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DESIGN TIPS

The digital tools are available to practically everyone now as the world 'flattens' and the tools become more accessible.

It's hard to know where to start with other forums like lynda, udemy, and even youtube.

Below you will find some of my tips and mini-lessons for improving your design sensibility and decrease your frustration with the tools. 

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ELEVATOR PRINCIPLE

Struggling with creating not boring compositions on your posters or other materials?

Learning this simple principle using the elevator as a metaphor will help you combat your design tendencies for more dynamic visual solutions. Topics covered: Proximity, Unity, Gestalt.

Elevator Door
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PIZZA VS SANDWICH

Trying to figure out the basic tools of Photoshop and Illustrator?

 

Feel more comfortable using the tools and discover the reasons why or why not to use the tools with a Food Metaphor. Topics covered: Layers Panels; Background vs Layer; importing, opening, and copy/paste.

Pizza Dough
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MASTERING VECTOR

The PEN TOOL is your friend. Become one with the pen tool. Relinquish yourself from only using one program and become a PEN TOOL VECTOR fan with this demonstration and mini lesson in Illustrator.

Topics covered: Illustrator Pen tool, layers, locking layers, understanding shapes.

Elevator Door
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