Tag: design
Logos that Look Lazy
Regardless of the final result, logo design is hardly ever easy and there’s always a lot...
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A Graphic Designer’s Guide to Visual Hierarchy
One of the most important tasks of a designer is to create a hierarchy—to create an order of...
Read MoreGood design goes to heaven; bad design goes everywhere.
Mieke Gerritzen
Comic Sans and the Dark Knight
“Why? Because it’s sometimes better than Times New Roman, that’s why.” —...
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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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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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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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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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Movie Posters of 2013, Hits and Misses
Here are the hits and misses for 2013 Movie Posters. This is based on my design review. I give my...
Read MoreEpisode 3: Magazine Ads
This is a review of the ads in the latest issue of People’s magazine. In this review I look...
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