Tag Archives: Design

Graphic Design: A User’s Manual

Written by Corey. Posted on January 21, 2010. Filed under Reviews. Tagged adrian shaughnessy, book, Design, graphic design a users manual, laurence king publishing, review. 2 Comments.

Graphic Design: A User’s Manual written and designed by Adrian Shaughnessy is an absolute must read for a graphic designer. Actually, I should rephrase that, this book is an absolute must-reference for any designer. Structured as a very concise reference tool with each chapter, titled simply with a letter of the alphabet, addressing common and not so common topics in [...]

Print Swap — January

Written by Corey. Posted on December 29, 2009. Filed under Print Swap. Tagged Design, Photography. 3 Comments.

Why Swap? It’s so easy these days to become absorbed in the digital lifestyle we all embrace so openly. We upload pictures from our cell phones to flickr or twitpic or any other photo sharing service you can think of. For so many people photography and design has reached a new level of almost instant gratification. Shoot, [...]

Cadian’s Birthday Invites

Written by Corey. Posted on December 28, 2009. Filed under Design. Tagged cadian, Design, print. No comments.

Just finished the invitations for Cadian’s birthday party. A similar design printed through an online stationary company was going to be almost $70! Instead we tweeked it a little and will print it at home for about $10 worth of card stock and envelopes. Creativity really does pay off!

Joe & Amanda

Written by Corey. Posted on December 1, 2009. Filed under Design. Tagged Design, print, wedding. No comments.

I recently had the opportunity to design a save the date card for some friends of mine. They found a design online they liked and I wanted to help them make it better. I spent about an hour coming up with three different designs and two variations of one of the designs. They ultimately went with number three, enjoy… [...]

Art Direction Explained, At Last!

Written by Corey. Posted on October 28, 2009. Filed under Design, Reviews. Tagged art direction explained at last, book, Design, review, steven heller, veronique vienne. 1 Comment.

Art Direction Explained, At Last! by Steven Heller & Veronique Vienne does a phenominal job of answering the question I know I’ve asked so many times, what is it that art directors do? This book does an amazing job of walking you through the technical aspects of being an art director. You also get a glimpse into the [...]

Make Awesome eBook Covers

Written by Corey. Posted on September 17, 2009. Filed under Design, Reviews. Tagged Design, Photoshop. No comments.

Have you ever wondered how those fancy looking eBooks get their fancy looking (albeit obviously fake) covers made? I was recently working on a postcard for a book series and I was in dire need of this ability. I may be a whiz when it comes to photo manipulation (one day I’ll prove it) but the type of trickery needed [...]

Great Color Combinations Book

Written by Corey. Posted on September 9, 2009. Filed under Design, Reviews. Tagged Design, Reviews. No comments.

By no means would I consider myself an expert in anything and I will gladly acknowledge that fact. I would like to point out however that there are many different ways to fake it! When it comes to understanding what color combinations naturally work together I have this great book that helps me “fake it” every time.