Hi

[Matty C]

Hi everyone im new here.

Looking to get into Graphic Design big time. I love looking at peoples work and get really jealous lol. i currently have Adobe Photoshop CS. Im kinda new to it all. What software would you recommend to use?

Im hoping i can learn and become good at this as its a required talent but i think practice makes perfect so im gunna practice until i get good at this.

Thanks Everyone

Newbie Graphic Designer Looking To Learn And Improve

[1984]

For software I would get Zelda, Contra and Kid Icarus

Hey how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up, it'll be ANARCHY!

[Matty C]

is this easy to use software and quick to get the hang of>=?

Newbie Graphic Designer Looking To Learn And Improve

[1984]

Well, in 92 I had a cheat sheet for Zelda, I got the princess real fast, Contra was something like up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-a-b-a-b-start...Kid Icarus I just locked myself up inside for days til i beat it.

What's your Armor class anyway?

Hey how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up, it'll be ANARCHY!

[Matty C]

what the hell are you on about lol

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[Mickey]

actually it was just up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-start


O and welcome Matty!

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[morea]

In Twisted Metal 2 it was right-left-up-down-down-up-left-right... right?

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[Matty C]

you've lost me guys

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[Mickey]

were just messing with you Matty, those are all old video games, the graphic programs are:

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Acrobat, and Quark Xpress...


and if your a really good designer MICROSOFT WORD! (jk)

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[morea]

*note - presenting a file in any Microsoft application may cause other designers to laugh at you, look at you in disgust, cry hysterically, or become violent.

'They say time is the fire in which we burn.'
- Dr. Tolian Soran</font>

[morea]

Corel and Macromedia products are also reasonably well used.

'They say time is the fire in which we burn.'
- Dr. Tolian Soran</font>

[Tyger]

welcome aboard Matt. Learn Illustrator and Indesign and if you can Quark. These programs are pretty much industry standard.

By the way you'll notice threads jump around alot here, it's an official welcome on the GDF!

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[Kink]

Welcome aboard...

you'll learn a lot from GDF if you stick around long enough.




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[keith1]

For the Contra software, I'm pretty sure at the end it's B - A - select - start. but i may be wrong. All kidding aside though I use Microsoft Paint and Word Perfect for all my print work. I know most people like to use all those fancy macromedia & adobe products but i like to go against the grain.

[Tyger]

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I think that's more than going against the grain...it's more like guys waxing there legs.

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[morea]

my sisters boyfriend waxes his legs... he is a swimmer.

'They say time is the fire in which we burn.'
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[keith1]

hahaha.....well i am on a swim team.....jk

[Tyger]

just teasing keith....what ever works for you.

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[morea]

psst... Tyger... I think he was joking! /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/lol.gif

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[keith1]

i know i was kidding, i use adobe like everyone else. microsoft paint can you imagine?

[Tyger]

i know i like to play along...keith I've been wondering what that game was called on your avatar. I used to love playing that on the Commodore.

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[morea]

psst... 'I like to play along' was a good cover tyger!
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[Tyger]

no really, just like i use Word to make my posters and power point to make my brochures.

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[keith1]

i never played it on commodore, however i use to play it on NES and at the arcade. It's Kung Fu on NES and Kung Fu Master I think at the arcade.

[Tyger]

yeah that's it! I lurved that game...and yes i've played it on the NES but it first came out on the C64 if i'm not mistaken.

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[keith1]

yeah, the good old days. i've been playing those games every once in a while lately. i bring out my old NES, fire it up, blow the dust off the cartidge and try to get rid of that blinking screen.