Graphic Design, Photography, Graphic Competitions

Google Sandbox

On May 1st, 2011 by Novi | 1 Comment | Posted in Intermezzo

What is Google Sandbox?
Before we proceed to explain the Google Sandbox, it must be noted that not all SEOs agree that the Google sandbox exists. Sandbox is really nothing more than a theory optimizers explain what many SEO experts have witnessed. Regardless of whether or not Google sandbox, we know that the Google sandbox effect exists.
The effect of this filter is that the new site in the SERP Google (SERP – results page of search results) and remain there for a couple of weeks. In the Google sandbox get virtually all the new sites, with very few exceptions. If the competition for your preferred keywords is high, then your website will remain in the “sandbox” for a longer period than if the competition was on hand column below. In this case, keep in mind the application of the filter is not a punishment for any action by the webmaster. This is just the beginning of life for new sites. Read More

Printing Design

On April 30th, 2011 by Novi | No Comments | Posted in Article

Each company’s activities are impossible without a printed product. Booklets and forms, envelopes and flyers telling about the company – all this, one way or another, plays an important role, both in creating the corporate image and positioning of your business. That is why the services are printed product designers now enjoy almost everything, because printing is a well-developed design capable of performing miracles and good cards become a powerful weapon in corporate advertising, corporate identity and determination.

printing design – is a company, and along with corporate identity and logo design is an important element that is the success of the business. Read More

How To Start A Photography Business – Knowing When You’re Really Ready And Knowing Other Differences

On April 30th, 2011 by Novi | 2 Comments | Posted in Article

Here’s a question: How do you know when you’re ready to start a photography business? Answer: When you ‘know’ that you ‘know’ (the doublespeak is for emphasis) the difference between your artistic photography skills and your understanding of business. Knowing the difference makes the difference between success and failure when you start any type of business, for that matter.

Tip #1

Think about it, the art of taking pictures is getting easier and easier – especially with the advancement of technology. Digital technology has made photography so easy that it appears that everybody and their brothers and their sisters are photographers! Such ease makes photography a very popular attraction and very compelling to start a photo biz.

But, what many budding photographers fail to realize and take seriously is that: Business is Business. Whether selling teddy bears, cell phones or photography, the business principles are the same. And they are basic and simple (not easy – simple). Successful photographers aren’t necessarily the most skilled. They understand and practice the basic and simple principles of running a photography business. They also don’t confuse the quality of their photography with the need to plan, market and operate their photography business. Read More

3D Photoshop Object Projects (Photoshop Tutorial Part III)

On April 29th, 2011 by Novi | 4 Comments | Posted in Tutorial

Practice Makes Perfect
After a while, it seems that plain old 2D Photoshop images are lacking when it comes to creativity for some of your graphic design projects. Maybe you have thought about doing more 3D work but didn’t know where to start. The following Photoshop tutorials can help you create some nice objects. All that is needed is some time, a little persistence, and your talent as a graphic designer.

So without further ado, here are some Photoshop 3D objects for you to create and learn from. Enjoy!

3D Billiard Balls
At sometime or another you’ll need to create spheres or round objects in your graphic design work. Here’s a quick little tutorial that can help you to get your feet wet in designing round 3D objects.

You’ll learn how to add simple specular highlights and shiny texture to the billiard balls. The original background for this tutorial was a sickly green, but you can change the background color into something more eye-appealing or neutral. Read More

1st International Motion Festival IMF

On April 29th, 2011 by Novi | No Comments | Posted in Competition

Deadline: August 31, 2011
Contest’s Website: [link]

The 1st International Motion Festival (IMF) will be organized in March 2012 in Nicosia, Cyprus by the Department of Arts of the European University Cyprus, and it will be the first of its kind both in Cyprus and the broader Mediterranean and Middle East region.

It aims to bring together film-makers, video artists, computer animators, graphic designers and their audience and to familiarize the public with what has traditionally remained as the “invisible art”: motion graphics.

Even though motion graphics has been around for decades as a discipline, it is only recently that it has taken leaps forward and been acknowledged as another art form. The 1st IMF aims to open a forum for the presentation of the most contemporary and most creative work in the field of motion graphics and thus to be established as a pioneering event for the future, that will promote innovative and cutting-edge work. Read More