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13 Jul 2008

Web image formats: GIF, JPG and PNG

Take a closer look at the current compression methods for using images on the web. I will briefly describe when to use a GIF, a JPG or a PNG. Each image format has it's pro and contra's. Before exporting images to one of those formats let's dive into their specifications. We start with:

Graphic Design

06 Jul 2008

My website cannot be found in search engines - Introduction to SEO part 2

What do I need to do to make my website be found easier in search engines? This introduction to SEO consists of 3 parts that will give you some background information on SEO or Search Engine Optimization. In part 2 we dig further in some useful tips and tricks

SEO & Analytics

05 Jul 2008

My website cannot be found in search engines - Introduction to SEO part 1

”My website cannot be found in search engines?!” is a frequently heard complaint. This introduction to SEO consists of 3 parts that will give you some background information on SEO or Search Engine Optimization. Everybody with a website should be aware of these basics, so read on...!

SEO & Analytics

30 Jun 2008

Tracing a drawing with the pen tool in Illustrator

In this tutorial we"ll trace a scanned drawing with the pen tool in Illustrator. The image will be used as a vector illustration and icon. We will only draw half the part of the figure and flip the other part so that we have a 100% symmetric object/character. By drawing just a half, we'll save some time. (you can import a sketch to work on). Feel free to post your sketches or drawings to the Flickr group Sketch and Draw.

Graphic Design

06 Jun 2008

Jaarlijkse vakantie

Na een jaar vol nieuwe projecten en veel veranderingen binnen BENE, trekken we er even tussenuit voor een broodnodige vakantie.

Bene news

02 Jun 2008

824 million websurfers in the world

In januari 2008 Comscore, an American Market Researcher, counted more than 824 million surfers (older than 15 years) worldwide. Compared to januari 2007 this is an increase by 10.4 percent.

Bene news

15 May 2008

Kentico CMS Version 3 available

As official Kentico partner is BENE glad to introduce version 3 ! This version is the confirmation of the excellent reputation of Kentico. BENE is your number 1 Kentico partner for Belgium due to our excellent knowledge of the product and good relations with the supplier.

CMS & Blogs Bene news

03 Apr 2008

thank you, Fontshop

I got the calendar 2008 for free today from FontShop! Thanks. Looking for fonts is always a time consuming activity. I often use the FontShop website to look for fonts or to search for a specific font. On the FontShop website you have large search capabilities, you can search by font, by family, by foundry, how a font looks, etc…

Graphic Design

11 Mar 2008

Making a folder for my freelance business

I designed a little folder for my freelance business Bene.This folder describes my business and my services. The folder can be printed on a A4 printer (mine is color laser HP Color LaserJet 3500) and that can be easily updated when some content has to be changed. So I decided to make an A4 folder that can be folded in 3 parts. As a freelancer, it is a good idea to have some printed material but instead of ordering a huge amount of business folders that can be easily outdated, I decided to design and print it myself. Of course, you have some limitations in printing.

01 Mar 2008

Hans De Pelsmacker, Belgian designer

I published a website for Hans De Pelsmacker, Belgian designer. His portfolio is illustrated with a lot of photos to get the best impressions of his work. You can view the website at: www.hansdepelsmacker.be. A complete set of photographs of his work can be seen at: Flickr

Projects Bene news

20 Feb 2008

Graphic design wants to connect

I took my change and decided to send an entry to the “What is Graphic Design Poster Competition” organized by Veerle Pieters from Veerle's blog. The competition had some awesome prices for the winners, but i didn't win unfortunately. But I enjoyed it very much and the results were actually very good and suprising.

Bene news Graphic Design

06 Feb 2008

Networking illustrations

I decided to make some drawings on the topic of networking, just some basic sketching. Once colored with some paint, I scan them with a hight resolution (300 dpi) and save them for later use in Photoshop or Illustrator.

Projects Art & paintings