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Hi All! I live in the outskirts of Orlando, Florida. I'm the Editor of Psdtuts+, Vectortuts+, and Creative Sessions. You can also follow me on Twitter: @seanHodge, where I post tidbits about art and design.
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Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

Sean Hodge on Jun 28th 2011 with 182 comments

Fortunately, it isn’t required to go to design school in order to be a graphic designer. A good foundation in graphic design history, theory, and practical application will help you hit the ground running. There are plenty of resources available in which you can learn graphic design on your own. Don’t set your expectations to high at first, as it will take enthusiastic study for years to become great. You can do it though!

If you would like to learn graphic design from the ground up, through self directed study, then this article lists some great resources that will get you started with your design education. Also, even if you do go to design school, at least three-fifths of your education will be through self directed study anyway. Let’s get to it!

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Tuts+ Marketplace Tutorial Competition Winners: $1500 Cash and Additional Prizes Scored

Tuts+ Marketplace Tutorial Competition Winners: $1500 Cash and Additional Prizes Scored

Sean Hodge on Jan 7th 2011 with 0 comments

Today we announce the three winners of the Tuts+ Marketplace Tutorial Competition. Combined, they take home more than $1,500 worth of cash and additional prizes. Take a look to see if your entry came out on top. Also, learn about one of our new tutorial price points that make it easier for a tutorial to be accepted onto the Tuts+ Marketplace.

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Tuts+ Marketplace Tutorial Competition: $1500 Cash and Additional Prizes

Tuts+ Marketplace Tutorial Competition: $1500 Cash and Additional Prizes

Sean Hodge on Nov 23rd 2010 with 5 comments

Want to know how you could win more than $1,000 worth of prizes for having your tutorial accepted on the Tuts+ Marketplace? We’re looking for marketplace author submitted content showing us how you made your high quality Envato™ marketplace items. We’ve got some awesome prizes lined up for numerous winners and are looking for your tutorial submissions to the Tuts+ Marketplace. Are you ready to win some top-notch prizes?

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Interface Design – Creative Session Wrap
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Interface Design – Creative Session Wrap

Sean Hodge on Jul 22nd 2010 with 4 comments

It’s a wrap. This session has covered a mix of interface design topics. We’ve looked at quite a bit of inspirational icon and graphic user interface design articles, after reviewing theory on topics like creating user friendly interfaces. We’ve reviewed both in depth detailed tutorials and case studies. This session posted across numerous Tuts+ sites: Nettuts+, Psdtuts+, and Mobiletuts+. We’ll continue to expand each session as we cover new topics and integrate your feedback. Let us know what you think of this session’s material.

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Creative Sessions: Interface Design Launch

Creative Sessions: Interface Design Launch

Sean Hodge on Jul 12th 2010 with 8 comments

Successful interfaces allow you to use them easily – they should feel seamless with the device you’re accessing with, and the experience you’re having. Successful interface designers have a theoretical foundation in numerous fields, which focus on planning and delivering great user experiences, as well as a strong graphic sensibility which they use to create interfaces that are attractive and fun to interact with. In this session we cover numerous subjects on Interface Design.

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Digital Illustration – Creative Session Wrap
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Digital Illustration – Creative Session Wrap

Sean Hodge on Jun 28th 2010 with 6 comments

It’s a wrap. This session has covered a mix of digital illustration articles on theory and in depth case studies. We’ve looked at various artist’s work and their workflows. We’ve taken a close look at the topic of style development, finding your market, and promoting your work. This session posted across numerous Tuts+ sites: Psdtuts+, Vectortuts+, and Cgtuts+. We’ll continue to expand each session as we cover new topics and integrate your feedback. Let us know what you think of this session’s material.

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Creative Sessions: Digital Illustration Launch
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Creative Sessions: Digital Illustration Launch

Sean Hodge on Jun 14th 2010 with 6 comments

This month on Creative Sessions the vast creative landscape of Digital Illustration. Most successful illustrators have some level of traditional training that they mix with digital techniques, which are indispensable in the field today. We cover a plethora of subjects on digital illustration spanning digital painting, vector illustration, 3D techniques, and more.

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Illustrative Lettering Creative Session Wrap

Illustrative Lettering Creative Session Wrap

Sean Hodge on May 30th 2010 with 4 comments

It’s a wrap. This session has covered a mix of illustrative lettering articles on theory and in depth case studies. We’ve taken a close look at various artist’s work and their various processes of constructing illustrative lettering. We’ve looked at how to derive inspiration from your imagination, the history of type, and how to create letters with an illustrative flair. This session posted across numerous Tuts+ sites: Psdtuts+, Vectortuts+, Cgtuts+, and Phototuts+. We’ll continue to expand each session as we cover new topics and integrate your feedback. Let us know what you think of this session’s material.

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Creative Illustrative Lettering Challenge – Part 1
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Creative Illustrative Lettering Challenge – Part 1

Sean Hodge on May 26th 2010 with 4 comments

This session we proposed a challenge to two illustrators. We asked each of them to take our own “tuts+” brand name and illustrate it with a creative lettering solution. Learn how each of them went about solving this, and the concepts they worked with to bring about the final work. In this Part 1 of this challenge, we’ll look at Wojciech Pijecki’s solution and how he combines expressive and abstract concepts, with lots of colorful elements, transforming this brief into a vibrant work of art.

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Alphabetic Inspiration: A-Z Experiments with Letters, Hand-Crafted Type, and More
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Alphabetic Inspiration: A-Z Experiments with Letters, Hand-Crafted Type, and More

Sean Hodge on May 20th 2010 with 10 comments

This inspirational post is all about creating non-traditional type, letters, and alphabets. Some of these are made to into functional fonts and others serve as realized concepts. Consider doing some experiments with photographing objects made into full alphabets, hand crafting letters, working with 3D, trying unusual mediums, and more. Construct an image based font you can use in Photoshop, build your first pictorial font, or just have fun hand crafting some letters.

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