Did you take a beautiful photograph, but the backlighting is washing everyone out? Or is the photograph too dark to tell what’s going on in it? Photoshop can rescue good photos from bad lighting. How can Photoshop redeem bad lighting? Here are a few quick fixes. Brightness Go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast to alter the brightness or darkness …
Photoshop Quick Fixes: Blemishes and Imperfections
Design-driven companies have outperformed the S&P Index by 219% over 10 years. Photoshop is the best tool in the design and photography field. Most graphic designers are required to be familiar with or use Photoshop. Although the software has a high learning curve, it yields high rewards. Here are a few hacks to help you master Photoshop. Why? Few photos …
Photoshop Quick Fixes: Filters
Instagram filters are infamous for spurring people’s quest for more likes. But did you know that you can create masks, filters, and flattering image filters with Photoshop? Here are a few quick fixes we’ve picked up over years of client work. Why? Filters can color correct an image that is discolored, overexposed, or similarly problematic. Instead of settling for an …
Photoshop Quick Fixes: Backgrounds
Photoshop is an incredibly powerful tool that can be used for a variety of purposes. No matter what the design goal, you can probably learn to accomplish it with Photoshop. A busy image background can hinder a sleek design. Photoshop offers a variety of tools to smooth or completely remove background distractions from the image. Why? Sometimes an image can …
6 Essential Principles of Design
Content with relevant images gets 94% more views than content without. Design matters, whether you’re building a better website, sending thousands of pieces of mail, or creating an advertisement for social media. How do you catch a viewer’s eye with better images? Our team has decades of experience in bringing the best results for clients. Our eye-catching creative work has …
Color Psychology
Kissmetrics conducted a study to discover how color psychology affects customers’ purchase decisions. It goes to show that A/B testing color selection can improve ROI out of sight. There’s more to graphic design than meets the eye. Design can influence viewers’ purchase decisions. Color psychology plays a large role in influencing viewers’ actions taken after seeing quality images. Keep reading …
Best Graphic Design Tools
67% of small businesses expect that graphic design will become increasingly important to their success throughout the next five years. And 65% of senior marketing executives believe that visuals are a necessary ingredient to brand story. There are several graphic design software applications, ranging from free to expensive, that can help you achieve your goals. Keep reading if you are …
4 Graphic Design Hacks
Graphic design looks simple, but creating killer designs takes skill and intuition. Effective visuals yield higher conversion rates and ROI. The graphic design industry earned $11 billion last year. How do you achieve great corporate art that captures attention and converts? There will be a 35% rise in demand for digital graphic design from 2015-2022. Meet the demand with beautiful, …