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Bill - who has written 42 posts on GoMediaZine.
I was born in the Louisiana bayou and slept on a mud floor until I was 16. Ok, that's not really true. I grew up in Cleveland Hts. Ohio and had a nice cushy bed. I was drawing constantly as a child, took art classes and eventually became the "class artist." I graduated from The Ohio State University's department of Industrial Design. I have always been trying to blend my passion for illustration with solid Graphic Design. Go Media was the culmination of my passion for both business and art. I'm trying to build a company that is equally awesome for the designers AND our clients.
Become a Master Designer: Rule Five: Add depth to your designs.
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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. [...]
Continue reading...Moving beyond Freelancing: 4 Insights to Growing your Design Firm
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 exchange we had – [...]
Continue reading...Accountants, lawyers, and doctors, oh my! A designer’s guide to business.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 to achieve great success [...]
Continue reading...Go Media Office Construction Update
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 fact, it takes THREE TIMES as long and costs [...]
Continue reading...13 ways to trick your client into happiness
Monday, June 2, 2008
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 communicate clearly. Well folks, this [...]
Continue reading...We Have a Winner!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 Awards. Go Media [...]
Continue reading...The Dreaded Design Lull – 9 Ways to Get Out of a Slump
Friday, April 18, 2008
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 projects for months on end. [...]
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
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 entire childhood drawing. [...]
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- How to Create a Photorealistic Ladies Tee Mockup
- Advanced Hoodie Video
- Amazing Distressed T-Shirt Mockups in less than 3 Minutes
- Intro To 2.5D Compositing in After Effects [Video Tutorial]
- Adobe Photoshop CS5: Sneak Peek [video]
- Drawing a Tattered Scroll from Scratch
- Screencast: Mocking up tees with ShirtMockup.com
- How to create realistic T-Shirt Mockups
- Gigposter Design: The New Sex
- Vector Freebie & Micro Tutorial: Seamless Swirls
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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