Photoshop can be intimidating and, if you aren't careful, you can waste a lot of time with tasks that have quick shortcuts. As someone that has used Photoshop for over 10 years I want to share with you the shortcuts that I use daily. These aren't the only shortcuts I use, but they're certainly some … Continue reading The Top 10 Photoshop Shortcuts I Use Daily
FREE Mother’s Day Resources
Not every church has the time, man power, or resources to make customized graphics for every holiday and sermon series. Fortunately, that's okay! There are many websites out there that offer free and affordable graphics for churches to use. After searching through these sites, I put together a list of my favorites for you. Let's get … Continue reading FREE Mother’s Day Resources
How to Make Awesome Graphics on Your iPhone or iPad for $2.99
There are plenty of tutorials on the internet about how to make social media graphics and announcement slides with software like Photoshop and Canva. In fact, I've written a few myself. But what if you're not at your computer? What if you're out of the office and you need to create an announcement slide or … Continue reading How to Make Awesome Graphics on Your iPhone or iPad for $2.99
The Ultimate Video Camera Set Up For Under $100
“How-to” searches are up 70% year-over-year on Youtube. -Think with Google, 2015 70% of all global consumer internet traffic will come from video by 2018. - Cisco, 2015 Facebook sees 8 billion video views per day. -Tech Church 2016 Internet video is here to stay. Thanks to Youtube and Facebook it has become the most … Continue reading The Ultimate Video Camera Set Up For Under $100
Adding Texture: Setting the Foundation of Design
TEXTURE: In the visual arts, texture is the perceived surface quality of a work of art. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs and is distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. Use of texture, along with other elements of design, can convey a variety of messages and emotions. Texture (Visual Arts) - … Continue reading Adding Texture: Setting the Foundation of Design
FREE Easter Graphics + A Custom Tutorial
Now that we've recovered from Christmas we can finally sit back and relax for awhile! Just kidding. It's Easter planning time. If you don't have a graphic design guru at your church this article is going to give you some awesome, and free, design options for Easter. Even if you do have a graphics ninja, they're creative … Continue reading FREE Easter Graphics + A Custom Tutorial
How to Use Free Stuff LEGALLY
DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer and nothing in this article constitutes legal guidance. This is general copyright information and advice from a Graphic Designer. Please consult with a lawyer before making decisions about using material with a copyright. Most churches work within very tight budgets which can make purchasing or creating high quality graphics, photos, motion backgrounds and videos … Continue reading How to Use Free Stuff LEGALLY
Is The Rule of Thirds Overrated?
THE RULE OF THIRDS “The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts…The theory is that if you place points of interest in the intersections or along the lines that your photo becomes more balanced and … Continue reading Is The Rule of Thirds Overrated?
How to Upgrade your Social Media Graphics (Tutorial Included)
I love a solid bulletin design and an accompanied announcement slide but the truth is, we aren't likely to carry a bulletin around with us everywhere we go. However, there is something that we rarely go without; our smartphones. Not only that, but most people that have a smartphone also have one or more social … Continue reading How to Upgrade your Social Media Graphics (Tutorial Included)
The 6 Church Website Essentials
When it comes to launching or redesigning your church website there are so many incredible options available. If you've got plenty of design experience, you may create your website from scratch. If you have no design experience whatsoever there are multiple companies that specialize in church websites that are not only easy to design but simple … Continue reading The 6 Church Website Essentials
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