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Bill - who has written 58 posts on GoMediaZine.

I grew up in Cleveland Hts. Ohio and was drawing constantly. As a child I took art classes at the Cleveland Institute of Art and eventually became known as the "class artist." I graduated from The Ohio State University's department of Industrial Design. I have always tried to blend my passion for illustration with Graphic Design. Go Media was the culmination of my interests for both business and art. I'm trying to build a company that is equally considerate of our designers AND our clients.

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Getting Into Graphic Design: Q & A with William Beachy

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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Getting Into Graphic Design: Q & A with William Beachy

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Go Media receives countless inquiries into the nature of the design business from students all over the world. This posts shares a recent round of Q & A with Go Media president William Beachy. Who was your mentor and what was the most important thing they taught you? I [...]

Creativity & Control

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Encouraging creativity while remaining the “boss” How does one balance the business side of running a design firm with creating an atmosphere that encourages creativity? Well, for starters I believe very strongly that creativity starts with the designers. If you have a passionate and creative group of talented designers [...]

Go Media’s Rapid-Fire Illustration Technique

Monday, August 24, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Go Media’s Rapid-fire Illustration Technique Hey Designer and Illustrator faithful! It’s time for another wicked tutorial from your brethren here at Go Media. I had a particular project I was working on recently that I thought would make a great tutorial. The technique I would like to share with [...]

Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 2

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a (continued) no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc. Please do not read further if you are pregnant, [...]

Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 1

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc. Please do not read further if you are pregnant, have [...]

Goals: Ready Aim Fire

Monday, July 6, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Have you ever heard that incredibly cheesy saying: “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it.” Well, I disagree. You won’t hit “nothing”, you’ll surely hit SOMETHING. Unfortunately it will most likely be something other than what you truly want. If you’re throwing a dart, you probably can’t hit [...]

Thoughts on Design Integrity. Getting what you want from your client

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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Thoughts on Design Integrity. Getting what you want from your client

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: You’ve just been given a project and the client has made a list of demands that will surely result in a total design failure. Your integrity as a good designer is on the line… …WHAT DO YOU DO? Manage the client’s expectations BEFORE the project brief is even written. [...]

Rule Seven: Composition: putting it all together.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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Rule Seven: Composition: putting it all together.

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Part Seven of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Ok Folks, This is it; part seven of seven. I’ve hopefully convinced you to limit your use of colors and fonts, taught you to provide sufficient contrast, suggested that you properly space your elements and let you in [...]

Don’t Be A Whore!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 10 Tips to help designers avoid being taken advantage of. If you’re freelancing or just starting your own design company, you may be in jeopardy of being a whore. That’s right. Some seemingly sweet client may come along, wine and dine you, bend you over the back of the [...]