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HOW TO DESIGN AN EFFECTIVE PRINT ADVERTISEMENT!Learn how to design effective print ads that will bring the customers rolling in. This article is geared towards non-designers and graphic designers alike.

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HOW TO FIND YOUR FIRST GRAPHIC DESIGN JOB!You're pumped! You're ready! All the classes with the best instructors have prepared you to succeed in the world of graphic design. But how do you go about landing your first REAL graphic design job?

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ULTIMATE LIST OF PHOTOSHOP FORUMS & MESSAGE BOARDSThis is a huge list of Adobe Photoshop forums and message boards. I dare you to find a bigger list of Photoshop forums than this.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN COLOR THEORY AND HOW TO CHOOSE COLORS WITH REAL EXAMPLESAre you having problems thinking of new color combinations? Do you wish that you could have a reference file for evaluating new color combinations for your website? There area many helpful tools and websites out there that list good combination colors but wouldn't you prefer to look at designs implementing these colors?

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55 FREE ONLINE COLOR TOOLS FOR FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERSAlthough, we all have a unique sense of what colors go together, many of us tend to use the same color schemes over and over again because they are safe. What these color tools do, in my opinion, is help us find new beautiful color schemes that we haven't tried to use before. Here are 55+ color tools for color palettes, color combinations, color schemes & more for Graphic Designers & Web Designers

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55 FREE ONLINE COLOR TOOLS FOR FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERSAlthough, we all have a unique sense of what colors go together, many of us tend to use the same color schemes over and over again because they are safe. What these color tools do, in my opinion, is help us find new beautiful color schemes that we haven't tried to use before. Here are 55+ color tools for color palettes, color combinations, color schemes & more for Graphic Designers & Web Designers

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THE BASICS OF COLORS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND HOW TO COMBINE THEMThis is a basic article about the usage of colors within your graphic design layouts. You can also see a few real world examples of primary and secondary colors used in design.

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A FAIRY TALE GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECT FROM START TO FINISHI have found by following a few simple guidelines, my client base has increased and my stress levels have decreased.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO FIND YOUR DREAM GRAPHIC DESIGN JOBIt all seems a little scary when you have to make career decisions that will impact your life and the lives of your family for years to come, but if you take it one step at a time and stay honest with your objectives, you may surprise yourself by landing the Graphic Design or Web Design job of your dreams. Let's take a look at some of the things you need to consider.

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PRINCIPLES OF GESTALT THEORY & HOW TO APPLY IT TO REAL WORLD GRAPHIC DESIGN LAYOUTSIn any given graphic design project or piece, several of these principles of Gestalt may come into play, and typically tend to compliment each other. As your expertise in graphics continues to grow, you will notice this more. For now, let's take a look at what these rules are.

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SHOULD GRAPHIC DESIGNERS SKETCH? YES, THEY SHOULD!Why do we need to sketch if we are designers? Most of us have no talent as artists, even though we may be top producing in our field. I found out that drawing out the most primitive of sketches is equivalent to creating a road map. Graphic designers will find this article useful for their next design project.

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HOW TO DESIGN LOGOS FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS - A GRAPHIC DESIGN TUTORIAL FOR FREELANCERSLogo design is the most creative of all graphic design processes. Besides the technical skills, it is the Graphic Designer's creative process which plays the most important role in creating a high impact, eye catching logo design. This logo design tutorial guides you through the steps to create an attractive and professional logo for your customer.

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COOLEST BUSINESS CARD DESIGN PART IIICool business card designs that have really cool cutout shapes including dieline cuts, cool combinations of papers, embossing, cool use of materials, impressions, metals, and inks.

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HOW TO MAKE KEYBOARD BULLETS, STARS, HEARTS, FRENCH ACCENTS, COPYRIGHT SYMBOLS, AND MORE WITH THE ALT KEYDo you ever need to type symbols or foreign letters that aren't on your computer keyboard? Like © for Copyright or the Trademark symbol (™) or a real bullet • instead of an asterisk (*)?

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BEST OF BLACK AND WHITE DESIGNS Yes, black and white designs can be just as effective as four color designs. You can also submit your own black and white layouts.

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LIST OF SITES WITH PHOTOSHOP TENNIS AND DESIGN COLLABORATION GAMESHere is a list of the sites online that you can find Photoshop tennis and other design collaboration games.

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HUGE LIST OF PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL DIRECTORIES, RESOURCES, & SEARCH ENGINES A huge list of Adobe Photoshop tutorial resources as well as Photoshop directories & search engines.

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NETWORKING WITH OTHER GRAPHIC DESIGNERS USING FLICKR & FLICKR ALTERNATIVES In this article, I am going to suggest that you use Flickr and other Photoblogging sites to promote your graphic design careers. There is also a list of dozens of Flickr alternatives.

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LIST OF 180+ BEST DESIGN INSPIRATION SITES Are you looking for a little inspiration for your next design project? This list will get you through next million inspiration jams. This is a list that boasts 180+ design inspiration sites. If I have missed any inspirational sites, please comment about them below and I will add them to the list if they belong on the list.

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NEW DIGG LIKE SITE FOR DESIGNERS We have just launched Design Sites Up - a Digg-like social networking community for designers of all kinds. Please visit the site and become a member and join in on the fun. The way that it works is as follows: Users submit helpful design articles, design news stories, design tutorials, personal portfolio pages, and beautiful design images.

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BEST OF BROCHURE DESIGN As a follow up to some of the recent sample design blog articles that we have done, we are now adding this one - The Best of Brochure Design. I researched the internet and found these beautiful brochures. These brochures will give you some artistic inspiration when you feel like you are out of ideas.

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120 SELF PROMOTIONAL IDEAS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS This is the most comprehensive list of self promotional ideas for graphic designers that you will ever find. In fact, if you can't find a good idea in this list, you might be dead. :)

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COOL FLYERS, POSTERS, LEAFLETS FOR INSPIRATION Need inspiration for your next flyer design project? Here are some cool designs that I have come across. Some of these flyers have cool textures, shapes, and some are even 3d-like. These designs are great for inspiration, I hope you enjoy them and use them well.

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HUGE LIST OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR PLUGINS & FILTERS & TOOLS If you are an Adobe Illustrator user, then this mega-list of Adobe Illustrator Plug-ins is just what you are looking for. Enjoy! Also visit our Mega List of Free Adobe Photoshop Filters and Plug-ins.

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COOLEST BUSINESS CARDS PART II This is part 2 of the Coolest Business Cards Part I. These aren't just cool business cards, they are business cards that will blow your mind. Check them out.

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THE COOLEST BUSINESS CARDS WITH USE OF COOL SHAPES, TEXTURES, AND TALENT This was the most fun that I have ever had posting a blog. This blog is for showcasing the most amazing and innovative business card designs that I have ever seen. Some of the following business cards are shaped like objects, some have pop-up textures, some of these business cards even have plants growing from within the card itself.

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FUNNY GRAPHIC DESIGN JOKES, HUMOUR, SATIRES, PARADIES, AND ANECDOTES This is a list of all of the funny graphic design related stuff that I could find on the net. I think that you will especially enjoy the video clips that I found on YouTube. Check them out.

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1000S OF FREE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP PLUGINS By far, this is the most popular post that we have ever written...I hope that you like it too. Have you been looking for a way to add some extra zest to your Photoshop images? Have you wanted to find some cool Photoshop filters but didn't want to spend any of your cash? Well, I have put together a long list of Free Photoshop Plugin along with a summary of what you will find on each of these sites. Amongst all of these sites you will be able to find 1000s of Photoshop plugins and filters so I hope that you have some time on your hands. Please comment about sites that I have missed. Have fun Photoshopping.

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HOW TO PUT TOGETHER A TRADITIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO After a close examination of the Internet, I have had a hard time finding any useful information regarding putting together a graphic design portfolio. Consequently, I have decided to put together a series of articles related to creating not only a digital portfolio, but also a traditional portfolio as well. In this article, I will not only go over putting together your graphic design samples, but also I will relay to you how to photograph your finished graphic design pieces, make slides, digitize pictures of your graphic design pieces, make postcards, mailing your portfolio, placing your portfolio on CD, promoting your work and more. A portfolio is one of the single most important resources that a freelancer, especially a creative one, can have in his grasp, so please come back every week to see each issue.

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