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...
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Author: Rikard
Comic Sans and the Dark Knight
“Why? Because it’s sometimes better than Times New Roman, that’s why.” —...
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Creating the Ultimate Kid’s Art Station
Last year, my wife and I built our twin girls a bunk bed. The bed was their “big”...
Read MoreAlign and Distribute Tools in Photoshop
A short video tutorial on how to use the align and distribute tools in Photoshop.
Read MorePhotoshop: Moving Layers Between Documents
A short video tutorial on how to move layers between photoshop documents, using the layers palette, menu and dragging.
Read MoreHow to Use the Move Tool in Photoshop
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.
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What I think of Medium’s New Logo
My review of the new Medium logo.
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The new Google Logo
My review and thoughts on the new Google logo.
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Key Art: Creating a Lasting Impression
The Hollywood Reporter defines the term “key art” as “the singular, iconographic image that is the...
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Photographing Glass Ingredients
After getting a spark of inspiration while looking at a jar of pickles, I decided to build a small...
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My 10 Rules for Graphic Design
I was asked recently what were my own 10 rules for design. This isn’t an easy question to...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Terrible Font Choice
Growing up in the early 80’s, I was a Star Wars fanboy. I had most of the characters and...
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How to Design a Logo: The 7 Most Basic Rules
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.
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The Psychology of Color: A Designer’s Guide to Color Association & Meaning
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.
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Oscar Nominees: The Poster Review (Part II)
In the first part of this series, I reviewed the posters for the 8 films nominated for Best...
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Oscar Nominees: The Poster Review (Part I)
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.
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Photo Compositing: 7 Essentials of Visual Magic
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.
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Color Harmony: Why Hulk Wears Purple Pants
Color harmony is the theory of combining colors in a fashion that is harmonious to the eye. In...
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Mood Lines: Setting the Tone of Your Design
Feature image by the talented Cyril Rolando. Check out his Tumblr here. Lines have been used...
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Movie Posters of 2014, Hits and Misses
Here’s my annual top picks for movie posters of the year. I’ve also included a few...
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