20 Supreme Free Fonts for Serious Designers

Written on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 in Resources

Quality fonts are essential to make any project look great. They can either make or break your design and thus should be chosen very carefully. Yes, the internet is plastered with thousands of fonts, but how do you separate the fresh from the rotten? That’s where we come to the rescue.

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Create a Toy Camera Effect in Photoshop

Written on Monday, July 18th, 2011 in Tutorials

In our previous article we talked about the history of Toy Cameras, those who haven’t read it can do so right here. Today I’m going to show you how to get that real toy camera effect on any of you digital pictures using Photoshop! We’ll overhaul the colors, add a vignette, light leak and finish it with a kodak film border.

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The Toy Camera Story

Written on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 in Articles

The year is 2011 and all thing analog have never been so popular! Vinyl sales went up with a whopping 41% since last year and probably everyone who’s got an i or smartphone, has a retro camera app installed. But where do those “retro” effects come from and what’s all the fuss about toys cameras?

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What is A Grid and How to Create One Yourself

What is A Grid and How to Create One Yourself

Written on Monday, May 30th, 2011 in Essentials, Tutorials

A grid, or typographic grid, is a series of horizontal and vertical lines used to align text and images. A way to bring peace and structure to your design. But where did it come from? And how do you make one in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign?

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Create a 4-Page Cd Package From Scratch (Part 1)

Written on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 in Tutorials

In this series we’re going to create a print-ready 4-page cd package using InDesign. If we take a look at a standard jewel case cd we’ll see it’s made up out of 3 things. A booklet, tray card and cd. In part one we’re going to start with the 4 page booklet.

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