009 in
Advertising
It has been said that Corel Painter IX is the world’s most
powerful Natural-Media painting and illustration software. Corel
allows commercial designers, photographers and professional
artists to hone their talents and techniques in creating their
masterpiece. Corel Painter IX is an extremely stylish painting
and illustration application which is designed to seize the
complex distinction of traditional art tools while manipulating
the implausible power of digital media. It is an essential tool
...
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July 1st, 2009 in
Computers
Creating a multitude of textures is easy if you have the
know-how and Adobe Photoshop. There are numerous plug-ins that
you can make use depending on your need and your level of
mastery.
One such plug-in is the Eye Candy: Textures. Eye Candy 5:
Textures, a Photoshop Plug-in, is a collection of ten seamless
texture generators. The first of three upgrades to Eye Candy
4000, Eye Candy 5: Textures produces a wide variety of texture
effects, including snake and lizard skin, fur, brick, stone, and
woo...
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June 30th, 2009 in
Computers
When you think of the world's most successful businesses, what
names come to mind? Most likely, consumer-oriented giants such
as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Sheraton, Disney, IBM, and General
Electric. Not only have they spent billions on advertising to
buy their way into your head. They offer convenient products and
services that have made them a part of your life.
But when you think of the most successful web sites, what names
come to mind? Names like Google, Yahoo! Amazon, AOL, Kazaa (for
better o...
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June 29th, 2009 in
Internet
Predictions on what will happen in the political arena… in the
showbiz circle… to famous personalities… and many more... They
will always be the talk of the town every time a year nears to
its end. And to my surprise, as the year 2004 stretches down its
curtain, predictions are also coming out for the web design
industry. Quite ironic but true. This only shows how important
web design has been for various industries, thus it should set a
new trend and take further improvements in 2005.
Ac...
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June 25th, 2009 in
Computers
Want to make a signboard that will take you back to the 60’s?
Sign boards are one of the important things a business should
have. It is another way of promoting or advertising a company or
product. To make a sign board more appealing think of a design
that will catch the eyes of potential customers. Consider making
a sign using old letters. Old letters are unique and interesting
because of the special feel they create. Here is a step-by-step
procedure in making an antique-looking sign board.
B...
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June 23rd, 2009 in
Computers
Who doesn’t own a webpage nowadays? If you’re thinking about
spicing up your webpage or (heaven forbid) move your webpage off
that blogging host, consider some of these web design programs
that will make mastering the art of html a breeze (well, not
exactly, but with these WYSIWYG—What you see is what you
get—tools, you’ll be a designing maniac in no time).
Dreamweaver MX
This is probably the best web design tool. Dubbed as the “Swiss
Army Knife” of web developers, Dreamweaver at ...
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June 22nd, 2009 in
Computers
Not everyone can hit a 90 mile per hour fast ball 400 feet.
That's why there are so few major league baseball players. Most
everyone enjoyed art class while in school, but we also realized
there was probably only one in each classroom who actually had a
talent for drawing. So too with web design. We can't all be like
the brilliant Willie Otto (http://reticulum.net/wso/), but that
shouldn't limit our ability to present a credible web offering
that serves our purposes, and attracts attention. If y...
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June 21st, 2009 in
Internet
Have you been asked to build a website for your church?
Building There are thousands of people building websites
everyday. It is becoming increasingly important for many small
organizations and groups to build their online presence. This
helps in getting their ideals, goals, and mission out to the
general public. Therefore at an increasing rate many of us with
computer skills are asked by organizations to put together a
website. This happened to me about two years ago when the school
I worked a...
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June 19th, 2009 in
Internet
Then it was a choice among crayons, paints and palettes for an
artist and designer to create art. It was a box of crayons that
make one happy designer during his early years of formation.
Nowadays, designing has gone to the new age of advanced
technology that utilizes computers and programming. As a
designer used to handling tangible products such as the ever
reliable crayons, computer technology is oftentimes scary and
heart palpitating. With all that computer code and HTML tags and
styles, it...
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June 18th, 2009 in
Computers