50 Ways to Become a Better Designer

Here are 50 Ways to Become a Better Designer at computerarts.co.uk. These tips and techniques explain aspects and practices of good design and how one can become a better designer and Photoshop user. They explain key points that a designer should be aware of while creating his design, such as colors, fonts, shading, gradients and channels. The tools used to create designs and some of its options are also discussed in detail. A few tips and tricks of good designers are also given, which discuss shortcuts and quick steps to use in design creation to simplify the work of the designer. This compilation is from 17 leading designers who work in print, video and on the web.


50 Ways to Become a Better Designer:

 - 01 ROUGH COMPS
 - 02 METAPHORS
 - 03 FROM WORDS TOPICTURES
 - 04 BRAND THINKING
 - 05 KEEP YOURBRAINSTORMS REALLY SHORT
 - 06 USE A SKETCHBOOK
 - 07 GET AWAY FROM YOURCOMPUTER
 - 08 JOIN A FORUM
 - 09 TAKE A SHOWER
 - 10 SPECS!
 - 11 KEEP A LIBRARY
 - 12 WEB STANDARDS
 - 13 KEEP IT CURRENT
 - 14 KEEP IT SIMPLE
 - 15 RECORD YOURACTIONS
 - 16 SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!
 - 17 STORE YOUR ASSETS
 - 18 COLLABORATE
 - 19 GET IT RIGHT FIRSTTIME
 - 20 PRACTICE ALWAYSMAKES PERFECT
 - 21 ALPHA CHANNELS INPHOTOSHOP
 - 22 BUY MORE RAM
 - 23 GRADIENTS INPHOTOSHOP
 - 24 MORE LAYERS
 - 25 AIRBRUSH INILLUSTRATOR
 - 26 EVIL FLASH
 - 27 NAME CONVENTIONS
 - 28 GROUP LAYERS
 - 29 FORBIDDEN FRUIT
 - 30 THINK ON PAPER
 - 31 WALK AWAY
 - 32 ACROBATICS
 - 33 KERN!
 - 34 BACK TO THE BRIEF
 - 35 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
 - 36 PRINT FINISHES
 - 37 ADDING TEXTURE
 - 38 BE PREPARED
 - 39 A LITTLE SHADING
 - 40 BULGING EYES
 - 41 READ AND RE-READ!
 - 42 BE SPECIFIC
 - 43 DON’TRELY ON THE SPELLCHECKER!
 - 44 STICK TO THEBRIEF!
 - 45 WORK WITH CLIENTS
 - 46 STICK TO WHAT YOUKNOW
 - 47 DON’T ASSUMEANYTHING
 - 48 JUSTIFY YOURACTIONS
 - 49 DESIGN HISTORY
 - 50 MANAGEEXPECTATIONS

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