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TOP 5 PRODUCTION TIPS

14:00

BOTH WORKING ON PROJECTS

After the break we are back at

the work, keeping the focus up all day to get the

best results possible.

16:00

ARVID WORKING HARD

Arvid is now fully connected to the

clients, discussing, contacting and receiving feedback

from the customers.

18:00

DISCUSS THE DAY

Now the day is over, we sit down

to discuss the day, its positive and negative things

and what to improve. We also write the schedule

for the coming day.

All images: © Krippa Designs

■ FILE MANAGEMENT

Keep a clean desktop, hard drive or whatever you are saving your

files on. It is really important that you name and folder your files in an

easy-to-find way!

■ KNOW YOUR SHORTCUTS

While working with Adobe software, or any other program, know

the keyboard shortcuts for all tools you often use. It’s so much easier

and faster than to manually click on all of the tools.

■ COLOUR AND LAYOUT

Have in mind that a designer’s eye is very different from a client’s.

Even though you like that crazy layout and those strong colours, the

client probably doesn’t. You need to try thinking [like the client].

■ EFFECTS AND BLENDING OPTIONS

Take some time to add more colour effects and play with the

blending options for each layer to make the final design

outstanding. I’ve turned completely horrible designs into

something new and beautiful.

■ BE CRAZY

Sticking to the same techniques and effects doesn’t impress your

customers. Try to, once in a while, think of something new. A new

plug-in, a new effect to use etc. A fresh mind is what the client wants.

We [didn’t] think this

hobby project that we

started two years ago would

turnoutthiswell–wearejust

twonormalguyswhohavea

big passion for music and art

Arvid at work: Arvid contacting

clients in the small studio space that Krippa Design work from

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