Before & After, How to design cool stuff!
By John McWade
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Podcast Description
Before & After teaches graphic design. John McWade explains design using everyday language and simple illustrations. From Web pages to sales brochures to logos to presentations, he will help you understand design and communicate everything more beautifully and clearly.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoHow to typeset a list of names, part 2: Set the list | Skillful typesetting can make even the most ordinary document look great. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoHow to typeset a list of names, part 1: Design the header | Skillful typesetting can make even the most ordinary document look great. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoFill the page | How do you fill a wide page with a tall image? Three cool possibilities. | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoAdd QR codes to your business card | Design a card with print and smartphone functionality. | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoNine captions on one photo! | There's more to a photo than meets the eye. Here's a great way to unpack the stories it has to tell. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoCool stickout photos | A basic photo-cropping technique with countless uses! | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoMake the important photo small | Is your primary photo just ho-hum? Switch it with the less-important one — and get great results. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoHow to design a second page | You've designed a beautiful outside. How do you follow it up inside? Simply. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoExtreme photo cropping | How to convey a lot of information in an extremely narrow space. | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoDo you need a second logo? | For use in big sizes and small, you may need two logos. | 3/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoBig type, small type | To make big type small or small type big, you need to make some adjustments. Here's what to do. | 2/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoDesign a cover the simple way | How do you show off a great photo? Easy. Clear everything else off the page. | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoDo you really need a logo? | Kathy Thomas is a babysitter — for pets. Her friend designed a logo for her, but does she really need one? | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoHow to design without graphics | Reader Karen Crumb writes lamenting her "image-free" company's insistence on text-only documents. "They're incredibly boring," she says. "We don't use any pictures in our work, just words." Here's the solution. | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoHow to design a logo fast | Need a logo to brand a project or event? Try this. | 9/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoThe visual oxymoron | What happens when your words say one thing, but your graphics say something else? | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoBavarian-style gold edging | It's the look of the Black Forest — rich colors, elaborate textures, intricate patterns, complex edges, and robust, multi-dimensional type. Here's how to gild the edges of those ornate letters. | 9/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoCondense your layout | Designing a whole page? Instead of enlarging everything to fill the space, think small and focused. | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoWorking in a tiny space | When designing for a tiny space, think simple. | 8/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 19 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
John McWade is amazing.
John McWade's voice is so calm I could hear him talking all day, it's a joy to watch Before & After videos and learn those awesome tips!
Before & After is awesome!!
Before & After magazine is a wonderful tool for graphic designers. The format in which they present problems and solutions that take graphic design work from good to great is superb. I'm glad to see them on iTunes!
Must see
We've been subscribing to B&A for eons -- probably since the beginning or close to. Even as seasoned communicators, these gems are wonderful little nudges when you need a creative twist. I often pull out the library and flip through when I'm just looking for ideas. Love the fact they're in video now. Woohoo!
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