Ten Of The Coolest Designed Olympics Posters

The Olympics is a event unlike any other event in which multi-nations are represented and each visual is culturally unique. As a graphic designer, I’m always looking forward to seeing the posters and other marketing material that are designed to reflect the hosting city and still capture the essence of the world. Here is a link I found on Lunatica Desnuda that shows ten of the most celebrated Summer Olympics posters of the modern era. The posters represent countries in Europe, Asia and the America and they date back from 1912 to 1992.

Click here to view more Olympic Posters!

August 1st, 2012|Branding and Identity, Graphic Design, Moonstruck Marketing|
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The Olympic Games Logos from 1924-2012

Let the games begin! The 2012 Summer Olympic Games were officially kicked off in London, England on July 27th with over 200 participating nations to millions of viewers worldwide. The Olympic Games is by far one of the most recognizable international sporting event, which features summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The very first Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The International Olympic Committee, which was founded in 1894, has since become the governing body of the Olympic Movement. Throughout the ages we have seen the Olympic logo develop and change. The logo was influenced by events and changes

July 30th, 2012|Moonstruck Marketing|
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Poster and Flyer Design Inspiration

Need inspiration for your next graphic design project? Here are some cool designs that I found featuring some great design layouts. Some of these flyers have cool textures, fonts, and some even appear to be three dementional. These designs are great for inspiration, I hope you enjoy them and use them well.

Here are 40 of the best design inspirations featured in I can Be Creative

Click the link below to see!

http://www.icanbecreative.com/fabulous-flyer-and-poster-designs-from-deviantart.html

 

June 26th, 2012|Branding and Identity|
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Special Techniques and Finishing Touches for Business Cards

We all know that a true masterpiece is only complete once the finishing touches have been added. So when you are designing your business cards and you are ready to have them printed ask yourself: Have you added on the finishes touches you desire? Creatively designed business cards can stand on their own but did you know that there are a variety of special techniques and finishing touches you can add to your card to really wow your audience.

Here are a couple of special technques you can add to your next graphic design project:

SPOT UV COATING

This special finish is achieved by applying a clear varnish to an area of the card that you want to draw the

June 19th, 2012|Graphic Design|
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How a Professional Profile Photo Can Help Your Business

Can you believe that just a few years ago, HR managers had no clue what prospective employees looked like until they walked into the interview? However, nowadays it is so easy to find out what someone looks like by searching their name and looking at their profiles on social network sites. In fact, statistics show that HR managers search out your LinkedIn account and let’s face it those who have a more professional headshot are more likely to get the job. The bottom-line is, if you don’t have a professional photo of yourself, than now is the time to get one.

Having a professional photo shoot doesn’t have to always mean having straight-faced, suit-and-tie, black and white picture

June 5th, 2012|Branding and Identity|
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Time Saving Business Tips: How you can work faster

Have you ever caught yourself wishing there were more hours in the day so you could accomplish more? Well unfortunately for us, that’s never going to happen but there is something you can do to stretch the day to it’s fullest potential. Rather than make the work day longer just become faster at what you do. Now depending on what industry of business you are in you may find some things easier to do faster than others. But if you, like us graphic and web designers rely on being proficient on your computer to communicate, email, create presentations, than learning the shortcut commands on your keyboard will save you hours in the long-run! One of the things

May 31st, 2012|Uncategorized|
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The History of Graphic Design

Have you ever wondered about the origin of the industry you work in? Or how the trade was developed and during what century? Well the other day while doing some research on graphic trends I found a website that was all about the history of graphic design.  I was amazed to learn some extremely interesting facts about what I love to do. For instance, there’s a whole section on how handwriting evolved and developed into print.

I found that this information can help you expand your skills and open your eyes to some great ideas that have been repeated through time. So if you are a web developer, learning the history of the computer sciences and the start

May 2nd, 2012|Uncategorized|
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"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land among the stars."

-Les Brown