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What is Graphic Design

What is a Graphic Designer’s Job

Graphic Designer Concept

Graphic Designer Concept

If you wonder what is graphic design this article may help you understand the role of a graphic artist. A Graphic designer’s general task is to prepare concepts, sketches or layout concepts. There are several techniques that are generally used to do this; by hand with pencils and or Pantone rendering markers, with a computer using programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Quark Xpress or by verbal instruction to illustrative hands.

To provide a vision for the design a designer will select sound effects, colors, mechanical artwork,animation, photography, font style, and other graphic depictions for the complete design. It is a highly satisfying form of art that requires a high degree of creativity, imagination and intellect, often employing the work of a team. When you elect to use professional graphic design services you purchase the design from a designer unless otherwise stated in a license agreement. In order to ensure your message is clearly communicated to your recipients, graphic design companies are often called upon.

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Common Mistakes Made with Business Cards

How Important is a Business Card?

In today’s world of business it hard to gauge how important a printed business card is to you. I mean people can email you, phone you or visit your site to get in touch with you. So why all the fuss and expense around getting a personal business card printed? My take is business cards are always going to be a requirement. Like any product, they must move with the times. The personalized business card has advanced over decades with new products such as CD business cards, short run full color business cards plus many other options.

Your Business Card- Portable, Transportable …Your Partner

Think about where we are in time. Many corporations have lightened up on dress code. Having a real meeting (in the flesh) is a rare privilege with a prospect. But let’s look at simplicity and ask three questions, what, where and when? The answer is your business card. It can go anywhere with you, anytime and can be applied to almost any situation where contact info is required. In a matter of seconds you can casually reach into your pocket and pull out a trusty business card to hand to the person you are talking with. Many folks spend a ton of time making the perfect business card because they know what I am saying!

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How to Prepare and Upload Your Business Card for Printing

Setting-up Your Business Card File for Professional Printing

Q. Is artwork the proper size?

A. We do not require crop marks although you can place them is you wish. Crop marks signify to the printer what the final trimmed size of your order is. If bleed is required make sure you follow our pre press guidelines. Follow the same rules for bleed with horizontal and vertical layouts. In the this video we have used Horizontal as an example.

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Guided Template Design

It’s easy to create a nice looking business card and say “hey this looks great, what’s involved to get a complete stationery set?” The answer may surprise you! Because our graphics are prepared in a vector based format they can be easily replicated in other formats. Presentations, flyers, stationery, signage and many other formats are just a few ideas for converting our business card designs. Get more bang for your buck!

Color can Heal The Sick

Dating back as far as Atlantis times, color has been seen as a natural healing agent for humans. It can set the tone in any setting. Whether you are experiencing a natural setting or a freshly painted room color influences the way you feel.

Commercial Printing & Litho is Alive

Despite the rumors you hear the world of offset printing is alive. It's not like it used to be though. In fact, those that are still paying with chemicals, plates and negatives are probably on their last legs, if not already extinct. Printers have always been regarded as a reputable sector to work with. A printing company with the right leaders at the helm can really diversify today.