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Classic Graphic Design Theory

This section is for the person who is completely unfamiliar with design. It gives brief descriptions of the elements of design, such as line, shape, space, texture, value and color, as well as describing the principles of design which are movement, emphasis, balance and unity. These design principles have been used in the creation of fine art as well as commercial art.

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Paper Tips: Bend Over Backward

There are so many ways to fold printed pieces, and so many odd terms to describe the folds: accordion, gate, exotic, map, parallel... If you're even a little confused, read this primer. The easy-to-understand descriptions, helpful drawings, and tips for what folds are best for particular situations will make you a master of folds.
Image and tutorial by Trish Witkowski

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Gray Spike Arrow Icon

In this Photoshop Tutorial I will show you how to create the gray spike icon in my image.

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Design How-to: Brochures that Get Noticed

You don't need metallic inks or tricky die-cuts to create a brochure everyone wants to pick up. Just offset the folds and work a little design magic. It's easy -- we even give you templates!
Image and tutorial by John McWade

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Wipeout Graphics Design Guide

A great graphics design guide with a large selection of tips and tricks for both online/offline media.

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Design How-To: Choose the Right Typeface Every Time

Flashy typefaces are fun, but when you design something with large blocks of text, you need a font that doesn't tire your readers. We share our favorites and reveal easy tricks for identifying other suitable choices.
Image and tutorial by John McWade

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Heavy Metal Madness: The Family that Boats Together…

For many, summer means getting out the speedboat and waterskiing, cruising, or fishing. Gene Gable looks at the artwork associate with recreational boating and wonders why boaters are compelled to wave enthusiastically as they merrily skip over the waves.
Image and tutorial by Gene Gable

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Psychology of color: projecting a professional image with color

Color selection is a very important element in your web image because colors have an effect on your visitors before they begin to read the content of your web site.

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Using levels in Flash

A few tips for using levels in flash when loading swf files, and how to set the position of an exernally loaded swf movie.

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Using white space in web page layout and design

White space, also known as negative space, is the term describing open space between design elements.

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