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 …

In this tutorial, I’ll outline the steps required to create a stylish, web 2.0 search bar. Photoshop is a powerful tool in web graphic design and is often used to create user interface elements such as a search bar. Check out the final product below: