August 2005 Archives
Besides the showcase forum on Graphic Design Forum, where else on the graphics.com network can you promote your work? Here are three excellent opportunities, with the chance to win prizes (in some cases) ...
Business card design seems to be a somewhat hot topic in the GDF forums, so I thought I'd bring to your attention an upcoming book from Rockport Publishers titled, "The Best of The Best of Business Card Design".
I'm pleased to introduce a new column on the graphics.com network called Design Firm Management.
Design Firm Management is a twice-monthly column dedicated to the essentials of running a design business. Industry veteran Shel Perkins provides real-world advice on such topics as business planning, team building, workflow and project management.
In his inaugural column, Perkins tackles insurance needs for designers with a quick guide to what's available and where to find it.
"If good design matters to the bottom line, why aren’t designers central to the business process?" This seems to be a hot topic lately. Here's some insight from an article on apple.com pro.
Gunnar Swanson clarifies plagiarism versus copyright infringement and addresses the ethical and legal issues of both in his STEP online article "GENERATION EX: Copies and Copying in Graphic Design".
Need to enhance visual impact in electronic environments? Rita Amladi provides some tips and tricks in her DynamicGraphics.com article, "Prepping Images for On-Screen Viewing".
I recently returned from vacation -- with many photos -- and one that I am particularly proud of is Moon over Pilgrim Tower. But, of course, a viewer had to send me a critique of the image. "The scene is too dark," he said. He wanted to see it when the sky was a bit brighter, so that more of the landscape showed. I understood his point, but at the time of night he suggested, the moon wasn't anywhere in the frame. Surely these weren't conditions I could control, or could I?
I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce the newest members of the graphics.com network -- stepinsidedesign.com and dynamicgraphics.com.
Why did one signmaker create Massachusetts highway signs bearing the Alabama outline? There's a well known rule in the design industry: you get what you ask for.
Move over Charlotte. Pigs have a new savior. Belgian artist Wim Delvoye is here to save your hide -- and tattoo it.
Tom at Be A Design Group offer his take on the new NHL logo with a particular focus on font flow and its symbolism. Is he onto something or reaching just a bit?
