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oliver - who has written 14 posts on GoMediaZine.

I'm a designer, art director, illustrator, bowling captain, bass player, shortshop, strategist, and much much more. Follow me on Twitter and check out my Flickr

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Application advice for creative jobs

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Because we’re looking to expand our staff here, I want to off some key advice to anyone applying. IT IS ALL ABOUT PRESENTATION!! Some of these things are common sense, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t think about what they are doing when applying for a job. [...]

Vector Pack 8 is Coming!

Saturday, October 6, 2007

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Ladies and gentleman, Vector Pack 8 is taking shape and is looking quite awesome. The geniuses over here at Go Media continue to out-do themselves with each new Vector Pack, and I promise Set 8 will be no exception. Unfortunately, I can’t go into details as for what exactly each pack is. That information is [...]

New Font!

Thursday, September 13, 2007

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Greetings all, Like many designers, I’m someone who’s always been interested in typography. I’m always trying to learn more about it and get better at using it. One activity that I’ve been spending a lot of time with is making my own fonts. I usually get the idea to [...]

Vector Packs at the Mall

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Over the past week, I was out of the office. I was on tour with my band, and it was a decent time. I’m not the biggest fan of touring, but it can be fun to go out on the road and play cities that you’ve never been before. [...]

Designing for big bands, awesome right?

Monday, August 13, 2007

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Greetings all. I’m Oliver and while I’m a stranger to readers, I’m no stranger to Go Media and design. I’ve been at this for quite awhile. I’ve worked on slews of projects ranging from the tiniest business to the biggest bands. I’d like to share some insights about working [...]