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No, graphic design is not dying. However it is changing at a rapid pace and though the industry is set to grow as it recovers from the pandemic, it is estimated to shrink by 4% by 2029. Graphic designers are concerned about DIY design programs like Canva or WIx and the decline in demand for…
Ask most people what graphic designers do, and their response will likely be “they design logos and business cards and t-shirts” or something involving 2D visuals. Very few will mention a graphic designer’s role in game design even though we interact with their work every time we play games like candy crush and Call of…
Every graphic design program these days seems to have a subscription plan. A few still have one-time payments but finding a free graphic design program is getting harder and harder. You used to be able to buy the full adobe suite of editing programs for a one-time fee, but they scrapped that option and now…
Graphics drawing tablets with tilt response are becoming more popular, but it can be hard to find one that’s best for you in a sea of tablets with varying features and prices. I’ve done the heavy-lifting for you and gone through dozens of tablets to come up with this shortlist to help you find the…
We are constantly staring at screens all day. When you take a break from working on your pc, probably the first thing you do is grab your phone. For this reason, a lot of people suffer from eye strain, causing you sore eyes, dryness, eyebags, tiredness and headaches. This may greatly impact your productivity and…
Photoshop brushes are an essential part of any graphic designer, illustrator or photographer’s toolbox. Photoshop brushes are mostly used for painting, erasing and masking among other functions. Each brush has it’s own effect on the artwork and there are a myriad of settings to customize each brush and create new brushes. However, customising the pre-installed…
Do you need to prepare an image to put in a video or a photograph for print? Or maybe you just want to crop out certain parts of a picture. Changing the aspect ratio is not as straight forward as you’d expect in Photoshop. There are a few methods, that allow you to do so…
Let’s face it, we’re not getting any younger, or less tired. And trying to get rid of baggy dark circles naturally is a hustle, even with a tonne of cucumbers. What we have though, is our trusty friend Photoshop. With photoshop, you can brighten under the eyes and remove dark circles in a few simple…
What is dodging and burning Dodging refers to lightening parts of an image while burning is darkening parts of an image. The term comes from the old method of a photographer dodging and burning parts of a photograph when processing in a darkroom. The photographer would reduce the exposure time to lighten the photograph (dodge)…
Color wash effects make your photos look like they’ve been watered down or painted with watercolors. It’s a great way to add interest to your images. You can even print There are a few ways to achieve the color wash effect, including actually painting with watercolors, but if you don’t have the watercolor skills or…
