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George Coghill is the editor of Go Media 'Zine and a freelance humorous illustrator/cartoonist specializing in mascot cartoon character design. His cartooning & illustration work can be seen at CoghillCartooning.com and at his cartooning and illustration blog. Be sure to follow me on Twitter here!

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New Limited Edition Art Prints for Weapons of Mass Creation Fest

Friday, March 5, 2010

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New Limited Edition Art Prints for Weapons of Mass Creation Fest

Go Media teamed up with Imagekind to offer a limited edition print run of our Weapons of Mass Creation poster in support of the Weapons of Mass Creation fest. All proceeds of these art prints go to help raise money in support of the festival being held on May 22 & 23 in Cleveland, Ohio. The WMC fest is [...]

Adobe Font Finder

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Fonts. What designer doesn’t have too many? And we are always on the hunt for more. The internet is a goldmine for fonts, but it’s not always easy to find just the font you’re looking for. It’s always good to have another font tool in your arsenal, and with that in mind we’re giving you a [...]

Blank Canvas: How Often Do You Upgrade?

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Design software ain’t cheap. And for us designers and illustrators using the professional-level software to create such as Adobe Creative Suite, we find a typical 18-month cycle for new releases of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and the rest. GoMedia wants to know: how do you handle your upgrades? Do you get the latest and greatest when it [...]

Art Files: Illustrator’s Missing ‘Collect for Output’

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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Art Files: Illustrator’s Missing ‘Collect for Output’

Plenty of designers out there do their design work not in InDesign, but in Illustrator. If you’re among those, you’ve no doubt been confounded by the lack of a “collect for output” feature in Illustrator. Enter Art Files from Code Line Software. And be sure to read on for a special discount offer on Art Files [...]

iPad: Illustrators & Designers

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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Whether you’re an Apple user or not, it’s been pretty tough to avoid hearing about the iPad. The question here at Go Media Zine: what does it mean for illustrators and designers? It may be limited as far as content creation, but it also may hold huge potential for a new wave of users who [...]

ForeverSave: Versioned File Backup for Mac

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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ForeverSave: Versioned File Backup for Mac

Although it rarely happens to me, I see tons of Twitter friends posting about their Adobe software crashing while working on a file. InDesign has a pretty robust temporary file feature that usually saves what you were working on, however that’s only useful if you work in InDesign. What about Illustrator and Photoshop users? Enter ForeverSave. ForeverSave [...]

Flipping Websites with Designer Henry Jones

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Flipping Websites with Designer Henry Jones

GoMediaZine: Hello Henry, for those who aren’t familiar, can you tell us about yourself? Do you work alone, or with a team? Henry Jones: I am a web designer, developer, blogger, and an entrepreneur. I have been designing and developing for the web for about 8 years now, but it wasn’t until recently that started [...]

Back Up Your Mac

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Hard drive failure. Not something creative people think about often. At least not until it’s happened to you. I went from not even considering a “backup solution” to being (probably) overly cautious and redundant about my backup setup for the Mac and all my creative files. Yes, you need a backup. The first step to getting a [...]

Blank Canvas: How Do You Promote Yourself?

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Blank Canvas: How Do You Promote Yourself?

Self-promotion is a must for any self-employed or freelance graphic designer or illustrator. This installment of Blank Canvas asks our readers: how do you promote your services? Cold calls? Mailing lists? How do you use the internet for your marketing? Social networking? What works best? What have you tried and abandoned? What services or methods do [...]