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Canva: The First-Time Designer’s Best Friend

By Riley Robert @RileyRober14

October 18, 2021 by OoliganPress

Canva: The First-Time Designer’s Best Friend

Although most agree that Adobe’s Creative Cloud is the pinnacle of professional design software, first-time designers with little software experience are likely to be overwhelmed by its plethora of features—and its cost. While most designers will eventually want to splurge on Adobe’s CC license to professionally share and sell their work, in the meantime there is a free online software called Canva that is the first-time designer’s best friend.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: beginning designer, canva, Design, design experience, design software, designer, free software, graphic design, graphic design software, grouping, layout templates, typography

C.R.A.P.

By Corey Talbott

December 11, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

C.R.A.P.

Beginner designers are like babies: we use our C.R.A.P. and spread it around to see how it looks. But when we grow into the creative professionals that we want to be, we can make so many different types of C.R.A.P.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Alignment, C.R.A.P., Concepts, Contrast, Crap, Design, designer, Proximity, Repetition, rules

Wait, There’s a Difference? Book Designers vs. Illustrators

By Jenny Kimura

September 23, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Wait, There’s a Difference? Book Designers vs. Illustrators

Whereas fine art (such as illustration) looks inward by asking the viewer to see the artist behind the art, graphic design looks outward by asking the viewer to see the art and go do something because of it. While these two concepts overlap in places, the purpose of each is very different.

Filed Under: Design, Manager Monday Tagged With: Art, artist, book covers, book design, book interiors, Design, designer, graphic design, graphic designer, illustration, Illustrator

Book Cover Design Tools for the Self-Published Author

By Meagan Nolan

September 14, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Book Cover Design Tools for the Self-Published Author

As a self-published author, it may be intimidating to start with all of the online outlets claiming they can make your book the next bestseller. After all, you’re a writer, not a designer. To help make the process a little less intimidating, here is a brief list of options that can give your book the beautiful face it deserves.

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