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Post for GCU Community Blog Hello … My name is Doreen Erhardt … and I’m a Fontaholic … all laughing aside, I really am, and I know some of you are too. This past week, it was time to go through my fonts and remove those which really aren’t appropriate for greeting card designs, add some new found treasures and in general do some font clean-up; making my card creation easier. That gave me the idea to pass along my ‘current’ list of favorite fonts ... Read Full Article and Get FONTS!
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Post for GCU Community Blog I’ve created hundreds of Custom Front cards for GCU and as ALL design software, GCU’s personalization software has it’s own little quirks that you can learn to work around. So I thought I’d offer a few tips ... Read Full Article & Get Fonts!  ©By: Nancy's Nook Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog When creating birthday cards for children, here are some tips to keep in mind: Design for a Specific Age-Group In other words ... Read Full Article & Get Fonts  ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I think the most difficult area for me when I first started designing cards was the Typography. I must have gone back and reworked the text on some of my early designs three or four times over the years as my knowledge of placement, legibility and font-base grew ... Read Full Article & Get Fonts  Doreen Erhardt© Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Ever wonder why people buy greeting cards, sometimes by the handfuls? What draws you to a purchase and send a card to someone you care about? If you can remove your designer’s hat and think purely from the standpoint of a consumer, I think you’ll find that for most specific holidays and occasions. consumers choose a card based on what it says… inside and out. Let’s face it, why else would customers stand in mobs in the card aisles of department stores opening card after card before making their final choice? Read Full Article and Get Links  Image courtesy of SmashingMagazine.com Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog I think you’ll see here how important typography is to the overall design and that it should be kept in the forefront of the designer’s mind from the early moments of creating that design, particularly in greeting cards where both imagery and message are paramount to the customer. Typography should NEVER be an afterthought on the card face that gets stuffed wherever there is space left, the designer should know at the beginning of their card design where the text will go, what it’s visual attributes will be and how it will convey the message of the imagery it shares space with ... Read Full Article & Get Links  ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog This week, I thought I would share my own redesign efforts to offer examples of what was considered, even if only by me during my own weeding efforts, designs with an unprofessional look along side the same card with it’s new facelift. Perhaps this will inspire more of you to take another look at cards you created a year or two ago. You should all see a significant change and improvement in your style of layout, use of text and overall design qualities ... Read Full Article and See Examples  Image Courtesy of Maketick.com Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I found some helpful and interesting links to guide you to a better understanding of basic design principles and though in some cases these articles may have been written for designing a website; good design, balance, legibility, color use and above all; Consumer Appeal and Marketability are the same, regardless of the product ... Read Full Article and Get Links  Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog The answers to nearly every question are out there and this week I thought I’d pass along some of these great resources available to you. Utilizing these tools does not mean you aren’t good at grammar and spelling, it just means you admit to yourself that many of us pick up bad habits over the years and can use a refresher course ... Read Full Article & Get Links  Simple Chalk Effect
This week it's a simple chalk on chalkboard effect but for us card designers, this is a great addition to cards for teachers and kids! LEARN . CREATE . INSPIRE Visit Tutorial |
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