Colors are important but not as crucial as you might think. Your logo should first pass the "black and white test" before final approval. If your logo doesn't look good in black and white, it won't look good no matter what color scheme you choose. It's true that a color version of your logo will substantially outperform a black and white one by 300% or more. However, it's important to consider that the ratio of black and white or one color impressions your logo will mak

Types of Logos & how to choose the most appropriate type for any business.

The first step in the logo design project is the development of the "Creative Brief". This is a set of documents that sets forth the client company positioning and specific objectives for the project. The Creative Brief is prepared using information provided by the client as well as further market research to fill in any gaps regarding the competition and target audience. It is an invaluable tool in assuring that the logo design project stays on track, and is executed before any work i

The four essential stages in the development of an effective logo design.

To create an effective identity for you your designers need to completely understand your company.Tell them about your business, your goals, and the image you want to portray.

Even with research, your designers can't know your business as well as you, and your creative thoughts and ideas are essential in the logo design process. Your input will most likely trigger further creative thinking for your designers. For this reason, it is recommended that you to conduct a brainstorming session. This can be effective individually, as well as with a group of key players.

Client input in the logo design process is critical. Here are some things to think about BEFORE ordering a logo design.

Learn how to create a screen shot capture in Fireworks 4. Beginner/intermediate level.

See sample Adobe graphics and video tutorials from Total Training. You can also request free training cds /dvds by contacting our sales team.

There is always a way to make things in Photoshop, this tutorial will teach you how to make a smooth wavy selection, also it will teach you how to make any selection with rough corners smoother. Normally if you want to make a wave and if you don't know how best to do it, you would try to do it with Elliptical Marquee Tool, which would not bring a desired result.

Complete instructions to model a detailed stone bench, and presets to texture it. Fairly lengthly and detailed tutorial in several parts. Lots more can be found at www.puppydoodle.biz

This tutorial explains how to answer the questions of a creative briefing, to help the designer understand your needs

Use Paint Shop Pro's Push mode to perform facial alterations such as the Pinocchio-like nose stretch commonly performed on Bill Clinton pics.

A basic "how to use" graphics freeware IrfanView 3.75. This tutorial guides you through basic image editing with this excellent program.

Delve into the secret intricacies of Photoshop's most powerful selection tools and learn to create selection's like the pro's. WZ2K

A basic tutorial of Photoshop 6 focusing on the beginning user. This workshop teaches you the general tools. We hope you find it useful

A simple tutorial for beginners using Irfanview. Tutorial covers the following commands: open, resize, crop, rotate, and save.

A brief introduction to the world of image manipulation in PHP using the GD library. In this tutorial I will step you through creating a clock that will display the current time.

Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he continues his exploration of the process of re-creating the on-air identity of a local broadcast affiliate in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. In this lesson, Kurt shows you some tricks to using Basic Text and follows with Path Text. (CreativeCow.com)

Creative Cow's Nick Griffin, a genuine fount of business knowledge and wisdom, explores some of the basics that precede the spots we see on television. This article began its life as a post that he made on the forum, we have done little to it other than format it as an article. (CreativeCow.com)

A comprehensive range of tutorials for Ulead PhotoImpact 5 & 6.

Cool web graphic design ideas and tips with live examples and step-by-step instructions.

With paths, raster programs move towards resolution independence. Learn how to tweak bezier paths in Photoshop; it's not just for pixels anymore. (Production Graphics)

Chrome text is a very common thing on the Internet and a lot of other ad media. What really differs are how many ways to create it. There are several ways in Photoshop 5.5 to accomplish the creation of chrome.

Sometimes you need a little something different. Well that is what this tutorial is all about. This tutorial will help you create a metal ball that can be used for many things.

While working on a few different effects, I came across something I thought would be very useful to those of us into graphics. Now I have seen several attempts at Neon text on line and in books, but this I believe is probably the most accurate of how Neon text should look.

Learn the secrets behind one of the most used graphics mode, mode 13h. Memory organization, setting the video mode, plotting pixels : Learn not only how to do it, but what it is and why it works (Dark Realms - Frederico Jerónimo).

Want interesting art with the click of a mouse? It's possible, and this tutorial tells you how. (eFuse)

A web site background can be one of the simplest and most "economical" ways to make your site stand out. This tutorial explains background graphics with such rare clarity that you will understand it, or your money cheerfully refunded. (eFuse)

How do you take a picture of your screen? This tutorial walks you through the process, from start to finish. (eFuse)

Learn how to create custom shadows to make your pages stand out from the crowd. (Production Graphics)

Back to the basics again! Today we will discuss tables - not the kitchenette kind, but the kind that will help you with placing things on a web page where you want them to go without an argument. Well, not much of an argument anyway...

Aliasing is one of the many webby terms bandied around with great gusto yet often not accompanied by an explanation that actually makes sense.

The lesson of the day may sound culinary or even fiendishly medical but in actual fact we are going to discuss the dissection of images in web pages. Sound tasty? It is.

Animations don't have to be limited to furry critters either. And it's cool to make them real subtle, so they catch your eye, and maybe only repeat a few times instead of looping forever, sending your visitors loopy at the same time.

The websafe color palette has long been the only choice for the conscientious web designer. But now that computers offer thousands and millions of colors, has the need to limit our designs to only 216 colors become passé? (Webmonkey)

Bloated GIFs slowing you down? Have we got the cure for you. BoxTop Software's new SuperGIF 1.0 and Macromedia's Fireworks 3 duke it out for the GIF crunching crown. (Webreference)

Designing for the Web isn't just about Photoshop and clip art. Virginia explains how to use old-school photography techniques to liven up your site. (Webmonkey)

Why don't graphics look the same on Macs and PCs? Adam Powell has the answers. (Webmonkey)

Image is everything! Jim Frew takes you step by step through the fundamentals. (Webmonkey)

Andy shows you how to take those PDA doodles and make them into something web-worthy. (Webmonkey)

Are people getting tired of waiting for that 350-KB picture of Bea Arthur to load on your site? Never fear, Tim's here to help you cut the fat. (Webmonkey)

Backgrounds be gone! Get the edge on good-looking images. (Webmonkey)

PNGs are better and smaller than GIFs, but they still get no play. Jeff considers why that's so. (Webmonkey)

Imagine a Web nirvana of Photoshop-quality graphics that are browser-generated via plain text instructions: Enter scalable vector graphics. (Webmonkey)

Are vector graphics the kind of image files that dreams are made of? Well, they're fast and flexible - all we need is a Web standard. Veen investigates. (Webmonkey)

Which format's best? Jon Wurtzel on the battle of the graphics titans. (Webmonkey)

GIF animation brings flip-book technology to the computer age. Webmonkey explains how to find inner peace and satisfaction by creating your own.

Tackling some of her most frequently asked reader questions, Wendy Peck penetrates the veil of mystery separating vector and raster graphics, and reveals practical techniques for optimizing your Web images. (Production Graphics)

Little things can mean a lot, especially when you're trying to make your site look good. Reusing subtle design graphics on your site can help speed up your design cycle as well as give your site a more unified look. (Production Graphics)