The Wonderful Tools of Astute Graphics

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Sep,28

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A bit of background information Astute Graphics is a company from the UK. I’ve come across the name a couple times, through people like Von Glitschka , or through desperate searches on how to create proper vector halftones. I have a personal stance against plugins (“ creativity doesn’t come from drop-own menus ,” credit to Von Glitschka), so I decided to never get them. Then, a few months ago, Astute Graphics launched a new version of their tools, got them rebranded by Von Glitschka (see a pattern?) and made quite a buzz about it. I downloaded the trial, watched the videos, and then…work happened. I became busy. A few weeks later, I opened up the tool panel of one of their plugins by mistake when using Ai

Design in Motion

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Sep,23

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As the demand for motion graphics grows, more and more print designers and illustrators are adding motion to their skill sets. Barton Damer would know—he’s one of them. It’s fairly common for filmmakers, videographers and animators to become motion designers, but Barton Damer has noticed a growing trend toward print designers getting into motion work, too. He knows because he’s part of that trend, having moved into motion graphics over the last five years after more than thirteen years as a print designer and illustrator. “I wasn’t even familiar with the motion graphics industry a few years ago, but it was obvious people didn’t want tri-fold brochures or static websites anymore, they wanted infographic-based videos about their companies or their products,” he says. Damer often draws on his print work for motion graphics inspiration. This shot builds on a concept he did for Computer Arts Projects magazine (pictured below) in which a flat screen appears to have real-world depth

Mistakes That You Should Avoid When Creating a Website

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Sep,21

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When working on website design, there’s no doubt that it’s all about the readers who have a very short attention span. Now if you are working on a new design, then it becomes important avoid some mistakes that will ensure that the website that you are designing is visited by as many readers as possible. [...]

Daily Inspiration: Practice, Practice, Practice.

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Sep,21

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Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility, Patience, Flow, Focus, Productivity, Business Systems, Courage, Eating Well, Obstacles, and Creativity. For more information about Bill Beachy, check out his bio on gomedia.us . Bill is currently accepting opportunities to speak at your event, university, or business. View all episodes of Daily Inspiration here Sponsored by Prooflab The Daily Inspiration video series is brought to you by Prooflab – a client and project management app built and used by Go Media for designers. Hope you enjoy the video! Or download the podcast Daily Inspiration: Practice, Practice, Practice. is a post from: GoMediaZine Go Media is a creative agency based in Cleveland, Ohio

Daily Inspiration: Practice, Practice, Practice.

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Sep,21

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Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility, Patience, Flow, Focus, Productivity, Business Systems, Courage, Eating Well, Obstacles, and Creativity. For more information about Bill Beachy, check out his bio on gomedia.us . Bill is currently accepting opportunities to speak at your event, university, or business. View all episodes of Daily Inspiration here Sponsored by Prooflab The Daily Inspiration video series is brought to you by Prooflab – a client and project management app built and used by Go Media for designers. Hope you enjoy the video! Or download the podcast Daily Inspiration: Practice, Practice, Practice. is a post from: GoMediaZine Go Media is a creative agency based in Cleveland, Ohio

Three SEO mistakes that can hurt your search engine ranking

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Sep,03

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Entrepreneurs understand that Search Engine Optimization for their website won’t give them the traffic and results in a day but an experimental (read as: patient) approach will. While hiring experienced SEO companies to do this is a good idea, there are certain common SEO mistakes that you should watch out for that can hurt search [...]