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  1. Updated Site Design

    along with a post about my recent trip to Reno. Not a whole lot going on, but got to have fun putting together some timelapse/drivelapse videos. http://brandonaldred.com/quick-trip-reno/ View the new site here Going to do a little bit of clean up on the home page. Thoughts?
  2. Newsletters

    I am curious, how many people on here send out email newsletters to clients? If you do, what kind of information do you put in the newsletter? Is it image or text based?
  3. Social Media Template Guide

    Hey Everyone, Ever wonder what dimensions graphics need to be for all the top social media sites? Well, here you go. This is a pretty in-depth guide on dimensions/sizes. I was building this as a project to learn some more css. Right now the layout is mainly image based, but building out...
  4. Dry Erase Lam

    Does anyone have any luck with it? I have gotten a sample, to try it out and when testing it, it's so thin it's almost impossible to lay? Any tips and tricks? Also, Maybe someone can help me out. I have these maps designed that I need printed with dry erase lam laid over...Any one out there...
  5. Hate Comic Sans?

    So, Comic Sans is the font everyone loves to hate. Now, there is Comic Neue - an updated Comic Sans. Personally - the angular doesn't look that bad. http://comicneue.com/
  6. How many people?

    I am curious in to finding out how many people here feel they have a good handle on HTML/CSS. How many people don't know HTML/CSS and would like to learn? I'm asking, just because I am thinking about hosting webinars to help people. I want to go over things and allow people to ask questions...
  7. Swatchmate Cube - Capture the Color of Any Surface

    Has anyone seen this? Place the cube on any surface, capture the color and save the swatch to your phone. I wanted to kick in when it was first on kickstarter but I hope it goes into production soon. Pretty cool idea. http://swatchmate.com/ What do you guys think?
  8. Do you have a hobby? R/C?

    I know I've asked how many people were into R/C a while back and a few of you were into planes. We have some sweet deals going on right now. We have mini quadcopters that are awesome. They are easy to fly, pretty quick and do flips and stuff. There are some sweet car kits that are ready to...
  9. So you want to make a pattern that tiles? In Illustrator?

    Here is how! Super Simple. http://brandonaldred.com/create-pattern-tiles-adobe-illustrator/ Now that I have Camtasia working again, I will do that photoshop tutorial I promised a while back. I know the final product was closely replicated...but I will show how I would do it.
  10. Awesome Hand Drawn Typography

    Some also turned vector too! http://brandonaldred.com/amazing-typography-work-martin-schmetzer/
  11. Looking for some content

    So I want to start doing posts featuring different artists and trades. Everyone can appreciate signs because there's a lot of design/craftsmanship that go into them. Whether it's painted, or 3d, or even just vinyl. If you would like to have something displayed on my website please email me at...
  12. Illustrator Zoom Text Tutorial

    In this tutorial I show you how to recreate the text effect seen in Nike's "Unleash Speed" Advertisements. Check it out here: http://brandonaldred.com/?p=683 UPDATE: Also, I know that when you are doing the intersecting paths through the pathfinder, that the star part can be behind the text...
  13. Branding

    So, I'm in the process of writing a few pieces about branding, what it is, how to do it, benefits of investing in your brand and a lot more. This is my first real post. The whole reason I am doing this is because I feel like I have a pretty good understanding. I can explain in person, but I...
  14. illustrator text turorial - gradient and highlights

    Here is a quick video on how to make a simple text effect with gradientd and adding highlights to give the text a little depth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs1YN9A-ws4&feature=youtube_gdata_player For more visit www.thedesignchimp.com
  15. Yard Signs

    Hi all, I'm looking to get some yard signs made and wanted to find out about getting a quote. Qty - 50 18" x 24" Double sided - Doesn't need to be, may do 1 sided depending on price 3 colors Who would want to help me with this or who should I send a request to?
  16. Gradients in illustrator

    I posted this in the thread where someone was requesting more information, but I figured I would just start it's own thread. This video, in the beginning it shows very basic steps to creating gradients, then towards the end it goes over transparent gradients, dealing with gradients and bitmap...
  17. HDR Effect

    I put together this quick tutorial to show how to make an HDR effect in Photoshop. Not sure how many people here are into photography, but I use this effect on a lot of images when I'm creating different pieces just to enhance details. Also, this gives a quick overview of how to create an...
  18. What does a graphic designer do?

    I get asked this all the time from my family members, friends, and my significant others' friends. They all get irritated when I say I solve problems. But that is basically what I do, along with some creation. I like to compare myself to an engineer. Anyway, I wrote this article on what does...
  19. Flat "Metro" Design

    Hey Gang, I know the flat metro look is very popular right now. I have been gathering links of icons since we have been working on a new web design, and I put some of them together along with downloads here: http://brandonaldred.com/?p=584 if you are interested. Also cool to see the color...
  20. World Championship Layout

    We recently ran a series of print ads that I had to combine and make into a poster that we are going to give out to customers. What do you guys think of the layout/design? http://brandonaldred.com/?p=564 I went and got all photos/edited/cutout and made this whole thing myself. Been getting...
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