5 Ways To Be A Great Design Manager
Being a design manger isn’t that different from being a manager in another type of industry; where you need to be able to lead, inspire, organize, and advocate. However, in the design industry, you’re working with creatives. This means you need to be very familiar with the creative process and how to get the best […]
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When You Don’t Want To Do Graphic Design Anymore
Being a graphic design can be really hard. It’s stressful, you have to work with demanding clients, meet insane deadlines, and you need to constantly be creative even when you’re creatively drained. So what happens when you don’t want to do graphic design anymore? What career options do you have if you want to take […]
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Illustration Workshop Book Review – Be A Better Illustrator
Illustration Workshop by Mary Kate McDevitt is a book I’ve been looking at for awhile. I finally got my hands on it. My hand drawing illustration skills have been stuck at the grade school level for most of my life, and I’ve been meaning to improve them. I’m hoping this book will help with that. […]
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Wombo Dream, AI Created Art – Is This The Future of Art?
Not to sound like an advertisement, because this isn’t one; but if you’re like me and you enjoy creating abstract art, you should check out Wombo Dream, an app for AI created art that was released in November 2021. The app makes beautiful works of unique art using only a word prompt and style. I’ve […]
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10 Unique Gifts For Graphic Designers – Birthdays + Holidays
Some people are hard to buy for, others are surprisingly easy. Knowing what people are into makes the gift buying process easier, but you still want to make sure you’re not getting something they already own or have no use for. Finding good gifts for graphic designers is actually not too hard, thanks to the […]
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Taking An Online Graphic Design Quiz – Reviewing 3 Quizzes
I like to occasionally test my graphic design knowledge with online quizzes. They’re fun and there are a lot of different types of quizzes on various design or design related topics. I’m quite good with a practical graphic design quiz; like where you’re asked to choose the correct kerning for type, or eyeing if something […]
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Do You Need A Graphic Design Mentor? Is It A Key To Success?
I’ve seen this question asked online a number of times. When you’re starting out in the design industry, do you need a graphic design mentor? The answer isn’t all that clear. I believe that while having a graphic design mentor can be incredibly helpful to your career, it is not an absolute necessity because of […]
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The New Panago Pizza Logo – Great or Too Generic?
If you’re Canadian, you’re likely familiar with the Panago pizza logo. It’s red and green, and has the words ‘Panago’ in a narrow oval. Panago is a huge franchise in Canada that’s been around for well over thirty years though they have only ever done one major rebrand. The other day I ordered pizza from […]
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Visuals Needed When Branding A New Business – 5 Vital Things
When you’re starting a new business, all the things you need to do before you even start are pretty overwhelming. Outside of actually setting things up financially, staffing, permits, trademarking, and much more, you probably don’t know what you need when branding a new business other than maybe the logo. There are actually a number […]
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Remote Graphic Design Jobs – 5 Critical Things To Know
Designers, full-time or freelance, are in a better position than many right now. The nature of our jobs mean we can do everything from the comforts of home. Communication, design work, proofing, file send off, and collecting payment; it can all be done remotely thanks to our ever-evolving technology. Remote graphic design jobs are certainly […]
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The Graphic Design Playbook – An Honest Review
After years of sitting in my Amazon wish list, then in my saved items, I finally decided to order The Graphic Design Playbook. It’s actually a relatively new design book, having been published in 2019, but to be fair, 2020 really felt like 5 years. The Graphic Design Playbook is one of the most unique […]
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The 10 Absolute Best Graphic Design Books
My library of graphic design books is huge, but the list of graphic design books I want is probably even bigger. There are just so many amazing books for graphic designers that it’s hard to make a ‘best of’ list that really covers everything. For that reason, this list is made up of the best […]
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