Impact vs legibility

May 11, 2012 No Comments by

For the website header of Mark Victor Hansen’s Richest Kids Academy, which teaches entrepreneurship to teenagers and early 20-somethings, my original concept was to show various young entrepreneurs inside the letters. There was a problem of compromise between the visual impact of the photos and the legibility of the words. Here is the sequence of [...]

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Monitor Guards the perfect way to decouple your monitor speakers

May 04, 2012 No Comments by

It’s a product which has been asked for time and time again, and we didn’t want to launch our own pair until we got them 100% right. Well the time has come and Editors Keys have just launched the new Studio Series range of Monitor Guards. “The perfect way to isolate your monitor speakers.” The [...]

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Letterpress effect

Apr 20, 2012 No Comments by

Here’s how to create a crude letterpress look in Photoshop, typical of early packaging and posters on cardboard. Letterpress was the most common method of printing until offset was invented, which was in the early 1900s. Still, after that, it remained in widespread use, especially for bold printing of type and line art where no [...]

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Evolution of a Logo: Nuance

Apr 11, 2012 No Comments

Professional logo design is demonstrated in a series, from concept to completion. In this last post of the series, I will point out the final touches, those nuances that take a design from very good to excellent, and elevate it to the professional level. Author’s note: If you are an ampersand fan, check out the [...]

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Evolution of a Logo: Lettering

Mar 22, 2012 No Comments

Professional logo design is demonstrated in a series, from concept to completion. This post shows the raw typeset name, on through to kerning, adjusting and finished perfect lettering. This is an actual project that presented some unique challenges. Each step will be explained in both design reasoning as well as art production process. Author’s note: [...]

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Hardware Highlight – Korg Monotron Duo & Monotron Delay

Mar 18, 2012 No Comments

For anyone that has read my past work on this site, it should come as no surprise that I get pretty excited when Korg releases a new product, let alone TWO! To be fair, plenty of this has to do with the fact that they are generally the only brand that makes analog gear which [...]

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You love Music? Check out Serato DJ Intro…

Mar 15, 2012 No Comments

You love Music? Check out Serato DJ Intro Serato DJ Intro is a DJ software for music enthusiasts around the world. It allows for usual two deck mixing of digital music files from a computer (Windows or Mac). When used with a controller, Serato DJ Intro offers an exciting and intuitive DJ experience. Serato DJ [...]

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4/3 Films Video Review & Set Up of Portable Vocal Booth Pro

Mar 14, 2012 No Comments

We love hearing what people think of our products and how they’re using them.   Jason Crouch from 4/3 Films reviewed the Editors Keys Studio Series Portable Vocal Booth Pro, showing how they use it for their great productions. It’s great to see the product being used by professionals. If you’ve got a vocal booth [...]

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Featured Release of the Week – “Light It Up EP” (Flinch)

Feb 28, 2012 No Comments

Released today on SMOG records was an EP titled “Light It Up”, which was produced by up-and-coming American dubstepper “Flinch” (aka Adam Glassco). The 4 track EP comes with an impressing array of melodic styles and vocal cameos, with my favorite track being the second on the EP, titled “When I’m Gone (ft. Dominique Porter)”. Forgetting [...]

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Evolution of a Logo: Illustration, Color

Feb 23, 2012 No Comments

Professional logo design is demonstrated in a series, from concept to completion. This post shows the creation of illustration and iconic elements, as well as color. This is an actual project that presented some unique challenges. Each step will be explained in both design reasoning as well as art production process. Author’s note: If you [...]

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