I'm back on the job market and considering applying to a few graphic design firms, help me decide how fancy to make my resume. [more inside]
posted by wabbittwax on Sep 22, 2009 - 8 answers

I can competently use Illustrator CS3 and do so daily for my job but want to increase my knowledge base and skills. [more inside]
posted by karmaville on Jul 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Why, in video games, am I moving through an endless variety of environments but killing the same enemies over and over? [more inside]
posted by straight on Jun 9, 2009 - 17 answers

What are some good online graphic design portolio services? Free is great but I don't mind paying for some quality either. I'm a broadcast designer so I have a lot of motion graphics to show. Thanks!
posted by Tim McDonough on Feb 17, 2009 - 2 answers

I need to learn some basic 3-D modeling this weekend. Where do I start? [more inside]
posted by relucent on Feb 13, 2009 - 9 answers

Help me get the most out of my new Wacom tablet. [more inside]
posted by bristolcat on Feb 4, 2009 - 4 answers

My favorite part of Rock Band is creating different characters and choosing crazy outfits, face paint, and tattoos. Are there any games that have very detailed character creation? How about any that focus solely on the character creation? [more inside]
posted by agropyron on Jan 19, 2009 - 27 answers

Profiting from the Feed Icon ? [more inside]
posted by querty on Jan 12, 2009 - 2 answers

What are some good resources for designing a logo for my company? [more inside]
posted by coachjerry on Dec 26, 2008 - 13 answers

Advice on how to be a successful graphic designer. [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Aug 9, 2008 - 15 answers

I'm in a rut. I need information graphic inspiration. [more inside]
posted by punkfloyd on May 5, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I automatically create a series of images of sequential numbers? ( 01.jpg shows the number '1', 02.jpg the number '2', etc) [more inside]
posted by Grensgeval on Apr 30, 2008 - 5 answers

When I build a spot gradient in Indesign or Illustrator I'm not getting exactly what I want. What I want: a very dark blue (say, PMS 2756) to black - with the blue getting darker and darker toward black. What I get on screen and on proof: the blue becoming a lighter gray, then the gray darkening toward black. I assume the solution rests in using a blue > nothing gradient in a layer above a blue > black and messing with overprinting / transparency but I'm unsure how to proceed. Any advice?
posted by luriete on Mar 12, 2008 - 11 answers

Where does one find images for graphic design? [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Feb 25, 2008 - 32 answers

I'm looking for a high resolution version of the City of Chicago Seal -- as seen here on the wikipedia page. I need this for a printed flyer I'm designing. Scouring the web hasn't turned up anything larger than 2 or 300 hundred pixels squared.
posted by steinwald on Feb 10, 2008 - 5 answers

DesignFilter. Help me poke and prod my nondesigner's mind to consider new ways to present that hackneyed standby of the elementary school social studies textbook, the timeline. Too much information inside. [more inside]
posted by foxy_hedgehog on May 2, 2007 - 12 answers

What software can I use to make pretty microeconomics-style graphs? [more inside]
posted by grimmelm on Apr 12, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me help my students design video games. [more inside]
posted by davey_darling on Jan 12, 2007 - 13 answers

Where can I find a good vector graphic library for Flash ? [more inside]
posted by vincentm on Oct 24, 2006 - 2 answers

Converting an image to a simple dot-matrix pattern? [more inside]
posted by Sreiny on Oct 15, 2006 - 15 answers

Does anyone know any good freeware that will allow me to open and/or preview CAD (specifically .dwg codec) files? [more inside]
posted by j.p. Hung on Mar 20, 2006 - 6 answers

How do I create a little icon for the tab of a web page? [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb on Mar 19, 2006 - 7 answers

Clients want me to use stock graphics in their logos. May I do so, if I warn them that the resulting logo may not be trademarkable? [more inside]
posted by lemuria on Mar 4, 2006 - 7 answers

I really like squidfingers' background patterns. Anyone know of other sites offering graphics with a similar aesthetic, or that are also awesome?
posted by ITheCosmos on Jun 11, 2005 - 8 answers

Product packaging designers: Can you tell me the name of the process in which plastic labels are heat shrunk to conform to the shape of containers like this... [more inside]
posted by sharksandwich on Apr 10, 2005 - 2 answers