Photoshop, one of the most well-known applications in the world, has earned its place at the top over the years through a few very effective techniques. Often imitated but never replaced, designers everywhere can learn from the techniques that put Photoshop at the top.
Regular Updates and Improvements
Ever since its humble beginnings as a simple image editor in 1988, Photoshop has been updated continually. With a total of 10 major versions, the latest being CS3, Photoshop has shown that it has no intention of dying and …

Welcome to Part 2 of the How to Succeed as a Graphic Designer series, in the
last installment, I discussed the importance of exposure and how to obtain it.
In this article I will discuss the importance of developing a sense of community
and how to go about doing that successfully.

Hello there, this is the first in a series of articles dedicated to providing real, practical advice to up-and-coming designers; although, that is not to say that even experienced, industry veterans couldn’t learn something from reading these articles either.
In each installment, I’ll discuss effective methods and techniques for succeeding in a given area of the graphic design field. In this installment I’ll be covering exposure and some very effective ways to procure it. By the end of the series, you will have what amounts to a comprehensive overview of what …