Greetings Thank you for subscribing. Being young or old doesn't make you a good designer. Neither does a degree or a lack of a degree. What makes a good designer (in part) is a dedication to lifelong learning and experimentation. To that end, here are some recent insights, examples, and tutorials that showed me, (once again) that it is a endless, fascinating journey.
Be well, Chuck
P.S. I've spend hundreds of hours creating templates--not the canned-looking stuff, but carefully constructed document frameworks. If you can use just two or three of the 300-plus files, you'll pay for the entire book and disc...
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Good news for the entrepreneurial photographer, illustrator, and designerHere's something for entrepreneurial photographers, illustrators, and designers to think about. Photodeck offers a full blown e-commerce platform (for a modest monthly subscription) that allows you to display, license (in a variety of ways), and sell images.
I like the fact that it moves control of the work back into the realm of its producer. I can't see why the same idea wouldn't apply to illustration and design work as well.
I like the convenience and variety the big conglomerates offer, but I also like the personalization and access afforded by sites that are handled by the people who do the work. I hope, as technology packages such as this become more widely available, that we'll see a better mix of both.
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PhotoDeck is a fully customizable, brandable e-commerce platform for photographers...Here >
I found PhotoDeck through a photographer who uses it Toasto.com...Here >
Another implementation of PhotoDeck - KennedyStock.com...
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I like these t-shirt designs
http://ht.ly/2QRVUCongratulations to type designer Matthew Carter for being chosen as a 2010 MacArthur Fellow
http://ht.ly/2NtpZYou write their business plan, they write yours--very smart advice...
http://ht.ly/2NszkA VERY different web design...
http://ht.ly/2N9HVInDesign Magazine for the iPad
http://ht.ly/2UBek
Interested in ePublishing?I heard about this ePublishing Workflow Webinar from Pariah Burke--a colleague from the InDesign world and a fellow graphic design fanatic. It looked interesting to me so I thought I'd mention it (I have no association with the program and I am not being compensated for the plug). If you sign up, use the discount code "4ChucksFriends" and they'll give you a $30 discount. If you decide to participate, I'd love to hear your impressions...
http://epubworkflow.eventbrite.com/kreatable.com
Putting a face on a product (literally)Branding is about associating a story and a style with a product, service, or organization. It is no wonder, more than a few designers have used the human form to communicate the personality of the products they promote.
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Example 1...Here >
The designers: united dsn...Here >
Example 2...Here >
The designers: Subplot Design...Here >
Example 3 (not always human)...Here >
The designers: Tokyo Agency Inc...
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Meet illustrator Christian NortheastHe is another one of those illustrators who works hard to be talented. On his blog, he shows pictures of ephemera such as Japanese match labels and crows about finds such as a 60s-looking tooled leather wallet from a second hand store. I particularly like how uses those inspirations and ideas to add a sense of craft to his illustrations.
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ChristianNortheast.com...
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Chuck Green
