The Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) quite often produces posters to advertise their various events or conferences they are supporting, which are then sent out to each of their members. They’re usually of an extremely high quality. The one that I received today is no exception and thought that it needed to be shared. Read more…
Photoshop CS4 has a great new feature called the Pixel Grid. The pixel grid appears when you zoom past 500% and can help with editing at the pixel level. Read more…
The latest Wacom Intuos4 Tablet driver now has a feature that enables you to backup and restore your tablet preferences. Like any sort of backup, this should be used to safeguard your settings in case of computer failure or file corruption. Read more…
Adding guides to your Photoshop document are a great way of making sure everything’s aligned nicely.
Guides can be dragged from the Rulers on the edge of your document, or you can also use the “View > New Guide…” menu option. Read more…
One of the first changes you’ll probably notice when upgrading to Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4), is the use of tabs to display your windows. Previously, your windows “floated” within the CS4 interface. Now, they dock neatly up against the Options panel. Read more…
I was recently asked to submit my thoughts on what I think will be trending in the design community in 2010. It may sound far away, but we’re almost halfway through 2009 already. Read more…
No doubt you’ve come across the odd list or two of “Useful Tools”. Most people have a collection of tools or certain sites that they find invaluable for designing. Well, now it’s my turn to create one. These are some of the tools that I find extremely useful and use on a regular, if not daily, basis. Read more…
Good design, much like anything, starts with understanding the basics. Applying the following design principles will help you avoid design disasters and allow you to communicate your key theme. You’ll find that it’s rare to see only one principle being used at a time as they all work in conjunction with each other. Read more…
Welcome to my new Blog. It’s finally up and running. Now I just need to find time to write some content for it!
Who the hell am I, you might say!? My name’s Anthony Hortin and Maddison Designs is my Web + Graphic Design business. If you’re interested, you can find out more info about me.
As well as the “standard” Design type posts that you’d expect from a design company, I’ll also look at providing some tips & tutorials, marketing info, interesting & useful resourses and anything else that I think may be of interest. Read more…
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