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2D/3D CAD and Graphic Arts

Andy Johnson — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:17:19 +0000

Are you frustrated with your CAD or graphic arts program? Do you sometimes feel that it is designing your shapes for you? Is it taking you too long to get the exact shape you want? Do you want to make the leap to 3D modeling? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then you need Pilot3D. Pilot3D gives you a very simple way to precisely define the exact curve that you want.

What makes Pilot3D different? It specializes in detailed curve and surface design and gives you many tools for fast, complete, and precise shape control. Pilot3D even gives you coarse and fine-tune shaping commands with the ability to overlay our unique curvature curve that tells you how smooth the curve is.

You see, in most 2D or 3D design programs, curves and polylines (a series of points connected by straight lines) are separate entities. This is done as a convenience for the programmer, not the user. There are many times when the designer needs to combine both of these shapes together or to convert one shape to another. When the designer is creating a 2D or wireframe shape there is often a need to insert and delete points and to change part of a curve back and forth between a curve shape and a polyline shape. Designers do not want to be forced to deal with multiply-connected polyline and curve entities.

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The Best Photograph

Andy Johnson — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:50:24 +0000

Graphic design and graphic art is another term to describe what can be accomplished with significant time, skill, and patience. This artistic image above is a perfect example of thinking outside of the box. To be creative enough to think about taking the Microsoft Windows logo and crushing it into the Google Chrome logo, was brilliant. A great graphic designer is able to use a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation. Being an artist requires constant imagination, visualization, and creativity. Wikipedia defines art as: The process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions.

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Introduction to Graphic Design

Bill Walker — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:40:33 +0000

Graphic design is the use of words and images to pass on information or to create a certain visual effect. It is used both to refer to the effect that is created and the actual act of creating it. There is much overlapping between what is called advertising art, graphic design, or even fine art. Many of the elements of all three of those things are similar, but graphic design involves just about everything that can done with words and pictures to convey information.

Graphic design has administrative applications. It could be anything from the design of a road sign to the layout of a technical manual. The idea that necessary information can be passed on more readily through the use of clever pictures and carefully prepared word order is all part of graphic design. Advertising is one of the areas that is commonly associated with graphic design. It can be used in the layout of individual ads or it can be used to create a special identity for a company through logos or a process known as branding.

Graphic design is also used in education. It has been found that proper presentation of visual materials is a very valuable aid to the learning process. Text design and the use of graphs, charts, and other visual enhancements are all used to accomplish this. Entertainment is another area that makes extensive use of graphic design. The opening and closing credits of motion pictures is one example of the use of graphic design in entertainment.

Web design is the current “hot” field in graphic design. With the explosion of the World Wide Web, the field of web design has been one of the most rapidly growing segments of graphic design. The computer has also expanded the tools used in graphic design. Computer graphics have given designers the chance to quickly do things that in the past took a long time and a lot of labor. It gives the designers a chance to almost instantly try various techniques to evaluate them. A click of the mouse button erases everything and allows them to start over. This was not possible in the past and saves a lot of ink.

Graphic design may not be the same as fine art which serves the purpose of creating beauty for the sake of beauty itself, but it is the art of our times. The talent that graphic designers bring to their work educates and informs. It helps power our marketplaces and entertains us. The future of graphic design is exciting to consider as each day seems to bring some break through in creativity and technology.

Graphic Design Companies

Chris Stout — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:30:21 +0000

Graphic design companies specialize in producing images, layouts, and other designs to promote a product or present a work of art. As the world becomes more competitive, the need for communication grows. Graphic design is useful in communicating a message. Graphic design deals with the arrangement of images and text to communicate a message, or facilitate understanding. Since it is not possible for every company to have a team of graphic designers, the work is outsourced to specialized companies.

There are many advantages of outsourcing such tasks. It simplifies the task and minimizes the time and money spent on it. It not only reduces manpower but also makes it easy for an organization to invest resources in other projects. The experience of the graphic design companies is also beneficial to the client company. As these graphic designers
work with clients in various fields, they know the trends in the market. Considering their past experience and learning, they do the work better than the clients. These companies perform tasks in web development, branding, advertising, other promotional tasks, and management of portfolio and printing.

Graphic Designers

Ann Stewart — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:16:53 +0000

Graphic designers lend color and life to any picture. Graphic designers decide on the most effective way of getting a message across in print, electronic and film media with the help of color, type, photography, animation, illustration and various print and layout techniques. They produce packaging and marketing brochures for products and services, and design logos for products and businesses. They are also into designing material for Internet web pages, interactive media, and multimedia projects.

Graphic designers develop designs according to the needs of the client by gathering relevant information from clients, doing their own research, and reading client briefs provided to them. They then prepare sketches or layouts by hand or with the help of a computer. The color, sound, animation and other visual aspects of the graphic design are selected and incorporated into the graphic design. The completed or final design is presented to the client or creative director for approval. Graphic designers use different types of graphics and layout computer software to assist in their work. This software allows ease and flexibility in exploring design alternatives, thus reducing design costs and saving on time. So the need of an up-to-date computer and communications equipment is important for any graphic designer.

Stock Animation

Sharon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:20:32 +0000

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