Why is illustration important? Illustrations assist the mind in understanding large and small concepts. Illustrators translate the written word into visuals that are easy to understand. They help writers, marketing managers, and other entities to convey meaningful ideas through imagery, symbolism, and storytelling. Without illustration the world would be less colorful.
Read MoreFires, gloom, and client work. Working through a very depressing September month as we see our state burning and families displaced. It’s really hard to stay focused on graphic design work with so much going on.
Read MoreCreating your own Instagram product backdrop takes literally 10 minutes. IT’s a simple DIY project trick that can make your Instagram look even more professional. It’s actually very simple and cheap to make your own. In this article I show you exactly what you need to make more than one. I also include a video showing the process.
Read MoreWhy you should always doing master studies when you are learning and developing your style as an artist.
Read MoreA big corporate company turns a successful project into a paid service. The problem with Linkedin Profinder is they have adopted the same model as Upwork. They are trying to convert their users into paid customers under “premium subscriptions.” Unfortunately, due to the current climate I won’t have the bandwidth to subscribe to a service that only provides me with 2-3 emails a month.
Read MoreI’m writing this because years ago I burned out. I burned out hard core. Every day felt like a drag and exhaustion crept into my workflow. Errors on sheets I was producing caused me to have projects returned.
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Read MoreLooming deadlines and high expectations surround the table of a staffed production artist or graphic designer. Multiple projects overlap. However, is a career in graphic design really sustainable in a modern world? Burn out affects everyone.
Read MoreCan anyone be an artist? It’s a great question. Is talent a true marker for success in the art field, or can hard work get you there?
Read MoreWhy should designers care about TF-IDF? Josh Moody discusses this technology and how it affects designers. It’s important to continually be adding to our bag of tricks as company owners and designers. We are visionaries that sometimes becomes so consumed with creating we forget to continue to learn.
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Read MoreHow can you add value to your work while we are all dealing with stay at home orders and quarantine. I think it’s on a lot of peoples minds.
Read MoreI used a product mockup from Mockupworld to create this bag with my watercolor design on it. Bonnie Christine’s Immersion course is a great opportunity to learn all of the inns and outs of the pattern design world.
Read MoreNatural color palettes can be produced by using traditional colors. These colors are some of the first ever created. Sometimes we take color for granted. Color is a modern thing now. I discuss which of the basic colors I use to produce natural tones in my watercolor paintings.
Read MoreThe Future is a great Youtube series for designers who are looking to build a client base or just struggling with every day life as a creative. I found this series to be one of the best I’ve ever seen and presents a wealth of information for viewers. It discusses the ethical, emotional, and theoretical views of design life.
Read MoreOriginal watercolor pet portrait commissions available in Orange County on Etsy and my personal shop.
Read MoreWhat do production artists do all day? I briefly discuss the difference between graphic design and production. I also talk about common misconceptions of what production is. You can find more about production in my Skillshare class.
Read MoreCreating my first Skillshare video “Interactive PDFs Using Adobe InDesign” from the basics. I show you how to create your own basic forms.
Read MoreI discuss the history of the zine and its popularity throughout the decades as a graphic design medium. Zines have become a popular method of sharing art and design.
Read MoreIn 2007 I called up a local private art school that had a good reputation for churning out budding designers. It seemed like my only option because my father had recently had cancer and there was no money for college. I was attending community college and thought this might be my only opportunity to make art a career. It was a notable school and had many options for different design careers. Little did I know.
Read MoreBuild a cleverly designed interactive PDF using InDesign.
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