http://blogs.graphicdesignforum.com/ 2012-03-13T06:13:58-05:002012-02-27T03:58:00-05:002012-02-20T04:25:27-05:002012-02-08T07:01:56-05:002012-01-19T11:14:20-05:002011-11-28T04:51:13-05:002011-11-21T09:36:41-05:002011-11-09T07:09:16-05:002011-11-04T05:19:22-05:002011-10-31T08:40:09-05:002011-02-22T05:49:01-05:002011-01-06T07:37:49-05:002010-12-29T02:42:14-05:002010-12-21T11:46:03-05:002010-08-02T11:12:53-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2012/03/taking-the-myst.html If you're completely comfortable drafting legal agreements for your design services, then you won't be interested in what Docracy has to offer. But for the rest of us the site offers a welcome solution to a stressful aspect of... Other chrisd 2012-03-13T06:13:58-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2012/02/the-weird-wild-1.html Last week I ended Part 1 of this saga of creating an eBook for distribution to online bookstores with the promise that in this installment I'd share with you why mastering this new domain of publishing is somewhat akin... eBooks chrisd 2012-02-27T03:58:00-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2012/02/the-weird-wild.html When a friend asked me recently if I'd provide a hand turning her first non-fiction book into a self-published eBook, I agreed without giving it much thought. After all, eBooks have been around for some time now. Certainly long... eBooks chrisd 2012-02-20T04:25:27-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2012/02/a-second-look-a.html Type chrisd 2012-02-08T07:01:56-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2012/01/adobe-systems-s.html When Creative Suite 6 ships, sometime within the next few months, Adobe is hoping you'll purchase a subscription to its Creative Cloud, which is a central component of the release. Let me restate that: Adobe is really, REALLY hoping... Graphics chrisd 2012-01-19T11:14:20-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2011/11/the-great-adobe.html Like many of you, I use Adobe Creative Suite applications every day, specifically Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Acrobat Pro. These form the core of the tools I work with to maintain Graphics.com. The only significant exception is in the area... Corporate chrisd 2011-11-28T04:51:13-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2011/11/stamp-out-fasci.html It was of course the Marquis de Sade who once observed from his observatory of mankind that was the asylum of Charenton that "Those who define are the masters." In that he not only summed up the most important... Interactive chrisd 2011-11-21T09:36:41-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2011/11/creating-facebo.html One of the oldest tricks in the book when you're on a tight budget and looking to purchase goods or services is to go for one of the least expensive offerings of a high-end provider, rather than one of... Interactive chrisd 2011-11-09T07:09:16-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2011/11/the-once-a-deca.html A few years ago there seemed to be a bit of lull in the introduction of new typefaces. Perhaps not surprising, given the hundreds of thousands already available, ranging rom the classics, through contemporary releases and on into experimental... Type chrisd 2011-11-04T05:19:22-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2011/10/erik-spiekerman.html Type chrisd 2011-10-31T08:40:09-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2011/02/so-french-so-ba.html What's with the apparent inability of the French to express the unique appeal of their country in a graphical manner? It's not like they weren't once the world leaders at this. Think of those captivating posters for Parisian cabarets from... Graphic Design chrisd 2011-02-22T05:49:01-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2011/01/creating-tasty.html Last week I shared some of the resources I found useful during my crash course on getting up to speed on using WordPress to create a hobby site devoted to French food. I have since stumbled across the StudioPress... Graphic Design chrisd 2011-01-06T07:37:49-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2010/12/first-steps-on.html You might think that after a day of updating the Graphics.com site I'd be only too ready to shut down my systems and go walk the dog. Alas, I'm dogless and have yet to convince the cats to leave... Interactive chrisd 2010-12-29T02:42:14-05:00 http://blog.graphicdesignforum.com/chrisd/2010/12/attention-shopp.html One way to broaden your design portfolio is to make a point of constantly trying out new imaging techniques. And while 3D imagery is nothing new (in fact, anaglyphs go back to 1853), its use is rare enough in... Photography chrisd 2010-12-21T11:46:03-05:00 http://blogs.graphicdesignforum.com/mlenhart/2010/08/lets-talk-gener.html We all go shopping. And most of us have specific brand names of items we like. Sometimes we'll purchase that favorite brand of ketchup or potato chips where nothing else will do. Still, many of us will only purchase anything... mlenhart 2010-08-02T11:12:53-05:00