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History of Typography for graphic designers and graphic artists

History of Typography for graphic designers and graphic artists By Ray Villalobos Saturday, February 21, 2009 Great athletes who want to excel learn to spend time focusing on the fundamentals of their sports. For graphic design the most important fundamental to master is typography. This lesson takes a look at the history and origins of typography.

Where to find the greatest free fonts on the web

Where to find the greatest free fonts on the web By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, September 10, 2008 There are some great free fonts out there, but there's a lot of trash as well. An intern asked me to recommend my favorite font sites and I sent her an email, but I though I could share them here as well.

How to make your documents and designs more readable

How to make your documents and designs more readable By Ray Villalobos Friday, August 17, 2007 Research into the readability of text and personal experience has yielded important information relevant to graphic artists, web designers and bloggers alike. Here are some of the important findings.

History of computer graphics

History of computer graphics By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 A quick look at the history of computers and computer graphics, from the middle of last century and the dawn of the microprocessor to typography and graphics.

6 tips that will make you a great graphic artist

6 tips that will make you a great graphic artist By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Like magicians artists are a curious breed. Seemingly capable of coming up with unique ideas out of nowhere. Let's take a look at some of the truths that great artists understand.

11 common mistakes graphic designers make

By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 In any craft there are rules which over the years help define and bring order to the discipline. Here we take a look at some of the well established customs that help bring balance to it's use in design.

5 goals that graphic design projects should try to solve

By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 The majority of readers confronted with good design will immediately recognize it as such, but ask someone to define why it's good and you'll get a lot of blank faces. Let's take a look at what design tries to accomplish

The four most important concepts in graphic design

By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Once you know the goals of design, it's important to know how to achieve them. There's only a few rules you'll need to master to become a great designer. Here they are.

Proofreading marks used in graphic design field

Proofreading marks used in graphic design field By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Designers have developed their own set of symbols for indicating corrections on their work. These are known as typographer's marks or proof marks. Here are some of the more common ones.

How your eyes see color

How your eyes see color By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Color is one of the most powerful design elements you can use as a designer. Before you can wield it properly you must understand how your eye sees color and understand some color teminology.

Tips on choosing the right color for graphic design projects

By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Color is part of every designers' arsenal of tools. How to choose color is a complicated combination of science, artistry and taste. Here's a few tips to take into consideration when faced with that challenge.

Digital Scanning Terminology

Digital Scanning Terminology By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 With the rise of digital imaging, scanners are becomming less and less critical, but still a very important tool in a designer's arsenal.

Typical sections inside a Creative Brief Document

Typical sections inside a Creative Brief Document By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 The creative brief is a tool that helps designers stay focused on the needs of a project before they get started. It should be a short, preferably one page document. You won't always develop a creative brief for every design (i.e. A quick logo for a sub-section of your web site), but you should keep these in mind on every project. Here's the basic categories normally included in a Creative Brief.

When to use storyboards for your creative design projects

When to use storyboards for your creative design projects By Ray Villalobos Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Storyboarding is a tool of graphic design. It is used on time based projects to organize your thoughts and to illustrate the key frames of your animation. Let's take a look at a few tips.