Making Money Knowing Design

You’ve seen a lot of romantic comedies on direct Tv and you’ve noticed many of the protagonists are “graphic designers” but what is that, really? We’ve put together a few of the ways to use your Photoshop and Illustrator knowledge for financial gain and yup, graphic designer made the list:
Graphic Designer – It’s the perfect career – all you need is your laptop, clients and a checking account. Being a designer is flexible if you work for yourself and these professionals are always in demand at high-end marketing firms, too.
Freelance Web Designer – You’ve got to know more detailed knowledge of HTML and other web languages but if you do you’re in like Flynn. Create websites and website templates for clients like small businesses.
Stationery – Thanks to the rise of Etsy, stationery made by a graphic’s artist is one of the best ways we can think of to make some extra cash. It’s creative and totally flexible and you get to do personalized projects for individualized clients which is always fun. You get to set your own rates, too.

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Five Top Tips on your Adobe Illustrator

Following are the five top tips for Adobe Illustrator to help you get the most out of the application. We will begin with the first, which has to do with picking up colors.

Some people may get confused about the functionality of the eyedropper tool if they are used to using earlier versions of Illustrator, but since Version 9 you need to select with the eyedropper tool as well as press the shift key. This is how you pick up colors, as opposed to Style info.The whole story can be found at http://creativefan.com/illustrator-tutorials-for-beginners/

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Five Top Tips on your Photoshop

Photoshop has been one of the tools that has definitely changed what people see on t.v. and on advertisement ads. With such an incredible tool, a person can literally look completely different with a few clicks of the mouse. How can you maximize this tool to maybe one day make a career out of your hobby.

Tip1 Don’t Overdo It

When you are photoshopping a certain picture, straying too far away from the original picture will often leave your customers very confused. Photoshop should be a way to enhance the (more…)

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Getting to Know Your New Fireworks Program

Now that you have the premier web design program, learning to use it effectively can be a challenge. Fireworks has so many options and even more menus, the newbie can get really intimidated. However, once you understand the basic concepts behind the intricate interface, tackling new challenges within the program gets easier with time.

The features that will require your immediate attention are the tools menu and the property inspector. The tool icons on the tools (more…)

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Getting to Know Your Adobe Illustrator

If you work with several pdf files, or just use adobe for any other reason on your pc computre, you really want to become familiar with the software, if you want to know how to fully utilize it, and get the most out of it. Therefore, when you download the latest versions of adobe which are available in the adobe illustrator package series, you are really going to want to learn what it has to offer, and what you can do with (more…)

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