The creative process of translating information, communication goals, and technical requirements into principal ideas that form a design solution.
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Overcoming creative blocks: how to break out of current mindsets
Every designer hits a roadblock at one time or another. Few designers get those "dream" projects where they are allowed to create anything and everything they want. In most cases we all have to adhere ...
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Can anyone offer some advice on the relationship between design and business goals?
I am designing a one page site, and I need to go back to basics and learn about how to translate business aims into a homepage design.
Can anyone offer some advice on the relationship between design ...
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How to combine pictures to relate them to the person who viewed these pictures?
I have a lot of video footage in first person view, dramatic scenery, and a photo of an old man.
I want to combine them to make a background picture (1920 x 1080) that should transmit the message: ...
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How do I create a look & feel?
I'd like to first say that I have attempted to look through Google to find the answer to this though surprisingly, I get more about 'what' it is than 'how' to create a look & feel.
I was a writer ...
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Branding a company that has no public identity
Ok, that title might seem a little strange, but I will try to explain. And I will say, I do know this is more of a discussion type question, and not a technical question. Hopefully I wont get ...
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Need help with logo concept [closed]
I'm given this slogan to work with: "Fast Forward, Rewind, Pause, & Unwind". And I need to visually represent what this slogan conveys.
This logo is for a library association.
Since I'm working ...
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Practices for making visual ideas into real designs
As far as I can see, creating graphic design goes through two main steps.
Coming with up an idea.
Turning the idea into a real design.
I find that I am stuck in the first step.
I am new to ...
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2answers
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How can you turn a clients ideas for how they want their brand to be into graphical elements?
I have all the essentials, their vision statement, their mission statement, core values, target market, values... on and on. I am just having the hardest time trying to come up with graphical elements ...
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How do get what you want to say into such a few words?
It seems fairly well agreed that people glancing at a site won't read proper paragraphs, only bullet point lists.
I'm really struggling how to say all the things I want in a few bullet points... it ...
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How to design a brochure for a programming competiton
I am a computer science student hosting a programming contest at our college. We need to design a nice brochure for the contest.
I don't have any idea hot to create such a thing. All I know is how ...
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How to portray “confidence” and “reliability” in a brochure
I have to design a brochure for a client. I don't understand much of brand identity, but my client says his brochure should reflect the following:
Professional
It should not be the flavour of the ...
