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15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 3 of 3

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,…

15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 2 of 3

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.

15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry - 1 of 3

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,…

57 Inspirational Sites from 7 Remarkable Apparel Designers

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.…

Accountants, lawyers, and doctors, oh my! A designer’s guide to business.

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…

Jeff’s Weekly Review for June 23-27

This is the third time I've done this weekly review, and I think it's pretty helpful. What do you guys think of it so far? Are you keeping track of what you're doing? I hope so. Anyway, here's the list for what I got done this week.

Jeff’s Weekly Review June 16-20

For my second installment of the weekly review, here’s what I got accomplished this week. Feel free to judge me on how much or how little I get done in a given week. Finished bumper animations for the new tattoo show Started…

Getting Things Done: My First Weekly Review

After a long day at your desk, do you ever ask yourself “What the heck did I accomplish today?” I know I could be working like a madman and pushing projects out before deadlines and I still won’t even remember…

Project Managment: Go Media Style

Go Media’s Prooflab Demonstration Video from Go Media on Vimeo. This video will walk you through our customer and project management system called “Prooflab.” We built this application from the ground up based on our specific needs as a design firm. There are…

13 ways to trick your client into happiness

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…

Project Managment: Go Media Style

The Dreaded Design Lull - 9 Ways to Get Out of a Slump

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…

Land Bigger Jobs: Appear “bigger” than you actually are

One thing that Go Media has done ever since we we put our first site online back in 2003, is tried to appear bigger than we were. This can have its pros and cons, but to the designer just starting out,…

Make it Look Like Affliction

As graphic designers for the apparel industry, we’ve heard the phrase “Make it Look Like Affliction” so many times. It’s a strange coincidence. You have a dozen apparel companies and bands who have absolutely nothing in common with each other…

Application advice for creative jobs

Because we’re looking to expand our staff here, I want to off some key advice to anyone applying. IT IS ALL ABOUT PRESENTATION!! Some of these things are common sense, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t think about…

A Designer’s Guide to Pricing

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…