{"id":430,"date":"2008-09-10T23:56:59","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T04:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.affiliateprogramadvice.com\/?p=430"},"modified":"2009-12-01T12:40:28","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T17:40:28","slug":"my-views-on-graphic-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.affiliateprogramadvice.com\/index.php\/2008\/09\/10\/my-views-on-graphic-design\/","title":{"rendered":"My Views On Graphic Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"EN-US;\">Why is Graphic Design so popular in today\u2019s society? This is because it is everywhere you look, from advertisements on small things like cereal boxes, banners, to global corporate organizations and the internet.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They all have one thing in common, and that is to stand out and be better than their competitors, so they are looking for ways to be more enticing to the consumer which will give them that extra edge. <span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"EN-US;\">I first learnt about graphic design at college where I was introduced to the likes of Macromedia Flash, which is now known as Adobe Flash and Adobe Photoshop.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>At first I didn\u2019t have a very good understanding of how these programs worked. <span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>So I decided to look up tutorials on the Internet and researched books associated with graphic design.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>What I also found to be effective was experimenting with the different tools within both of these programs, which helped to enhance my knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"EN-US;\">I also tried using a few Image editing softwares before I knew that Adobe Photoshop was the one for me!<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is such a unique software package, what more can I say, it is so addictive and is crying out to be used.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is mainly due to all the different effects that can be finely tuned giving you whatever your heart desires.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>There are a couple of Filter effects that I really like, which are Lighting and Liquify. <span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>Lighting can add depth and gives you the ability to position where you would like either one or multiple lights, highlighting with various effects including spotlight, floodlight or omni.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span> <em style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrade.se\/?bill_ted_s_bogus_journey\">buy Bill &#038; Ted&#8217;s Bogus Journey<\/a><\/em> Liquify is another one of my favourites because you can push and pull the image as you see fit, and I feel it gives me more control as I can choose to manipulate certain areas if I so wish, whilst it will leave the rest of the image untouched. <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/time-travel.com\/?the_incredible_melting_man\">The Incredible Melting Man divx<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"EN-US;\">But what I truly love about this graphic design package is that I can create something out of nothing and that really does appeal to me.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It helps me to express my feelings and gives me a creative outlet in either animation or images.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"display:none\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/londongirlgeekdinners.co.uk\/?wuthering_heights\">Wuthering Heights rip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marathontraining.us\/?career_opportunities\">buy Career Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"EN-US;\"><span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nOn the other hand, I do enjoy using Flash and I believe this is mainly known as an animation package, but there is a lot more to it than meets the eye.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The great thing about this program is the more you use it the more amazing it becomes, as it is such a powerful tool it can create fantastic animations, banners, web pages, buttons and even games.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span> <em style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onpac.com\/?crime_fiction\">Crime Fiction divx<\/a><\/em> Flash uses a scripting language called ActionScript, and this has become even more advanced over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"AR-SA;\">What I would really like to do in the future is to invest in an Apple Mac computer, as a big majority feel that this is better suited to graphics than Windows.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"AR-SA;\">In conclusion, I believe that in the future software can only get better, as technology advances at an ever increasing rate more powerful and exciting programs will be produced which will exceed all expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <u style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podjockey.com\/?ring_of_fear\">Ring of Fear trailer<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is Graphic Design so popular in today\u2019s society? 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