Notes on creative business.Page 9
On branding, design and printing; Articles filtered from the heart of the business and real projects.
Design articles
Senior Graphic Designer: How Do You Consider Experience in Design Decisions?
When choosing a senior graphic designer, look at decision rationales, production control and feedback management before the title.
Instagram Profile Design: How Do Post, Reels Cover, and Profile Work Together?
Don't think of your Instagram profile as just a beautiful grid. Design guide for post covers, content order, and standalone readability.
Construction Chemicals Design: Same Product Information in Packaging, Technical Sheet and Catalog
Plan the design of bags, buckets, technical sheets and catalogs for construction chemicals brands with a common product code and approved content.
Photoshop Manipulation: Combining Photos into a Believable Design
Plan step by step image selection, layer mask, perspective, lighting and delivery control for photo compositing in Photoshop.
How to Use Banner and Poster Mockup? Separate PSD Presentation and Print File
Smart Object editing, ratio control and differences between presentation and print file in A4 and A3 poster mockup preparation.
Phone Case Printing Design: From Model to Production Template
Production-oriented guide to camera clearance, model adaptation, image placement and sample approval in phone case design.
Before Sending Files to the Printing House: Print Preparation and Basic Terms
Handle bleed, cut, safe area, proofing, crease and binding decisions in the correct order when ordering prints.
How to Prepare a Special Days Content Calendar? From History to Design Plan
Instead of creating posts for every special day, create a calendar based on brand relationship, content purpose, approval and design adaptations.
Design Trends and Pantone: What Should You Change in Your Brand?
While transferring the color of the year, logo trends and visual trends to the brand identity, separate campaign experiments with permanent rules.
Stock Photo and Vector Selection: Things to Check Before Downloading
Evaluate stock images for brand fit, framing, resolution, terms of use and source record.
Choosing a Computer for Graphic Design: Start with the Workload
When choosing a computer for Photoshop, multi-page design and 3D work, consider display, memory, storage and workflow.
What is Illustration? Choosing the Right Visual Expression for the Brand
Illustration is the visual interpretation of an idea or information through drawing. How it differs from photography, icons and logos, and how to use it well in a brand.
Graphic Design File Formats: AI, PSD, PDF, SVG and Visual Outputs
Match the differences between editable artwork, print file, and web image to the need for accurate delivery.
What is Typography? From Font to Reading Order
Typography is the selection and arrangement of type into a readable visual structure. Typeface, point size, line spacing and hierarchy, with examples.
What is Lorem Ipsum? When to Switch to Real Text in Design?
Use placeholder text correctly in the web and mobile interface; Test long title, empty status and error messages with real content.
3D in Graphic Design: Difference between Visualization and Manufacturable Model
Separate the different requirements of three-dimensional product presentation, packaging mock-up, and 3D printing file in the design brief.
What are DPI and PPI? Calculating Image Resolution for Printing
PPI is the number of pixels per inch in an image; DPI is a printer's dot density. Calculate the resolution you need for a print size with an example.
Infographic Design: Making Data Understandable Without Embellishment
Check together the source, date, graphic selection, scale and text hierarchy in the infographic; Do not present old surveys as current data.
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