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Psychology behind color
I am researching color theory for a presentation I need to put together. In this blog, I am going to share on here “what color means.” The psychology behind it.Red means the following:Passionate, active, exciting, bold, energy, youthful, physical, pioneering, leader, willpower, confidence, ambition, & powerful.Pink means:Love calm, respect, warmth, long-term, feminine, intuitive, caring, assertive,…
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Fun Facts – Graphic Design
I wanted to share some fun graphic designer facts I came across. Fun fact #1- The very popular Nike “Swoosh” logo was designed in 1971 and the designer was only paid $35.00 for her work, it was designed by Carolyn Davidson. Nike did however later on gave her stock in the company for her iconic…
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Understanding pictorial & non pictorial images
Pictorial images convey information through visual elements like shapes, colors, and symbols. They show such recognizable subjects as objects, figures, and spaces. They aim to communicate ideas or tell a story visually, making it accessible to a large audience. On the other hand, non pictorial images, such as graphs and charts, represent data or concepts…
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Coolors.co or app
Coolors is an app that I have enjoyed messing around with and would like to explore more. What this app or website does is help you generate super fast color palettes. Some tools include developing your palette, exploring popular ones, extracting a palette from an image, having a contrast checker, previewing palettes on a design,…
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Choosing a business name
If you need to develop a business name or if you would like to look into freelancing your business skills and need to find a business name that fits your skills. I suggest this to kick-start your thought process into finding your perfect business name.Start writing down brainstorming ideas, simple words, and short phrases.Naming your…
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Wrapping up before break!
Here are some tips I learned to fine-tune your homework and wrap up assignments before the holiday break in college. As our semester winds down, college students like me usually have tight deadlines and many assignments to complete and get turned in. Successfully managing this requires you to use a few strategies. Planning, time management,…
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Could have made some money?
I can hardly believe that it is December already. Time does go fast.While getting some Christmas decorations out, I stumbled across some gnome ornaments I had made from toilet paper rolls, yarn, and string.It does not sound too cute when created out of toilet paper rolls, but they came out nice, and my family and…
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Birthday Crafting
Today was a busy crafting day! I always like crafting days.I am helping my daughter with all the decor, food, and activities for our youngest grandson’s first birthday party. Three of my grandsons were born in December, which means three birthday parties. December seems busy enough with just finishing up with Thanksgiving and with Christmas…
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Black Friday Opinion
In recent years, the tradition of Black Friday has quickly changed from its original one-day event to a shopping extravaganza to what seems to be months before the holidays; Black Friday seems to start earlier every year. As I relaxed in my lazy boy after a long day of preparing for Thanksgiving cooking and school,…
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Take the Photos!
A friend posted a little reminder as we are coming up on the holidays and spending time with friends and family.I suggest taking that ten-minute break and starting a tradition like we will be doing by taking a few photos. Then, disconnect from technology and fully engage and connect with your loved ones without distractions.I…
