by jamesgeorge | Dec 22, 2014 | Articles, Graphic Design, Web Design
Photoshop ≠ Graphic Design Pro I teach a lot of software skills and productivity tips, but that is to make you more efficient at your job. While productivity is important at any business that bills by the hour, the software skills you have don’t make you a...
by jamesgeorge | Dec 15, 2014 | Articles, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Web Design
Failing As A Graphic Designer If you’ve ever tried starting your own business from scratch, you know how tough it can be. The possibilities are endless, to the point where you don’t know where to begin. You are ready to take on pretty much any project that...
by jamesgeorge | Dec 13, 2014 | Articles, Graphic Design, News
Adobe Buys Fotolia I just read the news from the past couple of days that Adobe has decided to acquire the stock photography site called Fotolia. It’s one of the biggest stock photography sites on the web, featuring some of the best stock photos you would expect...
by jamesgeorge | Dec 13, 2014 | Articles, Graphic Design, Illustrator, Tutorials
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to blend 2 shapes in Illustrator. You’ll have total control over the utcome. I’ll show you settings in Adobe Illustrator that will enable you to blend shapes in steps, allowing you to make transitional copies of...
by jamesgeorge | Dec 9, 2014 | Articles, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Web Design
UI Mockups A lot of designers and developers still use Photoshop to create their ideas and push pixels around before creating the code. It’s a lot easier to visualize how things will work together when you can move things around and resize them manually. Once...
by jamesgeorge | Dec 8, 2014 | Articles, Graphic Design
Branding Bundle Giveaway Details One of the most important things about graphic design and owning your own business is learning how to balance everything. You’re going to be working with clients who might be starting their own business. You might be working with...