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This post is an expansion of tip #46 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.
What Is The Designer’s Goal
The whole goal of design is to elicit a response. You are trying to organize and convey information to an audience. Typography is the key to getting this information out. It is a subtle [...]
Posted by Rufino on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 7:22 pm
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This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #45 in our article “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.“
Without Your Own Logo, You’re Faceless
A logo is not simply about creating great symbols; it is the keystone to your identity. You can’t walk around without a face and your brand can’t survive without a logo. [...]
Posted by Rufino on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 3:53 pm
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This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #44 in our article “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.“
Dealing With Hard Deadlines?
During large projects with short deadlines, you may have to simplify your life a little bit to make sure you get the rest you need as well as keep your creativity at its [...]
Posted by Rufino on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7:06 pm
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This post is an expansion of tip #43 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.
This Isn’t Abstract Art!
One of the hardest things you learn as a Graphic Designer is to simplify. It’s easy to fill a page with information, colors, and graphical treatments. Anyone can do that. The first thing we learn [...]
Posted by Rufino on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 12:29 pm
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This post is an expansion of tip #42 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.
Have You Entered Burnoutville?
This is one of those, “Well, duh!” statements, but it is so true. Sometimes, we forget to give it our best when we: don’t work as hard as we could, are negative about our job [...]
Posted by Rufino on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 10:53 am
Filed under Business, Educational · Tagged with 101 Graphic Design, 101 Graphic Design Tip, Ask for help, Burnoutville, Check your schedule, give it your best, graphic design, graphic design 101, graphic design tip, graphic design tips, graphic designer, Graphic Designers, Identify your stress factors, reached burnout, Reorganize your workspace, Take a break
This post is an expansion of tip #41 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.
Ask These Questions First Before Establishing Your Brand
You probably already know this, but branding is not just for livestock. As a designer, you own your own business whether you work for a corporation, small business, or you are [...]
Posted by Rufino on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 1:59 pm
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This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #40 in our article “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.“
Email Newsletters
Unless you’re a designer and a magician, you probably won’t get a clientele without any kind of marketing. But, you don’t have to be magic to draw clients to you. In today’s world of easily [...]
Posted by Rufino on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 10:20 pm
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