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A desktop publishing program doesn't make you a designer any more than a stove makes you a chef.
Where is your passion? That's the minimum price of admission to the ranks of creative professionals. Even then, passion just gets you through the door. To get good you've got to be willing and able to explore the many facets of your life -- the student, the artist, the politician, and the inventor.
Professional status (to me) is a lifelong pursuit -- and an attainment you can only grant yourself.
After many years of being paid to design, I still question my abilities and qualifications.
Be well, Chuck
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Old school logo design, lettering, and calligraphy with Raphael Boguslav
"You have to convince the client you have as much at stake as he does." Those are the words of the late designer and calligrapher Raphael Boguslav (1929-2010). You'll see many familiar brands in his portfolio. There's lots to see and learn from this old school icon.
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Inside the inside of packagingIf you're enamored with Dieline.com, you'll love Boxvox.com. How do I explain the difference? Let me put it this way, I've come to think of Dieline.com as a fashion show and Boxvox.com as a sewing machine. Randy Ludacer's blog looks at the fabric of packaging: the current state of packaging, the history of packaging, the technical side of packaging, and all threads in between. Here > Chained Polyhedral Portion Packs...Here > Package as a metaphore...Here > Geografia's Polyhedral Planet...Here > Edge matching puzzles...Here > Randy, who is also a musician, even writes songs about packaging (bottom of the page)...Here > But don't miss Dieline.com either...Discuss this topic here...Forging a collaboration between artists and designersWhen I saw this lovely lithograph by Angie Lewin, it made me think there are probably many ways it could be used for commercial purposes. On the cover of a brochure for a spa, to illustrate a web page for a bed and breakfast, and so on. My point is, we shouldn't be shy about inviting artists to collaborate on projects. In some cases, artists will be receptive to the possibility, in some cases not. I'm just suggesting it's worth investigating. (I'm using Ms. Lewin's work as an example - I'm not implying that she would be interested, but I'm guessing most artists would be willing to entertain a proposal.) Here > A lithograph by printmaker Angie Lewin...Here > While we're on the subject of printmaking - my niece, Summer Ventis, is also an accomplished printmaker...Here > BTW: If you're not familiar with the various printmaking techniques, MOMA explains the processes: woodcut, etching, lithography, and screenprints...Discuss this topic here...Meet illustrator Mark BenderMark Bender's bio says his work contains influences from advertising posters of the 1920's and 1930's, Folk Art, Cubism, Constructivism, and Surrealism. It's all there, interpreted with a bright palette of colors and a lyrical style. Here > Example 1...Here > Example 2...Here > Example 3...Here > Bender's website...Discuss this topic here...About the briefing
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Chuck Green
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