Design Resources

Here’s where you’ll find posts on the commercial side of creativity, for and about designers, illustrators, printers, copywriters, photographers and other communications arts practitioners. We cover graphic design, typography and illustration, web site development, video and motion graphics, software tutorials, plus tips, tricks and more.

PePcon coming to Chicago in June

Wow, has it been five years already? We are pleased to announce the fifth annual PePcon: The Print + ePublishing Conference, coming to Chicago, June 15-18, 2014! Put it on your calendar today! PePcon is the most important event you can attend all year for InDesign users — we work diligently to bring together users, … Continue reading →

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Get your Message to Resonate with Conference Attendees

Good day! George Berlin, Illustrator and Animator Extraordinaire here! I’d like to share the tale of how the message at your events can easily resonate with your attendees and BE REMEMBERED!! It’s all in the delivery… Picture the scene: you’ve gotten your 100 top salespeople- or even 1000!- all together for the annual sales kick-off … Continue reading →

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Adobe FMO with Gary Adcock

Gary Adcock demonstrated Adobe’s new Cloud program, giving users access to all 17 Adobe Creative Suite applications and more.

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Anatomy of a WordPress Hackathon

The Chicago Creative Coalition undertook a herculean task in 2011-12. The programming committee hatched an idea to recreate the C3 website in a decidedly “democratic” way. We would collectively re-think the purpose of our website for our membership and create it in a four-part hackathon. Utilizing the skills of the Chicago Web Professionals meetup group, … Continue reading →

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CS6 Highlights, Adobe Cloud

For Members Only: CS6 Highlights, Adobe Cloud and more with Gary Adcock When:  Wed. November 7, 2012 6:30 p.m. Networking 7:00 Program Where: T.J. Hine Photography 346 North Justine Street, Chicago Admission: $5.00 for C3 members Adobe CS6 is out and there are lots of new features to be explored. Our focus for this C3 … Continue reading →

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The Chicago Design Museum

Chicago has a Design Museum, nice going STA! Open June 1-30, 2012 The Chicago Design Museum hosts limited engagement exhibitions that focus on design excellence. It adapts to curated collections, and finds the appropriate environment for the work on display. The formality of a traditional museum is still found within the high standards of the … Continue reading →

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The Fickle Folders of Fonts, January 19, 2011

Fifteen C3 members learned about font management from Gino Generelli, owner and lead technician for the MacHero support and consulting firm. The event was only open to C3 members.

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What Actors Can Bring To Wear For A Shoot

Actors always want to know what to bring to a shoot. What’s too much clothing? What’s not enough? It all depends on the goals for your shoot, and the ultimate purpose for your shots. This post will help you determine what to bring.

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