Good Luck

I dunno if anyone is going to be using this blog, this term, but Good Luck to all the students and staff this year.

Hope it all goes well. :)

Guide to Logo Design

A nice step by step guide to designing logos, with lots of tips and advice - http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/a-guide-to-creating-professional-quality-logo-designs

Resolution, dpi, and all that stuff

A good, no-nonsense explanation of resolution and dpi can be found on Webdesigner Depot. Check it out (useful for the first written assignment for Image Editing 1). Hint..hint...

Drastically improve your design

A great blog post with 6 simple tips to help you improve your designs.

1. Concept
2. Communicate
3. Choose fonts wisely
4. Colour on purpose
5. Contrast
6. Create negative space

Target markets - descriptions

Nothing is targeted at everyone. Remember this, it is important. Some products or services are too expensive for some people. Some products and services are liked by some people, hated by others.

You need to take this into account when designing a product or advertising or other promotional materials. You need to have a good grasp of different social categories, demographics and target markets BEFORE beginning your design. There is no use trying to retrofit a design to match a target audience. Here is a site that will provide you with a good starting point for understanding different target audiences.

D & DA Awards: Prizewinners 2009

http://awards.dandad.org/2009/categories/artd/art-direction#section1