A few days ago, a young designer thought they’d take a stand against spec work, and uploaded the NO!SPEC logo to LogoSauce (a website offering logo design competitions). In response, an article was published on the LogoSauce blog, no-spec vs spec.
Back in 2005, there was a trial on the London Underground where “baby on board” badges were given to mums-to-be. The aim was to encourage Tube passengers to give up their seats for mothers-to-be without being asked. Here’s one of the badges after it was spotted on the Tube.
Photo courtesy of Annie Mole
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If asked what graphic design is, could you answer in one sentence?
Here’s one possible definition:
“Graphic design is the use of visual communication to solve a problem.”
However, do you think it’s right to assume for every design project there’s a problem in the first place?
Last week I received a very welcomed email from Megan, Senior Editor at HOW Magazine, telling me that my website is amongst the HOW top 10 websites for designers in February. Quite the honour, and alongside some excellent company.
Here’s the list in full, with a short description provided by HOW.
It’s not so easy finding quality graphic design authors. So to make things easier for you, here I present my top 50 graphic design blogs. I’ve categorised these blogs by their Google PageRank (PR), which is Google’s way of determining the authority of a website / blog.
*Don’t read too much into the PageRank, as all of these sites contain excellent articles, some blogs having an authority all on their own
The environment is under more threat today, than it ever has been, and responsibility lies with all of us for doing what we can to help. Here are three very simple steps that designers can take to help the environment.
Are you self-employed? Freelancing? Consulting? Perhaps you’re looking for a designer and want to know how they set their rates?
How much to charge a client is one of the most talked about topics in self-employment, and here I offer points to consider for designers setting their graphic design pricing.
It’s finally arrived, the month of my one year blog birthday, and in celebration, I’ve given away some fantastic prizes, kindly donated by a host of excellent blog authors.
The winners listed below were drawn, using a random number generator, by Jamie (above right) of Terinea, an Edinburgh computer services company. Thanks for your help, Jamie.
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To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of my graphic design blog, I’m launching this bumper giveaway to thank you all. You’ve helped make this site what it is today and here are the fantastic prizes up for grabs:
Gold award
The ultimate business blog package:
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Where am I going with design? That’s a hard question, because none of us has really the ability to understand our path until it’s over.
My idea about graphic designers and social commentary is that, that is part of the practice. I’ve always believed that, because you have access to peoples’ minds and you communicate to people… there is a corresponding responsibility – the responsibility of being a good citizen.
This post includes a short video interview with Milton Glaser.