Microsoft Office 2010 Powerpoint

Following upon yesterday’s Ycademy daily training call in which we ran through some of the added features in the new edition of Microsoft Office 2010 Powerpoint, all particiants found that the new 2010Powerpoint is so much easier to use, especially those who still remember the 2003 edition. That edition was certainly a bit of a challenge. There will be more Ycademy trainings following up on this subject.

Powerpoint Slides

Here is an example of a slide created with just a few clicks during the session, with an added Photoshop Page curl just for fun!
Each slide can be manipulated and adjusted according to ones preferences.

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Branding and Logo Design

Following up on my previous posts about Branding, this post concerns the next stage of the branding process that of creating a logo, a graphic representation of a business to promote brand recognition. Most companies today use this as a clearly visible and easily identifiable promotional trademark. Easily identifiable both on the web and offline.

Creating a Logo

When creating a logo one of the first steps is to decide which elements you would like to see in your design. What needs to be considered aswell is the fact that a logo will also be used on printed matter as well as on the web, therefore the end product must reproduce well in both formats. A complicated design is not always easy to reproduce succesfully. Simplicity well crafted is chic!

The Logo

Having recently changed the style, layout and the colour on my blog I decided that now was the time to create a logo, a simple representation of what I do. Having decided on the elements to use, in this case just good clear and distinctive fonts like Helvetica, which looks good both on the web and in print, and an initial decision on which text was to be used the creative process began in Photoshop.

Logo creators

There are various logo creators online, for free or to purchase, that can be used quite succesfully to create a perfectly acceptable logo, however for a really professional look one really needs to use a professional image editing software like Photoshop.

Logo Design Study

After some initial designs, here are a few of the results of a brainstorming session last nite with Yorgo. Bouncing ideas with another person is a great way to improve the upon the creativity process. There will be more to come soon.

1.

2. Adding some colour

3. Different interpretation

4. The glossy effect

5. The pastel look

6.  Bold and glossy

Which design so far is your favourite?

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Branding and Logo Design

Following up on my previous posts about Branding, this post concerns the next stage of the branding process that of creating a logo, a graphic representation of a business to promote brand recognition. Most companies today use this as a clearly visible and easily identifiable promotional trademark. Easily identifiable both on the web and offline.

Creating a Logo

When creating a logo one of the first steps is to decide which elements you would like to see in your design. What needs to be considered aswell is the fact that a logo will also be used on printed matter as well as on the web, therefore the end product must reproduce well in both formats. A complicated design is not always easy to reproduce succesfully. Simplicity well crafted is chic!

The Logo

Having recently changed the style, layout and the colour on my blog I decided that now was the time to create a logo, a simple representation of what I do. Having decided on the elements to use, in this case just good clear and distinctive fonts like Helvetica, which looks good both on the web and in print, and an initial decision on which text was to be used the creative process began in Photoshop.

Logo creators

There are various logo creators online, for free or to purchase, that can be used quite succesfully to create a perfectly acceptable logo, however for a really professional look one really needs to use a professional image editing software like Photoshop.

Logo Design Study

After some initial designs, here are a few of the results of a brainstorming session last nite with Yorgo. Bouncing ideas with another person is a great way to improve the upon the creativity process. There will be more to come soon.

1.

2. Adding some colour

3. Different interpretation

4. The glossy effect

5. The pastel look

6.  Bold and glossy

Which design so far is your favourite?

Author: Zo Nicholas, Media, Marketing, Publishing. Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics. If you enjoyed reading the above, please consider following future tips and strategies by RSS reader or Subscribe by Email.

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Photoshop Action Script fun

One never seems to get tired of playing around with these Photoshop Action Scripts. There are so many different permutations. Of course you can stick with the bare basics but once you get the taste of having pure unadultared fun…….you  just don’t want to stop. It’s pure FUN and its easy!!!

Photoshop Polaroid 

A nice little Polaroid Action script to have a little fun with. Of course I played around a bit with the script just have some fun.

Photoshop Tutorials

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Photoshop Action Scripts fun

Part of the learning experience when learning a new skill is the playing, having fun and testing out possibilities. Its all part of the creative process that we often miss out on when working at a daily job. When learning about  Photoshop there’s a lot of fun to be had testing out the Photoshop Action Scripts.

Learning Photoshop

Once you have mastered a few basics, then its more fun to be able to see some final products. Here are a few examples of some very easy to use Action Scripts that produce good looking results with a few simple clicks.

Angel Glass Action Script

Very easy to use Angel Glass to produce some great looking pictures.

Membership Card

Another Action Script that creates a professional looking membership card.

Babyshop CD

A fun way to wrap up and sell products online. Very easy to use with a few simple mouse clicks and just adding your own text and colours etc.

Photoshop Tutorials by Ycademy

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Discovering Photoshop – Action Scripts

There is so much more to Photoshop than first meets the eye. I am sure that once you start to understand some basic functions you will soon discover the Photoshop action scripts. 

Photoshop Action Scripts

The Photoshop Action Scripts take the work out of  creating more complex designs. The action script once activated automatically performs the detailed tasks that it would take to create the final result. There are many of these action scripts to be found online. The example I have chosen is the ‘photobox’ which you can download from here and then follow the installation proceedure. 

Photoshop Action Photobox

How to use Photoshop Action Photobox

As you see from the image above this action script creates a very cool effect. Click on the image above to see it full size.

Once you have installed your script open your Photoshop and then the image that you wish to use. Go to WINDOW on the toolbar and select Actions. In the actions menu select ‘photobox’. When the dialogue opens select photobox then click on the arrow button below to play. Just sit and watch as the script takes over and performs the actions to create the box image.You may then need to resize the final product to the desired size you require. Cool eh?

It took me a few tries to get the image centered on the cube, but this comes with a bit of practice. Practice makes perfect they say.

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Discovering Photoshop

Following up on previous live training on the various Photoshop features given in an Ycademy session here are some fun examples of  testing some of the features.

My sweetheart using the  Ellipse Border.

Using a simple graphic  and playing around with the Kaleidescope feature this new fun graphic was achieved:

Kaleidescope Fun

Photoshop Tutorials by Ycademy

There will be many more Photoshop tutorials following up on the basics that have already being learnt. As you go further into Photoshop you begin to realise that there are endless possibilities and you are only limited by your own imagination.

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Photoshop Tutorials

Being new to Photoshop, but not entirely new to image editing, I have enjoyed following Biancas Photoshop tutorials and tips.

Photoshop Tutorials at Ycademy

Bianca is providing some superb Photoshop trainings at the Ycademy training sessions as well as tutorials on her blog that you can follow step by step.

Photoshop training ~ How to create rounded corners

Having attended the live, learning online  training session provided by Bianca on ‘how to create rounded corners’ I learnt so much and much more than just that. Photoshop has so many of these little features that one can use to adjust any image and create a completely new effect. It’s fun trying out the features and  becoming accustomed to how they work, and the effect  that can be achieved.

Here is the result from the training session.

From this:

to this:

Learning Online at Ycademy

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Internet Marketing services

Marketing a product, any product, whether on or offline requires planning. Offline, you need the services of an advertising company to market  your products, or if you do it yourself and use the services of a  publisher and/or leaflet distributor, newspaper/magazine advertising. Online there are many Internet Marketing Services offered that provide effective marketing campaigns with measurable results and Google top ranking.

Internet Marketing

The advantages of Internet Marketing is that it is relatively inexpensive if you compare cost ratios with offline advertising campaigns, online there is much wider audience that a company or small business can reach. With the increase of internet users world wide and today’s technological advances, Web 2.0 strategies  encourage much more consumer interactivity online, product research with smooth and speedy shopping results.

Internet Marketing Services

Internet Marketing Strategy

In order to achieve success in marketing a product online it requires a internet marketer to develop an internet marketing strategy, one that clearly defines and targets a specific audience in order to achieve measurable results. Discuss your specific needs with a qualified IT Cosultant who will guide you through the complexity of  a successful marketing campaign.

Results can be easily measured with the use of web analytics to ascertain the efficiency and value of any marketing campaign providing value for money.

Internet Marketing Services

Internet marketing Services are many and varied. There are many ways in which you can communicate your advertising message to a targeted  audience.

* Email marketing
* Banner Advertising
* Contextual advertising
* Social Media optimisation
* Search engine optimisation (SEO)
* Search engine marketing (SEM)
* Mobile Advertising

just to name few of the methods applied to internet marketing.

Mobile Advertising

Mobile advertising is a recent phenomena, a trend that cannot be ignored. The mobile industry is developing fast and growing. Many of the larger companies have already adopted the mobile medium as a way to advertise their products. Small businesses to are beginning to see the value and are adopting this method of advertising targeting specific audiences.

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