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April 18, 2013

Motivation

For Klas Ernflo, motivation was a hard word to define: "It's not really the money that drives me, even though I wouldn't mind getting some, but I've always been getting a lot of satisfaction from simply doing my work; drawing, doing things that feel meaningful, doing a lot of more artistic work—that's what makes me feel good.

Topic: Professional Development

April 4, 2013

Roll Up Your Sleeves

The first step is always the most difficult.

Topic: Professional Development

March 29, 2013

The Right Message

"Content is king," Hull says.

Topic: Professional Development

March 20, 2013

Respect the Givens

Books, like other publications, generally follow a certain format, meeting reader expectation for a logical progression of information and the conventions of standard navigation.

Topic: Professional Development

March 12, 2013

Promotions

Promotional pieces are in fact limited-edition portfolios that many professional designers distribute as reminders or enticements.

Topics: Professional Development, Self-Promotion

February 25, 2013

Let the Material Create the Structure

More mainstream publications naturally adhere to a more formal and recognizable architecture.

Topic: Professional Development

February 22, 2013

Presentation Boxes, Cases, and Portfolios

Choosing the Proper Package Making a live portfolio presentation is still one of the best ways for a designer to get a new job or secure freelance work.

Topic: Professional Development

February 21, 2013

Getting All You Need from the Client

Things that need to be discussed, but are not a part of the design brief itself, are budgets and timetables as well as how communications will be managed or with whom will you communicate.

Topics: Design Reference, Managing Design, Professional Development, Studio Secrets

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