We are starting a new series of articles about historical aspects of design. We are going to use the Design History as source of inspiration. Today our subject will be symbols. We have seen something about them in this article about semiotics. They are present in many aspects of our lives – in traffic signs, [...]
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Semiotics: A Powerful Communication Tool For Designers
July 3rd, 2009 12 Comments
There is an important thing present in advertising and other design uses, that we call semiotics. Actually, it’s present in everything in our lives, so deep that we don’t always pay attention and it happens naturally. So, what is this thing that surrounds us and is so important for design and advertising? The semiotics is [...]
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Starting Your Own Business: When? How? Why?
June 5th, 2009 12 Comments
The idea of working for yourself and administrating your own time is, at least, interesting. Thinking about some advantages of being your own boss, many professional designers are trying to get their slice of the market. Let’s discuss when is the best time to start a business, if it’s really worth, how to get started [...]
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70 Designers that Shaped the World
May 26th, 2009 46 Comments
This is a huge compilation of the most important product designers, graphic designers, architects and other great professionals that made part of our history contributing to the evolution that we see today in each field. The data information is provided by the designmuseum. document.getElementById(“post-2517-blankimage”).onload();
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Composition and harmony 101
May 4th, 2009 21 Comments
What makes an effective design? We’re always concerned about typography, colors or graphic elements and sometimes we don’t pay the right attention to the composition and harmony “rules”. I mean, the composition is frequently based on what we feel it’s right, but there are some tricks to make it more precise. We are going to [...]
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NetCreativity: How The Internet Can Help Every Creative Person
April 17th, 2009 5 Comments
Photo by: wwworks In this article I will quickly talk introduce creativity in general, why it matters and how the internet can help every creative person. So what is creativity? It is the process of producing something new. Something then new to you without anybody else telling you how to do it. This novelty can [...]
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Fonts 101 – Tips, categories, tools, tutorials and more
April 13th, 2009 6 Comments
Text, typography, fonts, typos… This is a complex world that all designers are involved in. Today we’re going to talk about this important communication tool: typography. We’ll cover aspects like anatomy, categories, adjustments, tips about where to find them, useful tools, tutorials and a lot of other resources and information. document.getElementById(“post-1530-blankimage”).onload();
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Color Theory 101 – Color and light, RGB, CMYK, Color wheel, Harmonies and much more
March 24th, 2009 19 Comments
This Color Theory 101 is a practical guide for designers to help them understand better this complex and so important subject. This article is not too technical, we’re going to study colors in an applicable way, talking about how do they work, color characteristics, additive and subtractive color, color harmonies and resources. document.getElementById(“post-1619-blankimage”).onload();
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Illustrator 101: installing, setting up and getting it running
March 20th, 2009 1 Comment
Previously we posted the article “Photoshop 101”; now it’s time to read about how to set up your Adobe Illustrator. document.getElementById(“post-964-blankimage”).onload();
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Logo 101: information, tips and inspiration
February 12th, 2009 11 Comments
We are going to talk about one of the most important areas of design: logo design. Certainly, there are lots of things to discuss here, this subject is really complex. In this article we are going to cover the main aspects, showing the importance of a good logo, giving you tips and also a collection [...]
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