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Discovering the Benefits of a Good Logo Design
شنبه 18 دی 1395 18:19
What is the first thing that comes to your mind and makes your heart ponder when you see a well-designed logo? Is it, “Why did I not think about this design?” Well, the answer is that you might be missing some key elements to your brand identity. To have a successful and long term relationship with the targeted...
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Jade Plugin for Adobe Photoshop
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:51
The Jade digital image processing plugin for Adobe Photoshop uses the same identical algorithms and parameters as DataMind's highly acclaimed digital image processing application, Jade 1.3.3. Implementing state-of-the-art algorithms to enhance color, contrast and dynamic range, Jade Plugin is an easy-to-use image...
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Photoshop Eye Effects #1
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:49
A reader from the Photoshop 911 forums writes in to ask about blending two images into one -- writing: I'm trying to create a nice graphic with these two images: (samples provided) and I want #2 to go over the eye to create a cool eye-design effect but I don't know what the heck to do. I already know how to erase the...
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FX Cartoon Look Filter
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:47
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a new Boris Continuum Unit, Cartoon Look, is now available. The Boris Continuum Cartoon Look Unit includes the Cartoon Look, Pencil Sketch, Charcoal Sketch, and Watercolor filters from Boris Continuum Complete 6: * BCC...
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Natural media painting on the iPhone
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:45
Gotow.net's latest iPhone app opens up a whole new creative space with a rich set of painting tools and the ability to create up to five layers in each drawing! Add a layer from a photo to trace your subject, or add multiple layers to separate different parts of your work. Each layer is fully transparent, and a unique...
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Backgrounds: Monochrome, Patterned
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:43
Fill layer background A reader in the Photoshop 911 Forums posted the image above asking how the effect was accomplished. It's a hockey scene with a player lifted from the background, highlighted with a white feathered rim-lighting effect. The background itself was covered with a blue and black pattern giving it a...
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Generate a Patterned Layer
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:42
In the interest of time, without a lot of precision measurements, I'm going to 'emulate' the pattern in the sample, rather than trying to duplicat it. So, we'll need a nice, uniform pattern for the "lines" in the background. Sizing the pattern will be seat-of-the-pants -- looks about like 12 pixels off and...
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Isolate the subject, create a glow
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:40
Now we've finished work on the background, and it's time to highlight our subject, and create her glow. Fitting, don't you think? Now activate the view of your outlined subject. (Turn the layer on.) Cmd/click or ctrl/click the layer icon for her to generate a selection based on her outline. You should see racing ants...
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Creating a Custom Drop Shadow
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:38
THIS IS A SIMPLE WALK-THROUGH for producing drop shadows by hand. In some cases you'll want to know and understand this process because you'll need a shadow that does not "drop" from the entire object, or one that you can manipulate as a separate object rather than part of the layer as in the Drop-Shadow...
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Photo tricks: Depth of Field
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:36
Add Depth of Field to Perk up Dull Photos... Perk up Dull Photos... The life of a designer is often complicated by customer supplied photos. Many times there's little you can do to save them. One rule you can always count on is. . . Isolation One of the tricks I've always depended on is isolation. You can almost...
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Photoshop: Crop with Aspect Ratio
جمعه 17 دی 1395 21:35
PHOTOSHOP PHOTO CROPPING is an essential part of preparation of most photos. Photoshop's cropping tool helps you refine the impact and message of your photos by cropping them to the task. Using the Crop Tool, you can crop your photos to specific photo sizes like 4x6, 5x7 or 8x10 by entering the width and height values...
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GOOGLE Gotcha
پنجشنبه 16 دی 1395 20:19
All those who wanted to monetize their web sites had a big boost a couple of years ago when Google rolled out their AdSense program. I jumped on board, just like I jumped on the new upstart named "Amazon" when they first appeared on the scene. Amazon has cut its affiliates commissions back to near-oblivion,...
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2007 Predictions... from online authorities
پنجشنبه 16 دی 1395 20:15
Computer Threats Predictions for 2007 Messagelabs runs an annual trend report that highlights the evolution of the threat landscape each year. They are probably the best to make predictions because they're on the leading edge of spam and computer threat science. And, of course, the complexity of attacks on your...
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AOL Gone Bad... when to cut and run?
پنجشنبه 16 دی 1395 20:13
Herein is the long and sad story of how spam and online crime have driven some ISPs to blind, extreme measures which threaten the very usability of the internet. AOL, one of the world's longest trusted providers can no longer be trusted. Their overzealous quest to sell accounts by offering "spam blocking" is...
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Net Neutrality... or, The Bandwidth Wars
پنجشنبه 16 دی 1395 20:11
BIG CHANGES ARE AFOOT IN THE WAY THE INTERNET WORKS and 'net neutrality' is a conundrum with so much misinformation, confusion and media lip service floating around that no one seems to really know what's going on. Two things are for sure: it is NOT going away, and it IS going to be a media feeding frenzy. Upside-down...
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Giving up on Google Ad Sense
پنجشنبه 16 دی 1395 20:09
[Fred says: If you've surfted to web sites that seem to be only Google links, or clicked on a link that took you somewhere you didn't want to go, then welcome to the club. Google's reach has grown to astronomical proportions. With their recent 3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick they are poised to be one of the...
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Ethics in Digital Photography
پنجشنبه 16 دی 1395 20:07
Is it getting more difficult to believe news photos these days? Most people haven't noticed, but it's getting more and more difficult to recognize reality in photographic journalism. While the unwary public soaks up newspaper and broadcast news reports which show stark photography, those of us who know what can be...
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Valentine’s Day Pick Up Line Contest!
چهارشنبه 15 دی 1395 23:40
Share a Pick Up line that has ALWAYS Worked for you and Win a Chance to See it on your Valentine’s Day Card with a Personalized Monogram on it for FREE! V-tine’s Day is just around the Corner… Share the Lurve! How do you wish to pop the question or lock in a date this year around? What will you say? Is it going to...
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GivingTuesday Roundup: 20 Must-Read Design Books To Boost Brand Communication
چهارشنبه 15 دی 1395 23:38
Learning is a life-long process and in today’s hi-tech world, technology has made it easier for us to learn things that interest us. Today, the internet is full of learning tools and means but nothing beats a good, handy “book” on a subject you want to explore. Whether you wish to know about latest trends in graphic...
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Valentine’s Day Pick Up Line Contest – And the Winners Are…?
چهارشنبه 15 دی 1395 23:37
As the day of love-filled emotions approaches near, it is time that we bring down the curtain on our Valentine’s Day Pick up Line contest that ended on 12th February 2014. To give a quick overview, a week ago we launched an exciting contest for our readers where we asked you guys to submit funny and catchy pick up...
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GivingTuesday Roundup: 20 BEST Captured Olympics 2014 Sochi Shots!
چهارشنبه 15 دی 1395 23:35
Sochi Olympics have earned the reputation of being a mismanaged and unorganized event owing to the blunders made on part of the authority. From the hotel booking inconveniences and putting an overdone logo design – just icing, not enough cake – on such a garish game to the dangerous and difficult, downhill obstacle...
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Graphic Designers – Are You Aware of the Copyright Law & Its Generalities?
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 15:04
The growth of three Ws, i.e. the internet, has adversely led to an increase in plagiarism. In other words, it has become quite easy to copy (steal) another person’s work and forward it as your own. And this situation has made the knowledge and application of copyright laws all the more necessary. Imagine, you put your...
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The Finicky vs Intellectual Design Clients – Which One Do You Have?
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 15:01
They say that every great brand deserves to have a great logo. But not all brands are great. If a brand is just rolling out in the market, having a good logo won’t fulfill the purpose as efficiently as expected. The logo can only work well when it becomes familiar to the customers. All clients hire a logo designer...
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20 Elegant Examples of Wedding Monograms
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 14:42
I’m sure most of you are well acquainted with the term “monogram”. However, for those of you, who don’t have a clear idea of what monograms are, allow me to enlighten you! In simple words, a monogram is basically a design pattern that is created by joining (and sometimes even overlapping) two to three letters,...
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Top 10 Rebranding Costs of Famous Logos
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 14:36
In this day and age, companies from every industry (be it pharmaceutical, engineering, media etc) must keep up with the changes occurring in the business world, in order to ensure survival and success. What was considered “top notch” five years ago, now (in modern times) may very well be something of mediocrity. So...
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20 Funny Honest Logos of Famous Brands
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 14:31
Commercial branding strategies reflect the foresight and worth of a brand. They earn it a perpetual recognition in the customers’ minds. It is important for a logo to reflect the true essence and message of a brand because that is what the customers begin to expect from it. Yet most of the time, we find brands that do...
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Guess the Famous Logos – A Logo Quiz!
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 14:29
Logos are an important aspect of branding for any company. Famous corporations put special emphasis on the consistent use of logos so that their names get imprinted on the minds of the customers. When a logo is used for 25 years, people begin to recognize it even with slight alterations or modification for a purpose....
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Logos Telling News – More than just a symbol!
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 14:27
Paris-based illustrator, Sylvan Boyer, has a huge collection of news stories on his website, narrated in minimalistic graphical language using famous logos. These stories range from local to international and from business to sports. Many of them are quite controversial and some are funny. Where they aren’t all a hit,...
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Color Spectrum of Famous Logos – A Logo Color Story!
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 14:24
First, as a consumer; second, as a designer; I couldn’t help but notice how so many of my favorite brands are using similar color palettes for their logos. If one logo becomes a hit in an industry, other emerging brands follow suit and use similar elements of design. Subsequently, the next question that pops in my...
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Logo Translations for Small Screen by H.I.T. Students
سهشنبه 14 دی 1395 14:22
Not all logos are responsive enough to be compatible with small screen or other applications. For larger logos, an alternative version is needed which could be displayed on other smaller applications. Such a project was assigned to the students at Oded Ezer’s Typography for Interaction Design class at Holon Institute...