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Every Time Someone Says "Ethics," a Designer Loses His Wings: Graphic Design(ers)
Design ethics is a slippery slope.
Topics: Design Reference, Environmental Design, Managing Design, Professional Development
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Poster Of The Week: Jesse Tise
Designer: Jesse Tise Client: Self Size: 9 x 12 inches Printing Process: Digital / Silkscreen Number of Inks: 4-color process / Three One of the most exciting illustrators/artists I have come across is the enchanting mix of sophisticated whimsy in Jesse Tisse's work.
Topics: Color, Handmade, Profiles, Self-Promotion
Video:
Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film
A short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier.
Topics: Studio Secrets, Type
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Article:
Get a Business Mentor: Christine Godlewski, Genius Creative
"If you are thinking about going freelance, you are probably already a qualified designer.
Topics: Professional Development, Self-Promotion
Article:
Well-Designed Goes Beyond Pretty: Aesthetic Considerations
Great design can be pretty.
Topics: Branding Identity, Color, Packaging, Pattern & Palette, Product Design
Article:
Dylan Poster: Selected by Andrea Rauch
Milton Glaser's "Dylan" poster was perhaps the most influential graphic object of my formative years, the early '70s, when I just got out of school.
Topics: Color, Pattern & Palette, Profiles, Self-Promotion
Article:
When In Doubt, Make Your Own: Where are magazines headed?
When clients, deadlines, and conventions begin to chafe, or there's no apparent place to speak with an alternative voice, there's nothing quite like starting your own publication for the like-minded.
Topics: Interactive Design, Managing Design, Professional Development, Self-Promotion
Article:
Absolut Vodka Bottle: Carlsson and Broman, 1977
Derided as resembling a plasma bottle by early critics, the Absolut Vodka bottle achieved commercial success and design recognition soon after its introduction to America in 1979.
Topics: Branding Identity, Design Reference, Product Design
Article:
Creating Interactive Portfolios and Websites: The Components of a Great Portfolio
For many design jobs, websites are the first place an art director will view a designer's work; the designer then needs to follow up with a print portfolio and live presentation.
Topics: Color, Interactive Design, Professional Development, Self-Promotion, Type
Article:
Ten Reasons Design Project Schedules Fail: Planning
Every design project brings its own unique challenges.
Topics: Managing Design, Professional Development, Random
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