Design & Photography

Tag: mediadesign

  • Portfolio Show from an Inside Source

    When planning out what to show at the portfolio, pick things you enjoyed creating and can talk a lot about! When an industry professional comes up to your booth, be excited to talk about all the things you’ve accomplished.

    Make sure to have one specific thing that captures all of your skills. Photography, illustrating, layout, or maybe even video work. Variety is key when it comes to the design world. Leaders within the industry want to know that you’re not only a “one job” kind of person. Try everything! Dip your toes into every little thing that you can while in college.

  • When the Colors Don’t Line Up: Tackling Print Mis-registration


    During the printing process, paper can shift as it moves from one color unit to the next. Without proper trapping or paper control, this can lead to image shifting or mis-registration.

    The image below is an example of what it could look like if there is mis-registration.

  • Hex-a-What? Interesting Facts about Hexadecimals.

    Hexadecimals are a Base-16 System that is commonly used to represent different colors.

    This type of color is mainly used for on screen viewing, as it matches up with RGB. Finding a match between CMYK mixes and Hexadecimals can be extremely difficult with vibrant colors. If working with print, stick to CMYK.

    While working on a website, or something with on screen viewing, hexadecimals are great!

    Within this example, there is the color name, hexadecimal, and then the RGB numbers.

    The Hexadecimal form is below the color. Below that is RGB coloring.

    Many online tools can convert between hex code and CMYK! Make use of those when needed.