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Guest Post on Inspired Mag

Posted 24 Jun 2010 - No Comments - leave yours now!

I’ve had an article published on Inspired Mag. The article is called “The disadvantages of having too many ideas.”

I hope you’ll take a look and give it a read, while you’re there please take the time to give Inspired Mag a good look, as there are many fantastic articles there that I’m sure you’ll find helpful.

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My Life as a Cartoon #29

Posted 24 Jun 2010 - 5 Gratefully received comments

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How much does GOOD design cost?

Posted 21 Jun 2010 - No Comments - leave yours now!

One of the first questions that a client has in mind when embarking on design project is: ‘How much is this going to cost?’ It’s the way of the world, everything has it’s price!

How much does good design cost? What should a designer charge? Questions that will not go away and they are things every designer has to work out for themselves. Most novice designers struggle with these questions, for good reason because there are no straight forward answers. Why is this?

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Alive and V-Dubbin’ 2010 T-Shirt

Posted 17 Jun 2010 - 2 Gratefully received comments

I was once again asked to design the event t-shirt for a local v-dub club, as they held their big yearly event.
They wanted a laid back summer feel to things and specifically requested the vehicles that feature in the illustration.

I produced a two colour version to be printed on white t-shirts and a three colour version that could have been used on any colour t-shirt.

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The Importance of a Design Brief

Posted 14 Jun 2010 - No Comments - leave yours now!

So, you’ve found a client, or they have discovered you. They need your services and you want to help them achieve their goals. Both the client and the designer need to work out and agree upon what each party expects from the other. The design brief is the foundation of a successful project.

I’m writing this post for both, real-world, clients and designers. I hope clients will take note of the sort of information they should be expected to provide and designers will note the correct sort of questions they should be asking.
You’ll never get the correct information if you are asking all the wrong questions!

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Creative Quotations #4

Posted 10 Jun 2010 - No Comments - leave yours now!

Here’s another installment of quotes I’ve collected for your consideration. A lot of these quotes are about life in general but I think they apply to designers, creative thinkers and business people alike.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. – Henry Ford

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. - Anais Nin

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. – Agnes Repplier

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Do Clients find you, or do you find them?

Posted 07 Jun 2010 - 2 Gratefully received comments

There is no sure fire way of creating a steady flow of work. Sometimes clients seem to appear out of the ether without any explanation. Usually a group of them emerge at once and you are extremely busy, then they desert you and you have a dry spell.

I can’t guarantee anyone a steady flow of jobs, but I can suggest ways that might make clients pop up more often.

There are a number of things you can do to help prospective clients find you.

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