After writing, “Do I absolutely need a graphic design degree to be successful as a graphic designer?” we were struck by a slightly different scenario: If you’re considering dropping your day job to become a graphic designer. It’s an exciting process, to be sure, but if your head isn’t...
Often we’re asked: “Do I need a degree to become a successful designer, or will I be able to get enough business to live off of without spending four years of my life at school?†On one hand, we’ve seen a lot of non-college educated success stories, but we’ve...
Ah, to be a newly christened design school graduate with the world in your eyes and a pen in hand! We remember the fine days of trying to decide where to take our skill in the pursuit of a job. It’s a real mess if you don’t know where...
If you’re new to the realm of graphic and web design, and you’re really quite struggling to get people intersected in the services that you offer, we have a few choice tips that will help you stand out from the crowd. Yes, it’s really not quite as hard as...
In a previous post we started to detail a few of the ways in which graphic designers commonly cause themselves all kinds of headaches. However, we just don’t feel like we’ve exhausted the issue enough, so without harping on about it too much, we’ve compiled yet another list on...