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[15 Sep 2009 | 9 Comments | ]

Here it is, a simple and straight-forward set of answers about Google search engine optimization and Page Rank. In this article I will explain methods for qualifying for a better Google Page Rank and Search Engine Position.

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[11 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Interview With Digital Artist Ferdi Rizkiyanto aka Pepey

Today’s interview is with Indonesia based Graphic Designer Ferdi Rizkiyanto, also known as Pepey. You probably remember him for one of his more popular photo-manipulations, a PSA demonstrating the threat of Global Warming. Ferdi’s graphic design work is amazing and has exceptional attention to detail.

Articles, Search Engine Optimization, Tutorials, Twitter, Web-Design-tutorials »

[10 Sep 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
How Designers SHOULD Use Twitter to Succeed

As we all know twitter is the current craze of the internet, we can’t escape, we can’t deny it, and we can’t help but use it! Unfortunately this also holds true for people who want to flood the web with spam, scams, and useless marketing ploys. However if you are a Graphic Designer, Digital Artist or Web Designer/Developer, twitter can be one of your greatest assets if you really know how to use it!

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[10 Sep 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Photo-manipulation Steampunk Rocket-Girl

Steampunk is something I’ve been seeing for quite sometime, and only recently decided to try. Recently fantasystock over at DeviantArt posted a few images of a Black Aces VF 41 Fighter Jet while I was going through stock photos and remembered that I wanted to do a stock image using Marcus J Ranum’s Sky Captain image. I had a distinct mental image of woman meets machine with interesting results.

Inspiration and Technique
I would definitely have to say that partly this image was inspired by an older movie called “The Rocketeer” and …

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[4 Sep 2009 | 9 Comments | ]
Interview With Digital Artist Alena Lazareva

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing an amazing Digital Artist who specializes in Digital Painting. She is Russian based artist and designer Alena Lazareva and you may be familiar with her work from DeviantArt, Advanced Photoshop, Photoshop Createive, or ImageFX. Her images are nothing short of mystical and it was a real treat to get to talk to her about her work!

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[24 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
5 Secrets of On Page SEO

Good on page SEO strategies come in all shapes and sizes, but these are proven. These 5 secrets tell you what you need to know to make an impact on the Search Engines.

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[16 Aug 2009 | 9 Comments | ]
20 Top Tier  Photo-Manipulations

The online community is full of amazing, talented digital artist, and today I’m happy to showcase some fantastic photo-manipulation work I’ve seen on DeviantArt.

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[16 Aug 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
4 Things You Need to Know About SEO

Search Engine Optimization is a huge cornerstone in web design and web development today, and with good reason. Search engines have become a big part of our lives. People utilize these for everything to research, event planning, shopping, or even finding perspective employees for their businesses.

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[10 Aug 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Interview with Karen McDade

Today I interview a truly talented Graphic Designer and Digital Artist you may be familiar with, she has been featured in Advanced Photoshop Magazine, and Photoshop Creative Magazine just to name a few. I am personally a huge fan of her work and have had the pleasure of talking with her about it, her name is Karen McDade and her work is nothing short of spectacular!

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[3 Aug 2009 | 12 Comments | ]
Interview With Cierse Ruwal

Today’s interview is with Christopher Ang a.k.a Cierseruwal, a talented Digital Artist you may know from the Deviant Art Community. I first came across Christopher’s gallery on the Photoshop Creative website, and knew that I had to have him talk about his work.

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[1 Aug 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Featured Artist EJ Santiago

Today I wanted to showcase the work of another Graphic Designer I’ve come to admire. 20 year old Chicago Graphic Designer EJ Santiago. Santiago’s portfolio on the Advanced Photoshop website is very popular, and with good reason. You can see his amazing work with beauty based Photo-manipulations here, but be sure to visit his profiles on Advanced Photoshop and Deviantart and let him know what you think of his work.

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[31 Jul 2009 | One Comment | ]
Design Guide to NON-Destructive Editing

Some people have the mistaken impression that Non Destructive editing is simply using layer stacks properly, but its so much more than that! Photoshop has come a long way in how it allows you to presever the natural integrity of your images.

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[23 Jul 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Retouching Like A PRO 101

In this photoshop tutorial we’re going to be looking at retouching a photo using mostly adjustment layers. Were going to make the model really pop and give her skin a nice healthy glow and some dynamic lighting. We will also address masking.

Articles, Graphics-Portfolio, Logo-Design, Portfolio »

[9 Jul 2009 | One Comment | ]
Roberto Blake | Logo Design- Okee

I was approached by another Graphic Designer “Okee”, to develop a logo for him. Okee specializes in original designs for products, mostly t-shirts and occasionally commission digital artwork and has several products featured in online stores.

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[24 Jun 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Typography Is Your Best Friend

Many designers, have and will continue to underestimate the amazing power and range of typography.
There are several reasons for this, but the reality is that typography is essential to a design skill set.
When stacked against photo-manipulation, digital painting, vexel artwork, and animation, the prospect of working with type, doesn’t sound all that exciting to most people.
Truthful, its because they don’t know any better.