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TIME magazine covers: worldwide differences

Published on November 28th, 2011 Read the 20 comments »

TIME magazine cover 2045

Selective variations might, on the face of it, appear as censorship, but…

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What employers look for #4

Published on October 24th, 2011 Read the 26 comments »

SomeOne in London studio

We get hundreds of applicants for the few jobs that come up here. But some of them, man alive… I really wish they’d read what I’m about to write.

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What employers look for #3

Published on October 21st, 2011 Read the 2 comments »

Sterling Brands studio

A glass-half-full mentality has helped all of us through a hellacious week. Complainers need not apply.

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What employers look for #2

Published on October 19th, 2011 Read the 11 comments »

160over90 studio

The postcard for the real estate development? It sucks. Get rid of it.

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What employers look for #1

Published on October 17th, 2011 Read the 11 comments »

smashLAB agency

If you aren’t absolutely committed to your career, I’ll come to the conclusion that I shouldn’t be either.

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Where to find the right designer

Published on September 4th, 2011 Read the 14 comments »

X mark

There are thousands of designers available at every level of cost.

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Comment threads on portfolio entries

Published on May 23rd, 2011 Read the 19 comments »

vintage microphone

Earlier on Twitter I mentioned I was debating the pros and cons of viewer comments on portfolio entries.

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If design was an iceberg

Published on May 4th, 2011 Read the 23 comments »

Baffin Island iceberg, Canada

Multi-million dollar investments in contest-listing websites will inevitably prompt a more aggressive marketing push, but as long as self-respecting designers continue to differentiate themselves this won’t affect client acquisition.

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Save your marketing emails from deletion

Published on January 24th, 2011 Read the 16 comments »

back space key

Here’s the format of the 1% I actually pay attention to.

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I wish I’d known that

Published on August 10th, 2010 Read the 44 comments »

green dice sixes

What advice would you give a design graduate? Chris Arnold, founder of Creative Orchestra and former creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi, offers his pearls of wisdom.

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