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Handbag design - how to create a purse
Did you know that you do not have to be a purse designer to create a purse? You can learn how to make your own purse patterns without having to invest in tons of store-bought patterns or even enrolling in the traditional design school. And the really cool part is you can design exactly what you want.
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THE ART OF GRAPHIX: The many hats worn by graphic designers
A graphic designer, also often referred to as a graphic artist, wears many different hats in using an equally diverse number of media to create different types of designs.
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THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Understanding the web's design code
A debate has raged for years over whether professional website designers should know how to code websites. Over the past year or so, I have seen blog posts written that exhort web designers to learn HTML, CSS and PHP. Some of these blogs have even gone as far to say that if you do not know how to code, you are not a true web designer. Numerous persons feel these opinions do have merit.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Designing your true career path
Are you naturally creative? Do you have a knack for thinking outside the box? Do your friends often come to you for tips on colour palettes or accessorising outfits?
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THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Designing useful lessons for us all
Most people do not really think about design and designers, let alone think of themselves as designers. But can teachers, students and business people learn from designers and their way of thinking?
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ART OF GRAPHIX: The skills designers are required to master
Do you want to be a professional and make a career of graphic design?
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ART OF GRAPHIX: The art of giving a good critique
Criticism is not easy to take regardless of how it is served. It can be a giant pill to swallow, especially if delivered by a fellow designer. But constructive criticism is a part of the business that is bound to pop up sooner or later. A good design
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A graphic expansion in employment numbers
THE ART OF GRAPHIX: The impact of design is everywhere, especially in the layouts of ‘local’ magazines, the Starbucks coffee cup, business letter heads and websites, perhaps even etched on the pen you are using right now.
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A profession for all of your talents
GRAPHIC design is a multi-faceted profession that requires intelligence, knowledge, talent and skill across a wide range of work domains. The industry has grown at a rapid pace, with studies revealing that by the year 2018, the number of graphic design jobs will increase by 12 per cent.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Less means more in minimal design
“Less is more”. We have all heard that saying a thousand times. Amd one of my golden rules has always been: “Less being more.”
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Designing for a proper critique
It is almost impossible to improve a design without feedback from others. Their input helps to avoid mistakes and thus create higher quality work. The goal of critique is to help move a project forward, and should never serve the purpose of boosting
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Unlock the secrets to painting tropical designs with texture
Unlock the secrets to painting tropical designs with texture By Teri M Bethel When you think 'tropical' perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is a lush, brilliantly coloured floral design with bursts of contrasting colour throughout. Fortunately, t
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ART OF GRAPHIX: How to benefit via designer thinking
Most people do not really think about design and designers, let alone consider themselves as such. But can teachers, students and business persons of all types learn from designers and their way of thinking?
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Design skills to keep you on cutting edge
The graphic design industry is always changing and evolving as new technology arrives. in recent decades, design has progressed from hand drawings to computerised artificial intelligence. Not too many years ago, designers needed to be able to code to
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Unlock the Secrets to Painting Tropical Designs with Texture
Unlock the Secrets to Painting Tropical Designs with Texture By Teri M. Bethel WHEN you think tropical perhaps the first thing that comes to mind for you as it does for me is a lush, brilliantly coloured floral design with bursts of contrasting colour
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THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Design choices an intricate web
Although both web and print designs have a common ancestry, it is necessary to understand that they have many differences and similarities. Recognising these (differences and similarities) can determine the route one takes, skills acquired and the company they choose.
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THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Separating visual from the graphic
What separates Visual Art and Graphic Design? This fine line has been mulled over for a very long time. And even though both compose visuals and have a shared toolkit and knowledge base, there is still a distinct difference. Pinpointing the exact difference is where things become a little tricky.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Designing traits for career success
Besides creativity and passion, what makes a graphic designer great? Some believe creative geniuses are born, while others feel creativity is a learned behaviour. But taking passion and understanding into account, there are many other factors involve
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Designers need not be standout drawers
Do you need to know how to draw to be a good designer? Should you know how to swim to work on a fishing boat? While drawing and designing on a grid are different tasks, both are skills that rely on the ability to piece together a composition using some form of mechanical skill.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Understanding who you're designing for
Tradition counts for little when it comes to having a career in graphic design. I have seen quite a few changes within the industry, but the objectives and practice of “good” design have not altered.Practicing design does not always mean understandin
