Brushes For Your Photoshop & Illustrator Designs! - by Lawton Chiles

Grunge Brushes For Your Illustrator and Photoshop Work!

Anodyne Cracked Brushes Anodyne Cracked Brushes from GetBrushes.com- These are brushes that are designed to well, seriously age or grunge up your work, in a special crazy style.

For the creative folks who need to get that dry, old and decayed look in their artwork a long awaited Photoshop brush set.

Check out that page for sure. Then there is Angelina’s Fragile Decay Feather Brushes . It says they cannot contact her, but watch that page b/c the brushes might be available soon.

Then…

Urban Dirty: Free texture stock photography for your artwork, desktop and design “is a regularly updated online photo library featuring 143 gritty, grimy and sometimes slimy images for use in design and artwork creation.”

Again, feel free to use these but check the agreements and licensing before you use it in commercial work. Just read their terms about it.

Lawton Chiles has been involved in the world of media for 7 + years. From the early days of the Internet, he has been seeped in communicating with other people. Through graphic design, advertising and online marketing, podcasting, and blogging, Lawton can achieve success for your business. Visit his blog, Graphic Design For Small Business at Graphic Design For Small Business

Breaking Into a Graphic or Web Design Career - by Jane Muder

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<b>Seek a certificate</b><p>
Many technical schools, community colleges, and even traditional four-year universities offer certifications in Web design or graphic arts. These programs, when combined with previous professional experience, such as a bachelor’s degree and several post-college years in the workforce, can be powerful tools with which to break into graphic design.<p>
The advantages of pursuing a certification over a degree are time- and cost-savings. First, aspiring graphic designers are saved the hassle of having to take college general education requirements all over again. Some college classes, especially basic English, math, and science courses, might seem like they’d be a breeze to re-take, but the hours of work they require can be trying for adults with full-time careers. Just as important, graphic and Web design certifications are less expensive. The fewer credits you take to complete an educational program, the less money you will spend, overall. By focusing just on design skills, certificate programs allow adult students to forgo unrelated academic material.<p>
To find the right program for your career needs, consider the major factors: cost, time until certificate completion, and breadth of skills taught. If you want to break into Web design, you will need to know how to work with text and images - and will likely need to understand how to use photo and graphic editing programs; Web design programs; file transfer protocol (FTP) clients; and probably, some Web scripting languages, as well. Graphic designers might need to know most or all of these skills, as well - and, more likely than not, will also need to understand typography and vector graphic creation.<p>
<b>Sell your design skill sets</b><p>
Once you’ve learned skills directly applicable to graphics fields, you need to sell yourself, and your talents, to prospective employers. You will probably have a collection of projects you completed during your certification program that demonstrate some of your skills. Or, you might have lucked out by getting to take a portfolio preparation class as part of the certification process. In either case, carefully scrutinize your portfolio before you begin applying for jobs. Make sure that each piece you decide to include is a piece of your very best work, and that it showcases your talents to the fullest. If you feel that your design portfolio is lacking pieces that show off certain skills, you can always add onto it after you’ve finished the design program.<p>
Keep practicing. You might not land a graphic or Web design job immediately out of school. In that case, you need to work hard to make sure your skills stay sharp. Keep doing projects in your spare time, and read design how-to books and industry periodicals. Or, consider taking on freelance or contract projects to continue developing your skills and your portfolio.<p>
A great way to begin freelancing is to start as a photo re-toucher. Many people do not know how to fix or edit photos, or do not have the time. They rely on skilled re-touchers to help make their family, wedding, or professional portraits look great. Other ways to break into freelance design include logo and branding development, or Web page building for start-up companies. Start-ups typically have tight budgets, and many new companies cannot spend money on a design professional with years of experience. If your portfolio is good, and you can sell your skills, you can work your way up to a significant freelance client load.<p>
If at first you have difficulty landing interviews, or land them, but can’t land the job, don’t despair. It takes many people - some of whom wind up being quite successful - a while to break into a career they really love. Perhaps your resume or cover letter is not attracting a would-be interviewer’s attention. If you suspect this is the case, seek a professional to critique these items. Or, maybe you’re not a confident interviewer. Grab a friend or relative and practice your presentation. Finally, it might be possible that the positions for which you’ve applied are not good fits: you’re over-qualified, under-qualified, or are competing against too many applicants. Keep trying, and in the meantime, keep your graphic and Web design skills sharp. Soon, you’ll land the position of your dreams.<p>
Computer Career Center, with a main campus in El Paso, TX and an extension campus in Las Cruces, NM, offers a certification for <a href="http://www.computercareercenter.com/programs/webdes.htm">graphic and Web design specialists</a>. For program details, or for <a href="http://www.computercareercenter.com/mainpages/contact.htm">more information</a> about how you can fit this certificate program into your busy professional life, visit the school’s Web site at <a href="http://www.computercareercenter.com/">www.computercareercenter.com</a>.

Article by : Jane Muder

Baxa Corporation Wins National Design Awards From Graphic Design USA Magazine - by Maggie Holben

Two campaigns designed and executed by the Baxa in-house design team have been selected for 2006 American Inhouse Design Awards for creative work on a recent direct mail campaign (‘right equipment’) and a national customer promotion (‘real pharmacy’). Graphic Design USA – a national magazine for design professionals – has sponsored design competitions for four decades. The 2006 winners were chosen from nearly 3,500 submissions, less than 20% of which received awards. Englewood, Colo. (PRWEB) April 14, 2006 — The Baxa Corporation Graphic Design team was awarded two American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA for their creative work on a recent direct mail campaign (‘right equipment’) and a national customer promotion (‘real pharmacy’). Graphic Design USA – a national magazine for design professionals – has sponsored design competitions for four decades. Their Inhouse Design Awards provide recognition by the creative community and corporate and institutional management for outstanding work by in-house designers. The 2006 winners were chosen from nearly 3,500 submissions, less than 20% of which received awards. “We’re delighted to be chosen among the best of the in-house work,” reflected Eric Brettillo, Baxa Creative Director on the awards. “Our success usually is measured in terms of customer response. Earning the recognition of design colleagues is a great endorsement of our efforts.” Eric manages the three-person team responsible for Baxa Corporation’s creative services. The award-winning right equipment direct mail campaign was a humorous reminder that using the right equipment can make a big difference in performance. This three-part mailing showed improper sports equipment in action, for example a fly swatter being used to play tennis instead of a tennis racquet. The idea was to show customers that only with the right (Baxa) equipment can they ensure proper patient care and safety, as well as compliance with regulatory standards. The second winning campaign served two purposes. The Baxa team wanted a creative way to solicit customer testimonials about Baxa products, and participating in the promotion got customers excited about demonstrating a day in the life of their pharmacy using Baxa equipment. The Graphic Design team pulled out all the creative stops, developing a “RealPharmacy Photo Contest” promoted through a fold-out poster with a metallic finish. Participants demonstrated their own unique style in photographing and documenting their pharmacy activities. The successful campaign provided a rich resource of customer feedback and photographs that will be mined for future promotions. Graphic Design USA, published for 40 years, is one of the country’;s leading monthly business-to-business magazines for professional graphic designers and related creative and production professionals. For more information, visit http://www.gdusa.com. About Baxa Corporation Baxa, a customer-focused medical device company, provides innovative, solution-based technologies for fluid handling and delivery. Its systems and devices promote the safe and efficient preparation, handling, packaging, and administration of fluid medications. Key products include Rapid-Fill™ Automated Syringe Fillers, Exacta-Med® Oral Dispensers, MicroFuse® Syringe Infusers, Repeater™ Pharmacy Pumps, and Exacta-Mix™ and MicroMacro™ Multi-Source Compounders; used worldwide in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Privately held, Baxa Corporation has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada and the United Kingdom; sales infrastructure in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; and distribution partners worldwide. Further information is available at http://www.baxa.com. Contacts: Marian Robinson, Vice President, Marketing Baxa Corporation, http://www.baxa.com: 800.567.2292 ext. 2157 or 303.617.2157 Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR Absolutely Public Relations, http://www.absolutelypr.com: 303.984.9801 or 303.669.3558

Baxa Corporation Honored with Two American Inhouse Design Awards in The National 2005 Competition Sponsored by Graphic Design USA - by Maggie Holben

The Graphic Design team at Denver™s Baxa Corporation was awarded two 2005 American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA “ a national magazine for design professionals “ for their humorous and creative work on a three-part direct mail campaign for the company™s Rapid-Fill„¢ Automated Syringe Filler (ASF). The team also won an award for Baxa Corporation™s 30th Anniversary product catalog, which featured extensive reference materials and special direct mail offers. The annual awards recognize the outstanding work of in-house designers. Englewood, CO (PRWEB) May 7, 2005 — The Graphic Design team at Baxa Corporation was awarded two 2005 American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA “ a national magazine for design professionals “ for their humorous and creative work on a three-part direct mail campaign for the company™s Rapid-Fill„¢ Automated Syringe Filler (ASF). The team also won an award for Baxa Corporation™s 30th Anniversary product catalog, which featured extensive reference materials and special direct mail offers. The annual awards recognize the outstanding work of in-house designers. The direct mail campaign, entitled Missing Essentials, featured three separate postcards, each with something missing “ a coffee machine with no coffee pot; an empty toilet paper roll and a pharmacy laminar airflow hood without the Rapid-Fill ASF. The final mailer included magnets of the previous missing essentials, so that they could be added back to complete the pharmacy, the message indicating that no pharmacy can be without these critical items. The direct mail pieces were mailed to more than 9,000 pharmacists in hospitals across the United States. The team has such creative energy and intuitive understanding of what Baxa is and what we stand for as a company, notes Greg Baldwin, Company Chairman and CEO. I did not need an award to know this, but it™s a good time to recognize them for conveying to the world our special strengths and customer commitment. Graphic Design USA, published for 40 years, is one of the country’s leading monthly business-to-business magazines for professional graphic designers and related creative and production professionals. The magazine has been sponsoring design competitions for three decades. This year, nearly 3,000 entries were received for the competition and only the top 15 percent received awards. Further information is available at http://www.gdusa.com. In presenting the awards, Graphic Design USA Editor Gordon D. Kaye said, “The competition aims to assure the outstanding work of inhouse designers in the face of special challenges is recognized by colleagues, the creative community, and, importantly, corporate and institutional managements.” Baxa Corporation™s Rapid-Fill ASF, launched in spring 2003, automates the process of sterile syringe filling, capping and labeling in a pharmacy hood. The Rapid-Fill ASF meets a market need for filling 360 million small-volume parenteral doses prepared and administered each year in the US. About Baxa Corporation Celebrating 30 years of business in 2005, Baxa Corporation is a Denver-based manufacturer of medical devices and systems for preparing, handling, packaging, and administering liquid medications. The company manufactures and markets a wide range of healthcare products for use in hospitals, critical care units and alternate-site pharmacies. Privately held, Baxa Corporation has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada, the United Kingdom; Denmark, and Germany; and distribution partners worldwide. Further information is available at http://www.baxa.com. Contacts: Marian Robinson, Vice President, Marketing, Baxa Corporation: 800.567.2292 ext. 2157 or 303.617.2157 Email: e-mail protected from spam bots Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations: 303.984.9801 or 303.669.3558 Email: e-mail protected from spam bots

Austin based eDelegate Local Service Quotes Launches New 'Graphic and Print Design' Category for Local Bids and Quotes - by Joseph Lancaster

Local service quote system, eDelegate.com, announced today the launch of their Graphic and Print Design service procurement category. Austin has a large number of talented graphic design firms along with hundreds of freelance and independent digital and graphic artists. eDelegate now makes it easy to find the best graphic design artist for specific projects through its online designer and artist profiles, rate and review system and their searchable online portfolio solutions. (PRWEB) November 24, 2005 — Local service quote system, eDelegate.com, announced today the launch of their Graphic and Print Design service procurement category. Austin has a large number of talented graphic design firms along with hundreds of freelance and independent digital and graphic artists. eDelegate now makes it easy to find the best graphic design artist for specific projects through its online designer and artist profiles, rate and review system and their searchable online portfolio solutions. Graphic design and printing services is the latest in a series of newly added eDelegate services. Now you can find, free of charge, the top designers, artists, web designers, internet programmers, database developers and many more for most any business based artistic project. Simply post a free no-obligation Request for Proposal, enter the specifics, budget, timeline, and other details and watch the eDelegate system go into action. Once the RFP is posted, all service firms related to your project will receive the details and post their bid and information. You then decide who to use based on your terms and the information from eDelegate about the service firm or professional. About eDelegate: eDelegate.com has come to make the search easier for most any home or business service. After providing concierge services for over 5 years, eDelegate.com is proud to offer the most comprehensive, free search for home and business services on the Internet. Anyone can use the free service company search to find the lowest prices and top performing providers on a large selection of services. eDelegate.com also provides a free Request for Proposal (RFP) solution allowing anyone to post a project in any given service category where any service company or professional can reply with their proposal stating price, availability, and links back to their online profile listing reviews, ratings, available service areas and more. We are attempting to change the buying experience for service procurement focused locally yet with powerful online services giving the buyer every option to better communicate their needs while offering the service vendors the tools and solutions they need to be more competitive. Representatives of eDelegate.com have said that it is exactly for these types of experiences that they keep the search on their site for free. By increasing their database of regional and local service companies each day, eDelegate.com hopes to continue providing their users with the best experience possible. For more information about eDelegate.com, visit the site. About eDelegate.com eDelegate.com is an independent online service solution site that is based entirely on members’; feedback. They are dedicated to helping consumers find the lowest price on their home or business service needs - safe, secure and free. http://www.edelegate.com/ http://www.edelegate.com/online/ ###

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