Born at the turn of the 20th century, this French-Ukrainian artist, poster designer and typeface creator is still recognised as the most influential deisgners of the art deco era. Some of the features that define this chic, glamorous era include striking geometric shapes, curves and strong vertical lines. Heavily...
When you’re working as a freelance graphic designer, there’s a very great potential for a project to go awry, be it in the moment or weeks, months, or even years after completion. Clients come with their own unique set of headaches, and if you aren’t taking the proper measures...
We aren’t going to kid you: We wish there was a fool proof method to teaching someone how to be a brilliant graphic designer. How amazing would our world (especially modern advertising) be if we could only pump individuals through school, and have them come out like miniature Ed...
If you ask any graphic designer, they’ll tell you the one thing they dread above all others is networking. No one likes going to the conventions, meet-ups or rendezvous, and then hamming it up with the competition. It’s just not fun, especially when most of us would much rather...
In a previous post, we took an initial look at some of the qualities and practices that will help you, the newbie graphic designer, establish a presence in the local market. We understand that gaining traction, developing skill sets, and simply surviving off Photoshop are severe struggles, and with...