Graphic and Web Designer London UK

This is a sierra box for a music software company that I did some work on. I did the photo montage of the DJ. This design will also be rolled out onto the amaray cases (DVD case), DVD or CD disc labels, a manual cover and advertising.
I loved doing this work. One, it was a [...]

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The image above has been stylised in Photoshop and Illustrator (I went for the American spelling of “stylized” in the heading for Google purposes).
To trace a photo in Adobe Illustrator, go File > Place and select the photo you want to trace. I find it useful to then lock this picture layer in the Layers [...]

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Everybody knows that your marketing message will be enhanced by the creative use of graphic imagery. A competent graphic designer will be able to communicate your message to your market.
But have you ever wondered what is the best way to make the graphic communicate the message?
The above picture provides an answer. And it is [...]

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I recently got my business cards printed and I was amazed at how much of a baffling array of online print companies there are trying to bag your business.
Here and some of my golden rules for business card designing and printing.

Don’t do a business card! Everyone does one! Have you got a bit of extra [...]

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The above picture of a couple has been treated in Photoshop to give it a gritty, grainy, reportage look. This has also been described as the “Dave Hill effect” after a Californian commercial photographer (not the guitarist from Slade) although, of course, this won’t be his exact method.
It immediately looks like a serious photo that [...]

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