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Archive for June, 2010

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Sunday, June 27th, 2010

6 Helpful Tips for Dealing With (P.I.T.A.*) Clients

I’m sure we have all had experiences with P.I.T.A. clients before. These types of clients require lots of meetings, phone calls, emails, special attention and hand holding. If you aren’t prepared for the time commitment, these clients can blow through the alloted hours in a design budget faster than I can down a Red Bull. [...]

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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

How To Make Your Business Card Design Stand Out From The Crowd

I recently participated in Meredith Marsh’s Business card exchange and received a CRAPTON (yes thats a scientific value) of cards. I’ve picked out the cards that caught my attention and talk about the design traits that make them stand out from the crowd. How Does Your Business Card Measure Up? What did you do to [...]

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Monday, June 7th, 2010

Design From Different Perspectives Part 3 – Chad Engle – Agency Designer

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 I chat with interview Chad Engle about his experiences working as a designer at an advertising agency. Stay tuned and [...]

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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Design From Different Perspectives Part 2 – Stephen Olmstead – In House Designer

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 I chat with interview Steven Olmstead about his experiences working as an in house designer and freelancing on the side. [...]

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