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Should I go freelance or permanent? The pros and cons of both

Feb 2010, in Advertising, Articles, Featured, Freelance, General, Graphic Design, Professional Design Practice, Work Experience, professional practice.
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Woo hoo! You’ve finished college, you’ve put together your folio and you’re ready to take on the design world. Should you be looking for permanent or freelance roles, or just try and get whatever you can? Here are some things worth considering before you decide.

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26 Logos & Their Design Evolution

Jan 2010, in Advertising, Featured, General, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Print.
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Our top 26 logo revamps for better or worse you decide.It’s hard to argue with the Art Paul’s and the Paul Rand’s of the design world. Some of the greatest logos have stood the test of time, below are the ones that obviously no longer represented the modern day image of the associated brand.

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Professional Design Practice Lesson 1: Self-Promotion & Winning Work

Jan 2010, in Advertising, Articles, Featured, General, Graphic Design, Professional Design Practice, Resources, Work Experience, professional practice.
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In the first of a series of lessons entitled Professional Practice, we have sourced one of todays hottest working English based freelance designers to give you the leg up on building yourself a truly professional Graphic Design practice. Look out for the following in the new series; Freelance Fee Structures & How to Quote, Project Planning (Breaking Jobs Into Milestones), Dealing with Clients, Charging & Invoicing, Law in Design Practice, The Portfolio, A Conclusion of Sorts. Being Freelance. Benefits & Pitfalls.

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Get off the Mac, roll up your sleeves and get making. Once a week.

Jan 2010, in Advertising, Articles, Featured, General, Graphic Design, Resources, Tutorials, Web Design.
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Designed by Jonathan Ive, Apples iMac is out to seduce you!

In the working world it has become increasingly difficult to free yourself from the Mac and create something with your hands. Make the most of analogue and crafty disciplines offered through design education, and take your skills with you into the working world!

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A Day in the Life at the Leo Burnett Agency

Jul 2009, in A Day In The Life Of..., Advertising, Articles, Featured, Graphic Design.
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We have been lucky enough to follow Leo Burnett Art Director Djordje Joksimovic for a day around legendary Agency Leo Burnett. Leo Burnett created iconic symbols of American-branded products. It was his creation of the Marlboro Man, the Jolly Green Giant, and Tony the Tiger that would make his small mid-western company one of the largest, most sought-after agencies in the world. The Marlboro Man and the Jolly Green Giant are said to be two of three most recognised characters in the world (with Ronald McDonald).

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When Times are Tough Graphic Designers Get Tactile!

May 2009, in Advertising, Articles.
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As always its up to the graphic designer to keep the economy running when times are tough… Really! Graphic Design makes the modern world go around, and the medicine go down!

Graphic Designers are the men and women who’s ideas bridge the gap of communication between industry and man. We are therefore partly responsible for economic stimulation.

The Graphic Design School has been noticing the creative ways that designers have been pushing the boundaries beyond the flat print form and ‘reaching out’ to appeal to our SENSES. Below are a few creative designs that verge on engineering.

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Your Business Card is Crap! Not quite!

Apr 2009, in Advertising, Articles, Featured, Graphic Design.
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Your business card leaves an impression of You, even when you are not there. A beautiful business card helps you stay in on the radar of the people you are giving it to, a great business card makes you standout. We have came across some beauties, and we would like to share them with you.

Send us business cards that stand out, we will publish them!

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