Folder Structure Tips for Designers
Does your desktop look like the above? If so, you need to organize your folder structure and bring some organization to your workflow… and probably your life. One of the things that slows down your productivity is a messy desktop filled with project shortcuts,...
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Bizarre Beyond Belief – Stuart Pearce: Digital Publishing Suite
Read MoreScrollable Frames with Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite
One of the many overlays that are available in the DPS workspace is the ability to add scrolling text or images within a frame. Initially, this process was very technical and overly-difficult for some to wrap their heads around. Finally, adding scrollable content to your digital...
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Creating Web Elements with Adobe Illustrator: Login Form
1. Create a new document: Profile: Web Size: 680px x 350px Color mode: RGB Raster Effects: 72 ppi Align objects to pixel grid: on 2. Create a rectangle 680px x 350px
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This semester, I introduced a new course to my Graphic Design for Print & Web program at Humber College called "Digital Publishing for Tablet Devices". Students were taught how to design and analyze traditional editorial magazines while thinking of creative ways to make the...
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This year's Graphic Design for Print & Web students were asked to design, redesign, or create a new product line for a company of their choice. Student's researched their chosen brand, in addition to, product competition, retail audit and marketing analysis to develop a...
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Creating Documents and The Folio Builder Panel with The Digital Publishing Suite
Last week, I discussed how to get started with the digital publishing suite and pointed out various tools, plugins and apps that you will need to begin designing and publishing your folios within the DPS. This week, I’ll be covering: Creating Web Intent Documents...
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Raster or Vector 4 – GD0911 Technical Drawings
Every year I'm amazed at the projects my Graphic students produce but the one project that really tests their skills, time management and efficiency is the Illustator level 2 technical drawing assignment. I'm always proud of my students for working hard and putting forth...
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