Graphic design tools

Articles relating to graphic design tools including illustration, photo editing and animation

Online Graphic Design resources for new designers

April 7, 2021July 1, 2021

Snapshot : Nobody knows everything about graphic design, everybody needs help sometimes. Online graphic design resources can give you inspiration, lessons on specific techniques or tools, or help you source specific design elements. Check out our list of the most common graphic design resources and how and when to use them. Variety is the spice of life, and life’s certainly spicy when you work with graphic design. When you have to cover a wide range… Read More »Online Graphic Design resources for new designers

See the benefits of Photoshop for marketing (and e-Commerce)

March 10, 2021July 13, 2021

Snapshot : This week, we focus on where to use Photoshop for marketing. Learn the 5 key activities where you can use Photoshop to raise your game in how you do marketing. So, see how it’s used to improve how you do market research, brand identity, advertising, digital marketing and e-Commerce. Did you know that around 90% of the 11 million bits of information our senses send to our brain every… Read More »See the benefits of Photoshop for marketing (and e-Commerce)

How to create icons with Adobe Illustrator

February 17, 2021July 16, 2021

Snapshot : Learn the basic steps of how to create icons with Adobe Illustrator with this mini case-study. Icons are simple visual designs that you use to add more impact to your communications. In this article, we show how they make designs easier to understand, how they help improve visual appeal and usability, and how they form part of your brand identity. This week, we look at how to use… Read More »How to create icons with Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator for beginners

May 14, 2020March 12, 2021

Snapshot : Adobe Illustrator is a powerful graphic design software package. It creates vector graphics for typography, logos and any illustration where ‘sharp’ design is needed. Our Adobe Illustrator for beginners guide gives an overview on when and how you should use it. Learn the most common windows and tools used to create great designs. Adobe Illustrator is a powerful graphic design tool that suffers from what we call Liam Hemsworth or Casey Affleck syndrome. It’s… Read More »Adobe Illustrator for beginners

Photo editing tech has never made you look so good

December 5, 2019March 15, 2021

In the recent Prince Andrew / Jeffrey Epstein media debacle, the question of whether ‘that’ photo of him with the girl was photoshopped caught our attention. One side say it’s real. The other side say you can’t prove whether it’s real or not. No-one seems to be able to say for sure whether photo editing has been used or not though. You can draw your own conclusions from that. We… Read More »Photo editing tech has never made you look so good