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About Lisa Barfield
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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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Questions Answered By Expert  Lisa Barfield 
In Category  Graphic Design

SubjectDate Asked

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 illustrations1/14/2008
  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 file10/18/2007
  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 teens8/29/2007
  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 brochures8/21/2007
  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 brochures8/21/2007
  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 Size8/17/2007
  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 & Copyright7/3/2007
  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 photocopier5/28/2007
  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. ...
help4/27/2007
  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 school3/29/2007
  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 design2/22/2007
  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 Xpress1/2/2007
  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 & Photoshop11/27/2006
  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 designing10/29/2006
  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 design7/9/2006
  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 prob5/16/2006
  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 ...

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