Logo Design Podcast 9: Iconic Logos
Paul delves into the seedy underworld of Icons for this podcast.
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Logo Design Podcast 9: Iconic Logos
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Logodesign.com Podcast 7: The best movie EVER!…300
The latest in the Logo Design podcast series, deals with inspiration from quite possibly the best movie created to date…Frank Miller’s ’300′.
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LogoDesign.com Podcast 6: Fusing Graphics & Text
Making the graphics and text in your logo designs match is not easy to do, but knowing how to do it can be the difference between a timeless, wonderful design and an awkward mark that doesn’t sit well or make a lasting impression.
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LogoDesign.com Podcast 6: Fusing Graphics & Text
LogoDesign.com Podcast Episode 4: Logotypes
In this latest episode, Paul Browning continues his in-depth analysis of logo design by discussing logotypes, which consist of minimal graphics, and maximum font…
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LogoDesign Podcast Episode 3: Concept Development
In this episode, Paul Browning takes us through the process of developing the concept in a client’s creative brief into an initial composition…This is a neat inside peak into how a graphic designer actually comes up with a logo design concept.
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LogoDesign Podcast Episode 3: Concept Development
It’s ready: Podcast Number 2
People seemed to like the first podcast we produced, so Paul was gracious enough to divulge more of his design know how in this second podcast where he discusses illustrative logos. Follow the images below to see what he’s talking about (or view the slide show if you listen to it through iTunes).
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It’s ready: Podcast Number 2
Photoshop Video Tutorials
Here is another batch of free Photoshop video tutorials by WatchanLearnPhotoshop Open Type Font Embellishments Description: Photoshop trainer Geoff Riggs shows you how to add embellishments and alter the appearance of specific letter pairings for open type fonts. Tricky Selections Description: It’s not always easy to make complex selections in your Photoshop images, but in this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you one very effective way to use the highlights in an image to make a selection in order to alter an image
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Photoshop Video Tutorials
Typography Tip #3.
Changing the line spacing in your document can have a dramatic effect on the how your page will look, whether it’s a Microsoft Word document, a PowerPoint presentation or a Web page. The term ‘linespacing’ has now superseded what used to be known in typographic terms as leading .
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Typography Tip #3.
Why is Courier New so Thin?
The Courier typeface , designed by Howard “Bud” Kettler , has an interesting history which has been discussed in other places so I won’t cover that here. But, a question that sometimes gets asked is why the Courier New font that ships with Windows is so thin? The Courier typeface was originally designed by IBM for their typewriters .
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Why is Courier New so Thin?
Where does 96 DPI come from in Windows?
Most Windows systems are shipped with the display DPI set to 96 PPI . (I’ll use the term PPI in this blog entry as it more accurately reflects usage for computer screens while DPI is more common for print usage
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Where does 96 DPI come from in Windows?