Go Media HQ Construction Update
Hidilly-ho Go Media Army! I’m here to give you all a quick update on the progress of our new Headquarters. I’ll absatively posilutely not bore you with too many words - just lots of pics, Okily-dokily? It’s been a while since…
Continue reading...Become a Master Designer: Rule Five: Add depth to your designs.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Part Five of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Catch up on the first four rules here First, let me apologize for the long hiatus I took from this particular series of articles. It’s been really busy around here. I…
Continue reading...Moving beyond Freelancing: 4 Insights to Growing your Design Firm
Thursday, July 17, 2008
I received a series of questions from a freelance designer concerning how to grow from being a one-person freelance designer into a “real” design firm. I thought I should share my answers to her questions with you. Here is the…
Continue reading...Accountants, lawyers, and doctors, oh my! A designer’s guide to business.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Before I get started I want to stress a few things. First and fore most, it should ALWAYS be your goal to run your business 100% legally. This means paying ALL your taxes and following ALL laws. If you truly want…
Continue reading...Go Media Office Construction Update
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Hey true believers, I wanted to give everyone a quick update on the status of Go Media’s new headquarters. Well, they say construction takes twice as long and costs twice as much as you estimate. This is absolutely wrong. In…
Continue reading...13 ways to trick your client into happiness
Monday, June 2, 2008
The art of making your customers love the designs you create. In an ideal world our clients would think like designers. In an ideal world our clients have a good knowledge of marketing. In an ideal world they think logically and…
Continue reading...We Have a Winner!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
WILLIAM A. BEACHY OF GO MEDIA INC., WON THE BEST MIDWEST FEATURE DESIGN AWARD IN CREATE MAGAZINE’S EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS Orlando, FL, April 16, 2008 – Go Media Inc., won the Best Midwest Feature Design crown in Create Magazine’s Editor’s Choice…
Continue reading...The Dreaded Design Lull - 9 Ways to Get Out of a Slump
Friday, April 18, 2008
Recognizing and reacting to a slowdown in design work. I can remember clearly when it was just me alone in my apartment running this design firm. It was easy to stay busily and happily working on a non-stop string of client…
Continue reading...Essential Strategies to Inking Your Pencil Drawings
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Inking your Pencil Drawings by William Beachy from Go Media on Vimeo. In this video I will show you some of the ways that I ink my pencil drawings. This is my first video tutorial, so I would appreciate any advice or tips. …
Continue reading...Meet The Staff: Bill Beachy
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
For those of you that ask: “How did Go Media get started?” Well, here is the story. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll think I’m crazy! You’ll also see some cool artwork and learn a little too I hope. I spent my…
Continue reading...Become a Master Designer: Rule Four: Spacing Is Your Friend
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Part Four of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Sorry for the long delay in releasing this latest installment of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. We have been slammed here at Go Media and I literally…
Continue reading...Home Sweet Home
Friday, January 4, 2008
It’s a new year and an exciting new development at Go Media is finally starting to take shape. Go Media is starting to build out a new headquarters! We hope that this new work environment will be the envy of…
Continue reading...A Designer’s Guide to Pricing
Thursday, October 18, 2007
A lot of designers ask us what they should charge for their services. I thought I would share with you some financial lessons I’ve learned while building Go Media. This article will cover: What should I charge? Flat rate or hourly billing? How…
Continue reading...Become a Master Designer: Rule Three: Contrast, Contrast, Contrast
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Part Three of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Read Rule 1 and Rule 2 digg_url = 'DIGG_PERMALINK_URL'; Good contrast in your design goes hand-in-hand with your color selections. Contrast is the value difference between the colors on your design. Value…
Continue reading...Become a Master Designer: Rule Two: Limit Your Colors
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Rule Two: Limit your colors. Part Two of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Rule Two: Limit Your Colors. Sounds a lot like the last rule of limiting your fonts right? Exactly! We want to limit our colors for the…
Continue reading...Become a Master Designer: Rule One: Limit your fonts
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Part One of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Ok, “master designer” might be a bit of a stretch – but you can at least become a “proficient designer” by following 7 easy principles. This will be the shortest,…
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