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Photoshop Elements 2021 For Dummies

by Obermeier, B. and Padova, T.

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Compress PDF

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What is a PDF?

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Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book

by Evans, P., Sherin, A., and Lee, I.

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Drawing for Graphic Design

Essential Resource Video

Frottage Technique

by Samuel Thomas

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The oldest illustrated Christian works dated to…

by ROME REPORTS in English

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What is a Turing Machine?

by Copeland, J.

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The Book of Kells - Facsimile Editions and…

by Facsimile Finder - Manuscript Facsimile Editions

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An Illustrated History of Computers Part 1

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10 Beautiful Images from the Book of Kells

by Medievalists

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The Book of Kells - in pictures

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Beyond Painting: The Experimental Techniques of…

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The Book of Kells: Medieval Europe’s greatest…

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How to Make Paper at Home with Recycled Materials

by Donovan-Blackwood, C.

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Turing Machines Explained With Paper & Pencil

by Art of the Problem

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W. A. Dwiggins

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Book of Kells. IE TCD MS 58

by Trinity College Dublin

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Beyond the Book of Kells

by Trinity College Dublin

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Reproducing the Book of Kells

by Trinity College Dublin

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Design Drawing

by Ching, F. D. K. and Juroszek, S. P.

Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals

Adobe® Illustrator® CC For Dummies®

Photoshop® Elements 2021 For Dummies®

by Obermeier, B. and Padova, T.

Design: Type

by Burgess, P. and Seddon, T.

Design Elements

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Search fonts

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Type Terms

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The Gutenberg Bible

by Harry Ransom Center

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Making the Bible

by British Library

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NEUE HELVETICA

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The Hidden Story of Gutenberg’s First Typeface…

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Type Classification Handbook

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25 Examples of Kerning Gone Wrong

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Type Glossary

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Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals

Adobe® Illustrator® CC For Dummies®

Photoshop® Elements 2021 For Dummies®

by Obermeier, B. and Padova, T.

Design: Type

by Burgess, P. and Seddon, T.

Design Drawing

by Ching, F. D. K. and Juroszek, S. P.

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What is Negative Space? Plus 3 Simple Projects

by Mr. Otter Art Studio

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Day and Night

by National Gallery of Art

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Uplevel Your Art Skills With Cross-Contour…

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How to Draw With Cross Contour Lines

by Draw Awesome

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Design: Type

by Burgess, P. and Seddon, T.

Design Drawing

by Ching, F. D. K. and Juroszek, S. P.

Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals

Adobe® Illustrator® CC For Dummies®

Design Elements

Photoshop® Elements 2021 For Dummies®

by Obermeier, B. and Padova, T.

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How Albrecht Dürer made a statement through his…

Essential Resource Video

Crosshatching for Beginners

Essential Resource Website

Basic Rendering Techniques

by Drafting Manuals

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Hand with Reflecting Sphere

by National Gallery of Art

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Lithograph

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The history of logos

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What is a Coat of Arms

by CoatofArmsHQ.com

Lesson 6

Adobe® Illustrator® CC For Dummies®

Photoshop® Elements 2021 For Dummies®

by Obermeier, B. and Padova, T.

Design: Type

by Burgess, P. and Seddon, T.

Design Drawing

by Ching, F. D. K. and Juroszek, S. P.

Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals

Design Elements

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What is a Hallmark?

by LondonAssayOffice

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Some fail, while others live on for centuries.…

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25 Inspiring Examples of Sketching in Logo Design

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How Coca-Cola Got Its Clever Design

by Bloomberg Originals

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The History of the Coca‑Cola Contour Bottle

by The Coca-Cola Company

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45 emblem logos that hit the mark

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Colophon

by Web Standards Project

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Minolta and the magic dot

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Design Drawing

by Ching, F. D. K. and Juroszek, S. P.

Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals

Design: Type

by Burgess, P. and Seddon, T.

Adobe® Illustrator® CC For Dummies®

Photoshop® Elements 2021 For Dummies®

by Obermeier, B. and Padova, T.

Design Elements

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IDENTITY DESIGN: BRANDING

Essential Resource Website

The history of the Pepsi logo

Essential Resource Website

Vintage VW Logo Specification Poster Recreated…

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EVOLUTION OF THE COCA-COLA LOGO

by ALLSTA. Interesting Statistics

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The Evolution of the Apple Logo From 1976 to Today

Essential Resource Website

Remembering Apple’s “1984” Super Bowl Ad

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Core Appeal: The Apple Logo’s Story and Symbolism

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Evolution Of Pepsi Logo 1898 - 2021

by EVOLUTION DAILY

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Never forget that utterly ridiculous Pepsi logo…

Lesson 8

Design: Type

by Burgess, P. and Seddon, T.

Adobe® Illustrator® CC For Dummies®

Photoshop® Elements 2021 For Dummies®

by Obermeier, B. and Padova, T.

Design Drawing

by Ching, F. D. K. and Juroszek, S. P.

Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals

Design Elements

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Colours in Culture

by McCandless, D., and AllwaysWithHonour.com

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The meaning of colours in different cultures

by Fjona's Channel

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Pantone colours

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Halftone

by Colour Printed

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Color Hex Color Codes

Lesson 9

Principles of Logo Design

Essential Resource Website

The ingenious LSO logo still has people talking

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I’m In Logo Love: EIGHTY20 Logo Design

by Kimbarovsky, R.

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CONTINENTAL LOGO

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PICASA LOGO

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Adobe logo, symbol | history and evolution

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40 Logo Designs Utilizing Negative Space in a…

Essential Resource Website

CHANEL LOGO

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Guild of Food Writers Logo

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A new logo signature and motion language for V…

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10 Hidden Messages In Famous Logos

by Top Trending

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Hidden meaning behind the design of Tour de…

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Meaning behind the design of Cisco logo

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Museum of London: Logo design

by Pourghobad, A.

Lesson 10

Layout Workbook: A Real-world Guide to Building…

by Puhalla, D., and Cullen, K.

Design Drawing

by Ching, F. D. K. and Juroszek, S. P.

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Obama logo ideas that weren't chosen

by Logo Design Love

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