Javier Cantero
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Javier Cantero

Golden Ratio in Design
Design Basics

How to apply the Golden Ratio in Design The quickest way to apply the golden ratio in design is using the rule of thirds, dividing an area into equal thirds both vertically and horizontally, the intersection of the lines will provide a natural focal point for the shape. Photographers are

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text-readability
Design BasicsTypography

What is readability? Reading any text shouldn’t require any extra effort from the reader beyond being able to actually read; words and sentences should be immediately comprehensible. Readability then is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text. The total sum of elements within a given piece of

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turn photo into line drawing
Tutorials

There are different ways to turn photo into line drawing but doesn’t look real, like someone draw it. This technique of line art uses different densities of crosshatching to simulate lighter and darker shades of gray to obtain that look and the result is great. Crosshatching is the drawing of

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Draw a Map
Tutorials

To Draw a Map in Illustrator appears to be very complicated but with this technique, it can be really simple to create. You only have to be careful to create the layers for each individual step. Creating your own maps is great because you can customize them according to your

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Design Proposal
Freelance

A good Design proposal is always a way to show our customers that we are, as freelancers, professionals. It is also a tool to explain our customers; processes, design development and finally that professional design has a cost. It is our responsibility as designers to help the client understand the

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how to cut out hair in photoshop
Tutorials

In this tutorial, we will learn a powerful technique to how to cut out hair in photoshop creating advanced masking; Calculations. With this technique, you will be able to mask even the most complicated images like the hair of a model. For this tutorial, we will use an image with

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Art of Being women 95.0%
InspirationSites reviews

This weekend I stumble with a great little blog: art of being women. I really liked it, but not because it was a women blog really, but because of the content. In SEO we always say that content is King, well this blog has very good content. It is clearly

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realistic lightning bolt
Tutorials

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a realistic lightning bolt with a very simple method using difference clouds and levels. Step 1 Create a new document Step 2 Open de Gradient editor and create a black and white gradient with a narrow gray area Step 3 Paint

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World For all Campaign Posters
Design Basics

The negative space is the area around the object that defines it. In an image composed of negative space, the different visual elements do not make up a single object, but the image is divided into sections. Is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. The most

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World Cup history
Inspiration

In this post, I want to review the 89 years of graphic art history of the World Cup Poster. The goal of every poster is the communication of a message, but to be able to communicate that message, first, you have to do something, in my opinion, much more important:

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