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Alondra Lopez Designs
I am a Visual communications artist with love for graphic design, photography and video. With this podcast I hope to give you an inside look at my life as a designer and hopefully offer you helpful tips on design, photo and video as well as motivation and encouragement in different areas of life.
Hey guys! Today I want to talk about attitude and how it can be a positive or negative thing for you when dealing with Adversities. Adversity is meant to make you better. I hope you enjoy this one :)
Hey guys! In the workforce we must see each other as a team, we must all work and learn from each other in order for us and the company to grow. Hope you enjoy this one :)
Hey guys! I want to challenge you to do something creative for 15-20 mins daily. As creatives we tend to get brain blocks, so we need to keep our brain and ideas fresh.
Hey guys here is your Thursday photography tip. When using a tripod turn of the vibration reduction. Listen to this short tip. Facebook.com/alondralopez.deaigns Twitter@al_designs Instagram@alondralopezphotography
Happy Monday everyone here is Monday’s Motivational quote “Your creativity will lead you to wonderful achievements.” Guys we are all creative in one form or another and in different medias. We need to find that inner creativity and develop it daily. What are you most creative at? I hope you enjoy this short episode, have a wonderful day. #TheCreativePodcast
If you’re aiming to be the best at what you do, you can’t worry about whether your actions will upset others, or what they’ll think of you. Tim Grover
We have such a fear of what others will think of us that we use that fear as an excuse to not act and take the path we need to.
Why do we do that to ourselves?
Why do we limit our potential do to what others may think?
Society in general will labeling us. What do I mean?
As kids we receive the first of these labels by our parents/teachers/family.
As we grow up, the community adds its own set.
Some can be good, but for the most part labels are negative and they limit us.
These labels and opinions stop us from find the courage to reach or goals and full potential.
What we need to do is dig deep inside, discover who we really are and then create our true labels.
If others don’t like it, screw them!
Let them have their opinions about you! You know the real you and that’s all that should matter.
Once you establish your ow
Hey guys! Welcome to Thursday’s Designer Tip. “Design is thinking made visual.” –Saul Bass My tip for today is to participate in a daily design challenge. You can start your own or join one. Currently I joined the Adobe Daily Creative Challenge and today is day 3. It’s a pretty cool challenge and well needed for me as a designer because I need to practice my AI skills. My current job is repetitive and well this is a great way for me to practice. You can check out the challenge yourself and join for free. The only way for us to improve is to practice daily and have fun with it!. #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast #TheCreativeVlog #ThursdaysDesignerTip #Designer #DesignerTip
Hey guys! Today is Thursday’s Designer Tip. But I want to start with a quote: “Creativity is nothing but a mind set free.” –Torrie T. Asai. In the design world or any creative industry the main ingredient is creativity. If you are a designer, photographer or and other creative person you know first hand that there are times when you are lost for ideas. So what do you do when that happens? I do the following 1) I will search online for design ideas and see what others are doing, 2) I open up my program #illustrator or #photoshop and begin designing something, I usually start with my text and advance from there. I noticed that as soon as I create one design a new idea pops in my head and eventually I have 4-5 new designs. The 3rd thing that helps me is hiking, when I am out in nature my mind tends to clear out, I feel relaxed and stress free, I breath in clean air, I listen to sounds and quietness of my surroundings, I let the fresh breeze hit my face. By not stressing myself out about p
Hey guys! Here are Wednesday’s Words of wisdom: Not every day is good. But there is something good in everyday. I agree with this 100%. Somedays are better than others, but there is still something we can be thankful and grateful to have or experience even on bad days. Even the simple things we take for granted like: another day of life, our eyes to see, feet & legs to walk, hands to grab, ears, mouth and our brain and it ability to learn and think. The trick in life is to stay as positive as much as you can. Have a blessed day and lets go out and get creative. #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast #TheCreativeVlog #Positive #Positivity #WednesdayWordsOfWisdom
Hey guys! Today is Thursday’s designer tip! When I create graphics my main design program is Adobe Illustrator. I use Illustrator because it creates vector files (a digital graphic file that its made up of many lines and curves or better known as paths). With a vector file you can stretch out your design as big or small as you want without losing resolution quality. When I edit photos, I use Photoshop because PS creates a Raster image (an image composed of pixels). You can design in either programs, I just prefer Illustrator for designs and Photoshop for photos. When I open up a new Illustrator file, I create the document using the final size of the project including the bleed when required. For example, a business card is 3.5” x 2” if it does not require a bleed I make my doc size 3.5” x 2”. If my card requires a bleed my doc size will be 3.75” x 2.25” giving me a .25” bleed for trimming. Inside the card I will also keep an inner safety border of .25” all around. I work with layer so
Hey guys today’s Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom are a of a great poem I read in a book and I like to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it. Be Deaf when Someone Says You Can’t Grant Cardone Be deaf when someone says you cannot do it! Be deaf when someone says it is impossible! Be deaf when anyone tries to put limits on you! For these people who make efforts to limit you and suggest that you cannot fulfill yours dreams are dangerous people. These people have given up on their dreams and seek to convince you to do the same. And do not be confused by them when they suggest that they are only trying to help you! Help is not what they offer. What they really seek to do is have you join the ranks of slaves, the apathetic, and the hopeless. Be deaf to all of them. #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast #TheCreativeVlog #WednesdaysWordsofWisdom #poem #wisdom
Your well being physically & mentally should be your top priority. We live in such a busy time right now, that we neglect to take care of ourselves. We look out for other first before we tend to our personal needs. I’ve seen it amongst my family and friends, heck I am guilty of it myself. We need to stop that cycle. If you don’t put YOURSELF first there is going to come a point where you wont be able to care for yourself or anyone else. That is the worst thing you can do, because life is about helping each other and caring for each other’s wellbeing, but if you are not at your best physically and mental how can you help others? Today I invite you to stop for a moment and ask yourself a few questions like: What can I start doing today to improve my quality of life and health? What are the areas physically or mentally that I am in need of help? And by taking care of myself first how many more people can I help? Taking care of ourselves first is hard, but it is doable and so important for
Hi guys! These are the blessings I am thankful for on this beautiful Sunday! #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast #TheCreativeVlog #SundaysBlessings
Hey guys! Happy Sunday! Today I share with you what I am thankful and blessed for. I express gratitude for this beautiful day. We need to realize that life is a gift not a right and that only one day at a time is given. So stop and realize all the blessings you have in your life. Have a beautiful Sunday! #AL_Designs #thecreativepodcast #sundaysblessings
Hey guys here is my quick tip on assuring you don’t have any problems sending your files to a printer or other party when opening them. #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast #Adobe
Hi guys make sure when designing to always save your work every 5 mins. Back up your files! And make sure you keep your original unedited photo files. #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast #WednesdaysWordsOfWisdom
Here is my thoughts and use when it comes to shooting in #Raw vs #JPEG. #TheCreativePodcast #AL_Designs #photography #ThursdaysPhotographyTip
Hi guys! This is just a reminder to stay focused on your end results/goals, but also embrace the positive results you are attaining on the way there, be proud and happy because you’ve worked hard. Take the time to celebrate but not for too long, keep working towards the main goal daily and remain patient. #WednesdaysWordsOfWisdom #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast
It’s Monday!! Happy Monday everyone! Today is a new day, a new start and a perfect day to take advantage of the new opportunities that await us today! Change your outlook on Monday and I promise you your Mondays will be amazing! 😊 #MondaysMotivation #AL_Designs #TheCreativePodcast
This is a photography tip to help you with memory cards and why you should always format your cards after each use. #TheCreativePodcast #AL_Designs #ThursdaysPhotographyTip
Challenge your self daily to become a better more positive person. 1 life, give it your all #TheCreativePodcast #AL_Designs #WednesdaysWordsofWisdom
We should always give thanks daily for all the #blessings we receive daily. We also need to spread more #positivity and change ourselves first so that we can impact those closest to us and then to the world.
The new meaning of T.G.I.F! I hope this short segment gets you thinking about where it is you might be wasting your time and correct it so you can reach your goals :)
Hi guys! It’s Thursday and here is your designer tip. I talk about what you need to know to set up a design for web use vs print use. If you have questions let’s connect! Twitter@al_designs #AskAlondraLopez #TheCreativeVlog