Make Artistic Graphic DesignsWritten by Lala C. Ballatan
Are you a student of graphic design? If you have taken time in extra reviews and put “graphic design” and “drawing” into any search engines, you’ll get almost same result = descriptions of graphic design programs at many design schools. Baffled? Well, it’s like this: As a student interested in graphic design, you have to take drawing and not actually a degree in fine art.The truth is, you don’t need to be able to draw sensationally, but your skills as a graphic designer would edge out if you have drawing abilities. Still it is possible for you to be a designer without having any drawing ability. Putting art into your graphic designs can be done with your actual ability to draw. Here are several reasons why getting into a good drawing class can become a significant part of your graphic designing career: •Opens up your eyes to all details - Drawing does not only entail creation of beautiful art, it also triggers in us ability to really look at a subject in a realistic view. Through drawing, we could look at negative space and positive space of our creations. It enables us to look perceptively at white space in a design, its texts and graphics. •Makes you become sensitive and attentive to details – by getting us to really look at our drawing or design, drawing also awakes in us a certain sensitivity and attentiveness to particular objects that will truly turn out to be interesting subjects.
| | The Top 8 Website Sins Part TwoWritten by Niall Roche
Sin #5 Poor Spelling And Grammar We all make mistakes when we write things down or type things out. Nobody is 100% perfect but a huge number of website owners completely ignore basics of spelling and grammar.If you're selling a product or service online and your website is littered with spelling and grammar mistakes you're losing sales. Plain and simple. You don't need a masters degree in English but poor spelling puts people off. From a visitors point of view if you couldn't be bothered spellchecking your website then how good can your product really be? Here's 4 tips for proofreading your website. 1. Use a spellchecker. Every word processor has one. If you don't have a spellcheker then get one. 2. Proofread anything you write from bottom to top. You'll spot more mistakes that way. 3. Print out important documents and edit them with a pen. Again read from bottom to top when doing so. 4. When you've written an important article put it away for 24 hours. Proofreading it next day gives you a fresh perspective on your own writing and I guarantee that you'll make improvements on your original text. Sin #6 Flashing And Spinning Graphic Elements Banners or logos that flash, spin, fade in and out or perform any other gimmick are a major No No. Don't use them. Flashing banners and logos say "Look look mom it's my first website! Cool, huh?" It screamsl unprofessional at anybody looking at your site.
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