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Improve Your Workflow Using Symbols and Adobe Fireworks CS4’s Multi-Page Functionality

Grant Friedman — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:00:02 +0000

You may remember a while back when I demonstrated how to design a fashion website using Adobe Fireworks CS4. Today, I will build upon that tutorial and show how to create a secondary page using Fireworks’ multi-page functionality. I will then demonstrate how to improve your workflow by demonstrating how to use symbols to make global changes to this document.

Video Tutorial

Screenshot

Credits

Models: Amanda Nørgaard and Natalia Vodianova.
Photographers: Jens Langkjaer and Hedi Slimane.

Create a Fashion Website With Adobe Fireworks CS4

Grant Friedman — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:37 +0000

Recently, I have taken quite an interest in graphic design for the fashion industry. I think I am drawn to this particular industry because I feel like they put a great deal of thought into their image and branding. One of my favorite characteristics of graphic design for the fashion industry is their emphasis on photography while keeping the design of their websites as minimalistic as possible. In today’s tutorial I will demonstrate how to create a minimalist fashion website using Adobe Fireworks CS4.

Video Tutorial

Screenshot

Credits

Model: Amanda Nørgaard
Photographer Jens Langkjaer

Expand Your Horizons With These Thought Provoking Fashion Illustrations

Jillian Hobbs — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:45:53 +0000

There is something so magnificent about the stylish. Style can seem so vain yet is such a large part of who we are. Style defines the individual beyond their actions; it’s how we judge those around and can often make the difference between getting a dream job or not. Since fashion and style are so largely based upon design it is surprising to me that the graphic design industry and the fashion industry aren’t more connected than they are. I am hoping to change that.

Today I will present to you a mixture of thought provoking fashion illustrations. I hope these will send your mind to new places and perhaps help inspire your next design.

Michael Zavros | Michaelzavros.com

Konstantin Siegel | Kasdesign.de

Danny Roberts | Igorandandre.blogspot.com

Sabine Pieper | Sabinepieper.com

Render an Anime Influenced Fashion Sketch

Grant Friedman — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:01:06 +0000

I found this really great set of fashion sketching demonstrations by Kathryn Hagen, a fashion illustration instructor at Otis College. Ms. Hagen is a master at mixing media to achieve life-like and beautiful results. Her tools include copic markers, prismacolor pencils, tombo brush pens, gouache, liner pens and milky gel pens.

Her book, Fashion Illustration for Designers includes a dvd packed with tons of videos just like the ones below. Even if you don’t study fashion her book is an excellent resource for improving your drawing and design skills. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning how to sketch or draw.

Color Rendering: Anime Influence Part 1

Color Rendering: Anime Influence Part 2

Color Rendering: Anime Influence Part 3

Learn the Basics of Fashion Sketching in Illustrator with These 8 Eye-Opening Video Tutorials

Grant Friedman — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:04:31 +0000

Recently, I’ve become very interested in graphic design for the fashion industry. You may have seen a fashion sketch that I designed in Illustrator a while back. Most typical graphic designers probably don’t think of the fashion industry when they are thinking about where they might find a job but what many of us don’t realize is that the fashion industry employs many graphic designers as well as fashion designers.

While researching graphic design for the fashion industry I came across this amazing set of videos by Professor Elaine Polvinen who teaches Fashion Textile Technology at Buffalo State University. In her videos, she shows many techniques that graphic designers for the fashion industry use. You should also take a look at her blog. She has quite a few useful tips for fashion designers and people looking to enhance their design skills.

For more videos visit Professor Polvinem’s website or she has many more video tutorials on fashion sketching as well as some Illustrator basics.