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Sharing Article: 10 Coolest Keyboard Shortcuts You Never Knew About

Vicki Willingham — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:36:21 +0000

I came across this article tonight which has some great keyboard shortcut tips for Mac users. I don’t usually just share articles but this one is useful : 10 Coolest Keyboard Shortcuts You Never Knew About from Mac|Life

How to make beautiful swirls and flourishes in Illustrator (easy)

Vicki Willingham — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:20:29 +0000

NOTE: This tutorial assumes you are familiar enough with Adobe Illustrator to use some basic functions. This is not a ‘How to use Illustrator’ tutorial. Begin with a square drawn with the rectangle tool and with a black stroke Rotate the square by 45° by selecting it, double clicking the rotate option and entering [...]

Vicki Willingham — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:21:50 +0000

New Site Layout

Vicki Willingham — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:30:36 +0000

I was growing tired of the old site design so have installed a new, cleaner layout from http://www.flexible7.com. I want to test it out for a few weeks and get some opinions. I will probably be tweaking it a bit but the main theme is there. Please do let me know what you think – [...]

10 Handpicked Professional Logo Design Processes

Vicki Willingham — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:43:21 +0000

Like many graphic designers I love to read about other designers processes and to compare between them. I’m so sure that any graphic designers reading this will also be interested, so I have selected 10 logo design processes to highlight in this article. An interesting read for experienced designers and an educational read for [...]

New Print Design Work in Galllery

Vicki Willingham — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:31:54 +0000

Just a note to mention that I’ve finally added a couple of new print designs in the gallery.

Iconic Hand Drawn Movie Posters

Vicki Willingham — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:32:19 +0000

Movie posters make a big impact. They seduce audiences in to spending their money on cinema tickets and can become the ‘image’ of the movie. Then there are those posters that become more than just advertising material, they become iconic and pop culture collectables. These artists didn’t rely on technology, computers or the latest photography [...]

Vintage Poster Discovery in London Tube Tunnel

Vicki Willingham — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:28:05 +0000

I don’t usually post links to other blog articles but I saw a post on urbanghostsmedia.com this morning that really caught my imagination and I wanted to share. While upgrading Notting Hill Gate station this year, vintage 1950′s advertising posters were discovered telling us to ‘Travel Royal Blue’ and ‘Wonder where the yellow went’ with [...]

6 ways for a graphic designer to fill a slow work day

Vicki Willingham — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:28:54 +0000

We all like to be busy, but sometimes there are just those slow days. You know the ones, your work has been submitted for comments and you’re left with a whole day with not a singe piece of design to do. Instead of wasting the day wandering around the house or office wondering what to [...]

Simple Tutorial – Creating a pattern brush in Adobe Illustrator

Vicki Willingham — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:42:08 +0000

In this, my first ever video tutorial, I will show you how to make a simple brush in Adobe Illustrator. This is invaluable and comes in useful in so many more ways than you can imagine. As this is my first video tutorial, I’d like you please to be kind!