Visual Communications

View your recent Google account activity | How To – CNET

DeAnn Engvall — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:02:56 +0000

Your Google account is responsible for giving you access to more than just your e-mail nowadays. Your Google account provides you with access to a wide range of Google services, including Google Music, Google Drive, and Google+. It also allows you to log in and set up devices, like Android smartphones, tablets, and Chromebooks

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Mighty Deals

DeAnn Engvall — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:40:47 +0000

Mighty Deals. was $49 now $9

These days, it seems everything old is new again. Companies are intentionally making products look old and vintage as a style. Just look at any new pair of jeans to see this “worn and used” look on a new product. The same rules apply to the the Thirsty Rough Font Family from Yellow Design Studio. This professional weathered version of Thirsty Script combines both the modern and vintage worlds into one friendly cutting edge font.

Daily Heller Newsletter – Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers

DeAnn Engvall — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:20:19 +0000

Does anybody do color separations the old fashioned way with four or more plates, and therefore, four or more separate color proofs? I haven’t seen color “progs” in ages, until the other day in Rome, under my nose, there were these.

via Daily Heller Newsletter – Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers.

Deke’s Techniques: Reducing noise in a high-ISO shot with Camera Raw | lynda.blog

DeAnn Engvall — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:50:36 +0000

Shooting with a limited amount of natural light at a high ISO can result in a lot of noise in your photos—like the image below that Deke shot in Carlsbad Caverns, 800 feet below ground. But if you have a high enough number of pixels, you can rescue the photo and smooth it into a print-worthy image with the assistance of Adobe Camera Raw.

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Free live webinar on color

DeAnn Engvall — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:16:42 +0000

Free Live Webinar

PANTONE – Optimize Color in your Workflow

Over 65% of all purchasing decisions involve color. Understanding the tools you need to help you better integrate color into your design strategy, strengthen your overall brand or product message, shape customer perception and stand out in a competitive marketplace are key factors to success.

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Smooth Moves: Camera Support Systems | Videomaker.com

DeAnn Engvall — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:28:18 +0000

Smooth Moves: Camera Support Systems | Videomaker.com.

Flatland – TIME

DeAnn Engvall — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:58:54 +0000

A great article about the trend in flat graphics and not trying to make interfaces match the real world

Flatland – TIME.

10 Essential Tips for Kuler | CreativePro.com

DeAnn Engvall — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:27:25 +0000

Recently, Adobe gave Kuler a major overhaul, with a new responsive website and a free iOS app. Soon you’ll also be able to sync color Kuler themes with Illustrator CC swatches. In the meantime, here are ten essential tips for using the new Kuler site.

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Is Print Dead? | CreativePro.com

DeAnn Engvall — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:25:48 +0000

If you’re a longtime print designer, you may feel a little left out amid all the migration of content to tablet devices and smartphones. With InDesign CS5.5 and CS6 bristling with features devoted to digital publishing, should print designers feel obsolete? Should you abandon your long-held beliefs that everything should be CMYK and 300 ppi? Is all of your work destined to be portrayed only in fleeting pixels, never to feel the caress of coated stock?

The short answer is “no.” In fact, you will be pleasantly surprised to know that many areas of the print world are not diminishing—some are even growing. And, most importantly, there are some methods of communication that can only be accomplished in print.

Obviously, I would encourage every InDesign user to explore the tablet publishing features: the tools are intuitive, the process can be understood by mere mortals, and it’s always a good idea to learn something new. But that said, let’s look at what’s going on in the world of print.

via Is Print Dead? | CreativePro.com.

Photoshop Power Shortcuts on Adobe TV | CreativePro.com

DeAnn Engvall — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:51:26 +0000

Photoshop Power Shortcuts by Michael Ninness. Its got over an hour of tips, tricks, and keyboard shortcuts that are so simple and useful that youll be pausing the video to immediately go try them out. And if you cant invest an hour to watch the whole thing, just click to a random part of the video and watch it for five minutes. I bet youll learn at least one thing to help you use Photoshop better.

via Photoshop Power Shortcuts on Adobe TV | CreativePro.com.