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Why You Should Have a Vector Logo (Part 4)

Apr 7, 2011Emilybranding, design, discussion, reference material, vector

What Can a Vector Logo Be Used For?If you are a small business, why would you want to have a vector logo? What can it be used for where a raster based logo would not achieve the same results? Because a logo can change size infinitely if it is in vector format, it is ideal…

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Why You Should Have a Vector Logo (Part 3)

Apr 6, 2011Emilybranding, design, discussion, reference material, vector

Preparing Logos in Vector Graphics Programs and Maximizing CompatibilityA logo is ideally created in its final form in a vector graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw. This ensures that it is being created in software that is primarily intended for the creation and editing of vector based content. My expertise is with…

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Why You Should Have a Vector Logo (Part 2)

Apr 5, 2011Emilybranding, design, discussion, reference material, vector

What About Text?You may be thinking that when you print off text, it always looks clear. This is true, but text is actually stored in a vector format. Because it is a vector format, it is resolution independent. Its quality is always clear and crisp because the output device will automatically define the correct resolution.…

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Why You Should Have a Vector Logo (Part 1)

Apr 4, 2011Emilybranding, design, discussion, reference material, vector

I’ve come across the issue a few times where a company did not have a vector logo, but it would have been very helpful if they did. In any case where it was aclient of mine who did not seem to have a vector version of their logo on file, I vectorized the logo to…

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Book Recommendation: The Art Model’s Handbook

Jul 11, 2009Emilybooks, recommendations, reference material

While I’ve only reviewed the samples on his website, Andrew Cahner’s book looks like a great resource for models and those who work with models for figure drawing or life drawing. Even the sample chapters offer information that’s bound to be useful for art models and those hiring art models. It’s definitely the kind of…

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Resource Post: Illustration and Photo Reference

Aug 14, 2008Emilybooks, illustration, reference material, resources, stock photography

This is not a complete list, but I hope that you find these sites useful. Feel free to share others in the comments. I’ll likely post more in future. Traditional Media and IllustrationWill Eisner’s Comics & Sequential ArtThis is an excellent book. It’s not so much for figure reference, but more about the design side…

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