In the last post, we started to look at managing the more difficult moments as a graphic designer. Let’s continue this professional therapy and consider how to work with a difficult client. The Client/Professional Before you roll your eyes in recognition of this persona, trust us, you have probably had your moment
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Keeping Your Cool as a Graphic Designer – Part II
The Best in the Biz If learning about artistic whiz-kids hasn’t been a part of your graphic design education to date, let this be the start of a new chapter! In our last post, we met Milton Glaser and Neville Brody. Today, we’re going to get better acquainted with the calm, cool, and collected
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Graphic Design Dream Team – Part II
With so many toys on the market for the graphic design student or professional designer, one post wasn’t enough. Let’s take a look at other new, free, or simply awesome software available for download. WizFlow Flowcharter For your corporate clients in need of presentation help, WizFlow can be your best friend
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Graphic Design Software – Part II
Graphic Design Schools – Part I Experience may be the best teacher in your graphic design career, but there is a lot to be said for formal training. Given the countless programs available, choosing what’s best for you can be tricky. Let’s break it down. Top Graphic Design Schools According to US News, the top schools for graphic
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Graphic Design School
You’re in the Money In our last post we identified some of the advisors you’ll need on your team as you start a graphic design business. Lucky for you, the logistical fun doesn’t end there. Armed with your graphic design education and ready to take on your first project, you’ll first need a pricing structure. Design
Learning the Biz Graphic Design schools will sharpen your artistic talents, but what about your business acumen? If starting a design business appeal to you, however, both sides of your brain need to be functioning. In order to get You, Inc., off the ground, knowing the nuts and bolts of business ownership is just as essential
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Starting Your Graphic Design Business: Part I
With the 2010 Noise Pop festival just ending in San Francisco (without a trace of any of this year’s posters???), I’ve uploaded some of my favorite posters from the past Noise Pop festivals. Poster design by Gregg Gordon, available for purchase here Poster design by Gregg Gordon, available for purchase here Noise Pop 15 poster designed by Lil Tuffy, available here .
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Noise Pop Festival – Posters from 2009, 2008, and 2007
Some newer and older posters from Obey . Some say Shepard is losing his touch with his newer work after his image really got bigger after the establishment of obey and his print work for the Obama campaign. Either way, he’s still laying it down on the government with his art direction that represents a voice much larger than his own, offering inspiration and affecting others to do work.
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Obey Giant
More 3D for Fun and FunctionIn our last article we presented some nifty examples of what you can do with Photoshop in creating your own 3D objects. There are literally thousands of PS objects that you can download from the Internet, but the process of making your own Photoshop 3D items is not only fun
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3D Photoshop Object Projects and Tutorials – Part II
Practice Makes Perfect After a while, it seems that plain old 2D Photoshop images are lacking when it comes to creativity for some of your graphic design projects. Maybe you have thought about doing more 3D work but didn’t know where to start
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3D Photoshop Object Projects and Tutorials – Part I
Presentation and Eye Appeal What would your reaction be if you were served a plate of food at a restaurant that had dust, lint, or smudges on the dish? Now let’s switch this scenario around and put this in the context of a job seeker presenting a portfolio that has dust, lint, and smudges on the
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The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Portfolio – Part II
The Basics At long last you’ve landed a job interview at a design firm. You’re excited, nervous, and worried all at the same time. You realize that part of the interview process hinges on presenting a strong portfolio.
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The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Portfolio – Part I
It’s More than Just Talent When you are going after a graphic designer position, your prospective employer is not only seeking qualified talent but “soft” skills and abilities. The “hard” skills as described in our last article, What Employers Are Looking for in Graphic Designers – Part I, gave a list of the skill sets that graphic
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What Employers Are Looking for in Graphic Designers – Part II
What You Need To Qualify To land a job as a graphic designer you need the skill sets and talent necessary to fill the job requirements. There are two types of skill set categories employers are looking for when hiring a graphic designer. In the following three part series we’ll delve into what these qualities are and
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What Employers Are Looking For In Graphic Designers – Part I
Founder of Jazz in Willisau, Switzerland, Niklaus has made his own mark in graphic design through the organizing of Jazz concerts and festivals as well as running his own studio and later becoming a professor in Germany teaching his dynamic and unique style of print design. He’s been able to achieve the level of equilibrium between life and profession as he demonstrates through his passion for jazz and design
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Niklaus Troxler (2000′s)
Graphic Design Is Messaging Although the artistic merits of good graphic design is at the forefront of what a graphic artist does the real backbone behind the design is the effectiveness of the message you are trying to communicate to the viewer. In our last article we quoted Marshal McLuhan saying, “The medium is the message” or
The Medium Is the Message Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “The medium is the message.” McLuhan was considered one of the cutting edge media theorists of his day and realized that the “container” of the message or the medium influenced how the final message was perceived. As graphic artists it is important to understand and use this
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Graphic Design and Effective Messaging – Part I
“The Best Jerky On Earth” Highly prized and sold internationally, handmade jerky from Umpqua Indian Foods provides consumers with a delicious, healthy eating experience. Owned by the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians , their “Classic” jerky line includes six distinct flavors: Original, Teriyaki, Black Pepper & Garlic, Brown Sugar, Jalapeño and Smoked Spicy Sweet. They also sell fruit and veggie snacks and various sundry items
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Brew Pub® Steak Jerky Package and Collateral
One of my favorite projects from this last year was designing the collateral for Music on the Half Shell . Creative Images takes an active role in the community and this is one event that we are a Benefactor Sponsor for every year. This summer concert series began 17 years ago with a mission to provide free concerts to the people in Roseburg featuring quality artists who would normally perform at distant venues for a substantial admission fee
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Music on the Half Shell Collateral
I recently spotted this ad campaign by Starbucks on a bus kiosk. I thought it was a nice use of typography (I am a huge fan of the slab serif) and a good play on the organic look. But as I delved deeper into the messenging I found out that these posters are in response to some ad campaigns by the competition – McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts who have been eating into Starbucks share of the market as well as capitalizing on heightened cost savings
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The Coffee Wars – Competing Campaigns