Monthly Archives: September 2012

Using Live Trace in Adobe Illustrator

Posted on September 29, 2012 by roqueayala

Hi Everyone. I’m using the Live Trace feature in illustrator to create content for one of my jazz posters and I thought that some of you might find it useful as well. I’m posting a link to a youtube video … Continue reading →

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Working with Text and Graphics in InDesign

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Prof. Mary Brown

As you are progressing with your first class project, you should make sure you are familiar with using text and graphics in InDesign. In order to add text to your document, you must add a text box first. You will … Continue reading →

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Another Site For Inspiration!

Posted on September 13, 2012 by larrious

I’ve know this site for quite some time now, and im sure a lot of you guys do too. For those who don’t its called www.deviantart.com , a lot of cool stuff on that site. Check it out! – Larry Pang

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Jazz Poster Project

Posted on September 13, 2012 by L. Berezovskaya

Hi Everyone, This is a good short article on how to use signage fonts in designs. I thought it might be helpful in designing the Jazz Poster. http://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fyti/situational-typography/typography-for-signage

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Some Basic Graphic Design Principles

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Prof. Mary Brown

In class we began to cover the basic principles of graphic design. Here is a video that may be useful to help you better understand some of the principles that we covered in class.

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Resource – dafont.com

Posted on September 3, 2012 by roqueayala

Hello All. Since I think it’s safe to say that we are going to be dealing with typography I wanted to share a website that I have found to be useful on projects that I have done in the past. … Continue reading →

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Check it out!

Posted on September 1, 2012 by larrious

Hay guys, I’ve just heard of this site called www.pinterest.com, and under the design category it shows many different designs ranging from product labels to posters. I thought this site gave me a lot of inspiration and would love to see what you guys … Continue reading →

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