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Is there something like smashing magazine.com for the Print Industry?
I know the print industry isn't probably changing as much as the web stuff nowadays but Im just wondering were do print graphic designers get their inspiration, latest news and that kind of stuff.
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Git-style Managing for Graphics/Programming Assets on Filesystem level?
This question addresses my problem about handling derivative works but I am trying to find some Git compatible solution. Extensis Portfolio may be a good candidate but for me it is essential that I am ...
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Graphic design feeds to follow [closed]
What are some Graphic Design resources online that regularly post content addressing history, trends and changes in- or explaining principles of Graphic Design?
In the best case they offer a feed to ...
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What does an artist who wants to learn graphic design need to know?
There's a (very popular) question that discusses tips and resources for learning graphic design already, but it's from the perspective of programmers who want to get in the game.
I have a friend of ...
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What are some good resources for learning calligraphy?
I'm not known for my good penmanship, but I would like to be able to make these hand lettered pieces that have become really popular in the past few years.
I know that calligraphy can be a learned ...
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Tips and sources for beginning designers
Thanks to the internet, graphic design and programming are becoming increasingly overlapping fields.
As a programmer, I constantly find myself needing basic knowledge of Graphic Design, but have ...
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Distribution of T-shirts [closed]
I'm trying to set a project to sell T-shirts for a charity where we make a design and sell the T-shirts for 5 dollars a piece.
We've found a good site to order them from, but I've never done ...
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What are good pre-internet books or courses for the creation of a logotype?
I am a software engineer attempting the impossible: to codify logotype creation.
I want to learn all the rules and principles for logotype design and don't want to rely on blogspam. I'm looking ...
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Recommendation to learn css [closed]
How would you recommend to proceed to learn css?
Is there a great book, or online tutorial?
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Is there any learning service like Pluralsight but for design?
"Meet Pluralsight. We are a group of serious developers. We are also committed to creating the best training available. This mix of training for developers, by developers is what rings true to our ...
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Books/Rescources for Composition and Layout for Print?
I'm starting my education in Graphic Design soon (once I finish my current degree) and I'm pretty much immersed myself information in preparation including textbooks that I will be using and websites ...
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What are good sets of photographic portraits to use in mockups?
I've been using the same set of photographic portraits in my mockups for a long time, and I'm looking for a more extensive set of square, male and female avatars/photos (portraits).
What are good ...
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What software was used for this video with zooming text transitions over landscapes?
I came across this fascinating youtube video. It zooms and pans around various landscape scenes, with flying text coming in and out of focus. Does anyone know what software they used for this?
I'm ...
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How to make a cartoon promotional video
How would you make a cartoon promotional video like google or Wufoo?
It could be done in a photoshop-like program but there are many transitions and effects required to make a video interesting. It ...
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How to create a fabric pattern
I would like to create a fabric pattern, like this one:
I'm not very experienced in graphics design.
Of course, I understand that you can't lead me through the whole process, but I would be ...
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Free font similar to Viga with Polish characters?
I'm looking for a font similar to Viga with Polish characters (Latin), preferably one from Google Web Fonts.
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How to get bokeh images to use in web design?
I'm looking for online resources, image libraries, Photoshop actions, tools, or any other means of getting or designing bokeh images (those highly blurred pictures, with colorful circles) for use as ...
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Which are the most prominent creative thinking techniques/methodologies?
I know SCAMPER & Ideo cards, but I'm curious if there are any other important techniques/methodologies one must not miss. I'm particularly interested in those that you would resort to use for a ...
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Is there a short authoritative reference of basic design rules and principles?
As a web developer, I often find myself working with different non-professional self-called designers. In such situations, I often have to explain them the most basic rules and principles about the ...
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Digital asset management software recommendations?
I'm looking for recommendations for software to help manage my large collection of purchased icons and other image assets. I'm sure there must be software of the sort I'm looking for, but I haven't ...
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What are good commercial stock graphic sites for websites/applications?
I am looking for good websites providing royalty free stock images for pay.
I'm not looking for sites that make images available for free and require attribution or non-commercial use; they're ...
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design inspiration collection of horizontal website layouts?
Who knows a good resources to get some fresh design inspirations for horizontal layouts? Searching google gives some blogposts with relative bad quality designs.
I look for fresh, inspiring layouts ...
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What are beginner’s books on typography?
Hum, for some reason I would like to buy myself a book about typography. I have a lot of interest in this field, and already have some knowledge learnt from reading Typophile now and then, among other ...
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What should a (technical) writer know about graphic design?
I'm starting out as a technical writer, and want to present my written material as best as possible to the customers. Are there any "bibles" or introductory books on graphic design that I could ...
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What are good sources for Open-Source fonts?
What are good sources for Open-Source fonts?
Note that by "Open-Source" I don't mean only free, but truly "open, free to modify and published under an Open Source license" fonts. These are still very ...
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How do I find examples of single 2-D non-animated info-graphics with 4 or 5 dimensions within a single graph?
Really not sure how to explain what I'm looking for, just know it exist.
For example, dimensions might include time, volatility, space, distance, density, etc. -- basically any measurement that's ...
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How do I learn to be creative?
I've been a programmer my whole life, and now I've found that I really need to start designing my own stuff. I know how to use Photoshop in and out, but I just can't create anything nice. I often ...
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Good sites to find textures online?
I'm always on the lookout for good textures, as they are pretty subtle but can add a lot of life to your site. Recently I found Tileables (http://tileabl.es/) which looks pretty cool. Can you ...
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Where are some good places to find free stock images? [closed]
I'm always on the hunt for free stock images to use while I design, what are some good resources?
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Services and resources for creating Android icon(s)
What services/resources, paid or otherwise, are available to android developers who want an icon designed for their mobile app?
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What is a good way to get feathers of indigenous birds? [closed]
I need plenty of feathers from eagles (legally restricted, so forget about eagles), hawks, turkeys, pheasants, eared grebes, and many other indigenous birds for my art. What is a good way to get ...
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Good Place to Start Learning Web Design?
I'm very interested in learning Web Design and have learned some basics regarding HTML and CSS a few years back from W3Schools, but I never learnt how to develop websites that are up to today's ...
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I am not a graphic designer, what do I need to know so I don't come off as a complete luddite?
Like the title describes. My profession is NOT graphic design. On the other hand, I occasionally work with those who are and would benefit from being able to better see things from their perspective.
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Finding the right graphic designer for a project with no budget
I am the tech lead on a new consumer product for the asian market (mainland china, HK, et al). We are looking for a GD to take responsibility for both the product design and overall look of the brand. ...
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where to get web-design critiques and suggestions?
Where do you get you design critics for your project, particularly on web design? A friend had suggested to me a website where people critique and give suggestion on your website. But I forgot the ...
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Software/library to create artistic plan view of a floorplan
I'm looking either for a software or for a clipart library to create a top down plan view of a flat. But that should not be simply schematic, but actually look nice with shading and color and so on.
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I am looking for point of interest (POI) icons which would be suitable for use with MapQuest
I'm developing a web application for our company that uses MapQuest and we are trying to plot different items on the map. The default MapQuest icon is a purple circle, we need to use different ...
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Resources for learning Photoshop (CS5)?
I've been searching for some good resources for learning Photoshop from scratch. I'm someone without a formal design background, but I'm looking to become competent using Photoshop (not trying to be a ...
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Good resource for non-Latin character based fonts?
I was wondering if there were any good resources for fonts using non-Latin characters, specifically Japanese or Chinese type (Kanji or any other character-based font).
I know plenty of resources for ...
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Whatever happened to opensourceampersand.com
It's gone, which is a real shame, I should've made more use of it. Where's the best place to go to get free ampersands that I can then embed using @font-face in CSS?
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Is there a chart for color combinations? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a good resource or tool to help build a palette around colors I select?
Is there a chart or something which shows you which color goes with with color?
For ...
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What is the single most influential book every designer should read?
What is the single most influential book every designer should read?
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Android Icon Tutorials
I've been trying to find tutorial on to make android icons as for the 2.0+/3.0+ specifications. I've found some based on the old 1.x specs but these are quite outdated. Does anyone have anything out ...
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How do I go about finding a Graphic Designer for a personal job?
I'm a web developer (the html/css/backend) guy. I've got about zero artistic capability to create a design but I can take a design and create an amazing website out of it. I would like to find a ...
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Are there gaming and movies galleries?
I was wondering if anyone knows websites which are full of images from different games and movies
Like the css galleries but for movies and games (just for inspiration)
Hope you can help - thanks
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Looking for recommended sites to find Joomla and WordPress themes.
I am new to pre-defined themes, and I need a theme similar to this image:
I already searched but I can't find any similar theme, I probably searched in the wrong places.
What websites could you ...
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I want to learn how to select appropriate colors and fonts for a new site
I'm developing a new site, and although I know enough basic programming to make the site, I'm not artistically inclined enough to make the site look nice. So, I was hoping I could get some suggestions ...
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What's a good site for human body props resourcing?
I'm trying to improve comics style, and I'm looking for a good resource where I can find human body and/or comics layouts, scene building, etc. Is there a good place for these? Thanks!
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Is there a collection of default user avatars?
It's commonplace to have a default avatar for new users on a website. Is there a collection or package with these default avatars (like the default one for Facebook etc) that has more than 1?
Thank ...
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Where can I find the best vectorization tutorial for a newbie?
I have a friend who does a bit of illustration, but all by hand. He is not familiar with Photoshop or Illustrator. He would like learn a bit of Illustrator, just enough to get by and vectorize some of ...
