5 Things I Learned Shooting a Short Film Entirely on my Own
I was recently introduced to the Shortland Film Competition, where filmmakers are given the...
Read MorePosted by Rikard | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Filmmaking | 0 |
I was recently introduced to the Shortland Film Competition, where filmmakers are given the...
Read MorePosted by Rikard | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Design, Typography | 0 |
“Why? Because it’s sometimes better than Times New Roman, that’s why.” —...
Read MorePosted by Rikard | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Musings, Woodworking | 1 |
Last year, my wife and I built our twin girls a bunk bed. The bed was their “big”...
Read MorePosted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Tutorials, Video Tutorials | 0 |
A short video tutorial on how to use the align and distribute tools in Photoshop.
Read MorePosted 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.
Read MorePosted 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.
Read MorePosted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Blog, Logo Review | 0 |
My review of the new Medium logo.
Read MorePosted by Rikard | Oct 24, 2015 | Blog, Logo Review, Reviews | 0 |
My review and thoughts on the new Google logo.
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreTraditionally, 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.
Read MorePutting 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.
Read MoreColor harmony is the theory of combining colors in a fashion that is harmonious to the eye. In...
Read MoreFeature image by the talented Cyril Rolando. Check out his Tumblr here. Lines have been used...
Read MorePosted by Rikard | Jan 3, 2015 | Blog, Poster Reviews, Reviews | 3 |
Here’s my annual top picks for movie posters of the year. I’ve also included a few...
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