James graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2003. After a short stint designing catalogs he started working as a freelance designer for C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions. Soon he was promoted to a full time instructor/designer and subsequently become an Adobe Certified Instructor Design Master. Currently James is a Content Manager of the design segment at lynda.com where he is also an author.
Q: When does a drop shadow not appear to be a drop shadow? A: When it isn’t applied to the frame.
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