Card One Concepts is a proud to be a member of CAST (Communication Association of the Souther Tier).

Genesis 19, the annual call for entries titled theme "Collaboration" was held on May 14, 2009. Local Communications professionals came together to celebrate the spirit of collaboration! Over 200 very impressive entries showcased the creative talents of area marketing and communications professionals.

This year Card One Concepts was awarded first place in the category of Digital Art; Photo Editing. The digital art piece that was awarded was a project or more a labor of love, experimentation, and collaboration with local Photographer Kirk Van Zandbergen form Van Zandbergen Photography Studio.

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Drawing a simple waving flag using Adobe Illustrator

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In the little free time I have these days between projects I like to catch up on a few movies from my netflix account. I especially love documentaries and had put an interesting title into my queue a few days ago called Helvetica.

I really enjoyed this movie and recommend any one who has an interest in graphic design and typography to make it a point to watch it. I am sure you will certainly enjoy this flick as much as I did.

Click here for more information about Helvetica.

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How to create a clipping mask in Adobe Illustrator

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Color is so important to a design. The wrong color choices or improper color harmony can easily ruin an otherwise fantastic idea, message or concept.

This is why Adobe has created the community driven free to use website at www.kuler.adobe.com . This site is a very valuable tool for any designer in any field of media. From web design to traditional print, this site is one of the first places I go when starting a new project.

Kuler allows you to intuitively find the perfect colors and color schemes. From analogous, monochromatic, or even triad color schemes to name a few. The site will even display the color values in RGB, CMYK, HEX, HSV, and Lab.

You can even use other members creations and the best part is when you are done picking your perfect color scheme you can download them in an adobe swatch exchange file to use in all your Adobe software.

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Check out this cool way of building your files in Adobe Illustrator dynamically!

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Hello,

My name is Brandon Cardone. I am the owner and art director for Card One Concepts. I have been in the graphics community for several years and hope to see this blog grow into a very useful resource for anyone interested in the graphics and web design world.

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Brandon Cardone

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