May 5, 2012
When it comes to creating posters, flyers, newsletters, magazines or any graphic logo you can use the pen tool to create dynamic and impressive images. When working with the pen tool it can be tricky trust me I know. When I first started using it I was so completely lost and confused because it ...
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May 4, 2012
This year is an election year. If you’re like me you’re currently dreading the inundation of political commercials that will only get worse as the year goes on. However, despite my visceral hatred for the broken electoral machinery that we must suffer with, I do plan on voting in the upcoming election. Although ...
May 1, 2012
The business card is the staple of any business, large or small. It is one of the most important tools that any business could possibly possess. Companies spend billions of dollars on marketing campaigns and advertising strategies, but can often overlook the power of that little piece of paper. By handing a current or ...
April 28, 2012
Although graphic design is slowly being recognized as an integral part of any user experience, many professions still seem ignorant to the way graphic design and its basic underlying principles can benefit them. So today I’m going to apply some basic graphic design principles to a different, but related industry. The industry I’m going ...
April 24, 2012
Every office has one. The obnoxious co-worker that absolutely no one can stand, not even your boss. While we all might rag on this person, have you ever sat down and thought to yourself, “Do I ever do the horrifying things this disliked co-worker does?” Well TriLeaf friends, I am here to point out ...
April 21, 2012
So I am originally from a small town inMinnesota; The land of 10,000 lakes and my home. I graduated from Minnesota State University-Mankato and I was looking to gain experience in the field of graphic design. That’s where TriLeaf Designs came into my life. I came toSt. Louisfor a great opportunity as ...
April 20, 2012
Hey folks, today I want to talk to you about making your voice heard. The sad truth of our industry is that we are all narcissists. However, like many career paths, we all start at the bottom. It can be very frustrating for a young designer to have their work completely overhauled ...
April 12, 2012
There are a lot of websites out there that offer inspiration in the form of a clash of images for creatively blocked artists. Very few of them, however, give you an up close and personal look at the artist who created each piece of art. Muse is a website that takes things a step ...
April 8, 2012
Depthcore collects art from around the globe in categories such as illustration, photography, animation and audio, with its biggest concentration on modern digital art. Their main goal is to help all artists push the boundaries of what the world knows about fine digital art. The unique feature about this site is what they call their ...
April 5, 2012
Over the centuries the emphasis on art has changed dramatically. Throughout the Renaissance art was mostly a visual medium used to depict visual planes both real and imagined. (I know I’m vastly simplifying a complex period of art history, but bear with me there is a point coming.) Post WWII art became on extraordinarily spiritual ...
