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Kacey Lynn is living in Buenos Aires where she is currently interning for Raquel Gallardo of "erre". Upon completion of her internship, Kacey will have successfully completed all the requirements to graduate from the International Academy of Design & Technology (Tampa) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Fashion Design & Marketing.

Graduation Date: August 2011
GPA: 3.85

For Resume, please visit: kacey-lynn.blogspot.com

Kacey Lynn
Palermo Soho
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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WWF Daily Drop Calendar

<p> <form action="http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/SINGLE_AD_PAGE.php" method="get" name="ad_form"> <input id="ad" name="ad" type="hidden" value="wwf_dailydrop_calendar.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/SINGLE_AD_PAGE.php?ad=wwf_dailydrop_calendar.jpg"><img src="http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/images/wwf_dailydrop_calendart.jpg" width="350" /></a></form> <p></p> <div class="posttextbox"> <p>We had to create a gift / direct mail to commemorate and celebrate the WWF’s 50 years of environmental conservation. The idea: A living calendar. A piece of design that reflects our cause and that aims at changing the perception of what people can do to help the planet. By just moving a finger for 3 seconds, we give water to a plant. If we repeat this small act everyday it becomes an act that supports our cause and will change the perception of what can we do to help the planet. 365 days, one drop of life everyday. </p> <p>Agency: Leo Burnett, Bogota, Colombia<br /> Executive Creative Directors: German Espitia, Fernando Hernandez, Mauricio Sarmiento<br /> Art Directors: Wilson Gonzalez, Fernando Hernandez<br /> Copywriters: Lukas Calderon, German Espitia<br /> Illustrators: Wilson Gonzalez, Fernando Hernandez<br /> Industrial Designers: Paola Torrenegra, Fabian Pulido</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx51w2UFefCk59NYXvdtodFFU1k/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx51w2UFefCk59NYXvdtodFFU1k/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx51w2UFefCk59NYXvdtodFFU1k/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx51w2UFefCk59NYXvdtodFFU1k/1/di" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:wF9xT3WuBAs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=iA8AlVIpVzs:EHd6i_3QheY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div>

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Royal Copenhagen

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Kern Precision Scales

<p> <form action="http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/SINGLE_AD_PAGE.php" method="get" name="ad_form"> <input id="ad" name="ad" type="hidden" value="kern_dm.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/SINGLE_AD_PAGE.php?ad=kern_dm.jpg"><img src="http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/images/kern_dmt.jpg" width="350" /></a></form> <p></p> <div class="posttextbox"> <p>To advertise Kern’s exceptional Precision Scales, we created some corporate merchandise: a pen that tells you its own descending weight, as you use it. And a cup that tells you - to 7 decimal places - how much it weighs when exactly filled with different drinks weigh - coffee, tea, water and even German Weissbier (office parties only). All measurements conducted by Kern scientists in laboratory conditions.</p> <p>Agency: Wunderman, London, UK<br /> Creative Director: James Nester<br /> Copywriter: James Nester<br /> Art Director: Chris Lawson<br /> Typographer: Kevan Ansell</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKlYgMouoBUlKIW61g8nk9TlEw8/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKlYgMouoBUlKIW61g8nk9TlEw8/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKlYgMouoBUlKIW61g8nk9TlEw8/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKlYgMouoBUlKIW61g8nk9TlEw8/1/di" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:wF9xT3WuBAs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?a=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Advertising/designGoodness?i=1mBjUiiRprc:iKqDs56bJXU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div>

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Be Creative, But Please Don’t Overdo It

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BtfC3-aK_rBflvIHhkiVbqnJZmU/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BtfC3-aK_rBflvIHhkiVbqnJZmU/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BtfC3-aK_rBflvIHhkiVbqnJZmU/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BtfC3-aK_rBflvIHhkiVbqnJZmU/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="storm" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7694" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/storm.jpg" title="storm" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by <em>Bill Post*.</em></em></p> <p><em>-<br /> </em></p> <p>The other day a design came across my desk for coordinated letterhead, business cards, post cards, and pens. It was colorful, creative, and stimulating. Or maybe I should say over-stimulating. My eyes didn’t really know where to focus. Four different fonts were used in different areas, six different colors, and there were graphics and text all over the place. What should have been a blank piece of letterhead someone would be able to type a letter on looked more like a TV screen of a news network broadcast with a stock ticker along the bottom, a news ticker at the top, a weather map on the side, and a bullet-point graphic seemingly growing out of the news anchor’s head. It was simply too much. And, anyway, how was I ever supposed to get all that on a pen?</p> <p>It got me thinking - why is that a <em>bunch</em> of good ideas aren’t as good as one good idea? And how can a designer feel free to expand his or her creativity while narrowing the focus?</p> <p>The approach of throwing everything up and seeing what sticks is great if you’re talking about a brainstorming session and a whiteboard. It’s not a great approach if you’re talking about a thousand printed sheets of 28-lb linen paper. So instead of thinking in terms of limiting your freewheeling ideas, think of letting your ideas fly, but only in an early stage of the process. In other words, as many crazy ideas as you can come up with the better. But don’t print there. Take it a few steps farther.</p> <p><img alt="Murder" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7696" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Murder.jpg" title="Murder" width="500" /></p> <p>Stephen King in his book <em>On Writing</em> famously quoted Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch as writing, “Murder your darlings.” It’s harsh and it’s not easy. But as much as you love every one of your amazing ideas up there on the whiteboard - your “darlings” - you must get rid of them and mercilessly go with the best idea for your client and the brand whether it’s the most mind-blowing of your ideas or not. I once had a professor who did his first round of grading papers by picking out one decent sentence out of the whole paper then telling us to ditch the rest and start over from just that one sentence.</p> <p>But there is an alternative to coldblooded murder - just put the darlings on ice. Keep a notebook or file with the great ideas that didn’t make the cut and save them for another day, another project. No mourning the darlings and no creating a crowded unwieldy design just because you can’t bear to part with them. It works out for everyone.</p> <p>Sometimes the problem isn’t an over-abundance of creative ideas, but a dearth. We’ve all had days when the creative spark just ain’t there. Too many times, though, I’ve seen busy over-wrought designs that seem as if in lieu of any good ideas, the designer threw a multitude of ideas together and swirled them around like a child smearing food around the plate so it looks as if they ate something. Resist the temptation to throw in everything and the kitchen sink just to distract yourself and the client from the fact that you haven’t come up with a winning idea yet. Then get back to the whiteboard.</p> <p><img alt="Wheres Wally" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7575" height="258" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wheres-wally-499x258.jpg" title="Wheres Wally" width="499" /></p> <p>Even if you do have several smart ideas, too many of them in one place is not only crowded, it also taxes the viewer’s mind and memory. A logo or design must be memorable. A design that looks like a page out of <em>Where’s Waldo</em> is not easy to reproduce in one’s memory. No one will be able to identify that certain something that truly captures the essence of your brand if it is hidden or if they have to think hard and look closely to find it. A design should capture the brand with an almost singular image, color scheme, or pattern that viewers will come to recognize and associate with your client’s business.</p> <p>It’s counter-intuitive, but simple designs send a more nuanced complicated message than a design with multiple elements. Instead of distracting the mind, it captures the mind and gives the viewer’s imagination some room to think as well. If you’re struggling to come up with a simpler design a good way to start over is to do some more research on other brands within your client’s industry. Being in touch with the flavor of the industry will help you develop a specific approach from the beginning rather than an all-things-to-all-people approach. Certainly you want your design to be original, but it is also helpful to get a feel for the kind of designs and complexity level that your particular audience is used to and drawn to.</p> <p>If the name of the brand you are working on is especially creative, engaging, snappy, or memorable, let it do the bulk of the work and find a simple but unexpected way to incorporate a design around it or a design that highlights the name rather than distracting from it.</p> <p>Coming up with ideas is the fun part of design. But the satisfaction comes when you’ve carved a fine sleek sculpture out of your original mound of ideas. This refining process is worth the work. A lack of focus in design can translate to a more general lack of focus, and no client or designer wants to be associated with a lack of focus. If a business or a designer can’t even keep their stationery looking organized and focused, it sends the message to potential customers that the business or designer is not focused in their other work either. A sophisticated and efficient design, on the other hand, sends the message that complex thinking and efficient work are part of the brand. And that’s one good idea.</p> <p><strong>Your thoughts?</strong></p> <p>-</p> <p><em>*Bill Post has been providing research on issues of concern to small businesses for <a href="http://www.123print.com/" target="_blank">123Print</a> for three years. Before working there, Bill was a small business owner himself, providing marketing and branding services to other small businesses in the Washington, DC metro area. Photos by <a href="http://bit.ly/strstk">Shutterstock</a>.<br /> </em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/03/30/the-secret-to-creativity/" title="The Secret To Creativity… (Monday, March 30, 2009)">The Secret To Creativity…</a> (58)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/featured-articles/" title="Popular Articles (Monday, January 7, 2008)">Popular Articles</a> (12)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2007/12/30/how-to-get-your-first-job/" title="How to get your FIRST Graphic Design Job (Sunday, December 30, 2007)">How to get your FIRST Graphic Design Job</a> (34)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2007/12/27/how-to-boost-your-creativity/" title="How To Boost Your Creativity (Thursday, December 27, 2007)">How To Boost Your Creativity</a> (70)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ScWnmFFabQI:wsAjHelPXow:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

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8 New Sans-Serif Fonts

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2F6BeDf6NJjxlcIXcHGTlqvU0Ho/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2F6BeDf6NJjxlcIXcHGTlqvU0Ho/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2F6BeDf6NJjxlcIXcHGTlqvU0Ho/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2F6BeDf6NJjxlcIXcHGTlqvU0Ho/1/di" /></a></p><p>Here are a bunch of ‘new’, clean, sans-serif fonts that have caught my eye recently. I found these by browsing <a href="http://www.myfonts.com/" title="MyFonts">MyFonts</a>, <a href="http://www.typetoken.net">Typetoken</a> and <a href="http://www.youworkforthem.com/" title="You Work For Them">YouWorkForThem</a>. Have you got a recent find to share? Please do.</p> <h3><strong>Neuzeit Grotesk</strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href="http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=T0998"><img alt="Neu" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7654" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/neu-399x400.jpg" title="Neu" width="399" /></a><br /> </strong></h3> <p>A modest, clean, linear and geometric sans-serif originally designed by Wilhelm C. Pischner in 1932, works great in body and headline usage. Keywords: Modest, German, Geometric, Legible, Linear, Masculine, Sans-serif, Sans, Static, Technical.</p> <h3>Hermes: Spring Cleaning</h3> <p><a href="http://www.optimo.ch/typefaces_Hermes.html"><img alt="Heremes" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7653" height="353" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hermes_1-500x353.gif" title="Hermes" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Neustadt</h3> <p><a href="http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=T1777"><img alt="Neustadt" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7655" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Neustadt-399x400.jpg" title="Neustadt" width="399" /></a></p> <p>Designed by Joern Oelsner, the Neustadt font family was originally designed as a corporate font for Sport 2000, one of the leading buying groups in the European Sport Retail Industry. After it has been successfully established, it is now available in a revised version for the general market.</p> <p>The Neustadt family is highly legible both in print and on screen. As part of the URW++ SelecType collection, Neustadt meets very high quality standards and is available in over 30 European languages. The characters have smooth curved spines and little contrast combined with a big x-height. The form is very functional and has no unnecessary details.</p> <p>These characteristics make Neustadt perfectly usable for many type applications like sign posting, headlines, texts and also for branding.<a href="http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=T1777" target="_blank"></a></p> <h3>Proxima Nova Sans</h3> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/marksimonson/proxima-nova-soft/"><img alt="Proxima Nova Soft" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7651" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/proxima-nova-soft-500x250.jpg" title="Proxima Nova Soft" width="500" /></a></p> <div> <p>Proxima Nova Soft is a rounded version of <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/marksimonson/proxima-nova/" id="anonymous_element_3">Proxima Nova</a>. It was designed for use as a webfont in the header text throughout the MyFonts site.</p> </div> <h3>Decima Nova</h3> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/tipografiaramis/decima-nova/" title="Decima Nova"><img alt="Decima Nova" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7652" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/decima-nova-500x250.png" title="Decima Nova" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Decima Nova is a geometric sans serif typeface family, built in eight styles. The typeface is ideal for use in display sizes, but also is quite legible in text and is well suited for editorial and identity design. Decima Nova is released as OpenType single master with a Western CP1252 character set.</p> <h3>Interval Sans Pro</h3> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/mostardesign/interval-sans-pro/"><img alt="Interval Sans" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7650" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/interval-sans-500x250.png" title="Interval Sans" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Its basic design strikes a balance between the geometric skeleton of, say, <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/newsletters/rs/201106/links/fonts/adobe/avenir/" target="_blank">Avenir</a> and the renaissance-inspired proportions of myriad <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/newsletters/rs/201106/links/search/text%3Ahumanist+text%3Asans/fonts/" target="_blank">humanist sans serifs</a>. With its two widths, each in seven weights, this family of 28 fonts is a practical and versatile choice for editorial typography, signage and branding. Its alternate one-story ‘a’ enables the discerning typographer to create a markedly different text image using a different Stylistic Set of the same font. Equipped with built-in small caps and multiple numeral sets, Interval Pro shows strong consistency across its range of styles and weights.</p> <h3>Gibson</h3> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/gibson/" title="Gibson"><img alt="Gibson" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7657" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/gibson-500x250.png" title="gibson" width="500" /></a></p> <div> <p>The Gibson font family hits the right spot for many people and on many levels. It is a humanist sans serif typeface designed by eminent Canadian type designer Rod McDonald, and produced by Patrick Griffin and Kevin King of Canada Type, to honour John Gibson FGDC, Rod’s long-time friend and one of the original founders of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC).</p> <p>As well as paying tribute to John Gibson’s productive life and love of the typographic arts, the Gibson family is intended to be a mainstay of the future of Canadian design education. Many Canadian design schools and institutions will be making it part of their larger type piracy education programs. The 8-font family is available at token pricing to make it especially affordable for design students. For less than the price of a design textbook, a student can now have a sturdy and contemporary humanist sans serif family that fits pretty much any design application, and will remain useful long after academic studies and well into a professional career in design.</p> <p>The Gibson family is available through Canada Type and its popular distributors. All the revenues from its sale will be donated by Canada Type to the GDC, where they will be allocated to a variety of programs aiming to improve the creative arts and elevate design education in Canada.</p> <p>Each of the eight Gibson fonts comes with 370 characters and features extended Latin-based language support. The Gibson family ships in cross-platform OpenType format.</p> <h3>Museo Sans Rounded</h3> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/exljbris/museo-sans-rounded/"><img alt="Museo Sans Rounded" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7658" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/museo-sans-rounded-500x250.png" title="museo-sans-rounded" width="500" /></a></p> <p>A favourite, now in rounded form.</p> <h3>Update / Bonus Sans-Serif Fonts</h3> <p>-</p> <h3>Ideal Sans</h3> <h3><a href="http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100042"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7680" height="200" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ideal-sans_01-500x200.png" title="ideal-sans_01" width="500" /></a></h3> <p>Setting aside the easy pursuit of digital perfection, Ideal Sans favors handmade forms that help it achieve different goals: warmth, craftsmanship, and humanity.</p> </div> <p><strong>Have a recently found font worth sharing?</strong> Please do.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/03/04/the-top-100-best-fonts-of-all-time/" title="The Top 100 Best Fonts Of All Time (Wednesday, March 4, 2009)">The Top 100 Best Fonts Of All Time</a> (155)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/02/17/illustrator-type-tips/" title="Illustrator & Type Tips Worth Knowing (Wednesday, February 17, 2010)">Illustrator & Type Tips Worth Knowing</a> (38)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/11/23/how-to-make-your-own-fonts/" title="How To Make Your Own Fonts (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)">How To Make Your Own Fonts</a> (20)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/12/14/how-to-make-money-marketing-your-font/" title="How to Make Money Marketing Your Font (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)">How to Make Money Marketing Your Font</a> (2)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dRW7O_ivXfg:4gaoq8T8KaA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

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What is it with Bad Restaurant & Bar Websites?

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxyIrPLaKyswJKv0o45cBxJueR4/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxyIrPLaKyswJKv0o45cBxJueR4/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxyIrPLaKyswJKv0o45cBxJueR4/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxyIrPLaKyswJKv0o45cBxJueR4/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Wine" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7642" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Wine.jpg" title="Wine" width="500" /></p> <p><em>*This is a guest article contributed by Jennifer Moline.</em></p> <p><em>-<br /> </em></p> <p>I have gripes with many different websites, whereas others are so user-friendly with their easy-to-navigate tabs and legible fonts. But by and large, while the ones I like include some sites where I pay bills as well as certain travel guides, an entire industry leaves me frustrated: restaurants and bars have lousy websites.</p> <p>The other night I looked up a restaurant where I was meeting friends. I wanted to send them the address, but because it was coded as an image, I couldn’t copy and paste the location. In addition, the menu – while not made up of several PDFs like so many restaurant sites – was also an image, so I, yet again, could not copy and paste items to entice my friends. My biggest annoyance, though, was that the online menu listed a pizza that sounded right up my alley: butternut squash, sage and goat cheese. But upon my arrival, it turns out that’s a seasonal pizza, and it wasn’t available.</p> <p>Having worked in print publishing for many years, I love the web for its flexibility. There is no reason restaurant and bar websites should not always be up to date. You can redesign a page, and if you don’t like it, you change it. Service industries can post sales and promotions on their websites and take them down when they’re complete. A restaurant or bar’s website should always list happy hours and other specials prominently on the homepage.</p> <p>What it seems web designers are missing is that people look up restaurants and bars on their smartphones. They happen to be in a neighborhood and are searching for a nearby place to grab a bite to eat or have a cocktail. Sure, they might go to Yelp first to find out what’s close, but when they link to your site, they want sample menus, a phone number they can click on through their phone and an address they can copy and text to friends.</p> <h3>Here’s a checklist of what restaurant and bar websites should include:</h3> <p>1. Use <a href="http://webfonts.fonts.com/">web fonts</a> if you’re concerned about losing styles. Many computers and smartphones can’t open your PDF menus.</p> <p>2. K.I.S.S.: Keep it simple, stupid. Don’t clutter up your site with Flash animation and zany fonts. Make sure the homepage, at least, can be easily read on a smartphone.</p> <p>3. Don’t save your address and phone number as an image – and be sure they’re prominently displayed. I agree with webcomic, The Oatmeal, that the address should <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/restaurant_website">link to an online map</a>.</p> <p>4. Have someone else look over the entire site. Typos make you look dumb and sloppy – not a reputation you want if you work with food.</p> <p>5. Make sure your hours are also easy to understand. I was recently on a restaurant site that listed its lunch hours as 1:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. – huh?</p> <p>6. Update your website regularly. Take down expired specials and archive old news.</p> <p>Foodies and drinkers can be a fickle bunch. If your bar or restaurant has a website that is difficult to navigate, your audience will move on. Make it easy on potential customers so that they become paying customers.</p> <p>-</p> <p><em>*Jennifer Moline writes about freelancing, small business and design for the <a href="http://blog.psprint.com/">PsPrint Blog</a>. PsPrint is an <a href="http://www.psprint.com/">online printing</a> solutions company, which you can follow on <a href="http://twitter.com/PsPrint">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/psprint">Facebook</a>.</em></p> <p><em>Photo by <a href="http://shutterstock.com">Shutterstock</a>.<br /> </em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/01/web-design-tips-advice-from-a-to-z/" title="Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)">Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z</a> (30)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/14/web-design-psychology/" title="Web Design + Psychology = Satisfied Users? 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VideoGamer.com Logo Redesign Case Study

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0e_0ZjccQ2DJIw8E3B5rB86H5gY/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0e_0ZjccQ2DJIw8E3B5rB86H5gY/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0e_0ZjccQ2DJIw8E3B5rB86H5gY/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0e_0ZjccQ2DJIw8E3B5rB86H5gY/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Video Gamer.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7611" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Video-Gamer-Com-Logo.png" title="Video-Gamer-Com-Logo" width="500" /></p> <p><a href="http://VideoGamer.com" title="VideoGamer.com">VideoGamer.com</a> approached me in early May after finding <a href="http://dribbble.com/justcreative" title="Dribbble">my work on Dribbble</a> (see <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/10/21/how-i-got-a-job-using-dribbble/" title="How to get a job using Dribbble">how to get jobs using Dribbble</a>). They had been through a number of designers trying to update & refine their logo for their new site redesign but unfortunately, they were not satisfied with the results. Sadly, this is a very common story, with many experiencing the problems of design contests (<a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/08/12/the-pros-and-cons-of-spec-work/" title="Spec Work">spec work)</a> first hand. Anyway with this behind me, I got down to business.</p> <h3><strong>About VideoGamer.com</strong></h3> <blockquote><p>VideoGamer.com is a UK-based video game media outlet, publishing content including news, reviews, HD videos and previews for the latest games on all platforms. The primary target market of the site is 16-35 males and the site has been online for 6 years made possible by 13 passionate employees.</p></blockquote> <h3>The Brief</h3> <p>VideoGamer.com filled out my <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/hire-me/" title="Logo Questionnaire">online logo questionnaire</a> and also provided me with their own brief, which is outlined below.</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Overall Brief</strong></p> <p>To create an updated / ‘spruced’ up version of the VideoGamer.com logo and icon (see below). The logo should look modern but not very playful or too futuristic looking.</p> <p>The logo will be used on all branded company items - digital and print, including the website.</p> <p>The VideoGamer.com brand solely focuses on video games, gamers, and gaming culture.</p> <p>The logo will be used on the launch of a completely redesigned version of the site. Note the colour palette below (black and yellow). We are not adverse to ideas involving colours other than the current yellow.</p> <p>We would like to keep some of the visual identity of the current logo - to use a pad to the left of the text.</p> <p>We also need a logo that can fit both in vertical and horizontal displays as well as in square formats such as in social avatars.</p></blockquote> <h3>Old VideoGamer.com logo</h3> <p>Below you can see the old VideoGamer.com logo, the four dot mark referring to the joy-pad controllers of video games. Although these dots were relevant to the video gaming industry, they didn’t reflect all the gaming genres the site covered and it lacked originality, making it hard to remember and identify in the wild. The lowercase letters also made the logo quite awkward when stacking the logo.</p> <p><img alt="Old Video Gamer Logo" class="size-full wp-image-7612" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Old-Video-Gamer-Logo.jpg" title="Old-Video-Gamer-Logo" width="500" /></p> <h3>Logo Explorations</h3> <p>As the four dot mark had been in use for six years, I wanted to keep these four yellow marks in one way or another so I started sketching to come up with ideas involving four marks.</p> <p>The sketching wasn’t working for me in this particular project, so I jumped onto Adobe Illustrator, which proved much more efficient as it allowed me to come up with ideas much more rapidly.</p> <p>Below you can see a small sample of the many logo explorations I went through. Below that you can see my whole art board, exploring many concepts and type treatments. Although hard to believe, there is order to the chaos.</p> <p><img alt="Explorations" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7614" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Explorations.png" title="Explorations" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="Explorations Large" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7613" height="258" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Explorations-Large.jpg" title="Explorations Large" width="500" /></p> <h3>Final Logo Design</h3> <p>I eventually settled on what I believed was the strongest concept, with the brackets on the outside of the four dots. The brackets around the dots suggest a screen and the dots inside could be seen as gamers or a joy-pad. Not only this but it could also be viewed as hands, a controller, a crosshair, etc. Everyone will view it differently which makes it quite personal and very versatile. The mark also maintains the brand recognition that VideoGamer.com has built up over the past six years.</p> <p>I explored this idea further and combined the mark with different font pairings and finally came down to one polished logo (seen below) which I sent to VideoGamer.com. After sending it to them I got this reply, which I always love to hear:</p> <blockquote><p>“Perfect.”</p></blockquote> <p><img alt="Video Gamer.com" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Video-Gamer-Com-Logo.png" title="Video-Gamer-Com-Logo" width="500" /></p> <h3>Alternate Versions</h3> <p>After approval of the above logo I created alternate versions of the logo for use in different applications, as seen below.</p> <p><img alt="Video Gamer Variations" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7618" height="272" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/VideoGamerVariations.png" title="Video Gamer Variations" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="White Variations" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7622" height="272" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/VideoGamerVariationsWhite.png" title="VideoGamerVariationsWhite" width="500" /></p> <h3>T-Shirt Design</h3> <p>This t-shirt design shows the center stacked logo in use.</p> <p><img alt="Video Gamer T-Shirt" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7619" height="319" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/T-Shirt.jpg" title="T-Shirt" width="500" /></p> <h3>The Logo Animated</h3> <p>To go along with the new site launch, VideoGamer.com created a <a href="http://www.videogamer.com/videos/videogamer_com_welcome_video_2.html" title="VideoGamer.com Welcome Video">new video</a> highlighting the site’s new features and at the start of the video they animate the logo, quite cleverly I might add. The logo goes on a journey from the early days of video gaming, starting at Pong and makes it way through to a Mario like landscape, then into a first person shooter and then finishes with a mighty spin.</p> <p>Click the image below to watch the video on their site. There is a 15 second ad before the actual video starts, just so you know.</p> <p><a href="http://www.videogamer.com/videos/videogamer_com_welcome_video_2.html"><img alt="Video" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7616" height="258" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Video.jpg" title="Video" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I really love seeing designers take work further than originally intended, and my hat is tipped to <a href="http://www.leewignall.com/">Lee Wignall</a> (and Joey & Adam) who did a brilliant job creating this motion piece. The ident music was created by David Pencil of Penny Arcade fame.</p> <p><strong>What do you think of the new logo? What about the animation? Questions / Comments?</strong></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/02/02/the-new-nbcuniversal-logo/" title="The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)">The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates</a> (70)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/11/18/annual-report-design/" title="Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 3 - Annual Report Design (Tuesday, November 18, 2008)">Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 3 - Annual Report Design</a> (36)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/11/05/billboard-design/" title="Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 2 - Billboard Design (Wednesday, November 5, 2008)">Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 2 - Billboard Design</a> (32)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/10/30/the-design-process-of-creating-a-corporate-identity-for-a-beer-label-part-1/" title="Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 1 (Thursday, October 30, 2008)">Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 1</a> (65)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=mSVUaiKUBxg:R7YfNFZLV8E:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

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‘Brand Perfect Tour’ & ‘Voices That Matter’ Design Conferences

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BsygbzM7QELmFp8fRi_FTIQ8-9A/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BsygbzM7QELmFp8fRi_FTIQ8-9A/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BsygbzM7QELmFp8fRi_FTIQ8-9A/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BsygbzM7QELmFp8fRi_FTIQ8-9A/1/di" /></a></p><p>Design conferences are a great way to get motivated & stay ahead in this extremely fast moving industry. Today I wanted to share with you two great conferences and some exclusive discounts to them, as well as an opportunity to win some free tickets to each.</p> <h3>1. ‘Brand Perfect Tour’ Branding Conference</h3> <p><img alt="Brand-Perfect-Tour" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7529" height="112" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Brand-Perfect-Tour1.jpg" title="Brand-Perfect-Tour" width="500" /></p> <blockquote><p>The <a href="http://brandperfect-tour.com/">Brand Perfect Tour</a> brings together brands, brand managers, directors, designers and developers in a unique forum of communication and discovery – An open exchange of strategies and technologies designed to improve brand consistency and the user experience in the digital landscape.</p></blockquote> <p>The Brand Perfect Tour is being held in <a href="http://brandperfect-tour.com/bpt/i">London</a>,<a href="http://brandperfect-tour.com/bpt/ham_en/i"> Hamburg</a> & <a href="http://brandperfect-tour.com/bpt/nyc/i">NYC</a> on various dates. There is a great <a href="http://brandperfect-tour.com/bpt/nyc/speakers">line up of speakers</a> and some awesome ‘master classes’ to attend too.</p> <p><strong>20% Discount & 6 Free VIP tickets (worth $395 each)</strong></p> <p>I have 6 free VIP tickets to give away to the NYC conference being held on June 22nd. To qualify for the free ticket, you must be a brand director/manager from an established company or a Creative Director. If you do not qualify for the free ticket, you can still get a 20% discount by using the code ‘JC’ at checkout, valid to June 1st. <a href="http://brandperfect-tour.com/bpt/nyc/form">Reserve your place here</a>.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">For info on how to win a free VIP ticket, see the bottom of this post.</span> Entries now closed.</p> <h3>2. ‘Voices That Matter’ Web Design Conference</h3> <p><img alt="Voices-That-Matter-2011" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7519" height="112" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Voices-That-Matter.jpg" title="Voices-That-Matter-2011" width="500" /></p> <p><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/26/voices-that-matter-web-design-conference/">Last year</a> I went to the Voices That Matter Conference in San Francisco and it was a great experience. It was a very ‘hands on’ detailed look at specific aspects of the web design industry which was spoken by people very well versed in the industry - all published authors.</p> <p>Anyway, the good news is that the <a href="http://webdesign2011.voicesthatmatter.com/">Voices That Matter</a> Web Design Conference conference is being held again this year on June 27-28th in San Francisco. Participants can expect to gain insights on the best approaches on designing for mobile, social media, HTML5 and CSS3, content strategy, grids, typography, fonts, workflow, user experience, and more.</p> <p>Over the two day program you will hear from <a href="http://webdesign2011.voicesthatmatter.com/speakers/15130">Bruce Lawson</a>, <a href="http://webdesign2011.voicesthatmatter.com/speakers/15077">Kelly Goto</a>, <a href="http://webdesign2011.voicesthatmatter.com/speakers/15314"> Shawn Welch</a>, and many <a href="http://webdesign2011.voicesthatmatter.com/speakers">more</a>.</p> <p><strong>$200 Special Discount & Free Ticket!<br /> </strong></p> <p>As someone that reads Just Creative Design, you can save $100 (new registrations only) off the conference fee by using the discount code ‘WSBLOGS’. If you <a href="http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2011/register.aspx">register by May 27th</a> you can save another $100 off too!</p> <p>Check out the <a href="http://webdesign2011.voicesthatmatter.com">conference web site</a> or contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Barbara Gavin</a>, 617.848.7026 to register / request more information.<em><br /> </em></p> <p>For those looking to win the one free ticket, see the bottom of this post.<em><br /> </em></p> <h3>Other Recommended Conferences</h3> <p>I’ve made an effort to attend (<a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/04/27/building-a-personal-brand/" title="Branding Talk">and speak at</a>) a number of conferences over the past few years and I wanted to share my favourite ones with you, so you can put them on your radar for now and in the future.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.semipermanent.com/">Semi Permanent</a> (Australia, NZ)</li> <li><a href="http://www.agideas.net/" title="agIdeas">agIdeas</a> (Melbourne, Australia)</li> <li><a href="http://the99percent.com/conference">99%</a> (NYC, USA)</li> <li><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnewconference/" title="Brand New Conference">Brand New</a> (USA)</li> <li><a href="http://ted.com">TED</a> (Worldwide)</li> </ul> <p>For a more detailed list of worldwide conferences, see Smashing Mag’s <a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/02/14/upcoming-events-and-conferences-for-designers-and-developers-in-2011/">2011 upcoming conferences</a> post.</p> <h3>Win A Ticket!</h3> <p>Like I mentioned, I have 6 free VIP tickets to give away for the ‘Brand Perfect Tour’ and 1 free one for the’ Voices That Matter’ Conference.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">To enter</span> (Entries now closed)<br /> </strong></p> <p><strong>1.</strong> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/justcreativedesign">‘Like’ Just Creative Design on Facebook</a>. You can click through or if reading this on my blog, you can do that below.<br /> -</p> <p><strong>2.</strong> Post a comment here on this post, letting me know which ticket you would like to win. If you are applying for the Brand Perfect Tour, please leave your job title & company link as well. Please only post if you can get to the event (flights not included) and you meet the organiser’s requirements.</p> <p>Winners will be drawn randomly & contacted by the email address left in the comment field below. Winners will also be announced on this post. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck!</p> <h3>Winners of Brand Perfect Tour NYC VIP Tickets</h3> <p>Congrats to the winners of the Brand Perfect Tour NYC VIP tickets:</p> <ul> <li>Eric Ashley</li> <li>Josh Broton</li> <li>Deja Engel</li> <li>Josh Hay</li> <li>Robert Blaskko</li> <li>Nick Sloggett</li> </ul> <h3>Winner of Voices That Matter ticket</h3> <ul> <li>TBA</li> </ul> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/11/15/i-want-your-feedback-free-book-giveaway/" title="I Want Your Feedback + FREE Book Giveaway (Saturday, November 15, 2008)">I Want Your Feedback + FREE Book Giveaway</a> (79)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/21/charity-giveaway/" title="HP PC Winner Announced - USD$3607 Raised! 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Establishing a Brand Identity

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MxsrrFfyyk3ookqtriRJJqs5Kqs/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MxsrrFfyyk3ookqtriRJJqs5Kqs/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MxsrrFfyyk3ookqtriRJJqs5Kqs/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MxsrrFfyyk3ookqtriRJJqs5Kqs/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Branding" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7542" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Branding.jpg" title="Branding" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Zac Kenni*.</em></p> <p>-</p> <p>Once the domain of multi-million dollar corporations, the concept of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/06/branding-identity-logo-design-explained/" title="Branding Explained">branding</a> is being embraced by individuals and small businesses as a means to distinguish themselves from the competition. It takes time and patience to develop an effective brand, both in the creation and the implementation phase. A brand cannot be created overnight; it is planned, maintained, groomed. But, if done effectively, the process is well worth the energy.</p> <p>Simply put, a brand is the public image of a business, product or individual. It is reputation. It is a promise. When delivered consistently, a brand shapes consumers’ perceptions and expectations. A successful brand celebrates personality, honors values and embodies the spirit of the subject that it represents.</p> <p>The objective of a branding strategy is to develop clear, compelling, consistent messages that are easily conveyed. A good brand contains messages that can speak to multiple audiences, including current customers, potential patrons and people who hold misconceptions. Yet, this needs to be delivered in a short, simple way.</p> <h3>Creating a Logo</h3> <p><img alt="Apple-Retro" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7555" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Apple-Retro.jpg" title="Apple-Retro" width="500" /></p> <p>A crucial part of developing a branding strategy is the <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/07/27/what-makes-a-good-logo/" title="What makes a strong logo">creation of a strong logo</a>, but it’s important to remember <a href="http://dot4.drawar.com/posts/your-logo-is-not-your-brand" title="Logo Not Your Brand">your logo is not your brand</a>. This visual element symbolizes the brand and can play a large role in establishing an emotional connection with the product. Integrating the logo into all corporate communication elements, including media relations, information packets, brochures, advertising, videos, fact sheets, newsletters, the website and social media, is an important part of building brand identity. Consistency in design, look and tone is vital in building credibility.</p> <p>The number one rule for <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/01/08/how-to-design-a-logo/" title="How to design a logo">logo design</a> is that it must be able to speak for itself. <a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/april/logos-expert-panel" title="Effective Logos">Effective logos</a> do not have to be explained. Take a look at some of the world’s most successful brands: the Nike swoosh and the Air Jordan jump man logo, the golden arches of McDonalds, the interlocking rings of the Olympics, the colorful peacock of NBC. It’s almost impossible to think of Yahoo! and not hear the country twang. Both Google, with its ever-evolving doodles to celebrate special days, and Twitter, with its simple blue bird, have become so successful that the American lexicon now includes “googling” and “tweeting” as verbs. Brands & strong visual identities help this happen.</p> <h3>Investigating a Brand Identity</h3> <p><img alt="Branding Identity Logo Design Explained" class="alignnone" height="288" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/brand-identity-logo-explained1.jpg" title="Branding Identity Logo Design Explained" width="500" /></p> <p>It is easy to hire a graphic designer and writer to assist in the creation of the branding elements. But, significant time, money and energy will be lost if a well thought out plan isn’t created first. The first place to start is with a <a href="http://rapidbi.com/created/SWOTanalysis/">SWOT analysis</a>. When evaluating the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to a company, it is crucial to be brutally honest. Inflation of successes and marginalization of limitations will set this project up for failure.</p> <p>A thorough review of the business should include what it accomplishes, how products and services are delivered, why it exists and what it makes it different from competitors. Also consider the target audience, what their top concerns are and how the business can help. Be careful not to quickly reject an idea as ridiculous during this <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2007/12/27/how-to-boost-your-creativity/" title="Creativity">brainstorming phase</a>. An off-the-wall suggestion, once examined, often has practical applications.</p> <p>When the list is able to be narrowed down to the three best ideas, a focus group of five to ten people should be assembled to gauge their reactions, perceptions, misconceptions, connotations, feelings and general opinions. A separate focus group of staff and board members, as well as current customers, should also be gathered.</p> <h3>Building a Branding Strategy</h3> <p><img alt="Questioning Attitude" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7556" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Questioning-Attitude.gif" title="Questioning Attitude" width="500" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.brandingstrategyinsider.com/2010/09/top-ten-branding-mistakes.html" title="Branding Mistakes">Negative feedback</a> about products and services should be considered when developing the branding strategy. Make a list of the current public perceptions, then take a critical look at how those beliefs can be repositioned. For example, a product that is perceived as being outdated can be repackaged as something that is traditional and timeless.</p> <p>At a minimum, the focus groups’ opinions should steer the final <a href="http://managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/stmnts.htm" title="Posiition Statements">branding position statement</a>. Typically one to two paragraphs, this descriptive statement must embody who the company is and what it uniquely delivers. From these sentences, cull sound bites (short phrases) that can be incorporated any time someone speaks or writes about the business.</p> <p>Once this is accomplished, visual and textual elements can begin development. These should <a href="http://saatchidesign.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/20-top-tips-for-designing-effective-brand-guidelines/" title="Brand Guideline Tips">reflect the personality and values of the brand</a>, but also match the interest and lifestyles of the target audience. For example, if a surfboard company wants to attract a young, athletic audience, the messages, fonts and artwork should be playful and outdoorsy. In contrast, a retirement savings company needs to build a more subdued brand in order to portray an image of trust.</p> <h3>Utilising a Tagline</h3> <p><img alt="M&Ms-Melt-Hand" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7561" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/MMs-Melt-Hand.jpg" title="M&Ms-Melt-Hand" width="500" /></p> <p>A tagline should also be developed to <a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/create-a-tagline/" title="Tagline Creation">define the business to its audience</a>. When customers hear a tagline, they should immediately think of its associated company. For example, when someone says, “The happiest place on earth,” the first thought is Disneyland. Other large corporations have been extremely successful with this tactic, including M&M’s “It melts in your mouth, not in your hands” and Campbell Soup’s “Mmm, mmm…good!”</p> <p>The point is to keep the tagline simple and easy to remember. Being clever or witty is only advised if it doesn’t complicate the message. It also needs to remain short since the tagline is typically incorporated into the logo design, as well as all collateral marketing pieces.</p> <p>As the brand is implemented, it is imperative that everyone affiliated with the business is able to articulate the messages. Each person who represents the company is a brand ambassador, from the CEO, to the sales manager, to the receptionist. Embrace it.</p> <p>-</p> <p><em>*Zac Kenni is a senior writer from a trusted hosting reviews company. <a href="http://Webhostgear.com" title="Webhostgear.com">Webhostgear.com</a>, provider of good quality webhosting reviews and rates hosting services through a collaboration of thorough research, data analysis, performance and user feedback. </em></p> <p><em>Retro Apple logo photo by <a href=" </em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/06/03/videogamer-com-logo-redesign-case-study/" title="VideoGamer.com Logo Redesign Case Study (Friday, June 3, 2011)">VideoGamer.com Logo Redesign Case Study</a> (21)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/02/02/the-new-nbcuniversal-logo/" title="The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)">The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates</a> (70)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/hire-me/" title="Hire Me (Thursday, November 8, 2007)">Hire Me</a> (22)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/12/16/do-you-need-to-rebrand/" title="Do you need to rebrand? (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)">Do you need to rebrand?</a> (20)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Kp7H7hpvW9s:LjetfizXUDk:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

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Logo Lounge Vol 6. Book Review

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgNL4zzjM5I9SGgl06Xf01VydSE/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgNL4zzjM5I9SGgl06Xf01VydSE/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgNL4zzjM5I9SGgl06Xf01VydSE/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgNL4zzjM5I9SGgl06Xf01VydSE/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Logo Lounge Volume 6" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7486" height="134" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Logo-Lounge-6.jpg" title="Logo-Lounge-6" width="500" /></p> <p>I’ve recently got my hands on the latest edition of the LogoLounge book series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LogoLounge-International-Identities-Leading-Designers/dp/1592536182" title="Logo Lounge 6">Volume 6</a>. Below is the official description of the book.</p> <div> <blockquote> <div>Logos define, distinguish, and disseminate a company’s core message. It is no wonder that creating successful marks takes a well conceived strategy and a skilled hand. This book, the sixth in the series, once again celebrates the brilliant work top designers around the world have created for clients both large and small. This diverse collection offers a wealth of inspiration and insights for graphic designers and their clients. Created by Bill Gardner, president of leading design firm Gardner Design, the <a href="http://www.logolounge.com" title="Logo Lounge">LogoLounge</a> website showcases the work of the world’s top designers as well as up-and-coming new talent. The book presents the site’s best designs of the past year as judged by an elite group of name-brand designers. The first portion of the book profiles ten top designers and spotlights their biggest, newest campaigns. A handful of their smaller projects are also featured in this section along with unused logos that have never before been seen. The second half of the book contains almost 2,000 logos organized by visual categories.<em>LogoLounge 6 </em>features the work of superstar artists and firms such as <a href="http://www.sagmeister.com/">Stefan Sagmeister</a>, <a href="http://www.landor.com/">Landor</a>, <a href="http://saffron-consultants.com/">Saffron</a>, <a href="http://jessicahische.is/awesome/">Jessica Hische</a>, and <a href="http://www.metadesign.com/">MetaDesign</a>. With 2,000 logos from every corner of the earth, this visually compelling volume is the go-to resource for inspiration from the best in the field.</p> </div> </blockquote> </div> <p>I’m also happy to announce that they have chosen 6 of my logos for inclusion in the book, which I’ve shown in the photos below.</p> <p>If you are interested in having a chance for your own work to published in the Logo Lounge book series & <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/04/30/2011-logo-design-trends/" title="Logo Trends">trend reports</a>, it’s as simple as <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/designers/?tf=/Default.asp?">becoming a member</a> of LogoLounge ($99) and uploading your logos for consideration. I’ve was invited to be a ‘foundational member’ about two years ago and have been a member ever since and because of this, I’m humbled to have had my work published in a number of their books as listed below.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/08/17/logo-lounge-volume-5-book-review/">LogoLounge Vol. 5</a> (2 logos)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/09/26/logo-lounges-master-library-book-3/">LogoLounge Master Library - Shapes & Symbols</a> (9 logos)</li> <li>LogoLounge Master Library - Typography and Enclosures (6 logos)</li> </ul> <p>If you design logos on a regular basis, I’d consider becoming a member of Logo Lounge.</p> <p>Below are a few snapshots of the book and my logos chosen for inclusion.</p> <p><img alt="Logo Lounge 6 Front Cover" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7483" height="375" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Logo-Lounge-6-Front-Cover.jpg" title="Logo-Lounge-6-Front-Cover" width="500" /></p> <p>Logo Lounge Vol. 6 front cover.</p> <p><img alt="Logo Lounge 6 Back Cover" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7482" height="375" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Logo-Lounge-6-Back-Cover.jpg" title="Logo-Lounge-6-Back-Cover" width="500" /></p> <p>Logo Lounge Vol. 6 back cover.</p> <p><img alt="Logo Showcase" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7478" height="375" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Logo-Showcase.jpg" title="Logo Showcase" width="500" /></p> <p>A double page spread of how the logos are showcased in the book.</p> <p><img alt="Litro Case Study" height="375" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Case-Study.jpg" title="Litro Case Study" width="500" /></p> <p>The book also has a variety of in depth case studies, such as this one for <a href="http://saffron-consultants.com/featured-work/litro/">Litro, by Saffron</a>.</p> <p><img alt="Vero" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7473" height="375" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Vero.jpg" title="Vero" width="500" /></p> <p>My logo design for <a href="http://www.verowater.com/" title="Vero Water">Vero Water</a>. <a href="http://layersmagazine.com/artistic-expression-logo-design-from-start-to-finish.html">Read my design process here</a>.</p> <p><img alt="Redwave Systems" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7481" height="356" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Red-Wave-Systems.jpg" title="Redwave Systems" width="498" /></p> <p>My logo design for Redwave Systems. <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/02/14/redwave-systems-brand-identity-design-process/" title="Redwave Systems Process">Read my design process here</a>.</p> <p><img alt="ThaiPhoon" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7477" height="357" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ThaiPhoon.jpg" title="ThaiPhoon" width="500" /></p> <p>My unused logo for Thaiphoon, a Thai restaurant.</p> <p><img alt="LogoBlog" height="375" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/LogoBlog.jpg" title="LogoBlog" width="500" /></p> <p>My unused logo for ‘LogoBlog’.</p> <p><img alt="Mindful-Contruct" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7475" height="375" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Mindful-Contruct.jpg" title="Mindful-Contruct" width="500" /></p> <p>My logo design done for <a href="http://mindfulconstruct.com/">Mindful Construct</a>, a blog focused on empowering users to lead a more healthy life.</p> <p>You can read more of my <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/06/15/logo-design-books/" title="Logo Design Books">logo design book recommendations</a> here. On the topic of logo design books, be sure to check out the fresh-off-the-press, <a href="http://www.logonest.com/" title="LogoNest">LogoNest Vol.1</a>, “the book from logo designers, for logo designers” which I will review in the short future.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/10/13/i-heart-logos-vol-1/" title="I Heart Logos Vol. 1 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)">I Heart Logos Vol. 1</a> (15)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/06/16/2009-worldwide-logo-design-annual-award-winners/" title="2009 Worldwide Logo Design Annual Award Winners (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)">2009 Worldwide Logo Design Annual Award Winners</a> (28)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/03/20/wolda-logo-design-annual-2008-arrives/" title="Wolda 2008 Annual Arrives (Friday, March 20, 2009)">Wolda 2008 Annual Arrives</a> (25)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/04/winner-of-the-free-professional-logo-competition/" title="Winner Of The Free Professional Logo Competition (Wednesday, June 4, 2008)">Winner Of The Free Professional Logo Competition</a> (18)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=3mQMbKq2QGU:yg7XpvfKGG8:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

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An Examination of Minimalist Design

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jb7Luu-0XGU04m9S4gYhCmDg758/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jb7Luu-0XGU04m9S4gYhCmDg758/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jb7Luu-0XGU04m9S4gYhCmDg758/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jb7Luu-0XGU04m9S4gYhCmDg758/1/di" /></a></p><p><a href="http://minimalissimo.com/2010/12/cloud-gate/" title="Cloud Gate"><img alt="Cloud Gate" height="230" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/01_cloud-gate-500x230.jpg" title="Cloud Gate" width="500" /></a></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by <em>Tara Hornor.</em></em></p> <p><em><em>-<br /> </em></em></p> <p>Minimalism in design has been around for some time, and today it seems to be a welcome alternative to overly busy and unnecessarily cluttered websites, posters, ads, and logos. For those new to this art form, the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism">minimalism</a> is mostly concerned with stripping away excess and strategically placing remaining elements. The result can be a calming, yet powerful design that is streamlined to convey its message. You can find minimalism in all art forms, from architecture to fashion to logo design.</p> <p>To get the most out of a minimalist design, whether it be for something as small as a logo or large as a billboard, be sure to use the right elements correctly. Color, layout, white space, graphics & typography all play an important role in minimalism. Below we look at these <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/13/how-to-design-learn-the-basics/">principles of design</a> and how they relate to minimalism.</p> <p><a href="http://minimalissimo.com/2010/10/the-opposite-house/" title="Opposite House"><img alt="Opposite House Hotel" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7390" height="230" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/02_the-opposite-house-hotel-500x230.jpg" title="Opposite House Hotel" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Minimalist Color Choices</h3> <p>In minimalist design, color choice is strategic and the amount of colors used, should be kept to a minimum. Black, grey and white are the most powerful colors and allow for a single accent color to have a greater impact.</p> <p>All colors are acceptable if they are used properly; however, the colors with the greatest contrast are generally used together. Therefore, most designers choose bold and bright primary colours for minimalist design.</p> <p><a href="http://dj.johnyfavourite.co.uk/" title="Johny Favourite"><img alt="Johnny Favourite Website" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7388" height="230" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04_johnny-favorite-website-500x230.jpg" title="Johnny Favourite Website" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Effective Minimalist Layout</h3> <p>A minimalist design layout is especially challenging because every element with which you are working, is essential. Content for <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/01/web-design-tips-advice-from-a-to-z/" title="Website tips">websites</a> and <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/05/13/how-to-design-a-movie-poster-with-an-example/" title="Poster Design">posters</a> should be laid out in such a way that the viewer can find what they need without much thought. In other words, the page should make sense.</p> <p><a href="http://www.janreichle.com/" title="Jan Reichie"><img alt="Jan Reichle Website" height="232" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/14_jan-reichle-website-500x232.jpg" title="Jan Reichle Website" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>White Space</h3> <p>Negative space serves to give power to the small bits of information that it surrounds. The greater the empty space, the more power an object within it gains. <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/01/10/my-cover-article-in-layers-magazine-negative-space/" title="Negative Space">Negative space</a> also serves to structure a group of elements and create balance.</p> <p><a href=" <h3>Graphics</h3> <p>The use of images in minimalism is very intentional. Designers choose graphics for their effectiveness and in minimalist design use them when the image is more effective than a written message. Graphics should be used sparingly and strategically, and should be relevant to the topic.</p> <p><a href="http://www.lachlanbailey.com/" title="Laclan Bailey"><img alt="Lachlan Bailey Website" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7384" height="231" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/11_lachlan-bailey-website-500x231.jpg" title="Lachlan Bailey Website" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Typography</h3> <p>Typography in minimalism should be just as strategic as any other element. In any design including minimalism, no more than two or three styles of fonts are appropriate. Many designs use one font for headlines, one for body, and possibly one for navigation on websites or for any special text or subheadings. Usually more than three types makes the design look cluttered and hard to understand.</p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/World-Thinking-Day/345067" title="Butterflies"><img alt="Butterflies Remember Poster" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7381" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/15_butterflies-remember-poster-283x400.jpg" title="Butterflies Remember Poster" width="283" /></a></p> <h3>Minimalism on the Web</h3> <p>In the last ten years, minimalist website design has become quite trendy. Unfortunately, some designers have misunderstood the idea behind minimalism and create web pages void of content that simply don’t make sense. However, at the root of the minimalist movement, great designers have created stunning websites that are not only pleasing to look at, but are also easy to navigate. While minimalist design is not practical nor thematically possible for every every website, those websites that can use it should take advantage.</p> <p><a href="http://www.upandonward.com/" title="Up & Onward"><img alt="Up & Onward Website" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7379" height="223" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/17_up-and-onward-website-500x223.jpg" title="Up & Onward Website" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Minimalism in the Media</h3> <p>Brochures, packaging, and ad campaigns have all seen their share of the minimalist design. However, it is in posters and logos that you see it really take hold. Many designers choose to use this streamlined design for everything from movie posters, to band posters, to ad posters. The reason for this is the effectiveness of conveying a strong message quickly and cleanly. Used correctly, minimalist posters are designed to use each of its elements to send one message. The result is usually a poster that is not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing.</p> <p><img alt="The Buggles Poster" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7376" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/20_the-buggles-poster-283x400.jpg" title="The Buggles Poster" width="283" /></p> <h3>Minimalism in logos</h3> <p>Minimalism in <a href="http://logooftheday.com" title="Logo Of The Day">logos</a> is an important concept, since the purpose of a logo is to be easily remembered and associated with a company. As a result, minimalist logos are often the most popular type of logo design since it keeps the logo simple enough to be memorable. The tricky part of a minimalist logo is to make a design that is easily recognised for the company it represents, while also reflecting the brand’s goals.</p> <p><em>Editor’s note: You can view many of my <a href="http://www.delicious.com/justcreative/minimalism">minimalism</a> <a href="http://www.delicious.com/justcreative/minimal">bookmarks</a> here.</em></p> <p><strong>What are some of your favourite minimalist designs?</strong></p> <p>-</p> <p><em>*Tara Hornor has a degree in English and writes about marketing, advertising, branding, graphic design, and desktop publishing. She works for PrintPlace.com, an online printing company that offers postcards, posters, <a href="http://www.printplace.com/printing/brochure-printing.aspx">brochure printing</a>, <a href="http://www.printplace.com/printing/business-card-printing.aspx">business cards</a> and more printed marketing media. In addition to her writing career, Tara also enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.</em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/19/the-innovative-resume-cv-portfolio-and-tips/" title="The Innovative One Page Resume & Portfolio (Thursday, June 19, 2008)">The Innovative One Page Resume & Portfolio</a> (41)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/29/how-to-spot-and-work-with-creative-designers/" title="How To Spot and Work with Graphic Engineers (Sunday, June 29, 2008)">How To Spot and Work with Graphic Engineers</a> (19)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/01/28/who-needs-skills-we-have-software/" title="Who needs skills? We have software! (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)">Who needs skills? 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2011 Logo Design Trends

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/suzCVEpSIheKn25DvWPsv8eHHdI/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/suzCVEpSIheKn25DvWPsv8eHHdI/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/suzCVEpSIheKn25DvWPsv8eHHdI/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/suzCVEpSIheKn25DvWPsv8eHHdI/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="2011 Logo Design Trends" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7462" height="134" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-logo-design-trends.jpg" title="2011-logo-design-trends" width="500" /></p> <p><a href="http://logolounge.com">Logo Lounge</a>, for the past nine years, has posted annual logo design trend reports<strong> </strong>and they have just released the <strong><a href="http://www.logolounge.com/article.asp?aid=lnPf">2011 logo design trends</a></strong> report. I would love to hear your thoughts on the showcased trends.</p> <p>Do these identity / branding trends effect you or your process? Do you agree with these suggestions? Have you noticed any other trends?</p> <ul> <li>Logo Lounge: <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/article.asp?aid=lnPf">2011</a> | <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/21/2010-logo-design-trends/" title="Logo Design Trends">2010</a> | <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=680">2009</a> | <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?Archive=True&ArticleID=607" title="2008 logo design trends">2008</a> | <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=540">2007</a> | <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?Archive=True&ArticleID=515">2006</a> | <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?Archive=True&ArticleID=414">2005</a> | <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?Archive=True&ArticleID=384">2004</a> | <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?Archive=True&ArticleID=383">2003</a></li> <li>Disucssion on JCD: 2011 | <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/21/2010-logo-design-trends/">2010</a> | <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/01/07/logo-design-trends-2009/">2009</a></li> </ul> <h3>Disclaimer</h3> <p>On this topic of trends, one should not follow trends for the sake of following them. As Bill Gardner points out:</p> <blockquote><p>Every year, it’s worth noting that this is a <em>report on trends, not a recipe book of styles</em>. It is also not a finite list: There are other valid trends out there that are not mentioned here.</p> <p>The report should serve you as an ongoing view of where logo design is headed. The word “trends” in itself can have a very negative cast, but in truth, trends aren’t bad. They reveal our growth. It’s our take on them that allows us to move even further forward.</p></blockquote> <h3>2011 Logo Design Trends</h3> <h3>Gradients</h3> <p><img alt="Gradients" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7439" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gradients.jpg" title="Gradients" width="425" /></p> <h3>Juvi</h3> <p><img alt="Juvi" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7440" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/juvi.jpg" title="Juvi" width="425" /></p> <h3>Vibrate</h3> <p><img alt="vibrate" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7441" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/vibrate.jpg" title="vibrate" width="425" /></p> <h3>O</h3> <p><img alt="o" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7442" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/o.jpg" title="o" width="425" /></p> <h3>Earth</h3> <p><img alt="earth" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7443" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/earth.jpg" title="earth" width="425" /></p> <h3>Monoline</h3> <p><img alt="monoline" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7444" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/monoline.jpg" title="monoline" width="425" /></p> <h3>Series</h3> <p><img alt="series" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7445" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/series-357x400.jpg" title="series" width="357" /></p> <h3>Brown</h3> <p><img alt="brown" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7446" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/brown.jpg" title="brown" width="425" /></p> <h3>Dandruff</h3> <p><img alt="dandruff" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7447" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dandruff.jpg" title="dandruff" width="425" /></p> <h3>Concentric</h3> <p><img alt="concentric" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7448" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/concentric.jpg" title="concentric" width="425" /></p> <h3>Loopys</h3> <p><img alt="loopys" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7449" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/loopys.jpg" title="loopys" width="425" /></p> <h3>Banded</h3> <p><img alt="banded" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7450" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/banded.jpg" title="banded" width="425" /></p> <h3>Comma</h3> <p><img alt="comma" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7451" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/comma.jpg" title="comma" width="425" /></p> <h3>Buckys</h3> <p><img alt="buckys" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7452" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/buckys.jpg" title="buckys" width="425" /></p> <h3>Fruit</h3> <p><img alt="fruit" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7453" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fruit.jpg" title="fruit" width="425" /></p> <h3>Back Again</h3> <p><img alt="backagain" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7454" height="150" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/backagain.jpg" title="backagain" width="150" /></p> <h3>Isometric</h3> <p><img alt="isometric" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7455" height="150" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/isometric.jpg" title="isometric" width="150" /></p> <h3>Blackhole</h3> <p><img alt="blackhole" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7456" height="150" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/blackhole.jpg" title="blackhole" width="150" /></p> <h3>PickUpSticks</h3> <p><img alt="pickupsticks" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7457" height="150" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pickupsticks.jpg" title="pickupsticks" width="150" /></p> <h3>Reactive</h3> <p><img alt="reactive" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7458" height="150" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/reactive.jpg" title="reactive" width="150" /></p> <h3>Medallions</h3> <p><img alt="medallions" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7459" height="150" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/medallions.jpg" title="medallions" width="150" /></p> <p><strong>Do these identity / branding trends effect you or your process? Do you agree with these suggestions? Have you noticed any other trends?’</strong></p> <p><em>© </em><em>Artwork shown is copyright of their respective owners. Designer’s names & clients can be found on the original posting linked above. </em><em>Original compilation by Bill Gardner. </em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/21/2010-logo-design-trends/" title="2010 Logo Design Trends (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)">2010 Logo Design Trends</a> (40)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/01/07/logo-design-trends-2009/" title="Logo Design Trends 2009 (Wednesday, January 7, 2009)">Logo Design Trends 2009</a> (79)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/01/28/best-graphic-design-articles-january-2008/" title="DON’T MISS: The Best Graphic Design Articles from January 2008. 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9RPlIpyzScDFpyM0V3EOc9U7FM/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9RPlIpyzScDFpyM0V3EOc9U7FM/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9RPlIpyzScDFpyM0V3EOc9U7FM/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9RPlIpyzScDFpyM0V3EOc9U7FM/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="TED" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7551" height="150" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TED.jpg" title="TED" width="500" /></p> <p>Back in March, I let you know of my <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/06/upcoming-talk-at-tedx/">upcoming talk at TEDxCMU</a> and on April 3rd 2011, I gave my talk and now it is available to watch online for free, in HD.</p> <p>You can view my talk on ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeHtvuTcy70" title="Building A Personal Brand">Building a Personal Foundation through Branding, Blogging & Social Media</a>‘ below, or you can click through to view it on YouTube. I’d love to hear your honest feedback if you do watch it.<br /> <br /> </p> <h3>How I prepared for the talk</h3> <p>After I accepted & signed the contract to speak at TEDxCMU, this is how I prepared for the talk, in the 3 weeks I had to do so.</p> <ol> <li>Procrastinated for 2 weeks. Watched 10 or so TED videos, <a href="http://richworks.in/2010/04/30-inspirational-ted-talks-on-design-and-creativity/">many found here</a>. Researched <a href="http://blog.duarte.com/2011/02/10-ways-to-prepare-for-a-ted-format-talk/" title="How to Prepare for a TED talk">how to prepare for a TED format talk</a> and brushed up on my <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/02/25/public-speaking-tips/" title="Public Speaking Skills">public speaking skills</a> (still need more of these).</li> <li>Wrote an outline of what I wanted to talk about, then wrote a 10 page speech.</li> <li>Scrapped the speech and instead created slides based loosely around the speech, that I could talk about from memory.</li> <li>Practiced and timed the talk 6 times, based on these slides. Cut and added things where needed to adhere to TED’s 16-18 min rule. Wrote a smaller summary of points I had to remember and matched these points with the slides. Practiced some more.</li> <li>Three days before the event, I took off half a day off work to practice, which allowed me to practice about 6 more times while refining the talk / slides.</li> <li>One day before the event, I finalised my slides and sent them off to TEDxCMU, to compile for the event. I flew to Pittsburgh and took my laptop with me to practice my speech in the hotel room. Went to sleep.</li> <li>Woke up every two hours, anxious I had missed my alarm clock. Finally woke up at the right time and then did one more practice speech, before driving to the event.</li> </ol> <h3>TEDxCMU 2011 Speakers</h3> <p><img alt="TEDxCMU" height="152" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/TED-Im-Possible.jpg" title="TEDxCMU" width="500" /></p> <p>There were many other <a href="http://tedxcmu.com/videos" title="TEDxCMU Videos">inspirational, moving & thought provoking talks</a> on the day, of whom I have listed below. If you are a student or are needing inspirational advice, I would recommend watching the talks I’ve put a star next too. These were my personal favourites, as well as Luis von Ahn’s talk.</p> <p><strong>Session 1</strong></p> <ul> <li>Doc Chemers - Host Introduction (Available Soon)</li> <li>Jenny Blake on the “App Centered Career” * (Available Soon)</li> <li><a href="http://tedxcmu.com/videos/jacob-cass" title="Jacob Cass TEDxCMU">Jacob Cass on Personal Branding</a></li> <li><a href="http://tedxcmu.com/videos/luis-von-ahn" title="Luis Von Ahn TEDxCMU">Luis von Ahn unveils DuoLingo</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Session 2</strong></p> <ul> <li>Paul Dateh and Ken Belcher Performance (Available Soon)</li> <li>Charlie Hoehn on the new way to work. * (Available Soon)</li> <li><a href="http://tedxcmu.com/videos/william-gahl" title="Medical Mysteries">William Gahl on Medical Mysteries</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Session 3</strong></p> <ul> <li>Heather Knight and Robot Comedy (Available Soon)</li> <li>Mickey McManus on Taming Complexity (Available Soon)</li> <li>Michealene Risley on Human Rights (Available Soon)</li> <li><a href="http://tedxcmu.com/videos/amber-rae" title="Being Unexpected">Amber Rae on Being Unexpected</a> *</li> </ul> <h3>TEDxCMU 2011 Photos</h3> <p>Below you can see some photos of the event, with many more found over on the <a href=" <p><img alt="TEDxCMU 2011 Poster" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611587648_90b4057162_b-500x332.jpg" title="TEDxCMU 2011 Poster" width="500" /></p> <p>A poster of the 2011 TEDxCMU speakers outside of the conference room.</p> <p><img alt="Jacob Cass - I'm Possible" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611554994_e872f34b31_b-500x332.jpg" title="Jacob Cass - I'm Possible" width="500" /></p> <p>The theme of the event; IM-POSSIBLE.</p> <p><img alt="Jacob Cass - TEDxCMU" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7414" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611641828_7fcd06fd62_b-500x332.jpg" title="Jacob Cass - TEDxCMU" width="500" /></p> <p>The first slide of my talk; Building a Personal Foundation.</p> <p><img alt="TEDxCMU 2011 Graduation" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611053325_eec43fd717_b-500x332.jpg" title="TEDxCMU 2011 Graduation" width="500" /></p> <p>Talking about my <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/07/24/aussie-goes-nyc/">NYC job offer via Twitter</a> while at University.</p> <p><img alt="TEDxCMU 2011 Audience" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611048789_7caa64588e_b-500x332.jpg" title="TEDxCMU 2011 Audience" width="500" /></p> <p>The 450 odd people watching the TEDxCMU presentation.</p> <p><img alt="TEDxCMU Group 2011" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7410" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611204417_d753ce048b_b-500x332.jpg" title="TEDxCMU Group 2011" width="500" /></p> <p>TEDxCMU 2011 speakers & organisers. (Thank you!)</p> <p><img alt="TEDxCMU Board Sign" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611204603_b4810c9946_b-500x332.jpg" title="TEDxCMU Board Sign" width="500" /></p> <p>At the end of the event, the audience was invited to sign the black board with their thoughts.</p> <p><img alt="TEDxCMU State" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5611219913_d3e9744eb8_b-500x332.jpg" title="TEDxCMU State" width="500" /></p> <p>The final result of the board at the end of the event.</p> <p><strong>Please share your thoughts, comments or questions. </strong></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/06/upcoming-talk-at-tedx/" title="Upcoming Talk at TEDx (Sunday, March 6, 2011)">Upcoming Talk at TEDx</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/07/13/your-help-needed-looking-to-find-a-new-full-time-job-in-nyc/" title="Your help needed: Looking to find a new full time job in NYC (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)">Your help needed: Looking to find a new full time job in NYC</a> (71)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/09/08/when-life-gives-you-lemons/" title="When life gives you lemons… (Wednesday, September 8, 2010)">When life gives you lemons…</a> (60)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/04/20/welcome-thank-you-video/" title="Welcome & Thank You Video (Monday, April 20, 2009)">Welcome & Thank You Video</a> (56)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fvBXMpMEeo0:Qa51MxR5zm8:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

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<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F06%2F10%2F35-cool-infographics-for-web-and-graphic-designers%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F06%2F10%2F35-cool-infographics-for-web-and-graphic-designers%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Let’s be honest, we tend to get bored with reading too much text and it’s rather difficult to understand descriptive information especially if they signify numbers or statistics. To make things easier, we use graphs, illustrations and flowcharts to make them visually appealing yet, at the same time, easy to understand. One of the latest online trends that graphic designers make use of are infographics. Infographics, short for Information graphics, are said to be visual representations of a study or data.</p> <p>Infographics are not just mere digital artworks. It takes intensive research to make sure that your visuals and data are accurate. Also taken into consideration is good graphic design to make them striking. Integrating both is crucial so readers will understand the data flow.</p> <p>To cite examples, here is a list of 30 Infographics in relation to Internet, Social Media, Graphic and Web Design. Get inspired with how the illustrations were done and discover some added knowledge as well.</p> <h2>Web and Graphic Design Infographics</h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-01-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-01" class="alignnone" height="668" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-01.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 01" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://colinharman.com/how-would-you-like-your-graphic-design/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-02-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-02" class="alignnone" height="4638" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-02.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 02" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.bitrebels.com/design/the-evolution-of-graphic-design-infographic/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-03-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-03" class="alignnone" height="765" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-03.png" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 03" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.designbywatermark.com/content/view/19" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-04-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-04" class="alignnone" height="2187" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-04.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 04" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/graphic-designers-journey-freelance-to-freedom-infographic/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-05-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-05" class="alignnone" height="1362" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-05.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 05" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://blog.smartpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Graphic_Designers_Road_Map.jpg" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-06-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-06" class="alignnone" height="3114" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-06.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 06" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.testking.com/techking/infographics/darwinian-evolution-photoshop/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-07-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-07" class="alignnone" height="3116" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-07.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 07" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.testking.com/techking/infographics/all-you-need-to-know-about-web-designers-infographic/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-08-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-08" class="alignnone" height="2363" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-08.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 08" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://blog.kissmetrics.com/color-psychology/?wide=1" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-09-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-09" class="alignnone" height="1815" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-09.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 09" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://designbeep.com/2011/01/13/7-interesting-infographics-for-only-graphic-designers-and-web-designers/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> 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src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-11.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 11" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://webdesignledger.com/the-evolution-of-typography" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-12-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-12" class="alignnone" height="1536" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-12.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 12" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://creativespark.wpthemes.digitonik.com/2010/12/15/what-your-web-design-says-about-you-infographic/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-13-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-13" class="alignnone" height="3827" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-13.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 13" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.testking.com/techking/infographics/the-psychology-of-color-must-see-for-web-designers-infographic/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-14-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-14" class="alignnone" height="681" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-14.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 14" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://blog.wanken.com/7644/typefaces-of-the-world-poster/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-15-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cool-graphic-design-infographics-15" class="alignnone" height="2200" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cool-graphic-design-infographics-15.jpg" title="Cool Graphic Design Infographics 15" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://lunchbreath.com/sets/portfolio-tips" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <h2 style="text-align: justify;">Internet and Social Media Infographics</h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-16-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-16" class="alignnone" height="353" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-16.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 16" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.go-globe.com/web-design-shanghai.php" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-17-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-17" class="alignnone" height="2344" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-17.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 17" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.marcy.com/blog/2011/03/01/is-your-website-mobile-ready/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-18-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-18" class="alignnone" height="4185" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-18.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 18" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.dbadesigns.com/posts-occasional-rants/how-does-the-internet-work/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p 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href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Uploading-Social-Media-Infographic/1008285" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-20-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-20" class="alignnone" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-20.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 20" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.pamorama.net" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-21-xl.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-21" class="alignnone" height="895" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-21.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 21" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.pamorama.net/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-22-xl.jpeg" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-22" class="alignnone" height="428" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-22.jpeg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 22" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Geosocial-Universe-20/1470951" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-23-xl.jpeg" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-23" class="alignnone" height="2815" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-23.jpeg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 23" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/?currentPage=3" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-24-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-24" class="alignnone" height="1526" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-24.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 24" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-25-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-25" class="alignnone" height="1290" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-25.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 25" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://flowtown.com" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-26-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-26" class="alignnone" height="2066" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-26.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 26" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://flowtown.com" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-27-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-27" class="alignnone" height="1072" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-27.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 27" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mindflash.com/blog/2011/03/how-to-recruit-top-talent-using-social-media/?view=mindflashgraphic" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-28-xl.png" target="_blank"><img alt="social-media-and-internet-infographics-28" class="alignnone" height="693" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social-media-and-internet-infographics-28.jpg" title="Social Media and Internet Infographics 28" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.telegeography.com/research-services/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <h2 style="text-align: justify;">Resume and Curriculum Vitae Infographics</h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-29-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-29" class="alignnone" height="707" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-29.jpg" title="Curriculum Vitae Resume Infographics-29" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Infographic-Curriculum-Vitae/1262493" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-30-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-30" class="alignnone" height="773" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-30.jpg" title="Curriculum Vitae Resume Infographics-30" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Ruby-Girl-Infographic-Poster/540647" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-31-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-31" class="alignnone" height="502" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-31.jpg" title="Curriculum Vitae Resume Infographics-31" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/My-Resume-and-a-Sample-of-an-Infographic-Resume/936356" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-32-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-32" class="alignnone" height="707" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-32.jpg" title="Curriculum Vitae Resume Infographics-32" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Infographic-Resume/559295" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-33-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-33" class="alignnone" height="456" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-33.jpg" title="Curriculum Vitae Resume Infographics-33" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/My-infographic-resume/1250723" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-34-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-34" class="alignnone" height="724" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-34.jpg" title="Curriculum Vitae Resume Infographics-34" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/THE-ROUGH-CURRICULUM/275253" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-35-xl.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-35" class="alignnone" height="707" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/curriculum-vitae-resume-infographics-35.jpg" title="Curriculum Vitae Resume Infographics-35" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://richardtherough.deviantart.com/art/RESUME-2011-200403222?q=boost%3Apopular%20infographic%20resume&qo=0" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F06%2F10%2F35-cool-infographics-for-web-and-graphic-designers%2F"><br /> <img height="61" 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<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F05%2F27%2F3d-typography-tutorial-using-xara3d-and-photoshop%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F05%2F27%2F3d-typography-tutorial-using-xara3d-and-photoshop%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>3D typography has become very popular. You can see countless of such artworks in many media. It is largely used for advertisements and many form of entertainment. </p> <p>There are many ways on how to create a 3D text design and the methods are just accessible to everyone – programs like 3DS Max, Cinema 4D, Maya, Blender, etc. All we need is creativity and a bit of patience in learning to execute ideas into 3D. In this article, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process on creating a simple typography with this 3d text Photoshop tutorial and by using Xara3D software. We hope you enjoy this tutorial.</p> <h2>Xara 3D</h2> <h3>Step 1:</h3> <p>Open Xara 3D for the base text. We used Xara 3D Version 6 for this Typography.</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-01" class="alignnone" height="367" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-01.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 01" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 2:</h3> <p>Select the Text Options Button (Alt+T) to type in your Text and click Ok. We used “You The Designer” as a sample text. The font used was Kyrilla Sans Serif Black from <a href="http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/Kyrilla.htm" target="_blank">UrbanFonts.com</a>.</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-02" class="alignnone" height="364" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-02.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 02" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 3:</h3> <p>Set the design to plain text by clicking the first X button on the lower left side of the window. To change the the text’s position, drag the text to rotate and Alt + Drag to reposition.</p> <p><img alt=" xara-3d-tutorial-03" class="alignnone" height="377" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-03.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 03" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 4:</h3> <p>You can notice that the rotation angles are indicated on the lower right corner. For “You The Designer”, rotate and angle to 25º : - 26º : 0º</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-04" class="alignnone" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-04.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 04" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 5:</h3> <p>On the right panel, select Extrusion Options and change its Depth to 60. Choose Gloss and enter 20 as Outline Width.</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-05" class="alignnone" height="377" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-05.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 05" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 6:</h3> <p>On the Bevel Options, select Curved on the list and choose Round. Type in 35 as Bevel depth.</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-06" class="alignnone" height="376" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-06.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 06" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 7:</h3> <p>On the Shadow Options, uncheck Shadow to turn off the effect.</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-07" class="alignnone" height="378" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-07.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 07" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 8:</h3> <p>To change the highlight colors, click on the Show/Hide Lighting (Ctrl + Tab) on the upper part of the window. It’s indicated as a light bulb button.</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-08" class="alignnone" height="378" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-08.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 08" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 9:</h3> <p>The window now shows you detailed lighting using 3 arrows. Drag the arrows to change the lighting position. Double-click each arrow to change the color of the lighting. You can follow the exact color details as shown below:</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-09" class="alignnone" height="376" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-09.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 09" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 10:</h3> <p>Press Ctrl + Tab to see the preview of the text, save the project and export it as PNG. To do this, go to File > Export. Select “True color 24-bit” and save it as PNG file.</p> <p><img alt="xara-3d-tutorial-10" class="alignnone" height="283" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-xara-tutorial-10.jpg" title="Xara3D Text Tutorial 10" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 11:</h3> <p>Do the same steps with the letters “.COM” with rotation angles -50º : -30º : 0º which you need to save in a separate file.</p> <p>Open Adobe Photoshop. This is where we will enhance the design of the texts.</p> <h2>Adobe Photoshop</h2> <h3>Step 12:</h3> <p>Create a new file in Photoshop. The document is sized to 1500 x 1300 (but you may crop the document in the future).</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial" class="alignnone" height="383" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-11.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 13:</h3> <p>Create a Background layer. Add a layer style and choose Gradient Overlay. Choose the gradient style Black to White and adjust the Angle to 101°.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-12" class="alignnone" height="340" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-12.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 12" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 14:</h3> <p>For a textured background effect, duplicate the background layer and choose Filter > Render > Clouds.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-13" class="alignnone" height="321" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-13.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 13" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 15:</h3> <p>Set its Layer Transparency to Multiply with 20% Opacity.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-14" class="alignnone" height="315" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-14.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 14" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 16:</h3> <p>Open the PNG files exported from Xara3D. Copy and Paste them on the document.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-15" class="alignnone" height="317" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-15.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 15" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-16" class="alignnone" height="306" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-16.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 16" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 17:</h3> <p>Now we will be creating the letter face. There are two ways to do this<strong> 1)</strong> using Pen (trace the letters) or<strong> 2)</strong> Text tool (type the letters and just adjust them to fit the base by selecting Edit > Scale/ Skew/ Perspective.)</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-17" class="alignnone" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-17.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 17" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 18:</h3> <p>We’re now going to apply the glossy effect on the face. We need 4 Layer styles to achieve this. Select Add Layer Style and apply the following settings on each letter:</p> <p><strong>DROP SHADOW:</strong></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-18" class="alignnone" height="391" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-18b.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 18" width="500" /></p> <p><strong>BEVEL AND EMBOSS:</strong></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-19" class="alignnone" height="340" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-19.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 19" width="500" /></p> <p><strong>BEVEL AND EMBOSS > CONTOUR:</strong></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-20" class="alignnone" height="396" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-20.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 20" width="500" /></p> <p><strong>GRADIENT OVERLAY:</strong></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-21" class="alignnone" height="399" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-21b.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 21" width="500" /></p> <p><strong>STROKE:</strong></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-22" class="alignnone" height="398" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-22.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 22" width="500" /></p> <p>This is how a letter should look like:</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-23" class="alignnone" height="304" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-23.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 23" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 19:</h3> <p>Apply the same effect to all letters. We just changed the colors for the letters “u” and “.COM” under the Gradient Overlay style.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-24" class="alignnone" height="305" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-24.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 11" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 20:</h3> <p>If you want a mirror reflection effect below the texts, repeat the steps in Xara 3D (Steps 1 - 11) and import the PNG into the document. Just change the rotation angles so the text would look like a mirror reflection. You should come up with this result:</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-25" class="alignnone" height="310" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-25.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 25" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 21:</h3> <p>Apply Gradient Overlay to the reflection layers then select the Black to Transparent gradient. Make sure to change the angle so the gradient colors will appear diagonally.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-26" class="alignnone" height="396" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-26.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 26" width="500" /></p> <p>This should be the result:</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-27" class="alignnone" height="306" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-27.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 27" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 22:</h3> <p>For the shadow and blur effect, duplicate the layers “.COM” and “YTD 3D” three times. 1 duplicated layer is for the shadow and the other 2 layers are for the motion blur effect. To avoid confusion, you can rename the layers like illustrated below.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-28" class="alignnone" height="421" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-28.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 28" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-29" class="alignnone" height="411" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-29.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 29" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 23:</h3> <p>On your keyboard, hold on the CTRL key and click the “YTD 3D Shadow” layer. The exact shape of the text will be highlighted.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-30" class="alignnone" height="290" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-30.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 30" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 24:</h3> <p>Press Shift + f5 or go to Edit > Fill > and choose Black.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-31" class="alignnone" height="307" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-31.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 31" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 25:</h3> <p>The YTD Shadow layer is then filled with Black. Move the layer using the Move Tool so it will appear like a shadow behind the text.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-32" class="alignnone" height="309" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-32.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 32" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 26:</h3> <p>Apply Gaussian Blur on the YTD Shadow layer by choosing Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Adjust its radius to 10.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-33" class="alignnone" height="314" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-33.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 33" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 27:</h3> <p>Set the Layer Opacity to 20%. Do the same procedure to the “.COM Shadow” layer.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-34" class="alignnone" height="309" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-34.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 34" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 28:</h3> <p>Now we proceed to the Motion Blur effect. Select the first duplicated layer named “YTD 3D Blur 1″. Then go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Enter 10º for the Angle and 123 as Distance. Set the Layer Transparency to Soft Light with 75% Opacity.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-35" class="alignnone" height="311" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-35.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 35" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 29:</h3> <p>Next is the second duplicated layer named “YTD 3D Blur 2″. Again, go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and set the angle to 90º with 123 Distance. Change the Opacity to 40%.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-36" class="alignnone" height="307" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-36.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 36" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 30:</h3> <p>Follow the same steps of Motion Blur to the Layers “.COM Blur 1″ and “.COM Blur 2″. Just change the Angle according to the position of the text. Here is the result:</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-37" class="alignnone" height="307" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-37.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 37" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 31:</h3> <p>We will apply a bit of separation between the text and the background. To do this, create 2 white ellipse symbols and place it behind the 3d texts. Rotate the symbols using using Free Transform (Ctrl + T).</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-38" class="alignnone" height="305" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-38.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 38" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 32:</h3> <p>Apply Gaussian Blur by selecting the 2 ellipses and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Rasterize the shape when you are asked to then set the radius to 50. Set the layer’s transparency to 40%.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-39" class="alignnone" height="312" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-39.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 39" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 33:</h3> <p>To add finishing touches, we will add Photoshop Brushes to the background. For this typography, we used Euphoria Brushes from <a href="http://www.brusheezy.com/Brushes/1821-Euphoria-Brushes" target="_blank">Brusheezy.com</a>. Apply different strokes and opacity to achieve an abstract design.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-40" class="alignnone" height="308" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-40.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 40" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 34:</h3> <p>We’re almost done! Let’s apply a different color theme for this document by Creating a new fill or adjustment layer located on the Layers panel. Make sure you put this layer on the top of all layers. Modify the Curve for individual channels by dragging the lines. Set its Opacity to 75%. For the Curve setting, you can follow the graph below:</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-41b" class="alignnone" height="514" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-41b.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 41b" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-41" class="alignnone" height="308" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-41.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 41" width="500" /></p> <h3>Step 35:</h3> <p>To make the image more detailed, let’s sharpen the whole document but you need to flatten all the layers first, so make sure to save the editable file before doing so. To flatten the image, go to Layers > Flatten Image. Then to sharpen it a bit, go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen. Set the amount to 145 and radius to 0.5.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-42" class="alignnone" height="343" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-42.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 42" width="500" /></p> <p>That’s it! This should be our end result.</p> <p><img alt="3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-43" class="alignnone" height="360" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3d-text-photoshop-tutorial-43.jpg" title="3D Text Photoshop Tutorial 43" width="500" /></p> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F05%2F27%2F3d-typography-tutorial-using-xara3d-and-photoshop%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F05%2F27%2F3d-typography-tutorial-using-xara3d-and-photoshop%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-12880-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/P-1wn6Rhfcg" width="1" />

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