SpyreStudios - Design and Development Magazine

Every web designer should try using Adobe Photoshop for creating graphics at least once during their career. Adobe offers a free 30-day trial which is perfect for testing out a few tutorials. What makes Photoshop so great is the ability to customize and design PSD files which can be shared between designers and developers. The […]

Editor’s note: This post was written by Josh Pagin, a freelance designer and blogger with a particular passion for all things typography related. He also loves minimalist design. Follow him on Google+.  Typography can make or break a design. As a graphic designer, you probably already know this fact. If you’re anything like me though, […]

The umbrella term “graphic design” might include numerous industries from product packaging to digital interfaces. The field of design has been around for years and graphics have always been apart of this ideology. Modern graphic design projects often focus on popular products like smartphones or video games. But the print design world is just as […]

Editor’s note: This post was written by  Scott Huntington, a graphic designer and blogger from Pennsylvania. Follow him on Twitter @SMHUntington. If you’re a freelance designer, chances are you’re asked to create designs for products you know nothing about. This was the case when I got hired as a graphic designer at a small winery. I knew […]

Editor’s note: This post was written by Alicia R. Norman, a freelance writer as well as a graphic illustrator/animator. Norman’s primary goal is combine the vivid storytelling with animation in order to make scintillating, fun and/or thought provoking films. As a content provider, Alicia R. Norman is driven to create quality compositions at affordable prices. […]

Illustrator is the perfect tool for building large scalable design effects. Either for print or digital mediums, Illustrator is a wonderful tool with a lot to offer in the way of customized typography. There are plenty of great Photoshop effects that can also apply to text and lettering. But with Illustrator you get access to […]