Author: David Airey
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Getting your foot in the door
When Lee Newham worked as a senior designer at London-based consultancy P&W, he’d receive three or four CVs each day. Here’s his stellar advice on how to get your CV to the top of the pile. CV tips for graphic designers 99% of CVs are poorly designed. It’s a struggle. If your CV is good,…
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Guinness TV ads through the years
Although Guinness may appear to be black, it’s officially a very dark shade of ruby.
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Affiliation in the design profession
AIGA, D&AD, Icograda, DBA… just a few of the many trade associations for graphic designers, but how useful are they?
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It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be.
Paul Howard Arden, advertising creative and successful writer, was born on April 7th, 1940, and died on April 2nd, 2008. Here’s a quick excerpt from his seminal book, It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be.
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How 20 designers charge their clients #3
The final part of the series — how 20 designers charge their clients, and a few relevant resources. Graham Smith, of ImJustCreative How do you normally charge clients? Typically I charge a flat or hourly depending on the job and also the client. Things like stationery, more predictable stuff will be flat rate. If the…
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How 20 designers charge their clients #2
Following on from part one, seven more designers talk about their finances when dealing with clients. Brian Hoff, of The Design Cubicle How do you normally charge clients? I typically charge clients on flat rate; I provide them with an estimated quote in advance once I have the proper details regarding their needs. On large…
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How 20 designers charge their clients
I asked twenty designers how they charge clients, how they accept payment, and why they recommend their way of doing things. Here’s the first in a three-post series giving an insight into how graphic designers handle their income. Jonathan Selikoff, of Selikoff+Company How do you charge clients? Depends on the client and the relationship, but…
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Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono is one of the few people in history who can be said to have had a major impact on the way we think. He has written numerous books with translations into 34 languages, and is best known for being the originator of the term lateral thinking. I’ve included some de Bono quotes…
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Fifteen graphic design interview tips
The following interview advice for graphic designers was written by Lee Newham of Good People, former design director at London-based Davies Hall. Graphic design interview tips When you arrive in the interview give us your business card. It should be well designed, memorable, simple and hopefully have a great idea. It should be unique and…