Rikard, Author at ZevenDesign

Align and Distribute Tools in Photoshop

Posted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Tutorials, Video Tutorials | 0 |

A short video tutorial on how to use the align and distribute tools in Photoshop.

Photoshop: Moving Layers Between Documents

Posted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Tutorials, Video Tutorials | 0 |

A short video tutorial on how to move layers between photoshop documents, using the layers palette, menu and dragging.

How to Use the Move Tool in Photoshop

Posted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Tutorials, Video Tutorials | 0 |

A short video tutorial on how to use the move tool in Photoshop, including all the short cuts to use and the various settings for the tool.

What I think of Medium’s New Logo

Posted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Blog, Logo Review | 0 |

My review of the new Medium logo.

The new Google Logo

Posted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Blog, Logo Review, Reviews | 0 |

My review and thoughts on the new Google logo.

Key Art: Creating a Lasting Impression

Posted by Rikard | Jul 28, 2015 | Art, Blog, Design | 2 |

The Hollywood Reporter defines the term “key art” as “the singular, iconographic...

Photographing Glass Ingredients

Posted by Rikard | Jul 24, 2015 | Blog, Musings | 0 |

After getting a spark of inspiration while looking at a jar of pickles, I decided to build a small...

My 10 Rules for Graphic Design

Posted by Rikard | May 10, 2015 | Blog, Design, Musings | 2 |

I was asked recently what were my own 10 rules for design. This isn’t an easy question...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Terrible Font Choice

Posted by Rikard | Apr 19, 2015 | Blog, Design, Poster Reviews, Reviews, Typography | 11 |

Growing up in the early 80’s, I was a Star Wars fanboy. I had most of the characters and...

How to Design a Logo: The 7 Most Basic Rules

Posted by Rikard | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Design, Logos | 3 |

How do you design a logo? What’s important when designing a logo? What are the fundamentals to keep in mind? Here we look at the 7 most important “rules” or principles of logo design.

The Psychology of Color: A Designer’s Guide to Color Association & Meaning

Posted by Rikard | Feb 28, 2015 | Blog, Color, Design, Designer's Guide | 14 |

There is a large array of emotional responses that are associated with colors. Some of these are obvious, some are more obscure. Here is a collection of emotions and concepts associated with particular colors which should be useful to those working in design, photography and illustration.

Oscar Nominees: The Poster Review (Part II)

Posted by Rikard | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog, Design, Reviews | 1 |

In the first part of this series, I reviewed the posters for the 8 films nominated for Best...

Oscar Nominees: The Poster Review (Part I)

Posted by Rikard | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Design, Poster Reviews, Reviews | 0 |

Traditionally, I do a post reviewing all movie posters for the year and select my top picks and highlight some real misses. However, with the Oscars coming up, I decided I should do a review of all the posters for the Oscar nominated films. For the purpose of this series, I’ve left out the foreign language films, documentaries and short films. I feel these are competing on a different playing field—and with them, the list would simply be too long (it’s probably too long already).

The first category of posters I’m reviewing here are those for the films nominated for Best Picture.

Photo Compositing: 7 Essentials of Visual Magic

Posted by Rikard | Feb 8, 2015 | Art, Blog, Design, Musings | 1 |

Putting various photos together to create a new, unique image is an essential skill of any designer. Photo compositing can range from the simple (changing out a sky or background) to the complex (creating an entirely new image from a collection of different photos). The reality is that you will be hard-pressed to find a design project that doesn’t require some form of photo compositing. In this article we cover the essentials of photo compositing.