by jamesgeorge | Nov 29, 2012 | Articles, Design
Design Principles There are design principles out there that make our work interesting. There are others that are valuable aspects to consider when creating a design. These principles can be used to your advantage, making your designs stronger. You use these design...
by jamesgeorge | Nov 27, 2012 | Articles, Design, Photoshop, Web Design, Web Development
A Look at Drop Shadows One of the most common design challenges across many mediums is creating depth when three dimensions are not available. Flat designs can be boring and monotonous. To combat this, it is our job to create designs that jump off the page. For years,...
by jamesgeorge | Nov 20, 2012 | Articles, Design, Inspiration
Intro to Negative Space Have you ever looked at a design, realizing that you liked it or didn’t like it, but you weren’t sure why? What about it did you like? What didn’t you like? Could you put your finger on it? Most likely, the reason behind your opinion was...
by jamesgeorge | Nov 19, 2012 | Articles, Design, Freelancing, Inspiration
Fighting Designers Block We’ve all been at a point where the wheel just won’t turn. You have a huge project that is due right around the corner. You have a lot of ideas that still need to fall into place, and the pressure is on to be productive and get things...
by jamesgeorge | Nov 15, 2012 | Articles, Design, Inspiration, Tutorials
Random Design and Natural Design I was looking at a bunch of artwork the other day, and I noticed that I tend to lean toward a certain trend. While I like Modern and minimalist artwork, I really tend to lean towards artwork that has a touch of random or asymmetry....
by jamesgeorge | Jul 29, 2010 | Articles, Design, Photoshop
The other day, I was talking to some friends and colleagues and overheard someone in the background talking about Photoshop. They claimed that they were an incredible graphic designer, because they are incredible with Photoshop. After overhearing this, I asked for a...
