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Picking Your Dream Tattoo Design

Victor Terent — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:10:35 +0000

Tattoos are very common these days, with nearly 1 in 4 people having at least one. Tattoos represent an art form, and allow people to broadcast who they are. Even though they are popular, most people will end up regretting them. In most cases, those who regret tattoos didn’t think about their design or take the time to choose the best tattoo for them. Even though it is possible to get a tattoo removed, the process is expensive and quite painful. To prevent this from happening, you should always take some time and find the perfect tattoo – your dream design.

Instead of trying to save some money, you should never choose a studio or artist based on how cheap they are. Cheaper artists and studios normally lack in work quality, which is why they are able to charge cheaper prices. Instead, you should look for the best studio and artist that you can find close to your area. Even though it may be expensive – the quality and design will be well worth it.

For some, their dream design is a person. This can be a loved one or someone who has passed on. You can always use a design or symbol that means something to you and reminds you of them or you can always use their face. Good tattoo artists can make magical tattoos with meaning, whether it is someone’s face or a symbol that brings out meaning.

Sometimes, it can be hard picking out your dream design. If you have an idea in mind but are still not sure what you want, you can always research. You can get tattoo books, theme books, magazines, or just research online. By looking at designs you may find something similar to what you are interested in. Once you have found it, all you need to do is sit down with your tattoo artists and come up with your dream tattoo design.

If you have a basic idea for something small in mind, you can always have it tattooed then come back later and have more added on. The best thing about tattoos is the fact that they can always be added to later. This can be a great thing if you want to try a smaller tattoo first, and then decide whether or not you want to get it bigger. If you start with a fraction of your dream design, you can always finish it up later on.

Whenever you get your dream tattoo you should always take time selecting the design. Tattoos will stay with you forever, which is why you should pick them carefully. If you put the necessary time and thought into it now, you won’t regret it later. Your dream design should be very important, and hold meaning. This way, every time you look at it – you’ll be reminded of that special moment in time and you’ll never forget about it.

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Creating a Brand Identity With Professional Design

Victor Terent — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:41:27 +0000

The design process is crucial to any business, whether it is creating a simple company logo, or the design of an entire corporate campaign.

Once your business is up and running, any form of corporate identity will act to represent the company visually creating a brand. If you look at big corporate companies you will notice company branding stands the test of time for many years before it is appropriate to re-develop.

Many companies never change their logo design dramatically but only make the smallest of changes to keep the design looking fresh.

It is worth taking time and not rushing a company logo or corporate identity design as your design will represent your company and be around for a very long time.

Logo design is creating a unique symbol / graphic to reflect your companies image and vision. A successful logo becomes a symbol of your companies identity, shows your professional and should be used on your on business cards, letterheads, compliment slips, vehicle signage or website.

When you choose to have a logo designed ask for a few different designs to choose from, each logo should have its own character and style. Giving you the best options to suit your needs.

Your logo design should be professional and prove to be a statement of your business to new / existing clients, suppliers and staff, your logo design needs to easily identify its purpose and values of your company and bring instant credibility.

If you own a small company, with a well-designed logo your business will look big. It will look more professional inspiring confidence to your customers.

A striking logo is paramount for the image of any business, small or large. The design creates a starting block for a companies corporate identity, the right colours, fonts and is of great importance when starting to design business cards, compliment slips, letterheads and a website, keeping all styles consistent throughout creating your brand identity.

Logo design types

High / Low resolution

If you are looking at starting a new business, you will need a logo. All logo designs should be unique to your business, no templates, no free graphics or clipart, just bespoke designs for your company.

Below is a break down of the different types available:

Logo designs for onscreen

Low resolution RGB 72dpi

Ideal for websites, emails, PowerPoint presentations and general onscreen viewing only. Because of the small size they can be downloaded very quickly but are not suitable for print.

Logo designs for print

High resolution CYMK 300dpi

High Resolution Logo Design

Must be use for printing high quality material e.g. letterheads, business cards, compliment slips, banners, posters etc. This means your logo will be clear and crisp when printed, if a low resolution logo is used it is likely that the end result will be blurred, blocky and illegible.

Logo design – redraw and enhancement

Alternatively, if you do not require full logo design service, you could re-design, redraw or enhance your existing logo for print or website use.

By Ben SmithGraphic Design Somerset

Graphics – Thursday’s tumble

Victor Terent — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:37:07 +0000

Thursday is normally the last day of work in the office for me. So I desided to post galleries of all assorted projects previews, logos, illustrations and other graphics. It will serve more like portfolio but with actual feel of the sketch book or diary of the visual graphics professional. I’m sorry if all these blurbs are not very well written – they are on the go and not intended to be any sort of creative writing.
Just blogging
Please tell me any thoughts, ideas, or you can simply bring about your most vicious inner critic and give it opportunity for a flaming review!
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Links to the websites or some parts of them that I designed

Victor Terent — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:30:49 +0000

In this post I will be placing links to all of my web-projects. For some of them I created only graphics such as web-banners, buttons and collages. Some use flash, video features and interactive design elements also. Nowadays, I’m trying to teach people how to use all exciting new, mostly free features of web 2.0 and Social Networks for their on-line presence. My favorite platform is WordPress. It’s a “human” tool and even folks with fear of technology can use it successfully. Contemporary Web designer becomes more of a consultant, a trainer, a friend. We need to learn how to collaborate, where to find resources and constantly learn new ways of integration.

Some sites to look at design wise:

www.sdlexpo.com
www.idealhome.ie
www.irishmotorbikeshow.com
www.xposelive.ie
www.marthavanderbly.com
www.fusionwavemusic.com

Sites based on integrated blogging system wordpress:

www.egoscooters.ie
www.connector.ie
www.corkenergyexpo.ie
www.roselawless.com
betheherointhemovieofyourlife.com
www.reddresstheatre.com
www.oscailt.com
www.mindfulnessdublin.com
www.realfreedomblog.com
www.positivelife.ie
www.conman.tv/blog
www.makemyway.net/blog/
www.nov.ie
www.healthisie.com

Designs: http://dublingame.com/browser/designs.htm

Also I’ve attached PDF with some of designs. Please have a look

Please drop me an email on victor @ dublingame.com if you have any thoughts or ideas I can assist you with or simply comment on this post.