Terry Christopher Dunham - Eugene, Oregon Graphic Designer and Illustrator

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How To Create a Gothic Blackletter Typographic Design

Posted on Sep5 2010

Blackletter or gothic script fonts are hugely popular in a range of modern cultures. Metal bands, tattoo artwork and extreme sports brands all make use of the awesome blackletter style. Often the sharp letter shapes are enhanced with elaborate swirls and decorations. Follow this step by step guide to customizing your own gothic typographic design, [...]

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Do You Need a Degree to be a Designer? (and more!)

Posted on Sep2 2010

In this week’s Question Time video post I give some rambling answers about taking on more than you can chew with client projects; things that help me find more freelance clients; whether a degree is important to be a designer; and I show off my fluent Spanish. This week’s questions How do you deal with [...]

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How To Create a Fun Cartoon Style Poster Design

Posted on Aug29 2010

Follow this step by step guide to creating a fun cartoon style poster design. We’ll combine a quick character doodle with some bold and blocky text, then bring it to life with a muted colour palette and a mix of textures to give the poster an old and retro feel. The design I’ve created is [...]

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Apple iPhone Style Icon Pack for Premium Members

Posted on Aug27 2010

IconDock have kindly donated another premium icon pack from their fantastic collection for Access All Areas members. Moi is a set of 268 high quality icons inspired by the iPhone app icons. They are especially designed to match with their free social media icons.IconDock is the place to … Log in to your Access All [...]

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How To Create a Detailed Vector Sugar Skull Illustration

Posted on Aug22 2010

Follow this Illustrator design tutorial to create a super detailed sugar skull illustration made from lots of sweet vector elements. We’ll use a mix of basic and advanced Illustrator tools to build various decorative objects to slowly build up the features until we have an awesome looking skull design that pays homage to the Mexican [...]

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How I Find Client Work as a Designer (and more!)

Posted on Aug19 2010

Last week I introduced my new little Question Time video series. This week I run through a bunch of viewer submitted questions, including why designers use Macs, how I find my clients, how often I trim my eyebrows and what camera I use to record these things. This week’s questions Why do designers tend to [...]

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Canvas Print Giveaway & 25% Discount for Members

Posted on Aug17 2010

The awesome folks from HelloCanvas have kindly arranged a special giveaway and discount code for Access All Areas members. See your favourite photo or best piece of artwork in prime position on your wall as a high quality 3cm framed canvas print. First place winner will receive a free 24×36 … Log in to your [...]

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A Handy Guide to Image Resolutions in Print Design

Posted on Aug15 2010

Using an unsuitable image resolution is one of the most popular errors designers make when creating designs for print. The result is a fuzzy print quality, or having your file is rejected by your local printer. If you don’t keep an eye on your image resolution right from the start you may end up having [...]

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40% Off Inkd Design Templates for Premium Members

Posted on Aug12 2010

The great folks from Inkd have kindly arranged a huge 40% discount off everything in the Inkd store for premium members. Inkd is the best place to find design templates, Powerpoint templates, logos, online printing (including the new plastic cards) and other business collateral. Log in to your Access All Areas account to read the [...]

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25 Tutorials for Getting Started with your Wacom Tablet

Posted on Aug8 2010

You’ve just unwrapped your brand new Wacom drawing tablet, but what’s next? Here’s a roundup of super useful articles and tutorials that take you through the process of setting up your pen tablet and give you tips and techniques on how to create some great looking illustrations or paintings. Setting up your Wacom tablet How [...]

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