57 Inspirational Sites from 7 Remarkable Apparel Designers

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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. A few sites that I didn’t expect and some [...]

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

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 with your company, it’s [...]

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

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 new theme for Go Mediazine Submitted artwork [...]

Getting Things Done: My First Weekly Review

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 what I did. It’s all a blur. At the [...]

Project Managment: Go Media Style

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 many 3rd party apps out there [...]

13 ways to trick your client into happiness

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 is not an [...]

Project Managment: Go Media Style

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

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. Then unexpectedly one [...]