Welcome to Graphic Design. Read about all aspects of Graphic Design including articles looking at the many tools available to a Graphic Designer, through to the theory needed to use these to produce strong and effective designs.
You'll find tutorials like retouching images in Gimp, general advice, such as how to reduce paper consumption, and book reviews including Visual Quickstart's Illustrator CS3 Guide.
With such a wide range of software available for Graphic Designers, some of it free software, all sorts of people are now getting involved in this exciting field.
Whether you're a new Designer looking for help in building your portfolio or are a bit more experienced but are interested in practical advice, such as buying Adobe Photoshop on a budget, there will be plenty of interest here.