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  Celeste Prevost
After a stint in Colorado where she earned recognition for a clean, often humorous body of work now detailed on her newly redesigned site Designisfine, designer/illustrator Celeste Prevost has landed her creative talents in Minneapolis. In addition to working in-house at [...]
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 Indigo Painting with a Stencil
Shallom Johnson is an urban artist, dancer, and fashion/arts writer currently based in Vancouver who has been painting under the alias Indigo since 2008. She paints beautiful, layered, and emotional pieces using meticulously cut [...]
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 Creative Photoshop CS4 by Derek Lea. You don’t need me to tell you that Creative Photoshop CS4 is not your typical Photoshop book. The cephalopod woman on the cover does that pretty well.
Now that that’s out of the way, let [...]
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I have some very important questions for you:
(1) Have you been injured in a work related accident?
(2) Are you struggling to lose those love handles nobody loves?
(3) Is your home worth less than you owe?
You?ve heard these questions before, especially if you [...]
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Agnieszka Gasparska at her KMIP storefront HQ
(Photo: Andrea Brizzi – www.andreabrizzi.com)
Agnieszka Gasparska is the Creative Director and founder of design firm Kiss Me I?m Polish. Her clients include GOOD, Thrillist, Refinery29, Ertegun Jazz Hall of [...]
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Timoni Grone is the senior visual designer at Scribd where she creates websites that blend responsible web practices with classic design & typographical philosophies. She also co-founded the monthly design MeetUp and work session Chromatic where Bay area designers meet to [...]
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As a follow to my post on Using LinkedIn to Find Design Jobs, here is a slightly different technique to go after the design business that you want.
If you decide that your ideal client type is a travel-oriented company because your aesthetic is [...]
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 In my last post about Using LinkedIn to Get Design Jobs I introduced the idea of ?Client Types? and that a designer’s natural aesthetic helps determine their ideal client, or the type most likely to hire them.
I thought I?d pursue this idea further and invite you, [...]
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What is your design aesthetic? It’s hard to be objective, but important to know. It helps determine who you are likely to land as a client. And who you are likely to land as a client are your “Client Types.”
So with your aesthetic [...]
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 As a follow to an earlier post on Coroflot’s Design Salary Survey here is a design salary calculator published by AIGA this year. It only covers the US but is comprehensive in terms of covering fields of design as well as organization size and sector. [...]
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I will now open a can of worms.
Having run a design agency in the past I’ve been guilty of doing work on spec, or work that you do in hopes that a formal — and paying — agreement will come about. There is not [...]
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 NoD is proud to be a media partner of the 2009 Icograda World Design Congress to be held in Beijing at the beautiful Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA).
Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)
From 24-30 October [...]
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Jeff Hamada is a self-described small Japanese artist working out of Vancouver, BC. He was recently selected as one of 100 artists to collaborate with Converse and Product(RED) to celebrate Converse’s 100th year anniversary.
He currently freelances as a graphic designer, and runs the [...]
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They have been doing it since 2001, and Coroflot’s Design Salary Surveys continue to illustrate why design is actually a pretty practical career choice, regardless of what Mom and Dad said. Despite our recession — or the euphemistic “super recession” I’ve read it labeled [...]
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If you like street art then the Wooster Collective is so deep in examples of outsider art that you are sure to find work that will make you want to go on a stickering or stenciling mission in your home town. I?ve been a [...]
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Adam Neate, self-portrait
Q: When I presented Marc Schiller of the Wooster Collective with your painting he immediately knew that it was your work. After visiting your Web site it became clear you’re a prolific and talented artist. What motivates you to create [...]
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Philip Johnson's Glass House - Photo: Paul Warchol Allow me to be the last to tell you that these videos produced by Cool Hunting are addictive and short jolts of creative inspiration that will keep you coming back. [...]
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 I have trouble keeping a secret.
But I delight in finding them. An author?s inside joke, a superfluous self portrait, well-designed error pages, virtual Easter eggs, are all fun secrets to uncover in design.
One of my design heroes, Ootje Oxenaar, added bonus elements in his designs for [...]
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 Design-related legal, copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights confusion? NoD guest author and legal expert Jean S. Perwin is taking questions. If you have questions for Jean, email them to us using editor (at) notesondesign.net. Jean will reply to questions frequently here under the ?Intellectual Property? [...]
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 Design-related legal, copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights confusion? NoD guest author and legal expert Jean S. Perwin is taking questions. If you have questions for Jean, email them to us using editor (at) notesondesign.net. Jean will reply to questions frequently here under the ?Intellectual Property? [...]
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Number of comments: 1  Note: This is part 5 in an 8 part series by design instructor and NoD author Dave Holston. To view Dave?s previous entries please click here.
Strategy guru Michael Porter states that the underlying idea behind strategy is alignment, that is, getting employees to make [...]
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 Design-related legal, copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights confusion? NoD guest author and legal expert Jean S. Perwin is taking questions. If you have questions for Jean, email them to us using editor (at) notesondesign.net. Jean will reply to questions frequently here under the ?Intellectual Property? [...]
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Number of comments: 2  We interviewed Mike Pandolfo at Elias Arts in SOHO, New York where he is Creative Director, Composer, General Manager. Mike is also an instructor at Sessions Online Schools of Art and Design where he teaches Music Production Using Logic. Watch Mike talk about how he [...]
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Number of comments: 1 You asked your legal, copyright, and trademark questions, and Jean has answered! All questions are culled from the comments section attached to the original ?Ask Jean? post. We invite you to ask more questions.
NoD reader Cath asked:
We purchased an original piece of art from our neighbor. Last [...]
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Number of comments: 1  Sheri L Koetting speaks at Spark Boot Camp Event on issues relevant to small design studios
Spark ? an Organization Offering a Support System for Independent Designers
In the spring of 2003, a [...]
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You asked your legal, copyright, and trademark questions, and Jean has answered! All questions are culled from the comments section attached to the original ?Ask Jean? post. We invite you to ask more questions.
NoD reader Michel asked:
I want to sell photographs that I have [...]
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Note: This is part 4 in an 8 part series by design instructor and NoD author Dave Holston. To view Dave’s previous entries please click here.
The proverbial ?seat at the table? has always been a coveted spot for designers. The price of an invitation is the ability to [...]
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MSLK?s Watershed project installed on Governor?s Island
As designers we feel compelled to use our talents towards helping the public visualize and comprehend complex information. Recently we, at MSLK have become keenly interested channeling those skills to help people understand the effects of society’s mass consumption [...]
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Number of comments: 3  Camilla at work on one of her hand drawn patterns
Born in Sweden, Camilla Meijer is a London-based pattern designer specializing in wallpaper and textiles. Camilla?s technical training in Graphic Design has taken her on an unexpected, botanical path [...]
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 Michael Cina - Cofounder, YouWorkForThem
Michael Cina is the cofounder of the renowned design studio YouWorkForThem and currently runs the Minneapolis, MN studio. He has experimented with many forms of design and is well known for his remarkable typographic work that can be found [...]
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Sieda Johnson, NoD Editor A warm welcome to new NoD Editor Sieda Johnson. Sieda is a native New Yorker that has worked in design, photography and editing for firm?s including MSLK design agency and she is a recent winner of the Cooper Hewitt National Design [...]
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Number of comments: 2  Sarah Balcon, NoD Editor
Notes On Design, after several months hiatus, is getting back to work!
Our current roster of authors are working on new contributions, and we are reaching out to new authors and interview candidates.
And importantly, we have a new editor.
Sarah Balcon is [...]
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Number of comments: 10 You asked your legal, copyright, and trademark questions, and Jean has answered! All questions are culled from the comments section attached to the original ?Ask Jean? post. We invite you to ask more questions.
Thomas says:
I am a freelance graphic designer. Over the course of 5 years, I conceptualized [...]
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Friend of NoD and New York Fine Artist Annika Connor (Instructor of Watercolor at Sessions Online) has invited all NoD readers and subscribers to attend the Company Launch Party for ACTIVE IDEAS PRODUCTIONS.
AI Productions, Inc. is an innovative corporation whose mission is to serve the [...]
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Number of comments: 3 Note: This is part 3 in an 8 part series by design instructor and NoD author Dave Holston. To view Dave’s previous entries please click here.
The term ?professional designer? can apply to anything from a service provider to a strategic partner, depending on a person?s individual experience, their [...]
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Number of comments: 10 Extracting detailed objects from a background can be a tricky thing in Photoshop, particularly when dealing with fuzzy edges like hair, fur, and leaves of trees. The Quick Selection tool and the Refine Edge feature introduced in Photoshop CS3 go a long way, but there are more powerful solutions…
Personally, I’ve [...]
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The World Wide Web Consortium is planning to implement a new version of the Web accessibility guidelines this year, and it seems like many people have had negative things to say about the version 2.0 update (not official yet). These guidelines affect the [...]
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Steven Heller?s latest tome, Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-century Totalitarian State, is an intense read. As an object, the book is an impressive chunk wrapped in black striped plastic, with the vibrant colors of propaganda peeking through the stripes from the inside cover. Yet [...]
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Felt Laptop Bag by Tom Bihn Ebay has created a new sub-site where ?shopping shapes the world.? World of good offers products designed with sustainability in mind. Lately, I?ve been thinking that my choices as a consumer could be as [...]
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Number of comments: 4 You’ve probably already heard the news that Adobe announced Creative Suite 4 tv.adobe.com on September 23rd, the latest versions of its ubiquitous design apps. As usual, there’s plenty of excitement surrounding this announcement, as every Adobe release brings cool new features, better cross-product integration, and (hopefully) speed improvements that [...]
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If you are not actively involved with any social networks you need to stop reading this and sign up for a few. If you are not using social media to get your business out there and interacting in a new way with your clients, you are [...]
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I was already a pretty ambitious designer when I went to the Aspen Design Conference years ago. Mary Catherine Bateson, Margaret Mead?s daughter, spoke and I heard things that hadn?t occurred to me. She talked about designing life and how to create and build [...]
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Rebecca works her magic with a soup can arrangement in her favorite space in the studio: a harvest table that doubles as workspace and office desk.
Rebecca Cole thrives on creating unique floral, garden and interior designs with a rustic, natural aesthetic. She?s best known to [...]
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ANDY: Rick, regarding academia and it?s ?fixation to ignore the really interesting and productive examples of online collaboration and to only showcase the grand Professors and organizing committee members of such conferences and the menial work they more often are doing? ? that?s a real can of worms. But let?s [...]
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Number of comments: 4 Since school is back in season, the inner tubes are deflated, and football is on the tube, I thought it was worthwhile to look back at ten notable summer events in the world of design.

1. June 17: Eames stamps stick
The US Postal service honored [...]
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Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring, the new novel come graphic design experiment by Zach Plague (aka: Zach Dodson) is equal parts both. It is what you get when a writer, who becomes a graphic designer, is also his own publisher. As with any auteur, [...]
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Inspired by fellow contributor Chris Costello’s post Paying Your Dues
My career also started humbly and I still think about those experiences every time I interview a young designer. I went to Phoenix for interviews near the end of my senior year. I had researched the [...]
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You asked your legal, copyright, and trademark questions, and Jean has answered! All questions are culled from the comments section attached to the original ?Ask Jean? post. We invite you to ask more questions.
Hi Jean,
For the past six years I’ve developed the print [...]
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In his previous post Dave explained how design is increasingly looked upon as a commodity by corporations.
Good news for right brainers
Whereas the craft of design; creating logos, layouts and Web designs, is becoming as much a property of amateurs as it is professionals, [...]
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Does every business benefit from design? Think of your favorite hole-in-the-wall BBQ joint, or the local bakery down the block. Each time you go there, do you find yourself mentally re-designing their logo? Have you decided that the one thing keeping your favorite Thai food place [...]
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For my first guest post, I thought I would indulge myself with a topic that?s been haunting me for the last month or so ? the nature of design and what I feel is its inherent (and necessary) idealism.
I?m sitting in an airport, having just dropped [...]
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Renee Rupcich is the assistant art director of Men’s Vogue. Though her career has focused on graphic design and publishing (she was also senior designer at fashion/design magazine Surface), she also studied photography and worked as an assistant in photography studios in San Francisco. Lately [...]
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Since it?s Friday, and because New York Fashion Week starts a week from today, we?re going to bring a little glamour into today?s post and take a look at the redesign of Interview magazine. Andy Warhol?s old pop culture bible has gotten a facelift [...]
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Design is a commodity
A few years back I attended a design management seminar in San Francisco. The seminar was held on a refurbished ferry-boat docked at Pier 3 and featured a notable design speaker. The view of the bay was fantastic, and the information presented at [...]
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Creative achievements seldom happen in isolation. A big part of making ideas happen is controlling how you come across to others. Of course, the Creative?s tendency is to say, “who gives a crap what other people think.” While there is merit in never compromising oneself for [...]
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John Bielenberg specializes in ?thinking wrong?. This basically means thinking differently. And thinking in plural. Bielenberg believes that bringing a lot of like and unlike minds together to spout out irrepressible thoughts opens the possibilities for revolutionary ideas. ?I find the traditional design studio approach - [...]
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Google is currently building its new marketing unit, Google Creative Lab, which will promote the Google brand and products. The company is busy setting up offices in New York, San Francisco and London, with more to come in the future, probably. Since the Creative Lab is [...]
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The following post is the third part of an ongoing conversation between guest authors Rick Bennett and Andy Polaine, friends and partners in Omnium ? a research group of academics, designers, artists, programmers and writers who work collaboratively (and from different countries) to explore [...]
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My neighborhood features dozens of examples of information design: notes to the mail service team. Residents create hand- and computer- generated notes to articulate the specifics of home architecture (?mail slot is in the alley on the left?), what to do if no one answers (?please [...]
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Poster by Milton Glaser
Design and politics have been on my mind lately (see yesterday?s post) and apparently, I?m not alone. Eastern Michigan University Gallery has invited some of today?s most illustrious design stars to show posters that that speak out on [...]
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The Beijing Olympics have elicited several very creative protests in the Western design community. One of the most biting is the web site Behind Beijing Olympic , which mimics the design and logo of the official Olympic site. However, the symbols and contents have [...]
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If video games and personality tests (i.e. ?What Kind of Friend are You: An Underminer or A Nurturer??) belong to your guilty pleasures you?re in luck. Our sister site Notes on Game Dev features a fun test for gamers (developed by researchers at Ghent University) [...]
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George Lois in his New York apartment
When MoMA opened its current exhibition of George Lois’ Esquire covers last spring, the legendary ad man (”I want my MTV”, anyone?) enjoyed a second wave of fame and acclaim. As a new generation discovered the powerful [...]
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Graphic design in the gallery can come across like a fish out of water. The gallery context facilitates engagement through looking and has historically discouraged touching or using. Design is made for the public to use and enjoy. The context of use for a designed object [...]
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I sometimes wonder if my daughter, who is currently one years old, will read books when she grows up (and goes beyond her current favorites ?Baby?s Animal Friends? and ?Bear Goes To Town?). Maybe reading paper books will be a habit reserved for old people by [...]
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Few so called best-dressed society women elicit such adoration among lesser dressed women as Iris Barrel Apfel. I know several otherwise very sensible ladies who start to swoon at the very mention of her name. One friend even harbors a secret fantasy of becoming the glamorous [...]
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You are a strong graphic designer? Then find several strong web designers, make them aware of you, and suggest a reciprocal relationship that would help both of you meet clients? broader needs. Also, consider approaching hosting providers in an effort to be on their short list of referrals for work.
Contact [...]
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An image from Jisuk Jung’s winning campaign
Back in March we wrote about Design 21?s Millennium Promise competition. Now the winners have been selected. First prize went to the animated campaign ?Eight Goals? by Jisuk Jung of South Korea. The jury found that [...]
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Have you created a fabulous trade show exhibition design lately? If so, you should let the world see it! Exhibition Magazine?s 23rd Annual Exhibit Design Awards is accepting entries.
Designs that were launched between Dec. 1, 2006, and Dec. 1, 2008, can be entered in several [...]
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It is crucial for the client to make a financial commitment to you at the project kick-off. Upon signing a contract, make sure that you get a deposit and have payment milestones. Consider 5% / 55% / 40%. 5% at signing. $55% at a midpoint deliverable that you have designated [...]
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First, an admission. I belong to a fraternity. A huge, national, button-down shirt, blue blazer, captains-of-industry kind of organization that celebrates all things left-brained and tangible. At one point, I was even president of my chapter. But that?s another story.
As the token creative in the group, [...]
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The following post is the second part of an ongoing conversation between guest authors Rick Bennett and Andy Polaine, friends and partners in Omnium ? a research group of academics, designers, artists, programmers and writers who work collaboratively (and from different countries) [...]
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When designing for multilingual content there are a number of factors that will affect your composition and typographic choices. Knowing these ahead of time allows for a smooth transition of content from one language to another. Whether it is print or web, it is best to [...]
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There are many, many ways to structure retainers. Here are some suggestions. If a client hires you to build a website - or a portion of a website - and they do not have an in-house designer to maintain it, then offer your client to place you on a monthly [...]
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It seems like Obama?s supporters are determined to make him go down in history as the candidate with the hippest signage ever. (Or perhaps the recent decline in enthusiasm among young voters is making them nervous.) Design and graffiti legend Shepard Fairey has teamed up [...]
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The best jobs I?ve ever earned were through colleagues and connections. In an interview, ask the interviewer who else might appreciate your work, or who else is hiring. Keep in touch with everyone you meet to build a large and strong net of connections. Indeed, just sending postcards, letters, or [...]
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The following post is the first part of an ongoing conversation between guest authors Rick Bennett and Andy Polaine, friends and partners in Omnium ? a research group of academics, designers, artists, programmers and writers who work collaboratively (and from different countries) to [...]
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On the Creative Freelancer Blog lately, Dyana Valentine, who will be conducting the workshop on creative collaboration on the first day of the Creative Freelancer Conference, has been offering up some tips on how to prep so you do the best connecting you can at this conference — [...]
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Those of us who missed this film’s theatrical release last fall can now enjoy the captivating feature-length indie in the comfort of our own lap top as the movie has just become available for download on iTunes.
?Helvetica?, which is directed by Gary Hustwit, looks [...]
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Designboom, together with partners DA Design Association of Japan and Tobu Department Store, is calling for entries for their international Green Earth graphic design competition. The competition is divided in two themes, and you may enter projects in one or both categories. The first theme is [...]
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How can you, an enthusiastic, creative solopreneur, not give away all your ideas in the first meeting with a potential client?
1. Listen more than you speak. That will help you restrain your enthusiasm (or desperation) PLUS you’ll get more information, which you’ll need to do the project.
2. Offer [...]
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The Project M Lab
Part 2 of the report from Project M’s work in Greensboro, Alabama
Project M 2008 was to set to officially end on July 1st. Nine young designers, a couple dozen or so advisors, and John Bielenberg all headed to Greensboro, Alabama to [...]
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Image: Watercolor by Brockett Horne
How to Avoid Damage in a Downturn, a recent podcast by David C. Baker, provides significant insights for design managers and studio leaders.
Listeners will appreciate his honest presentation, built from his own experiences of guiding creative teams through unexpected economic instability. [...]
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Illustration by Von Glitschka
History itself is replete with examples of human ingenuity showcasing it’s creativity when faced with restrictive resources. So much so that a popular saying has survived a millennium and is still in use today to describe such situations. You have probably heard [...]
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Steven Heller and David Womack (more or less)
Steven Heller and David Womack are two of the most important and knowledgeable writers, thinkers and talkers on design today. They recently collaborated on the book ?Becoming a Digital Designer: A Guide to Careers in Web, Video, Broadcast, [...]
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As we get ready for the Creative Freelancer Conference in Chicago, August 27-29, we are simultaneously building a resource web site for freelancers that will live well beyond this first event. (BTW, early bird deadline was extended to July 31st. You can still get $60 off the registration.)
So even [...]
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The British Council?s initiative Creative Economy, which aims to help establish global networks in creative fields, is announcing the launch of its new UK Young Design Entrepreneur award. The purpose of the award is to create networks between young design entrepreneurs and the design industry in [...]
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Nothing about this book looks like an art book. The somewhat colorless cover, the MIT imprint, the marked lack of giant, colorful images. At very first glance, you know that editor Oliver Grau, an Image Science professor and Cultural Studies dean, means business.
Media Art Histories is [...]
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Nothing about this book looks like an art book. The somewhat colorless cover, the MIT imprint, the marked lack of giant, colorful images. At very first glance, you know that editor Oliver Grau, an Image Science professor and Cultural Studies dean, means business.
Media Art Histories is [...]
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Unless you?re interviewing with a teensy design studio, chances are good you?ll meet with more than one person. At the very least, you should know your interviewers? names and titles before you show up. If the hiring manager doesn?t give you this information, simply ask for it: ?I?d like to [...]
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Unless you?re interviewing with a teensy design studio, chances are good you?ll meet with more than one person. At the very least, you should know your interviewers? names and titles before you show up. If the hiring manager doesn?t give you this information, simply ask for it: ?I?d like to [...]
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Brockett’s first interview suit, worn with the sales tag tucked in the pocket.
Inspired by Chris Costello?s post.
I?m uncertain if sharing my career pitfalls with intimidating, unidentifiable readers is threatening or liberating (in the same way that launching my thesis document from the 9th floor [...]
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Brockett’s first interview suit, worn with the sales tag tucked in the pocket.
Inspired by Chris Costello?s post.
I?m uncertain if sharing my career pitfalls with intimidating, unidentifiable readers is threatening or liberating (in the same way that launching my thesis document from the 9th floor [...]
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Sessions Online Schools of Art and Design is a regionally and nationally accredited leader in online education and has prepared art and design professionals since 1997. Schools include Sessions Online School of Design, Sessions Online School of Game Art, and Sessions Online [...]
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Time management is a big challenge for most creative freelancers. You want to slow down and enjoy the season (or life in general) but you?re afraid that if you appear “unavailable” to clients, you?ll lose them or if you don?t take every one that comes along, you?ll never get another [...]
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Time management is a big challenge for most creative freelancers. You want to slow down and enjoy the season (or life in general) but you?re afraid that if you appear “unavailable” to clients, you?ll lose them or if you don?t take every one that comes along, you?ll never get another [...]
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At the risk of stating the obvious, every designer should have a website or web presence of some kind. Websites serve as your marketing and self-promotional tool 24/7. Make sure you have a dedicated e-mail account and an email link on your site for people to contact you (and check [...]
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At the risk of stating the obvious, every designer should have a website or web presence of some kind. Websites serve as your marketing and self-promotional tool 24/7. Make sure you have a dedicated e-mail account and an email link on your site for people to contact you (and check [...]
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I often find that designers, whether they?re business owners, freelancers or employees, get sort of freaked out by the idea of planning their business or career. It can be an overwhelming prospect: figuring out what you want from your work life (and life in general) and charting [...]
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I often find that designers, whether they?re business owners, freelancers or employees, get sort of freaked out by the idea of planning their business or career. It can be an overwhelming prospect: figuring out what you want from your work life (and life in general) and charting [...]
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