Archive for May, 2010
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Design From Different Perspectives Part 1 – Kevin M. Scarbrough – Freelance Designer
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Design from different perspectives is a series of short video interviews detailing the different kinds of jobs and environments that are available to designers and the pros and cons of each situation. In this video interview Kevin from Robot Monster Ghost shares his experiences on the the good, the bad [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Screencasts, Web Design, design, freelancing, illustration by Niki Brown
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Reader Question: Showing And Coding Unused Designs In Your Portfolio
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Nick Snyder recently sent me an email with a question he’s been dealing with at his full time job. “Is it ok to show and code unused designs in your portfolio” I thought answering the question here in order to shed some light on this frustrating topic and hopefully help others [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Web Design, design, design ethics by Niki Brown
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
A Question And A Challenge: Are You Pushing Yourself To Learn?
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Just a quick question and challenge for you guys – Are you pushing yourself to learn? I have felt kinda blah these last few month in terms of my motivation and creativity as a designer and developer. I think this was because I wasn’t pushing myself to learn new things. [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Question Of The Week, Web Design, design, technology by Niki Brown
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
Including Sketches And Process Work In Your Graphic Design Portfolio
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Design O’Blog reader Dan Crowbar sent me an email recently asking about including process work and sketches in your portfolio. In this video I’ll share some thoughts & tips as well as show some of my process work on a recent project.
