Mobile Gaming Logos: Packing a Big Punch Into a Little Icon
This is part of a recurring series where we chat with our logo design instructor, Matthew Jervis about logos we see out in the wild. For more logo design tips,…
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The Difference Between A Great Graphic and a Great Graphic T-Shirt
It takes a great graphic to make a great graphic t-shirt. Sounds obvious, right? Well, it's not as simple as all that. In this clip from his class, Designing Graphic T-Shirts, Brandon…
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The Five Best Things About Pinterest for Designers
Pinterest. Once considered a flash-in-the-pan social media site for people who only post kitties and homemade pies, it has weathered the storm and become an integral site for freelancers and…
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Avoid These Five Designer Business Card Sins
As a designer, one of the easiest ways to let a new potential client know that you have a sharp eye, good taste and the ability to execute good design…
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How the Future of Graphic Design Lies in Its Past
There is a fascinating lecture from design legend Lance Wyman about his life’s work, including a focus on the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, which ended up being where he…
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9 Adorable Animated GIFs Made from Vintage Illustrations
Leave it to the Smithsonian Libraries to have a delightful collection of vintage GIFs which blend the Internet's love of moving pictures with everyone else's love of classic line drawings. A…
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Four Things Not to Do if You Miss a Deadline
We know you couldn’t really help it and this has never happened before and it will never happen again. But you missed your deadline, and you’re not exactly sure how…
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Staff Picks: Some of Brooks’ Favorite Design Classes
Every now and then, I have a little conversation with myself about how the past week/month/year has gone. I think about the things I set out to do and wonder if I've done them.…
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How to Be Your Own Client (and Survive)
There are some truly nightmare clients. Some have no idea what they want, while others know exactly what they want and refuse to change their mind no matter what. It…
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Feck Perfuction and Make Work that Matters
When I first saw the work of James Victore it was big and loud and had something to say. It wasn’t a part of all the graphic design noise that’s…
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