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Buy Hosting & Domains
There are many options when it comes to hosting. These are companies that past students have gone with since they have competitive pricing and awesome customer service. You may choose whomever you wish. I recommend calling the customer service department of the company you are choosing to verify that they are a good fit for you…
Read MoreFavicon
How do you create that little icon that shows up in the browsers and other devices? You create a “Favicon” .ico file. It is a very tiny (usually square) file that is as small as 16×16 pixels. You can first create your square icon in Photoshop as a jpg and then generate the ico file…
Read MoreGuilloche Tutorial Link
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a security seal using Guilloche, the artistic technique that is typically used in banknote design and other documents to prevent them from being forged. Go here for the tutorial: http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-security-seal-in-illustrator-using-guilloche-patterns–vector-4828
Read MoreThemes – Website Designs
Finding a theme for your WordPress site is like picking a frame for your artwork. You don’t want it to be over the top. It should enhance and compliment your artwork and establish your brand. Start by looking for free themes in the WordPress.org library. You want to find themes that are “responsive” in order…
Read MoreJon Schindehette’s 10 Ways to Kill Your Career
Jon Schindehette’s 10 Ways to Kill Your Career + AMA Notes. 2/25/2014 (notes taken by Angela Schmer) Be a tool. Artistic skill and merit are important, however, being a personable individual is as well. Art directors and leaders within the industry, like as in any other profession, desire to work with pleasant people. Your…
Read MoreFonts
There are lots of places to get fonts. If you are using them commercially you need to check with the font designer to make sure your copy is licensed for commercial use. Here are some places many of my students begin their font journey. There are also many paid professional ones that are much more refined…
Read MoreEvernote
Ultimate information organizer. Remember Everything Evernote apps and products make modern life manageable, by letting you easily collect and find everything that matters. Sign up https://evernote.com/
Read MorePantone Color System
“Pantone LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, is the world-renowned authority on color and provider of color systems and leading technology for the selection and accurate communication of color across a variety of industries. The PANTONE® name is known worldwide as the standard language for color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer…
Read MoreGetting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life
In Getting Results the Agile Way, author J.D. Meier introduces Agile Results®-a simple system for meaningful results! It’s a systematic way to achieve both short- and long-term results in all aspects of your life-from work to fun. It offers just enough planning to get you going, but makes it easy to change your course as…
Read MoreRefuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams
Don’t know what to do with your life? Drawn to so many things that you can’t choose just one? New York Times best-selling author Barbara Sher has the answer–do EVERYTHING! With her popular career counseling sessions, motivational speeches, workshops, and television specials, Barbara Sher has become famous for her extraordinary ability to help people define…
Read MoreEat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
The legendary Eat That Frog! (more than 450,000 copies sold and translated into 23 languages) provides the 21 most effective methods for conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, and includes brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating our time. http://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/1576754227
Read MoreSteal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples…
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