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Dynamic Drive CSS Library
2007-08-09 14:07:00 Dynamic Drive CSS library is an interesting site I came across a little while ago. The CSS library gives you different types of layouts, menus, links and buttons as pictorial examples and then shows you the CSS and XHTML of how to make them. Ideal if you want a short cut to make your menu ... More About: Web Design , Library , Dynamic , Libra
Can Design be Taught or Do you Need Talent?
2007-08-08 13:07:00 How much can be taught and how much is raw talent? Does a graphic designer need to be able to draw? A graphic designer in my opinion needs to be a reasonable good artist and therefore must have raw talent. I have often wondered if there are good designers out there who can’t draw? When I was ... More About: Design , Talent , Tale , Lent
The Potential of Webcams for Graphic Design
2007-08-07 11:31:00 I have recently taken a few online french lessons with Telefrench where a French tutor (in Paris) teaches you one on one by webcam or headset. I was a little dubious at first, but with a couple of free trial lessons I figured I had nothing to lose. It turns out it was great and ... More About: Design , Graphic Design , Webcams , Graphic , Graph
Channel 4 Ident Animation Competition
2007-08-06 21:32:00 Channel 4 are holding a competition to design a Channel 4 animated ident. “What is required? A written treatment, storyboard and/or rough animatic for a 15-second sting - plus your current showreel. The prize is to have your idea realised and worked up with a 4Creative art director, then go on to make the ident at the ... More About: Animation , Competition , Channel , Channel 4 , Petit
Distracted by the Brand Licensing Show 2007
2007-08-06 09:51:00 First I must apologise I have been a little distracted for the last week or so. Instead of ideas for blog posts my head has been filled with the Brand Licensing Show 2007 October in Olympia, London. I am not sure whether I am being sensible or more likely crazy but I have booked some ... More About: Trac
What Do You Want on Graphic Design Blog?
2007-08-04 08:24:00 Graphic Design Blog has been going for nearly 6 months now and I wanted to say a big thank you to every one who reads and contributes to the conversation. What would you like to see on Graphic Design Blog in the next few months, are there any topics you would like to be covered? ... More About: Graphic , Graph
Freelancer Focus 3rd August 2007
2007-08-03 10:17:00 Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. This week Pawel Grabowski (pictured left) is the freelance designer in question. If you would like to take part please read my previous post. 1. Your name? Pawel Grabowski 2. Where are you are based (Country/Area)? Ireland 3. What ... More About: Freelancing , August , August 2007 , Lance
What Makes a Good Art Director?
2007-08-02 09:22:00 A Guest Post by Jeff Williams As a senior designer, I’m occasionally asked to take the role of art director on small projects. This new role has gotten me thinking about what makes a good art director. I’ve worked with art directors who inspire their designers to produce great work and I’ve worked with art directors ... More About: Good , Art Director , Director , Dire , Rect
What Makes a Good Art Director?
2007-08-02 09:22:00 A Guest Post by Jeff Williams As a senior designer, I’m occasionally asked to take the role of art director on small projects. This new role has gotten me thinking about what makes a good art director. I’ve worked with art directors who inspire their designers to produce great work and I’ve worked with art directors ... More About: Good , Art Director , Director , Dire , Rect
Quick Tips for Design Mockups and Presentation
2007-08-01 09:31:00 When I first started in design if someone said they needed a design mocking up I used to break out in a cold sweat. I always seem to end with a brochure page upside down and enough spraymount in my hair that I could be in a commercial for ultra hold hair gel. Over the ... More About: Design , Tutorials , Tips , Quick , Presentation
Quick Tips for Design Mock-ups and Presentation
2007-08-01 09:31:00 When I first started in design if someone said they needed a design mocking up I used to break out in a cold sweat. I always seem to end with a brochure page upside down and enough spraymount in my hair that I could be in a commercial for ultra hold hair gel. Over the ... More About: Design , Tutorials , Tips , Quick , Presentation
Two Graphic Design Competitions
2007-07-31 17:30:00 A couple of Graph ic Design Competitions are currently running that I thought may be of interest to some of you: Helvetica Now Poster Competition Helvetica Now Poster Contest invites entries for their poster design competition. Works which are published or unpublished may be submitted on the theme of “the role of type in modern day life, and ... More About: Graphic Design
Two Graphic Design Competitions
2007-07-31 17:30:00 A couple of Graph ic Design Competitions are currently running that I thought may be of interest to some of you: Helvetica Now Poster Competition Helvetica Now Poster Contest invites entries for their poster design competition. Works which are published or unpublished may be submitted on the theme of “the role of type in modern day life, and ... More About: Graphic Design
Blog Design with a Difference
2007-07-31 09:49:00 So you want a blog? Most of us either search for a template to adapt to our liking or the technically minded start from scratch and create their layout. So usually you’d start with a header, content area and one or two side bars, sounds pretty logical doesn’t it. Take a look at the website and ... More About: Design , Blogging , Blog , Difference , Ferenc
Blog Design with a Difference
2007-07-31 09:49:00 So you want a blog? Most of us either search for a template to adapt to our liking or the technically minded start from scratch and create their layout. So usually you’d start with a header, content area and one or two side bars, sounds pretty logical doesn’t it. Take a look at the website and ... More About: Design , Blogging , Blog , Difference , Ferenc
Guitars Customised with your Designs Online
2007-07-30 09:58:00 Most people know that these days its fairly straight forward to get a t-shirt, mug or mousemat printed online, but now you can also customise a guitar. Being a bit of a guitar fan myself when I heard that Peavey Guitars were doing a similar thing that Cafepress did with t-shirts, but with guitars I ... More About: Online , Custom , Designs , With You
Guitars Customised with your Designs Online
2007-07-30 09:58:00 Most people know that these days its fairly straight forward to get a t-shirt, mug or mousemat printed online, but now you can also customise a guitar. Being a bit of a guitar fan myself when I heard that Peavey Guitars were doing a similar thing that Cafepress did with t-shirts, but with guitars I ... More About: Online , Custom , Designs , With You
Freelancer Focus 27th July 2007
2007-07-27 08:32:00 Freelancer Focus is (hopefully) a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. This week Bryan Zimmerman (pictured left) is the freelance designer in question. If you would like to take part please read my previous post. 1. Your name? Bryan Zimmerman 2. What type of work do ... More About: Freelancing , July 2007 , July , Lance
Freelancer Focus 27th July 2007
2007-07-27 08:32:00 Freelancer Focus is (hopefully) a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. This week Bryan Zimmerman (pictured left) is the freelance designer in question. If you would like to take part please read my previous post. 1. Your name? Bryan Zimmerman 2. What type of work do ... More About: Freelancing , July 2007 , July , Lance
If Graphic Design was Like the Movies?
2007-07-26 10:49:00 If graphic design was like the movies every brochure would need an extra couple of pages at the back. Just think, at the end of every movie everyone from the top movie stars down to the person who made the coffee gets a credit. If in the graphic design world we took a leaf ... More About: Movies , Design , Graphic Design , Graphic , Like
If Graphic Design was Like the Movies?
2007-07-26 10:49:00 If graphic design was like the movies every brochure would need an extra couple of pages at the back. Just think, at the end of every movie everyone from the top movie stars down to the person who made the coffee gets a credit. If in the graphic design world we took a leaf ... More About: Movies , Design , Graphic Design , Graphic , Graph
Flexible Online Portfolio for Designers and Photographers
2007-07-25 09:55:00 I have recently been reading about a website called format pixel. “formatpixel is an online application which allows you to create ‘page’ based presentations; anything from magazines to fanzines, brochures to catalogues and even portfolios” The basic idea is that users can upload images and display them, but the thing that seems to separate this site ... More About: Portfolio , Designers , Online , Photographers , Flexible
Flexible Online Portfolio for Designers and Photographers
2007-07-25 09:55:00 I have recently been reading about a website called format pixel. “formatpixel is an online application which allows you to create ‘page’ based presentations; anything from magazines to fanzines, brochures to catalogues and even portfolios” The basic idea is that users can upload images and display them, but the thing that seems to separate this site ... More About: Portfolio , Designers , Online , Photographers , Flexible
Is it Wrong for a Graphic Designer?s Website to use a Template?
2007-07-24 10:40:00 A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Bryan Zimmerman, who suggested that he would like to see a post discussing the following question: Is it wrong for a graphic designer to use a “web template” for their personal web presence? Especially if they are looking for a graphic design position and not a ... More About: Web Design , Website , Designer , Template , Graphic
Is it Wrong for a Graphic Designer?s Website to use a Template?
2007-07-24 10:40:00 A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Bryan Zimmerman, who suggested that he would like to see a post discussing the following question: Is it wrong for a graphic designer to use a “web template” for their personal web presence? Especially if they are looking for a graphic design position and not a ... More About: Web Design , Website , Designer , Template , Graphic
Take Part in Freelancer Focus
2007-07-23 10:18:00 As I mentioned last week I would like to start a regular feature called freelance focus where any freelance designers (or moonlighting freelancers ) are invited to answer a series of questions. I know a lot of designers thinking about going freelance or new freelance designers would be interested in your input. You will ... More About: Part , Focus , Lance , Elan , Freelancer
Take Part in Freelancer Focus
2007-07-23 10:18:00 As I mentioned last week I would like to start a regular feature called freelance focus where any freelance designers (or moonlighting freelancers ) are invited to answer a series of questions. I know a lot of designers thinking about going freelance or new freelance designers would be interested in your input. You will ... More About: Part , Focus , Lance , Elan , Freelancer
Find Free Photos on Yotophoto, the Free Images Search Engine
2007-07-22 12:19:00 There are are lots of different sources of free royalty free photos - from image libraries, Flickr and public domain images, it would be nice if you could search for them in one place wouldn’t it. That’s where www.yotophoto.com comes in handy. Yotophoto has indexed over a quarter of a million Creative Commons, Public Domain, ... More About: Photos , Blogging , Images , Free , Search
Find Free Photos on Yotophoto, the Free Images Search Engine
2007-07-22 12:19:00 There are are lots of different sources of free royalty free photos - from image libraries, Flickr and public domain images, it would be nice if you could search for them in one place wouldn’t it. That’s where www.yotophoto.com comes in handy. Yotophoto has indexed over a quarter of a million Creative Commons, Public Domain, ... More About: Photos , Blogging , Images , Free , Search
The Grey Area of Design Responsibility
More articles from this author:2007-07-20 10:12:00 In graphic design as with any profession mistakes cost money. I am often envious of web designers, if they make a minor mistake it just takes a few minutes to put right, but print, when something is printed that’s it, there’s only one shot (after proofing) to get it right. As a freelancer if you are ... More About: Design , Freelancing , Grey , Area , The G 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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