Ycademy January 2011 Online Seminar Back to work! After a busy 2010 and hopefully a good rest over the year end, let’s start 2011 with WordPress based Website Development using Semiomantics XO. After multiple exercises such as the Christmas site or the personal blog, we need to go into some more detail in as much… Read more →

3D Design The advantages and disadvantages of 3D Design for websites will be the topic of tonight’s YORGOO Call at yorgotalk.

Photo Editing vs. Graphic Design Sometimes it is difficult to draw a clear line between photo editing and graphic design or editing. The present Ycademy Sessions deal with Photo Editing and the primary goal is to improve our photographic skills. Whether we use Lightroom or Photoshop, we can push our editing away from photography into… Read more →

Adobe CS5 Pricing in Europe Why the heck is software more expensive in Europe than in the USA? SOFTware we are talking about. Software you can download or buy on a CD. The cost of copying a CD or software is worldwide the same, i.e. next to nothing. The problem is then either the distribution… Read more →

QR code Art Applied Art or Industrial design and Art, whatever you name it: it’s just fun! remember the creativity many artists developed around the barcodes? As most mobile phones can read QR codes, it’s fun to code your site URL, phone number, text or SMS and to combine it with your graphic design. QR… Read more →

How to use Photoshop Actions Do you know Photoshop Actions and how to use them? If you think that we may be able to share with you some new actions, join tonight’s YORGOO call at 9 pm London Time. We will show you, how you can quickly and with just one mouse-click transform your images… Read more →

Book covers and Jewel Cases with Photoshop Learn how to create Book covers and Jewel Cases with Photoshop at this week’s Ycademy Pro calls. Additional optional Materials: $10, free for Ycademy Pros, get the coupon from Bianca. Advanced pack: $30, discount $10 for Ycademy Pros. (Information about the content of the packs at Monday’s YORGOO… Read more →

Christmas Cards Personalized The yearly returning Christmas Season offers a nice opportunity to create personalized Christmas Cards. Here below some samples from our friends who either created a card or personalized an existing design. Personalized Christmas Card by Toni Leuenberger, Switzerland Building Authority, trust and confidence is a permanent effort we carry over into 2010.… Read more →

Brand Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and your Website Branding your online presence is an essential part of building your business and optimizing your visibility. Here is a sample of an integrated brand image throughout social networks based on a personal website. The Branding Elements on the Website The base for our sample is a Semiomantics XO… Read more →