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Please do head across, let me know what you think, and thanks very much to everyone who offered feedback last month. You were a great help.
Please do head across, let me know what you think, and thanks very much to everyone who offered feedback last month. You were a great help.
What if the sole focus of feedback was to encourage those seeking it, creating a progression in design learning by prompting more of the good, while purposely leaving weaker facets un-criticised?
Graphic designers often ask how I made the switch to self-employment. Here’s a quick overview of that period in my life in 2004/05.
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As an author, I’m keen to know how book sales are going, so it makes sense to check the stats provided by the world’s largest bookseller, Amazon. The retailer displays what’s known as the Amazon Sales Rank.
You’re a graphic design student with a portfolio full of fictitious projects. You want to work with clients to build your experience, but you need a more developed portfolio to attract the clients. A classic catch-22.
That’s when working pro bono proves extremely useful.
Read on to learn why, and for a chance to win one of five signed copies of Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities.
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