To put it simply, become amazing at something. If you’re a graphic designer focus on a particular area, maybe logo design? If you’re a Photographer, focus on sports photography? Web developer, focus on PHP development. Becoming a master within a particular field makes you the expert. Someone who people can rely on to get the job done. Someone client’s feel comfortable giving you repeat business. It doesn’t restrict other work opportunities but will allow you to broaden your client base. You could even take it a step further, being...
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We love t-shirts, you love t-shirts, thinking about it who doesn’t? Anyway so we thought it would be interesting and a slight change for us to share with you some strange, (possibly) pointless facts about t-shirts! Here are 10 facts that might amuse you and brighten up your day or make you think differently about t-shirts next time you put one on. If you’ve got any facts you want to share with us then drop us a tweet on Twitter or in the comments below. Which t-shirt fact is...
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If you missed the first post from the freelancer’s fortnight series don’t worry, check out broaden your client base if you want a good insight into expanding your client base. Our next freelancer tip outlines why it is imperative to have your own personal website that you fully control. We’ll explain why investing time into designing a personal website can be beneficial to freelancers and give our opinion on why social media accounts aren’t enough anymore. So why should you have your own personal website or portfolio? Let us...
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We’ve setup a freelancer’s fortnight series were we’ll share essential freelancing tips on how to stand up, stand out and make the most of your freelancing career. We’ve called it freelancer’s fortnight because if you haven’t guessed, we will feature 14 tips within this series. All the tips featured are specific to designers, artists and developers, but a lot of the stuff we will cover can be used in other freelancing areas. The tips and tricks we’ll discuss are purposely broken down into smaller specific areas so it’s easier...
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Copying layers from one document to another in Photoshop is very simple when you know how. The traditional copy + paste however doesn’t work in this situation, so how do you copy layers? These techniques are real time-savers, which has an added bonus, they ensure your layer styles (if any) are maintained in the new layer. There are a few ways to copy a layer so pick the method, which you find easiest to follow and apply it to your way of working. We hope you enjoy this tutorial,...
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It’s another week and for many of us another busy week creating and designing for clients and working on personal projects. So what better way to get rid of those blues with our next instalment of our Photography Inspiration #9! These posts are designed to help give you a creative boost of inspiration to set you in the right mood & mind set for the rest of the week. In case you are new here, we search the Internet for the best, most inspiring photography from around the world...
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It’s been a busy week here at Graphic Tide, with new t-shirt design submissions flying through the door and the rainbow rush t-shirt design recently just hit the store for all to purchase, this week has just got better. Again, thanks to everyone who has submitted a design in the last few days, it’s great to see amazing talent not just from here in the UK, but all over the world! Today is no exception with our latest t-shirt design to hit our store, designed by ekswhiedse from the...
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We’re super excited to launch our next brand new t-shirt available now to buy for only £20. This cute and fun loving illustrative t-shirt is a must have for any trend setting women. Printed on high quality t-shirts that are made to last, this design has been printed on t-shirts sizes small to x-large. Created by ‘Missymonster’, the t-shirt design is exclusive to Graphic Tide and has been designed specifically for women. It’s a fantastic drawing which incorporates aspects of colour, which really works well altogether! Were really pleased...
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Here’s some typography inspiration to keep you busy and help inspire you with your next creative project. We searched high and low and collected a load of gems for your viewing pleasure from artists from all around the world. It’s something slightly different to what we’ve posted before but we love typography designs so we couldn’t resist. As always each image links to the original artist so you can see more of their amazing work. Also you might be interested to know we are on the search for another...
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After the massive success of our last business card inspiration blog post, by popular demand we’ve done another! Welcome to business card inspiration number 2. Business cards are a massive part of every business, designer, freelancer and the even the self-employed. With printing techniques getting ever more adventurous, it’s always fascinating exploring how we can push the boundaries of traditional art and design. As you probably know, your business cards are an indication of how people will view you. Cheap, tacky business card probably means poor service. So if...
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