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Graphic Design/Questions Answered by Expert Lisa Barfield
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Template Website Design/Hosting | 1/4/2010 |
| Q: I am a professional designer for print. I have a client that want to do a simple web site. I would ... A: I don't have a recommendation on that--I design them myself and haven't used that type of service. ... | |
| Graphic Design (Photoshop) | 2/22/2008 |
| Q: I'd like to know allot more about photoshop. I know some basic skills but I'd like to be more ... A: Here is a great site to learn about many graphic design applications, including photoshop: ... | |
| book illustrations | 1/14/2008 |
| Q: As a writer, I am also quite capable of doing my own book illustrations--but I am minus two critical ... A: If you're drawing the images electronically in a program such as Illustrator, a vector format is ... | |
| Vector file | 10/18/2007 |
| Q: I work for a club and someone wants our logo e-mailed to him. We sent it in Word, Publisher and as ... A: He is correct that you can't send it in Word or Publisher; he needs the logo in a graphic format. ... | |
| graphic designs for teens | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: I'm an associate pastor and youth minister for a small church. What I've found is that the material ... A: Inspiration for graphic design is everywhere. You can start by pulling snippets [magazine pages, ... | |
| Maps for brochures | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: I hope you can help. I am going to be designing a property brochure for someone and I've got to ... A: no, since maps are unique drawings, I don't know where you could download maps for your particular ... | |
| Maps for brochures | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: I hope you can help. I am going to be designing a property brochure for someone and I've got to ... A: You're best bet is to keep the maps simple, since they will be small (meaning don't include too much ... | |
| Image Size | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: I brought an image into Photoshop. I went to Image, Image Size and it said it was 72 resolution. I ... A: When you increase resolution of an image, Photoshop will have to reduce the image size dimensions. ... | |
| Design & Copyright | 7/3/2007 |
| Q: I am designing a brochure for a local historical society. They have asked me to put the copyright ... A: Intellectual property law is a gray area. I've pasted some links to help guide you: ... | |
| True black on a photocopier | 5/28/2007 |
| Q: I am a self-taught (still learning) production person. I have a couple of questions ... one how does ... A: I believe your husband is correct. Offset printing is different than printing to your color copier. ... | |
| help | 4/27/2007 |
| Q: hi i am doing a school project about careers and i chose graphic designer as one of them and i was ... A: Math is used to figure the measurements of the product being designed, such as a book cover, ... | |
| help with school | 3/29/2007 |
| Q: I have some questions that I need answers for for school so if you have answers, I would greatly ... A: I've gotten several similar questions so I'm pasting my earlier responses (and their original ... | |
| math in graphic design | 2/22/2007 |
| Q: This may sound silly, but I was wondering what kind of mathematical problems would you have to use ... A: happily, any math needed is nothing your calculator can't help you with. You mainly use math to ... | |
| problem printing separations from Quark Xpress | 1/2/2007 |
| Q: I'm stuck. I purchased a Brother HL-2070N monochrome laser printer for graphics work. I use Quark ... A: That is exactly right--the printer needs to be postscript compatible AND you need teh postscript ... | |
| Graphic Design. | 12/31/2006 |
| Q: I'm doing a project about a career I want to pursue. And I was wondering if you had the time to ... A: I was recently asked this question by another student who was researching graphic design as a ... | |
| Illustrator & Photoshop | 11/27/2006 |
| Q: I have a flyer that was created on Illustrator but the printing company that I want to do the flyer ... A: This is no problem. They ask this to avoid having the Illustrator file depend on outside ... | |
| Five questions about graphic designing | 10/29/2006 |
| Q: I will be finish with school in a few months. As i begin to look for a career in this field i just ... A: The pay for a graphic designer varies greatly. You could take on freelance jobs, which are billed ... | |
| Have just a few basic questions about graphic design. | 8/1/2006 |
| Q: my name is Jake and I am interested in a career in graphic design and I just have a few questions. ... A: First, sorry for the delay in my response. I didn't receive your original email for some reason. ... | |
| book design | 7/9/2006 |
| Q: Lisa, I'm putting together a 728 page book on Indesign, a much larger project than I've ever ... A: It would depend on what the trim size of the book is--let me know. Also, what is the general text ... | |
| design printing/paper prob | 5/16/2006 |
| Q: Im working on a family portrait. I have the finished result already in photoshop. However I want to ... A: You need an oversized printer, which are becoming more and more common. HP sells a good quality ... | |
Graphic Design
Answers by Expert:
Lisa Barfield
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can help with questions of: general graphic design (brochures, identity, books covers/interiors, print ads, and catalogs); software (such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, MSWord); and production issues (sending your materials to the printer)
Experience
I was a Production Director for 12 years and just recently left to pursue my graphic design business.
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