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    How Does Color and Shape Affect Your Design?

    Posted by Amy Brown on Wed, Dec 3, 2014
    Choosing the right colors and shapes is an essential part to reaching the right audience with the right emotions as a graphic designer. People often ...
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    Topics: Logo Design, Graphic Design, Color, Shape

    Specs Howard's Top 20 Humorous Graphic Design Memes

    Posted by Amy Brown on Wed, Nov 19, 2014
    Specs Howard's Top 20 Humorous Graphic Design Memes Here are some of our favorite graphic design memes we found on the interwebs. Who says design ...
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    Topics: GFX, Graphic Design

    5 Reasons You Should Come To Our Graphic Design Open House

    Posted by Amy Brown on Tue, Nov 18, 2014
    Graphic design is constantly evolving - get the skills you need to become a part of the industry! Get an inside look into the world of graphic design ...
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    Topics: GFX, Open House, Graphic Design

    What is Graphic Design?

    Posted by Amy Brown on Thu, Nov 6, 2014
    What is Graphic Design? Graphic design is the creative process that combines different art forms to generate a specific effect or meaning. Blending ...
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    Topics: GFX, Graphic Design

    5 Ways Nature Can Inspire Art (And How to Utilize It)

    Posted by Bruce Thompson II on Tue, Oct 28, 2014
    Every piece of art requires a muse to inspire it's creation. There are times where the inspiration you may be looking for seems to be unattainable. ...
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    Topics: Graphic Design, Nature, Inspiration

    How to create Halloween graphics with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

    Posted by Amy Brown on Fri, Oct 24, 2014
    Looking to create something cool using Photoshop or Illustrator for Halloween? We have gathered a few great ideas to spice up your party invites or ...
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    Topics: Graphic Design, Halloween, Illustrator, Photoshop

    Constitution Day

    Posted by Abby Cook on Wed, Sep 17, 2014
    On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine brave men who changed the course of history. Now Constitution Day is a time ...
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    Topics: Graphic Design, Constitution Day

    Designing Halloween

    Posted by Nick Melanshek on Thu, Oct 31, 2013
    Jack-o'-Lanterns, candy, and rubber bats, Halloween is this week! We look into Halloween's most familiar symbols, and where they came from. Let's ...
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    Topics: Graphic Design, History, Halloween

    Graphic Design, and Digital Media Event of the Week

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Tue, Sep 24, 2013
    Deadline Detroit is hosting an event Thursday September 26 at the Compuware Headquaters for New Media Professionals. The discusion will revolve ...
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    Topics: Business, Social Media Marketing, digital media industry, Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design workshop, Digital Media, Graphic Design

    7 Design Documentaries That Can Make You a Better Graphic Designer

    Posted by Jerry Howard on Wed, Sep 18, 2013
    Inspiration is gold in the world of a designer. Here is a list of seven documentaries that will help inspire you, as well as introduce you to some of ...
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    Topics: Specs Howard School, digital media industry, Graphic Design

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