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Milton Glaser & Chip Kidd In Conversation

Published on Friday, March 12, 2010 – 2:35 am | 4 brilliant comments »

This is a guest article by Ana Paula Rodrigues* recounting her attendance at the Chip Kidd / Milton Glaser lecture recently held in NYC.

The Smithsonian, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York hosted a lecture between design royalty Milton Glaser and writer/graphic designer Chip Kidd on March 2. The [...]

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eBook: 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives

Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – 3:30 pm | 4 brilliant comments »

Alex Mather’s new ebook ‘10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives’ has just been released and it’s definitely worth checking out. I’m not here to ‘sell’ the book to you but seeing though it’s one of the most common question areas that I get asked about, I [...]

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“Make Beautiful Things” – Tips from Saul Bass

Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – 6:13 am | 4 brilliant comments »

I recently came across this series of short video clips taken from Saul Bass’ documentary and this one really stood out for me: Making Money VS Quality Work. I highly recommend watching this short video.
The fact of the matter is, I want everything we do, that I do personally, [...]

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Upcoming eBook: Online Self Promotion for Creatives

Published on Friday, March 5, 2010 – 9:24 am | 3 brilliant comments »

I recently got hold of Alex Mather’s new eBook ‘10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives*’ (review copy) and although I didn’t have time to read it front to back, I thoroughly enjoyed looking through each of the chapters and from what I saw, it was definitely [...]

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“PR Advanced: Brand Yourself” PRSSA 2010 Conference Wrap-Up

Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 – 2:54 am | 7 brilliant comments »

This post was written for the Carrot Creative blog and has been edited for display on Just Creative Design.

The New York Snowpocalypse couldn’t stop me getting to Boston to talk at the PRSSA “PR Advanced: Brand Yourself” conference at Boston University this weekend… a canceled bus just meant [...]

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Public Speaking Tips That Will Improve Your Next Presentation

Published on Thursday, February 25, 2010 – 3:33 am | 18 brilliant comments »

Public speaking is a daunting thought for the vast majority of us, so in the light of my upcoming presentations (more info at end of post) I thought I’d brush up on my public speaking skills, especially considering the talent of the other speakers. Below I’ve gathered some public [...]

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Living Virtually or Virtually Living? – Free Poster

Published on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 – 6:41 am | 6 brilliant comments »

I think this is a good question to ask yourself from time to time:
“Are you living virtually or virtually living?”

I’ve made it into a poster that you can download for free below. I’ve released the poster under a Creative Commons 2.5 license which means you CAN copy, print, [...]

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