Lynda.com – Margo Chase’s Hand-Lettered Poster: Start to Finish
HF | 84MB
www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=686

Acclaimed graphic designer Margo Chase shows how she created a beautifully hand-lettered poster for a special appearance at the Santa Barbara chapter of the AIGA. In this installment of Start to Finish, watch as Margo carefully creates a design with ink and paper and then refines the composition with the aid of a computer. The end product is a stunning, organic statement of style and grace that is refreshing in our world of too-pristine computer graphics.

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Adobe Photoshop – Every Tool Explained
PDF | 132 p | 5.2 MB

Unleash the full power behind every icon in the Photoshop toolbar ,

132 Pages ! Master every tool in the Adobe Photoshop toolbar .
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Photography for the Web 2010
SitePoint | May 2010 | PDF | 200 p | 15 MB
www.amazon.com/Photography-Web-Paul-Duncanson/dp/0980576873

A hands-on on guide to digital photography, with a practical focus on the Web. Readers will learn how to make the most of their digital camera, while learning the basics of composition, exposures, filters and more.

Step-by-step guides will walk readers through advance techniques like using long exposures, photographing items in motion, and the importance of the RAW data format.

“Photography for the Web” will also offer helpful advice on editing images (levels, colors, histograms), correcting for barrel distortions and vanishing points, removing blemishes, going black & white and stitching panoramas.
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Mastering Digital Printing, Second Edition
Course Technology | 1592004317 | PDF | 416 p | 17.5MB
www.amazon.com/Mastering-Digital-Printing-Second-Process/dp/1592004318/

“Mastering Digital Printing, Second Edition” serves as a unique, comprehensive reference guide to digital printing for photography and fine art. It combines a thorough introduction to this expressive medium, instruction in the latest techniques, and a gallery of the best examples of digital art into a one-of-a-kind resource guide. Whether you are a photographer, traditional or digital artist, or printmaker, this book will help you master the techniques unique to the new world of digital printing. Read the rest of this entry »

Logo Design Workbook: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Logos
Rockport Publishers | 240 Pages | 1592532349 | PDF |  51.7MB
www.amazon.com/Logo-Design-Workbook-Hands–Creating/dp/1592532349/

Logo Design Workbook focuses on creating powerful logo designs and answers the question, “What makes a logo work?”

In the first half of this book, authors Sean Adams and Noreen Morioka walk readers step-by-step through the entire logo-development process. Topics include developing a concept that communicates the right message and is appropriate for both the client and the market; defining how the client’s long-term goals might affect the look and needs of the mark; choosing colors and typefaces; avoiding common mistakes; and deciphering why some logos are successful whereas others are not. Read the rest of this entry »

Lynda.com – Creative Inspirations Rick Morris
Motion Graphics Designer
HF | 447 MB
www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=618

This installment of the Creative Inspirations series takes viewers into the life and home studio of one of the entertainment industry’s most sought-after motion graphics designer. Rick Morris is a classically trained illustrator who successfully transitioned into the world of motion graphics. His highly expressive works have appeared as opening titles for films such as Mi Vida Loca, television programs like “Survivor,” and commercials for Toyota, Kyocera, and Michelin. He’s also designed the menu titles for the DVD of “The Sopranos.” This installment of Creative Inspirations shows how Rick evolves his skills and applies them to moving images, how he continually develops his creative perspectives, and how he became a popular teacher at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and Otis College of Design in Los Angeles. To learn more about Rick Morris, visit his website at  nobleassassins.com.
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Cartoon Smart – Logo Design Course
All 3 parts | project files incl | 209MB
www.cartoonsmart.com/logo_design.html

Although this Logo Design Course teaches plenty of illustration techniques in Flash, its primary goal is to inspire you with quick examples of many approaches you can try in the early design stages of a logo. Freelances artists are commonly asked to design or redesign logos for clients, and one single version is rarely enough. You’ll be asked to create dozens of examples and after taking this course  you’ll be better prepared to give a client exact what they want. And keep in mind, corporate “identity” and brand recognition both rely heavily on an effective logo, so be sure to charge a client well for your design talents!
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Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, Vol. 1 + 2
Focal Press | PDF’s | 34.1 MB

Package including:
Volume 1 : The Essentials, 3rd Edition
Volume 2 : Advanced Techniques, 3rd Edition

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Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers:
A Professional Image Editor’s Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC
Focal Press | Dec 2008 | 0240521250 |704 p | PDF | 62.2MB
www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS4-Photographers-Professional/dp/0240521250

Martin Evening’s Adobe Photoshop for Photographers titles have become classic reference sources for photographers at all skill levels. Whether you are an accomplished user or just starting out, the Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers book contains a wealth of practical advice, hints and tips to help you achieve professional-looking results.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers begins with an overview of the Photoshop interface and the fundamentals of how to use Photoshop, followed by how to configure and optimize your computer’s performance to run the program and then it dives straight into the essentials of Camera Raw image editing. The Sharpening chapter shows how to use the Camera Raw controls to obtain optimum capture sharpening and noise reduction and the Essentials chapter outlines how to work with all the basic image adjustment tools that are in the program, some of which have been there since the very beginning. Read the rest of this entry »

235 Premium WordPress Template
Source FLA – HTML – PSD – FONT | 212 Mb

List of templates:

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