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Last September, I created an image for the International Compost Awareness Week poster contest. I planned to take a stock photo of a person cupping compost in their hands and having an actual tree (in small scale) growing from within the compost. I spent a lot of time looking for stock photos with trees on …

One of the best things you can do when planning a site is to get the client involved. Forcing them to confront, and iterate, their expectations can save you time (and money) down the road. The best way to do that is to listen to them. The following is designed not to be a hard-and-fast …

I recently searched for a Polaroid Image template to use for a project and found a tutorial for creating a collage of Polaroid images from one stock image. This gave me an idea on how to integrate their idea within my design. I quickly lost interest in the tutorial as it was overly complicated and …

Freelance Folder has a great article for Freelancers on how to minimize or even eliminate Scope Creep (work not agreed upon in an original agreement) from their clients. This article by Laura Spencer offers some great insights, be sure to read the comments after the article for more suggestions and dialog! The article lists The …

Here are 2 simple ways you can dramatically reduce filesize of your Illustrator production files: Step one: Before exporting your Illustrator file to another more universal format (such as EPS), or even if you are sharing the .ai file you can remove unused swatches, brushes etc from your document; these unused components add to the …

I wanted to write out a quick tutorial on how to create dynamic pattern text using Illustrator CS3. This will really just cover how to add a pattern to the text, without much fuss or sweat; I did notice that the pattern I chose turned out to not work great in this instance, so be …