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Should You Do Graphic Design Work on Spec? - It starts off simple enough. A prospective client calls and says, “Show us a few mock up ideas and we’ll pick which one we like.”

Local or online printer? - A good number of reasons exist for not using a local printer or an online printer. Lets examine two benefits and two drawbacks (there are plenty more) for each one.

How to Layout a Newspaper Ad : Art is the Main Element - The number 1 issue in laying out an ad in a newspaper is to make it eye-catching.

Graphic Design Education: Two-year AA or AS Degree vs. A Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree - Within the graphic design industry, there is a debate about which option is more beneficial – a two-year AA/AS degree or a four-year Bachelor’s degree.

The Free Mockup – Should You Give Them to Customers - In the newspaper biz, we call this an Ad Proof. We supply proofs to customers for a variety of reasons...but should we?

What is Color Separation and How to Separate Colors for Print - To make sure that the color separations are correct, during the prepress stage designers should print color separations on their desktop printer to insure colors will separate properly once sent to a commercial printer.

Color Accuracy in Graphic Design - Color accuracy in graphic design is very hard to achieve, but it is also one of the most important aspects of design. So how do you make sure that you give your clients the most accurate color samples?

Graphic Design and Branding - Of all the legacies that were left to this world by the works of marketing, the concept of ‘the brand’ is probably the most well-known and easily recognisable, but at the same the most elusive by far.

List of Top Essential Graphic Design Books - This list contains books that seem to be essential to many graphic designers and these books would be an asset to any graphic designers’ library.

Health Insurance For The Self-Employed Freelancer - Many freelancers fail to secure health insurance for themselves because they think that it is too difficult to obtain, too expensive to afford or too bothersome to deal with at the current time.

The Debate Between QuarkXpress vs. Adobe InDesign - Since Quark become victorious, they slowed production of their software, and slowed updates. Years later, Adobe came to release InDesign, which is to be the “Quark Killer”.

Creative Marketing Ideas for Graphic Designers - Marketing-savvy designers who complement their design service with copywriting can expect more lucrative projects and plenty of on-going work.

Tips for Organizing Your Graphic Design Project Files and Folders - When you are in a designing environment, it is always important for you to be organized. Here are some tips for how to better organize your files and folders.

2 Arguments on Macs vs Pcs for Graphic Design - Which is better for graphic design: Macs or PCs? Is there really an answer to this question?

Preparing Artwork and Documents for the Printers - Love it or hate it, you just can’t escape printed materials, especially if you are a graphic designer.

The Importance of a Graphic Designer - Illustrators and graphic designers are practical artists who put their talents at the service of commercial clients.

Humongous List of Freeware Fonts Sites - In this blog entry, we have collected a huge list of free fonts sites and free font foundaries to go with the recent fonts usage article.

10 Steps to Attract New Clients for Your Graphic Design Business - Do you need more clients for your graphic design business? This article will give you a few pointers.

Different Types of Fonts and How to Use Them - Learn about the different types of fonts as well as how to install them and use fonts properly.

How to Become a Graphic Designer - You may be one of the many individuals who look at a logo, an advertisement, or perhaps a website and wonder how it may have been created. Behind all of those magazine ads and brochures lies a graphic designer.

Tips on Managing Your Online Graphic Design Portfolio - Something every graphic designer needs is their own portfolio to showcase their talent, and work they have done in the past. This is a vital item in the success of you as a designer.

BEATING GRAPHICS INTO SUBMISSION - If you ever have a graphic that plagues you with file sharing problems, this article will lay out some strategies for combating the situation. As a bonus, you will learn successful design principles that work well for many reproduction techniques; sign production would be a good example, and that is one often overlooked in graphic design.

Expert Design Strategies - In my previous article I promised to share a single principle that will make you look like an expert, a strategy or concept that will work in most situations. We will start there. If you get nothing more from this article than that single element, it is enough to set you on the path to success. 

The Secret of File Sharing for Designers - As a graphic designer, there is a very good chance that someone besides you might need to be able to read a file you created. Wouldn't it be great if everyone saw exactly the same thing you did when they opened one of your files?

The Sheer Coolness of the Graphics Tablet- Don't think that you would like a graphics tablet? You might want to read this article before you make your final decision.

Using COREL to conquer - Introduction to COREL and why it is this author's program of choice.

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