As a designer, you aren’t just working with graphics, day in day out. As much as you may love illustration, sooner or later you’re going to have to bite the bullet and get your hands dirty with a bit typography. The mark of a truly successful graphic designer is...
Being a graphic designer is awesome: Sure, you starve occasionally and have to deal with stickler clients on a regular basis, but what could be better than working in Adobe CS5 all day, exercising your creative rights with an iron fist? As great as being a graphic designer is,...
Designing the branding logos of other corporations is only part of the work of a successful graphic designer. In fact, a designer’s own personal business logo can be just as crucial for drawing in new clients as a successful portfolio of past work experiences. Because of this, designing your...
It’s a Web 2.0 world out there, Pilgrim, and without a little knowledge about social networking—and the massive benefits it can bring to your business—you might as well hang up your HTML hat and call it a day. Thankfully, though, you don’t have to be uneducated. Use these tips...
Today we’ll be giving you a set of buzzwords that will sound corny, stupid, and all too helpful. To be the absolute best graphic designer you can be, repeat these concepts to yourself often, looking at how you manage each within your own life and workflow. The field of...