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How to use cutouts in advertising

CVV ad cutout

Here are two clever print ads for the suicide prevention centre, CVV. The strapline reads, “Help yourself”.

Mer-chan sees these ideas as inspired by the excellent art of Peter Callesen.

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Just how original is your logo design?

My logo design

Every client wants an original logo. That’s perfectly acceptable. But as a designer, just how original is it possible to be?

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Creative resources 16 July 2007

ai Alex offers up 50 inspirational websites for designers. Certainly worth a look if you’re lacking in ideas (but be sure to have a little time on your hands). The Designed Tree has just reached 100 posts. Clink clink to Keith in his quest to showcase modern website / blog designs. Dallas graphic designer, Igor, [...]

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All I need is a little timelapse

I hope you all enjoy the calming music video from Air (above), have a fantastic weekend, and accept my apologies for not commenting on your own blogs for a while. It’s not for the want of trying.

Here’s a shout out to all of you (listed in this post) who offered up some constructive criticism through my last article.

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Your changes to my graphic design blog

website critique

Every now and again I like to ask you, my reader, what you think about my blog. You’re taking the time out of your day to visit, read and interact through the article comments, and it’s important for me to ask for your feedback.

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