12 Logo Design Mistakes To Avoid
Published on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 – 3:08 am | 49 brilliant comments »This was an article I originally wrote for the Sep / Oct 2010 edition of Layers Magazine, it has been republished here with permission. You can see pictures of the article in print at the bottom of this article or you can view the PDF here. The article is [...]
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Book, TV & Blog Interviews
Published on Saturday, August 14, 2010 – 1:05 am | 8 brilliant comments »I’ve had a few interviews in the past couple of weeks, here are the links & a short summary of each. Take your pick.
Duane Kinsey, the owner of Logo Bird, recently interviewed me for his logo designer interview series. The interview is based around my recent job search experience [...]
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Design Agency Job Hunting Tips
Published on Monday, August 2, 2010 – 9:14 am | 61 brilliant comments »“It’s not a pink slip, it’s a blank page.”
This is the tag line of ‘Lemonade’, a short film that I saw earlier this year about 16 advertising professionals who lost their jobs after the 2008 recession and then ‘found their calling’. Although I didn’t technically get a pink slip, [...]
Designers, why do you do what you do?
Published on Thursday, July 22, 2010 – 2:09 am | 43 brilliant comments »This is a timely guest article by Jennifer Moline of PsPrint. – Jacob Cass
The depressing economy we’re in has me very interested in careers – mainly, why we choose to do what we do. A creative career is often seen as a dream job – one that allows you [...]
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup Logo – Discuss
Published on Thursday, July 15, 2010 – 2:27 am | 79 brilliant comments »This is a guest article by Ana Paula Rodrigues outlining the unveiling of the new 2014 World Cup logo.
The silent vuvuzela’s mark the end of the 2010 World Cup, but the preparations for the 2014 games are well underway. The 2014 World Cup host, Brazil unveiled the official [...]
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Your help needed: Looking to find a new full time job in NYC
Published on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 – 1:36 pm | 70 brilliant comments »Update 4/8/10: Job found!
Thank you all for your support, I managed to secure a job just in time. You can read about my experience + job hunting tips here.
As of today, I am unemployed & looking for a full time job at an agency, ideally in NYC where I [...]
How to modify a typeface to create a unique logo
Published on Friday, July 9, 2010 – 1:33 am | 30 brilliant comments »This tutorial was written for Issue 176 of Computer Arts magazine. You can see an image of the tutorial in print here.
When creating a new brand identity, it’s important to ensure your design is unique and one way to ensure this, is to either create your own font [...]
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