It happens to even the best design firms; you send out a proposal, you have a face-to-face meeting, and then you receive the email. Thank you for your proposal and your time to discuss our project with us, but we have decided to go with another firm” Depending on how much time and effort you [...]
....continue readingI don’t have thousands of RSS subscribers to this website, and I probably never will. Mainly down to the fact that I just don’t have the time to be a frequent blogger, and I only visit about 10 other design blogs regularly. I blog and network on social media for the fun of it, and [...]
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CSS Tutorial Difficulty: Beginner When I re-designed my company website, I wanted to display client testimonials in a creative way, something a little more interesting than just a paragraph of text with their name. So, I took inspiration from some other websites, mainly WordPress themes and the way some comments are displayed on blogs, and [...]
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I decided to experiment a little with the new design and development of my website. After months of making notes on design elements that I like, ideas I had for the site, and various other little scribbles, I ended up jumping on this re-design project 2 days ago, and completed it this morning at about [...]
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I recently designed a poster and postcard for a Mercedes Benz dealership and their partnership with a local performing arts hall. Here was the brief: Design a poster that communicates the message that we are giving away tickets to the Broadway series. To be in with a chance to win, they must come to the [...]
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Earlier today, my company received an inquiry on our contact form from a 14 yr old simply asking for some feedback on three designs that he has created. I am always more than happy to spend time helping others , especially younger designers just starting out and I am impressed by this 14 yr old [...]
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This is what I hope will be the first of many posts on this topic, "When Clients Get Funny". Yesterday, my company Brian Joseph Studios received an inquiry from our contact form, and in the "Tell us a little about your project" field, the potential client wrote: " The usual – totally waste my competition; [...]
....continue readingThe way in which we communicate in today’s world as humans is becoming increasingly complicated and cumbersome. With so many methods of communication, which do you use, and when you do select one, how do you know that method is the best for the recipient to receive the message through? Here is how I got [...]
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As a designer, I am constantly networking with peers worldwide using social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter . As both services grow, develop and increase in popularity, they begin to take on a similar shape to one another. We can share links, photos and other information to our online friends using applications dedicated to [...]
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**UPDATE – June 19th – I have closed comments on this post now as I feel that all sides of the argument have been voiced, and it seems the right time to close the discussion on this particular post. I look forward to the continuing debate on other sites/blogs from all of you. Thank you [...]
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