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| Product template design? | 11/9/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: I have a job interview as a part time graphics designer for a web site. Their requirements are ...
A: yea - it sounds like they want an easy way to upload product images and templates that can easily ...
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| Product template design? | 11/8/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: I have a job interview as a part time graphics designer for a web site. Their requirements are ...
A: Kayla - It sounds like you definitely need some more clarification from them. My assumption is ...
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| Portfolio typo | 10/16/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: I submitted a portfolio to an employer who is hiring for a graphic design position. I realized there ...
A: It might - depends on if they catch it or how good the other portfolios are they are looking at. ...
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| Graphic Design Degree? | 10/7/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: Should someone who already has a college degree consider an associate's in graphic design? Or is ...
A: From my personal belief, I never believe it is a bad idea to pursue more education in the field that ...
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| Is graphic design for me? | 9/29/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: my name is Claireand I am currently a senior in high school. Like most, i'm a bit confused on what ...
A: To be a sucessful designer you will need to learn to draw. The good news is that you can learn to ...
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| Copyright | 9/18/2009 | Christopher Quereau |
Q: "I have a general question regarding copyright. I am a photographer and collage artist. I wanted ...
A: first off sorry for the delay on response. 1. I'm not a lawyer and you should consult one - My ...
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| Is Advertising for me? | 9/15/2009 | Christopher Quereau |
Q: I love design. I have a BA in Business Management, and I want to get involved with Design. So I am ...
A: From what you are describing - Advertising may not be a fit - Sounds more like interior design, ...
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| Defining area to export artwork | 9/15/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: Patti, I have a very basic question regarding defining or cropping an image for export or saving ...
A: Okay. Your set up looks good. Are you getting this issue only when you export for web or also when ...
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| Illustrator vs Photoshop | 9/8/2009 | Christopher Quereau |
Q: As far as program of choice, with the exception of text and most logos, is Photoshop acceptable to ...
A: Photoshop is for photos and photo illustration Illustrator is for Illustrations INdesign is for ...
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| Defining area to export artwork | 9/8/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: Patti, I have a very basic question regarding defining or cropping an image for export or saving ...
A: In Illustrator CS4 its possible to have overlapping artboards, or working areas that are defined by ...
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| Basic text font for website | 8/22/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: I'm designing a website for a small K-8 private school which I run with my wife. I'm pretty ...
A: If you have a knowledgeable web developer, you can ask them to create type styles using CSS. Find ...
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| Fonts | 8/18/2009 | Sandia |
Q: I am a biochemist who has started to dabble in graphic design for the small biotech company that I ...
A: You've done everything correctly by installing those additional fonts. PDF is a format that was ...
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| 3D design programs/software | 8/17/2009 | arlsa |
Q: I'm a beginning graphic designer and when i took the graphical communication class four years ago we ...
A: I'm very sorry because I had a problem with mailing system and I saw your question today. have to ...
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| printing quality | 7/10/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: I've taken an interest in designing flyers, invitations, brochures and so on. I tend to use glossy ...
A: so i few questions so i can understand better what might be occuring... 1. what kind of printer do ...
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| Font Usage | 7/7/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: We are trying to have a uniform look to all our publications and want to use a serif font, and san ...
A: Its a combination of readability and mood (or personal taste). Typically, a sans-serif is used in ...
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| copyright laws | 6/23/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: I am starting a design business and I would like to incorporate backgrounds into my designs. Can I ...
A: It would be a copyright violation if you have someone scan an image and use it as a background; as ...
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| Acrobat Professional 8 | 6/11/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: I made a 37 page document in InDesign and exported to pdf. I put clickable links on every page ...
A: A pdf is probably the best way to drop your portfolio, as it's the most accessible. If you have not ...
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| lllustrator or Indesign | 6/9/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: I'm just about to start studying a 3 month graphic design course at Shillington College, and just ...
A: Illustrator will serve you better than InDesign for beginning graphic design. Its a program that you ...
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| Indesign or Illustrator | 6/9/2009 | Nick Cann |
Q: I'm just about to start studying a 3 month graphic design course at Shillington College, and just ...
A: The best option would be to look into Illustrator first. In my opinion, it takes more time in ...
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| What is it called? | 5/30/2009 | Sandia |
Q: What is the name of the arrow that moves when you move the mouse? I've been calling it a "cursor," ...
A: This question is not specifically related to graphic arts, but I'll give it a shot... In the old ...
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| Acrobat Professional 8 | 5/26/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: I made a 37 page document in InDesign and exported to pdf. I put clickable links on every page ...
A: Amy, This is because a PDF page doesn't work the same as an html page. What you see is every page ...
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| i want to learn to build websites | 5/13/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: I have no experience building websites and I want to learn. I don't want to make a career out of it ...
A: Sounds like you have very big plans, but when it comes to building web sites, you will need to walk ...
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| Large Documents | 4/29/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: I am considering starting a small business that would include selling a large printed document ...
A: So really the world of design and the world of printing are sort of different. For designing your ...
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| talent or hobby | 4/29/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: from being child , I had a hobby to make movie subtitles , brands names , logos design of ads ( by ...
A: Well, its hard to say that it is or is not a "talent" without seeing the work you have already done, ...
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| talent or hobby | 4/28/2009 | Sandia |
Q: from being child , I had a hobby to make movie subtitles , brands names , logos design of ads ( by ...
A: As you may have guessed, the answer to your question is...both! It sounds like you have both talent ...
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| talent or hobby | 4/28/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: from being child , I had a hobby to make movie subtitles , brands names , logos design of ads ( by ...
A: if your into designing of any sorts, it definetly makes it a hobby; if you think your pretty decent ...
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| talent or hobby | 4/28/2009 | Patti Glenn |
Q: from being child , I had a hobby to make movie subtitles , brands names , logos design of ads ( by ...
A: It may be that you have an natural talent for motion or graphic design - it would be hard to tell ...
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| talent or hobby | 4/28/2009 | Adam Holtzapple |
Q: from being child , I had a hobby to make movie subtitles , brands names , logos design of ads ( by ...
A: Yes that is how most graphic designers start out. I would recommend looking into art schools that ...
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| vector images | 4/27/2009 | Sandia |
Q: I am still learning Photoshop CS3 I am trying to make a vector image. Could you tell me where i can ...
A: There are a lot of great, free resources you can find by Googling "Photoshop CS3 vector". Here are a ...
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| Creating a Portfolio | 3/13/2009 | Saul Fineman |
Q: I am a recent college graduate and preparing my first hard-copy portfolio to take to interviews. ...
A: First off, congratulations on graduating. I hope you are able to take a couple of months off to ...
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| Text graphics | 3/10/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: I have never used any graphic software, but want to create some graphics using words. The type of ...
A: Not quite sure I have a clear picture on the effect you are trying to make; but follow the ...
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| Pixelated Images in Quark | 3/10/2009 | Sandia |
Q: I have been using InDesign since its inception. Now, I have a newsletter that was designed in Quark. ...
A: I definitely understand what you mean! It can be somewhat of an annoyance, can't it? I'm sure it is ...
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| JavaScript or Actionscript | 2/25/2009 | Sandia |
Q: What would be better to learn first: Javascript or Actionscript. I want to do good clean standards ...
A: You're right, JavaScript is W3C supported, as you mention. That's a plus. In my opinion, there is ...
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| JavaScript or Actionscript | 2/25/2009 | Sandia |
Q: What would be better to learn first: Javascript or Actionscript. I want to do good clean standards ...
A: First of all, it's great that you're planning to expand your skillset. In my own personal opinion, ...
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| Page Layout Method | 2/25/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: Do you have a method of Page Layout you use when working on placement of the various assets you ...
A: Sorry for the late response Russell..... i actually think this is one of the more provacative ...
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| Working on my own | 2/18/2009 | Rena Sampat |
Q: How are you? I've been employed as a Graphic Artist for the past few years, however, I'm interested ...
A: i'm not sure about the rules of registering a business in the carribean; according the SBA you ...
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| Freelance work | 2/18/2009 | Saul Fineman |
Q: How are you? I'm currently employed as a Graphic Artist, however, I would like to start my own ...
A: Of course the obvious answer is to put a website with a portfolio on it. I would google "graphic ...
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| Graphic Design Business | 2/18/2009 | Christopher Quereau |
Q: How are you? I've been employed as a Graphic Artist for the past few years, however, I'm interested ...
A: freelancing and getting work purely on line will be difficult - there are hundreds of thousands of ...
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| career in web designer | 2/12/2009 | Christopher Quereau |
Q: My name is Kira Toles. Will you please answer my questions. 1.How many years were you in collage? ...
A: 1.How many years were you in collage? "5" 2.What kind of degrees you need to have to be a web ...
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| photoshop | 2/1/2009 | Sandia |
Q: I am a collector of coins. Many times a coin is minted with different Die Variations. These ...
A: I'll do my best, but I believe this question would probably best be answered by an expert in a ...
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