Author Archives: Gary Simon

Adobe announces Adobe Creative Cloud

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Gary Simon

Adobe just announced Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud.  What exactly is Creative Cloud? “Adobe® Creative Cloud™ is the digital hub that lets you download and install every Adobe Creative Suite® 6 application; access online services for file sharing, … Continue reading →

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Orba Social Icon Set – 100% Commercial Free Social Icons

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Gary Simon

Download the social icons here. This is my first icon set, which is honestly long over due. There are 13 social icons here for Youtube, Aim, Twitter, Dribbble, Facebook, Flickr, G+, LinkedIN, Reddit, Skype, Pinterest and Behance. Each icon is … Continue reading →

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The Latest Photoshop CS6 Tutorials – Updated Frequently

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Gary Simon

Adobe Photoshop CS6 is about to release shortly and sure enough, there will be plenty of tutorials available. There are already tutorials available as they recently released a Photoshop CS6 Beta. I’ve created a couple tutorials myself even, which I’ll … Continue reading →

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25 of the Most Unique Dribbble Invite Thank You’s

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Gary Simon

I was recently drafted into the social design community Dribbble, and found it common practice to make your first shot (your first posted graphic) a thank you to the person who drafted you. I made mine which is shown in … Continue reading →

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Download my Free Basketball Icons

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Gary Simon

I just got an invite into Dribbble, a very popular site in which designers can post progress and finished work alike. Others can review it, like it, make it popular etc.. It’s also a great site to both find design … Continue reading →

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A List of Logo Design Inspiration Sites

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Gary Simon

One of the things that helps me as a logo designer understand what type of logo a client is after are reference logos. I ask all of my clients in my online form if they would like to specify logos … Continue reading →

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Photoshop CS6: Layer Styles & Masks on Groups

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Gary Simon

The Photoshop CS6 Beta has been released for about a month now and one of the great new features is the ability to apply layer effects to groups. Grouping layers is great for organization, but now you’re able to use … Continue reading →

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What is Responsive Web Design: The Answer!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Gary Simon

If you haven’t heard of Responsive Web Design yet, don’t worry, you will.  And if you’re a web developer, you better understand not only what it is, but how to effectively implement it in your future sites. Not only for … Continue reading →

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Vintage Logo Design in Photoshop CS6 Tutorial

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Gary Simon

Sometimes when you only have access to Photoshop and not a truly vector application like Illustrator, it’s your only option to design a logo. So in this tutorial, I will show you how to use the new Adobe Photoshop CS6 … Continue reading →

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How much does good logo design cost?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Gary Simon

Every business needs a logo, preferably a good logo. But obviously not every business has a massive corporate budget to invest on the best logo designers. So how much does a really good logo design cost? Well, the answer can … Continue reading →

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