The Basics of Typography

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Typography is a central component of design. It gives us an understanding of the heritage behind our craft. It’s one of the primary ways we, as a society, pass on information to others. Imagine a website, a magazine or even TV without text. Typography is a subject that raises passions and it can become a consuming obsession. If this subject is relatively new to you, or perhaps something you want to know more about, then this guide can start you on that journey.
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Design Instruct - Photoshop, Illustrator, design tutorials, tips & tricks.
Design Instruct provides graphic design tutorials, tips, and tricks for designers, beginner to advanced.
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Mysterious Grunge Stains: Texture Pack
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An Illustrator’s Project: From Start to Finish
In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the steps of how to create an illustration art piece so that you can witness what goes behind a digital illustrator’s work, as well as gain some new insights for your own projects’ workflow. We’ll go through conceptualization and idea gathering, creating illustrations in Illustrator, and then finishing the piece in Photoshop.
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Make Swiss Design Inspired Business Cards in 30 Minutes
In this print design tutorial, you will witness a process for creating Swiss Style themed business cards using Adobe Illustrator and some tools and items that you can easily obtain from your your local office supply store (or online).
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Creating Retro Folded Typography Using Photoshop
Creating Retro Folded Typography Using Photoshop - http://bit.ly/cfm08C – Smashing Magazine (smashingmag) http://twitter.com/smashingmag/statuses/13144002740
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