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Blank Canvas: Adobe Creative Suite CS5 — Are You Upgrading?

8. April 2010

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: It’s that time of year again fellow creative types. Well, actually that time of the 18-month release cycle for Adobe’s Creative Suite upgrade. I know many users out there have a feeling of “didn’t I just upgrade?”, but in fact the release cycle is indeed every 18-months and this [...]

Blank Canvas: How Often Do You Upgrade?

18. February 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 [...]

Discussion: Design year in review

30. December 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The past year has been a fantastic close to a decade filled with great design advancements in all media, but especially on the web. New artists, new firms, new techniques, styles & trends. We’ve seen a lot of stuff that we like, and some that we don’t – but [...]

Tell us: What are some overused design trends in 2009?

Blank Canvas: How Do You Promote Yourself?

3. November 2009

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Blank Canvas: How Do You Promote Yourself?

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 [...]

Blank Canvas: Where Do You Freelance?

27. October 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: This installment of Blank Canvas is directed towards you freelancers and self-employed illustrators and designers out there. Go Media wants to know: where do you work? There are quite a bit of options for those who can choose where to get their work done. Some prefer the “Fortress of [...]

Blank Canvas: What’s Your Digital Design Setup?

24. September 2009

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Blank Canvas: What’s Your Digital Design Setup?

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: We’re starting a new feature on the Go Media ‘Zine to give our readers a chance to voice their thoughts and opinions. We’re naming it “Blank Canvas”. And if you readers have any topics you’d like to see covered, please let us know in the comments and we’ll choose [...]

Ask the Readers: Who is a current household name in design?

1. September 2009

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Ask the Readers: Who is a current household name in design?

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: LeBron James, Barack Obama, Terrell Owens, Britney Spears – names you all recognize I assume? For better or worse, I think that just about everybody in the United States would know these people by name. So I wonder: Who are some current, active, living designers that you (or your [...]

Discussion: Do you publicly advertise your pricing?

22. June 2009

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Discussion: Do you publicly advertise your pricing?

Ah the age-old debate. To show prices or not to show prices on your website. There are pros and cons to both and Go Media has experimented with both in the past. We eventually decided to go against showing prices on our website, but the discussion never seems to go away. How would things change if we decided to show prices? For the better? Worse? Tell me your thoughts.

Degree or No Degree?

5. June 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Barton Damer was kind enough to let us repost this article on the zine. What do you think? Do you need a degree to be a designer these days? There are many potential paths you could follow in the world of “design.” Graphic Art is the term I gravitate [...]