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What’s Your Opinion on Stock Artwork?
A recent comment by “Smutek” inspired me to ask this question. His comment was on Dave’s tutorial about designing on a budget. The tutorial covered the use of stock artwork (specifically Arsenal stuff) to create a pro-looking design in less than…
Continue reading...Recap: Vectips Interview with Go Media’s Jeff Finley
4. September 2008
I thought I’d repost the recap of the interview I did with Vectips that took place over Twitter on Wednesday, August 27 at 1:00 pm EST. The interview was pretty fun, and definitely interesting to hold over twitter. Read on for…
Continue reading...Weekly Review Aug 25-31
2. September 2008
The long weekend is now past me and it’s time to get back to the grind. I feel I could really use a vacation because I’ve got quite a bit going on outside of work that’s keeping me from being…
Continue reading...Vectips Interview with Jeff Finley via Twitter
26. August 2008
This is pretty cool. I’m going to be doing an interview with Vectips over Twitter Wednesday, August 27th at 1:00pm EST. Vectips is a new blog that’s constantly posting resources for vector artists. I’ll be answering all of the questions Ryan…
Continue reading...Weekly Review Aug 18-22
25. August 2008
Another week has passed already? Sheesh, time is flying. We’re busy over here at Go Media. We’ve got a bunch of projects with deadlines this week and I probably shouldn’t be writing this review, but here goes. Worked on a new…
Continue reading...Weekly Review Aug 11-18
18. August 2008
Back again for another weekly review. This time, I’ve got some cool links to share with you. Here’s what I got done this week. Jeff’s Weekly Review Launched “Design Help via Twitter” network. Very experimental, and it could end up being…
Continue reading...15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 3 of 3
13. August 2008
In an effort to help further educate designers about things they should NOT be doing, here is the last installment of the popular 3-part Mistakes series. Part two talked about staying original, following directions, utilizing the medium to its fullest,…
Continue reading...Weekly Review August 4-8
11. August 2008
Last week was kind of a short week. We all spent Wednesday at Cedar Point - and we also had to think of 4 different ideas for new products or ways to ramp up our design services aspect of our…
Continue reading...Weekly Review July 28 - Aug 1
4. August 2008
In an effort to further describe to you the behind the scenes happenings of a design studio, here’s another weekly review. Last week was super busy. And I have encouraged other Go Media staff to write their own weekly reviews!…
Continue reading...15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 2 of 3
31. July 2008
5 more mistakes make up part 2 of the 15 mistakes series. This article covers issues such as lack of originality, following directions, and other bonehead mistakes made by designers.
Continue reading...Jeff’s Weekly Review July 21-29
28. July 2008
Judging by the welcoming response to last week’s review, I’ll go ahead and continue with this one. You suggested that I keep posting the reviews because it reminds you that you’re either a) slacking off and need to get to…
Continue reading...15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 1 of 3
24. July 2008
Designers in the music and apparel industry are some of the most talented designers around. I’m willing to bet there isn’t a sector of graphic design that allows more creativity and more artistic freedom. Despite the amazing talent and style,…
Continue reading...Jeff’s Weekly Review July 14-18
21. July 2008
Here I am back again for another weekly review. Are you readers getting any value out of these reviews? I’m not sure. It’s good for ME to do them to stay organized, but what is in it for our readers?…
Continue reading...Moving beyond Freelancing: 4 Insights to Growing your Design Firm
17. July 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...Jeff’s Weekly Review July 7-11
14. July 2008
I should have done this on Friday, but I ended up working on this new article I’m writing all the way until the end of the day. The new article is about common mistakes made by designers in the music…
Continue reading...57 Inspirational Sites from 7 Remarkable Apparel Designers
8. July 2008
I gathered 7 of the top t-shirt designers today and asked each of them for a handful of sites they couldn’t live without; sites they surf for inspiration, design resources, advice, community, etc. I was surprised at what I found.…
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- Badass Bling Effect in Photoshop
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- 15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 1 of 3 (106)
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- What’s Your Opinion on Stock Artwork?
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- Weekly Review Aug 25-31
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- Vectips Interview with Jeff Finley via Twitter
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You have probably seen a lot of ebooks telling you that they have the secret key to success, guess what, its NO secret because you already have it. Its time to discover it.
- Presidential Design - Part 2
A design review of John McCain’s Campaign web site
- NEW - Wall Vinyl Art
Transforming “wall space” into a visual element of interiors
- Create a Simple Face Text Portrait in Photoshop
a photoshop tutorial on how to create a face text portrait using path is more artistic way:)
- Presidential Design
A design review of Barack Obama’s Campaign web site
- A brand that moves you..
With a well thought-out shop design, it will bring the shop more sales.
5. September 2008
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