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Graphic design is all around us…

Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 ·0

Graphic design is all around us, it make our lives easier by presenting information in a visual and aesthetically pleasing way. However, it is easy to stray from good graphic design principles and to end up with a design that is garish or over elaborate. The process of designing a Graphic begins with communication. The [...]

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XO is for Hope. An animation about education for One Laptop Per Child

Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 ·0

One Laptop per Child is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for the word’s poorest children. TAXI, The Ebeling Group, Pirate Radio, and XYZ are very proud to support OLPC. Donate a laptop at www.laptop.org  

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How much to charge for graphic design work?

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 ·0

How much should I charge for design? It is one of the commonest questions asked by freelance graphic designers. It is also one of the most difficult to answer. There are so many factors involved in this issue, that no one answer will be able to cover all the bases. Some of the following are [...]

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How to convince your clients they need a brand, not just a logo

Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 ·0

The following advice has been excerpted from the May/June 2010 issue of Layers Magazine, and was written by brand identity designer Andrew Sabatier. How to convince your clients they need a brand and not just a logo Explain that you should be employed to find a brand idea that will form the basis of all [...]

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Survey of Design Salaries 2010

Posted on 28. May, 2010 ·0

The most comprehensive study of its kind, the AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries is commissioned annually by AIGA and presented by Aquent, in cooperation with Communication Arts magazine. The survey results are available to the public, along with an interactive salary calculator tool, and can be accessed online at www.designsalaries.org. “The AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design [...]

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