Graphic Design Techniques & Workflow

Use these techniques to improve your graphic design workflow and be more productive. With the time you save, what creative new designs will you come up with?
  1. Product Development and Design Process, Powww! Zing! Bamm!

    Product Development and Design Process, Powww! Zing! Bamm!

    Tutorial Beginner

    Hello, my name is Adam Clark and I am a product designer for the gift and home décor market. For the past six years, I have designed and developed products...

  2. The Making of a Chocolate Bar Character

    The Making of a Chocolate Bar Character

    Tutorial Beginner

    Thought some of you might like to see my process for designing a character. This one is filled with cocoa love and chocolaty goodness. I'll take the concept...

  3. Creating a Collection of Quirky Caricatures

    Creating a Collection of Quirky Caricatures

    Tutorial Beginner

    Last November we decided to round off the Tuts+ year with a bang; a huge giveaway (96 prizes, no less) to reward all the loyal Tuts+ readers. We felt it was...

  4. Holistic Character Design

    Holistic Character Design

    Tutorial Beginner

    Cartoon characters are everywhere, from advertising to film, and the ones that stand the test of time all share something in common. They have substance over...

  5. Creating Personal Character Designs with Precision

    Creating Personal Character Designs with Precision

    Tutorial Beginner

    Designing a character can apply to both personal and professional projects. The character can be a mascot that works in the context of a multi-national...

  6. Character Design – Nailing the Basics

    Character Design – Nailing the Basics

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you're thinking of becoming a professional illustrator, character design will come up as a client request again and again, so keeping up on current trends...

  7. The Making of GUI Design Icons Font

    The Making of GUI Design Icons Font

    Tutorial Beginner

    Icons are inseparable part of a GUI (graphical user interfaces) design. I was downloading, buying and creating icons for ages, then one day I decided to make...

  8. How to Choose a Graphics Tablet that Fits Your Needs

    How to Choose a Graphics Tablet that Fits Your Needs

    Tutorial Beginner

    The first time I tried a Wacom tablet is only comparable with the day I discovered Photoshop, bought my first laptop, tested an Apple computer or I met my...

  9. 20 More Useful Adobe Illustrator Menu Tips

    20 More Useful Adobe Illustrator Menu Tips

    Tutorial Beginner

    We have seen many useful tips on Illustrator’s menu commands by talented designers before. Here are some more! Some of these were mentioned earlier too,...

  10. A Basic Guide to Photoshop CS4 Adjustment Layers

    A Basic Guide to Photoshop CS4 Adjustment Layers

    Tutorial Beginner

    Photoshop CS4 has a new Panel named Adjustments, based on the Adjustment Layers of previous versions. These adjustments can be used for non-destructive...

  11. Communicating with Typography

    Communicating with Typography

    Tutorial Beginner

    Type is always communicative, even if it wasn't designed with that goal in mind, but there are some great ways to really make it shout. In this tutorial,...

  12. A 20 Minute Intro to Typography Basics

    A 20 Minute Intro to Typography Basics

    Tutorial Beginner

    Typography plays a big role in graphic design and can be one of the hardest things to get right. My aim here is to introduce some of the basics and the most...