This is the first of two tutorials. We are creating a business card for a teacher who will become a tutor on the side. We want to give her a unique business card, and figure the best way to accomplish this is to make her a chalkboard style front. ...
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In this tutorial, we’re going to create an old-fashioned billboard sign. We want to advertise Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii, only because it’s a nice area, and we have found some nice stock art to use for it.

First, we start with an old billboard sign, which can be found at read more

 

While a logo defines the identity of a business, a direct mailer can help or hurt a company when trying to gather new clients.

This project deals with re-vamping a direct mailer (postcard) that will be sent to customers of a business called Buildwish.

As a home improvement magazine, Buildwish must send out postcards to different companies in order to try and get advertising within thei ...
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We're going to develop a very simple logo design using Illustrator and creating a proof for sending in Photoshop. First, we develop a name and a concept. For this tutorial, we're going to select the name "Team Force." After sitting down and sketching, which is always a must for logo design, we have decided on a concept. In this case, we want to use polygons. Using the polygon shape tool in Illustrator, we create one polygon that is even on all sides. To do this, make sure you draw the shape while pressing the shift key. We want to colorize this design using radial gradients. I picked a dark to light red. ...
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Many tutorials are dedicated to building these grunge posters and text effects. In this lesson, we'll go over some ideas for a potential rock concert poster. First, we must select an image that will help us set the background for our poster. In this case, we're using a Photos.com picture located here.< ...
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Have you ever wanted to create your own book from your photos? Want to organize those photos from your latest family vacation? After searching a very long time for cheap and quick services for printing, I came across Blurb.com, an online bookmaking company based in San Francisco, Calif. This company has allowed those ideas to become reality. By going to Blurb.com, you can download the BookSmart application for your comp ...
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