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Visual communication and presentation using a variety of mediums, techniques and skills are the elements of graphic design. A graphic designer may use typography, visual arts, page layout and web design elements to produce the final product.

Common uses for graphic design include ad work, product packaging, magazines and web sites. Graphic design split from fine art in 19th Century Europe. Piet Mondrian is credited as the father of graphic design. The advent and explosion of the internet has fostered new design requirements for the web design environment. Many graphic designers working on the internet are also photographers to facilitate web client needs.

Tutorial based blogs and social media are big business on the internet, with billions of websites worldwide needing at least some for graphic design. Blogs on graphic design include trends, tips and techniques as well as listing of hot new graphic design sites. Award listings and resources are also common features of graphic design blogs.

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  • Massimo Vignelli makes books


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    You always learn by looking how great designers work. Massimo Vignelli is famous for his great book designs, he shares how he works in this short video for Mohawk . You can see how he uses a grid under his sketching page and even sketches every photo from the book.
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  • International Call for AIGA (RE)DESIGN Awards 2013, closes June 14


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    Call for entries: Early bird deadline May 31, 2013 One story can make a sustainable difference. Our stories shape our actions. Our actions define our impact. It is why the AIGA (Re)design Awards seek to recognize designers who use their creative influence to shape a better world. The AIGA (Re)design Awards recognize ...
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  • [Pic] What font is this?


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  • ERP system enhancement by kikoz


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    I am working on enhancement of ERP system and need some help with building web interface, Python django, db2, sql (Budget: $15-$25 USD, Jobs: Django, Graphic Design, HTML, Python, Website Design) Go to Source
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  • Video editing for a software: To make something similar to a movie trailer by mfalme


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    HI, I have some images – Like 7, and A small clip. Its for a technology software. I want it edited into something similar to a movie trailer (to advertise the software). The clip is short (about 5 mins) Some effects should be added to make it geekish… (Budget: $30-$250 USD, Jobs: Graphic Design, Video [...]
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  • Curt Lund: Book Surgeon


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    Exhibition Title Graphics, Minneapolis Central Library From his graphic design work to his altered book pieces Curt Lund is pretty adept at handling his scalpel.  He turns some of his hand-cut works into elaborate book dioramas.   Here is a sampling from his work: Poster for MCBA ...
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  • Curt Lund: Book Surgeon


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    Exhibition Title Graphics, Minneapolis Central LibraryFrom his graphic design work to his altered book pieces Curt Lund is pretty adept at handling his scalpel. He turns some of his hand-cut works into elaborate book dioramas. Here is a sa...
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  • Photographing jewelry (finalizing) 2


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    A few days ago I posted about the ‘branding’ of Yvonne’s (my wife) jewelry or jewellery (for the Americanos). I’m not a graphical designer but one of our neighbors is. I was stuck with the header; in fact it was a point of sophisticated discussion (no plates broken, etc.) between me and my client. So our ...
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  • 4creative explores dating dilemmas for mating season


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    How does a lonesome giant tortoise find a new love interest? Well, its complicated, as this new ad by 4creative points out. Launching this evening to promote Channel 4s new Mating Season this June, the quirky ad imagines said Galapagos tortoises quest to find a new life partner, after his former love dies. It follows ...
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  • Graphic Design Used for Business


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    Have you ever thought where graphic design is not used? If you never think about it, then you can start asking it to yourself and what the answer is. You will always find graphic design for business wherever it Read more »
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  • Ultimate Fighting Championship


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    Last night we celebrated my fiancée’s cousin’s ninth birthday. I found out that his latest interest is professional wrestling, so I spent most of the night body slamming him into a beanbag chair. I’m no wrestling connoisseur, but I know a few moves–it was just about the best birthday present I could have ...
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  • Ultimate Fighting Championship


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    Last night we celebrated my fiancée’s cousin’s ninth birthday. I found out that his latest interest is professional wrestling, so I spent most of the night body slamming him into a beanbag chair. I’m no wrestling connoisseur, but I know a few moves–it was just about the best birthday present I could have ...
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  • Graphic Design – Graphic Design Project


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    Payments Offered: EUR$300 Deadline: Sunday, May 26, 2013 Go to Source
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  • Art Design – FeedbacK Set-Up Graphic


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    Payments Offered: USD$200 Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2013 Go to Source
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  • Philographics


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    Philographics is a project that uses graphic design to elucidate philosophical concepts. A series of 95 cards, each one explaining a philosophy ‘ism’, using simple colors and shapes, it’ll also be made into hard back book. The project is currently on Kickstarter where it’s done very well and has just a couple ...
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  • Graphic Design – Insert – product chart and ingredients list


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    Payments Offered: USD$300 Deadline: Thursday, May 23, 2013 Go to Source
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  • Web site with an accessible database by Flypic


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    An experienced web site coder is required to create a new web site with an accessible database. This is the first work of in a series of projects. Selected developer will have a long term work with us… (Budget: $250-$750 USD, Jobs: Graphic Design, HTML, MySQL, PHP, SEO) Go to Source
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  • Code website from FIREWORKS layered PNG file by benseas


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    Hello, Thanks for bidding.. I need a few pages sliced and coded in xhtml / html5 / css. Need the site to have very clean font and text markup. The code should be clean as to where I can go in and know what I am changing… (Budget: $30-$250 USD, Jobs: Graphic Design, HTML, PHP, [...]
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  • Logo Design


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    Logo design Design: Why is it Important? Logo design plays an important role in enhancing your companies in this competitive world. At present, logos stand as a symbolic representation of business’s profile. When browsed, today you can discover an impressive range of making services online. Choosing the best design ...
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  • Scanned PDF turned into fully editable PSD in 30 mins *HIGH PAY* by bilalkhanmeats


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    **PLEASE NO TIMEWASTERS OR PEOPLE WHO DON’T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH*** I need someone to turn a PDF image which is a scan in of a reciept into a fully editable high quality PSD. The PSD must contain editable text layers of all the text from the PDF in the same size and same font… (Budget: £20-£600 [...]
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