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- March 2010 (5)
- 12: Milton Glaser & Chip Kidd In Conversation (3)
- 10: eBook: 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives (4)
- 10: “Make Beautiful Things” – Tips from Saul Bass (4)
- 05: Upcoming eBook: Online Self Promotion for Creatives (3)
- 02: “PR Advanced: Brand Yourself” PRSSA 2010 Conference Wrap-Up (7)
- February 2010 (8)
- 25: Public Speaking Tips That Will Improve Your Next Presentation (18)
- 24: Living Virtually or Virtually Living? – Free Poster (6)
- 22: Stylish Macbook Cases / Covers (25)
- 17: Illustrator & Type Tips Worth Knowing (25)
- 13: The 2009 Logo Of The Year (13)
- 11: Life’s All A Buzz (1)
- 10: How to sell the value of design: An email conversation (43)
- 02: Top 12 Logos of 2009 As Voted By You (51)
- January 2010 (2)
- 26: Back In Action (24)
- 05: Here’s To A New Year (0)
- November 2009 (7)
- 29: A Recession Guide For Designers (4)
- 24: HOW TO: Get more brand exposure, traffic and sales using Facebook (3)
- 15: Taking Time Off & Other News (1)
- 10: Recently Completed Work #2 (3)
- 09: 10 Twitter Design Lists You Must Follow (12)
- 05: A quick copywriting tip to get more subscribers (20)
- 02: Tutorial: How To Create An Iconic Logo Design (28)
- October 2009 (7)
- 26: New Just Creative Design Store (24)
- 20: How to choose a logo designer (28)
- 15: Climate change is about people (12)
- 11: 27 Classic & Elegant Serif Fonts (26)
- 09: Recently Completed Work (33)
- 06: Does being a starving graphic artist suck? (44)
- 01: Japan & New Zealand Holiday Photos (46)
- September 2009 (9)
- 28: Vegemite iSnack2.0 (28)
- 24: Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change (8)
- 24: Murray Raine Puppets Website Redesign (31)
- 21: Funny & Odd Emails Received (39)
- 16: 20,000+ Subscribers – Comment To Win! (124)
- 15: How To Get Clients Using LinkedIn (13)
- 10: When is a logo too simple? (43)
- 09: Great Business Tips for New Designers (21)
- 09: A-List Blogging Bootcamps Identity Design (20)
- August 2009 (10)
- 31: 10 Commercial Fonts Every Print Designer Should Own (26)
- 27: News & Connections (8)
- 25: Car Vehicle Wrap Design Process & Tutorial (35)
- 23: Pay The Creator (32)
- 20: Vietnam Holiday Photos (29)
- 18: Your Favourite Favourited Tweets (9)
- 17: Logo Lounge Volume 5 Book Review (7)
- 12: The “Pros” and Cons of Spec Work (56)
- 10: The Most Linked to Pages of Top Design Blogs (25)
- 04: What every designer ought to know about: FSC (11)
- July 2009 (6)
- 27: What makes a good logo? (86)
- 25: Kingdom of Cambodia (31)
- 24: Aussie goes NYC (84)
- 21: Your Favourite Inspirational Quotes (31)
- 14: Explained In English: Copyright, Patents, Trademarks & Registered Designs (17)
- 07: 30 Sweet Handpicked Designer Tshirts (31)
- June 2009 (5)
- 30: 9 SEO Tips You’ve Probably Forgot About (34)
- 23: Designer’s Favourite Fonts & Why (84)
- 15: Logo Design Book Recommendations (+Video) (27)
- 09: Guess The Logo Game (86)
- 01: Fake Logo Designs: Revisited (89)
- May 2009 (5)
- 28: Instant Inspiration + Student Mobiles (41)
- 25: Beware of the Net Trademark Registration Scam (41)
- 22: Just Creative Design Goes Mobile (13)
- 19: How To Make Your Next Website Design Pop (54)
- 10: The Past, Present & The Future (45)
- April 2009 (9)
- 30: Identity Design Process for Butterfield Photography (51)
- 26: “Jacob, Our Top Twit” (29)
- 22: My work exhibited at Melbourne Museum (18)
- 20: Welcome & Thank You Video (56)
- 13: 12 Design and Business Books I’ve Read & Recommend (Part 2) (59)
- 05: Inspiring Intimidation (30)
- 01: Australian Design Conferences (18)
- 01: April Fools! (No more Comic Sans!) (16)
- 01: Just Creative Design Switches To Comic Sans (53)
- March 2009 (10)
- 30: The Secret To Creativity… (46)
- 26: Check me out in these magazines! (33)
- 24: 12 Design and Business Books I’ve Read & Recommend (Part 1) (31)
- 20: Wolda 2008 Annual Arrives (24)
- 19: Online Project Management Review: Liquid Planner (22)
- 04: Are you guilty of design consumerism? (32)
- 04: Donate & Win A Free Logo (27)
- 04: The Top 100 Best Fonts Of All Time (123)
- 04: Logo Designer Blog Give Away Winners Announced (8)
- 02: Smart Ass Marketing (32)
- February 2009 (8)
- 28: Win Prizes + Logo Designer Blog Follow Up (5)
- 26: How much to charge for design work? (47)
- 21: Logo Designer Blog Launchs + (Win Prizes!) (24)
- 18: Photos From Thailand Trip (56)
- 17: 20% Off Unlimited Freelancer eBook (1)
- 12: Guest Posts I’ve Written Elsewhere (7)
- 08: Designer In The Spotlight – Phillip Lovelace (4)
- 04: The Logo Design Process From Start To Finish (91)
- January 2009 (10)
- 28: Who needs skills? We have software! (79)
- 21: Advice For Design Students (33)
- 18: Designer In The Spotlight: Umberto Micheli (9)
- 15: Becoming A Successful Freelancer: The Unlimited Freelancer eBook Review (21)
- 14: Copyright Issues In Logo Design (32)
- 11: Designer In The Spotlight: Lady Omega (12)
- 10: My Cover Article In Layers Magazine: ‘Negative Space’ (31)
- 09: How To Become A Successful Freelancer / Designer (11)
- 07: Logo Design Trends 2009 (67)
- 06: 9 Up & Coming Design Blogs (27)
- December 2008 (14)
- 30: Just Creative Design’s 2008 Round Up (32)
- 24: Fake Logo Designs (54)
- 23: Christmas & My 21st Birthday Come At Once (27)
- 21: Designer In The Spotlight: Elliot Jay Stocks (9)
- 18: How to get clients to say yes to your designs (29)
- 16: Last Chance To Win $800 Worth Of Prizes! Enter Now! (29)
- 16: Do you need to rebrand? (20)
- 14: Designer In The Spotlight: Colin Wright (12)
- 13: What to get a designer for Christmas or Birthday? (39)
- 10: The Design Process Of Creating A Creative Billboard Campaign (30)
- 07: Designer In The Spotlight: Kai Chan Vong (4)
- 05: Logo Of The Day Off To A Great Start (15)
- 04: 6 Great Tips On How To Prepare Artwork for T-Shirt Printing (33)
- 02: The Ultimate List of The Best Logo Design Resources (143)
- November 2008 (22)
- 30: Designer In The Spotlight: Mike Smith (8)
- 28: NEW WEBSITE! Logo Of The Day Launched + Prizes For You (65)
- 27: Logo Design Process For FITUCCI (87)
- 25: How To Get Sponsors For Giveaways & Competitions (23)
- 24: USD$1620 Raised For Charity + Prize Give Away Winners (16)
- 23: Designer In The Spotlight: Prescott Perez-Fox (8)
- 21: 7 Secrets You MUST Know To Give Your Blog The Edge (55)
- 21: 2 Days Left To Get Your Entries In + Improvements to JCD (4)
- 19: 23 More Truly Awesome Custom Designer T-Shirts (32)
- 18: Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 3 – Annual Report Design (34)
- 17: 5 Days To Go! – $11,000 In Prizes! You Must Enter! (12)
- 16: Designer In The Spotlight: Drew Dunlap (11)
- 15: I Want Your Feedback + FREE Book Giveaway (78)
- 13: PayPal Fees | Should You Charge Your Clients? (57)
- 11: 20 Typefaces To Start A Designer’s Career (92)
- 10: $400 Raised So Far | Donate or Write To Win Your Share of $11,000! (2)
- 09: Designer In The Spotlight: Chris Spooner (20)
- 07: $11,000 Prize Giveaway – Design Group Writing Project For Charity (127)
- 05: Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 2 – Billboard Design (28)
- 04: 80 NEW Creative, Smart & Clever Advertisements (52)
- 02: Designer In The Spotlight: Jennifer Farley (7)
- 01: $7000+ Worth Of Prizes | Donate For Charity (2)
- October 2008 (17)
- 30: Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 1 (63)
- 28: FREE Books For You + Me As A Featured Designer (64)
- 27: The Power Of Being An Active Twitter Member (26)
- 26: Designer In The Spotlight: Doug Cloud (12)
- 22: Calling For Sponsorship: MASSIVE Design Group Writing Project for 1 Year Old Birthday (16)
- 21: A First Hand Guide On How To Start Freelancing (56)
- 20: Designer? Creative? Geek? Leave Your Twitter Username & Bio Below (505)
- 19: Designer In The Spotlight: Emily Lewis (11)
- 15: How To Get 100% Free Advertising On Google (102)
- 14: I Will Donate 10 Cents For Every Comment That Is Left On This Post To Help Rid The World Of Poverty (248)
- 13: Photos From My 4300km (2670 Miles) Road Trip Around Australia (41)
- 12: Designer In The Spotlight: Andi ‘Toon’ Creffield (9)
- 09: Your Worst Client’s Email Has Been Hacked! (27)
- 07: 29 Great Wordpress Plugins That I Personally Recommend (79)
- 05: Designer In The Spotlight: Kate McInnes (16)
- 02: Open Thread: What Is Your Elevator Speech? (30)
- 01: TOOT TOOT: JCD Logo Wins ‘Best of Continent’ AND ‘Best of Australia’ (29)
- September 2008 (13)
- 30: Top 7 Most Cliché Stock Images Used in Web Design (130)
- 28: Designer In The Spotlight: Fabio Sasso (9)
- 26: How To Write An Effective Design Brief and Get The Design You Want! (59)
- 23: Top 7 Fonts Used By Professionals In Graphic Design (182)
- 21: Designer In The Spotlight: Albert Lo (17)
- 18: 18 Truly Awesome HandPicked Designer TShirts (63)
- 17: E-MailDesigns.com For Sale (4)
- 16: Top 7 Most Overused Icons, Shapes & Symbols Used in Graphic Design (52)
- 14: Designer In The Spotlight: Brian Yerkes (14)
- 11: Tooting My Own Horn: My Latest Personal Achievements (51)
- 09: Top 7 Most Overused Techniques & Elements Used In 2008 Graphic Design (155)
- 04: Just Creative Design Upgrades To Semi-Dedicated Hosting (19)
- 01: Mac or PC? – VOTE NOW (If You’re A Designer) (175)
- August 2008 (13)
- 30: Just Creative Design Bursting Its Banks (32)
- 28: 31 New Design Blogs, Twitter Link Love & Other Paraphernalia (41)
- 25: 9 Of The Best Ways To Present A Website To A Client (73)
- 21: How Giving Away A Free Logo Design Benefited The Whole Community (24)
- 18: 12 Reasons To Switch To Gmail (139)
- 16: Blog Action Day: Stand Up To Poverty, October 15th (5)
- 13: The Design Process Of Creating A $40,000 Creative Newspaper Advertisement (64)
- 12: Do You Have Enough Friends? (35)
- 10: Don’t Read This If You Do Not Want More Email (21)
- 08: What blog posts bring in the most readers? (33)
- 06: JCD Gets A Slight Makeover + Gets Google Subpages (43)
- 04: 70+ Graphic Design Tips (57)
- 01: Celebrating 5000+ Subscribers (36)
- July 2008 (12)
- 30: 192 Creative, Smart & Clever Advertisements (154)
- 28: How Self-Inspired Artwork Wins Clients & Boosts Creativity (14)
- 26: The Best Time Of The Day To Do Things As A Designer (43)
- 22: Once Upon A Time, I Designed A Drink Coaster (34)
- 21: Home Sweet Home (47)
- 18: Designing an Accessible Site Without Losing Your Mind (22)
- 16: Freelancers: Inspire yourself, Vary your Working Environment (13)
- 14: FREE Lucky Dip Draw – Comment and Win (109)
- 10: 7 Female Graphic Designers That’ll Rock Your Socks Off (38)
- 06: How to Talk to Non-Tech-Savvy Clients (19)
- 05: An Ink Spot of One’s Own (7)
- 03: A Passion For Paper (13)
- June 2008 (11)
- 29: How To Spot and Work with Graphic Engineers (19)
- 26: 6 Photoshop Tips and Tricks That You Probably Don’t Know About (46)
- 22: A Guide On How Freelancers Can Compete Against Large Design Studios (30)
- 19: The Innovative One Page Resume & Portfolio (36)
- 16: Dudes and Dolls and Design Decisions (27)
- 13: Want to know how to design? Learn The Basics. (65)
- 09: 10 SEO Rules for Designers (106)
- 05: Bon Voyage + A Sneak Preview For The Next 2 Months (20)
- 04: Winner Of The Free Professional Logo Competition (18)
- 02: DON’T MISS: The Best Design Articles from May 2008 (23)
- 01: If I Could Only Read 10 Blogs… (40)
- May 2008 (22)
- 28: Blatant Design Rip Offs or Just Inspiration? (45)
- 25: The 2008 Twitter StumbleUpon Experiment (11)
- 22: Why logo design does not cost $5.00 (240)
- 20: JCD Just Named #12 Blogger in Australia (3)
- 20: Designers Who Twitter (4)
- 19: FREE Month of Advertising for All (4)
- 17: Will You Marry Me? (4)
- 16: Win A Free Logo Contest + Our Achievements So Far (73)
- 13: Coupon Codes, Promos & Discounts for Design (1)
- 13: Green Graphic Design (1)
- 13: How To Design A Movie Poster – With An Example (61)
- 10: Top 10 Influential Bloggers in 2008 (4)
- 10: How I Designed 3 CD Jackets Just by Listening To Music (59)
- 08: Design RSS Feeds (0)
- 06: FREE 27 Page Type Classification eBook (49)
- 05: Jacob Cass Named #8 Top Young Blogger Under 21 (6)
- 04: Want to guest write on Just Creative Design? Now is your chance! (39)
- 03: Business Cards of Bloggers (0)
- 03: Logo Design Tips & A Not-So-Ordinary Interview with Logo Designer, Jeff Fisher (40)
- 02: Creative Panorama Launched Today (0)
- 02: Just Creative Design Now Using Full Feeds. That cool? (14)
- 01: How To Create The Perfect Portfolio (0)
- April 2008 (24)
- 30: DON’T MISS: The Best Graphic Design Articles from April 2008 (25)
- 27: Discover RSS: May 1st is RSS Awareness Day + The Official Logo I Designed For It (20)
- 27: Link Love For Our Sponsors (0)
- 24: Logo Design Process for Just Creative Design’s Award Winning Logo (80)
- 23: Photoshop Text Tutorials (0)
- 22: Free Graphics Centre (4)
- 21: The Best Graphic Design Articles from 34 Top Design Blogs as Chosen By The Authors Themselves (72)
- 19: Seamless Photoshop Textures (1)
- 18: A Comparative Study of Logo Design between the 70s and 90s. (18)
- 15: Graphic Design Interview with Jacob Cass (15)
- 15: Just Creative Design wins Logo Design Love Award (1)
- 14: HDR Photography Gallery (1)
- 14: Adobe Acrobat Resources (1)
- 13: Design Process for my Vodka Premix Bottle (62)
- 10: Save The Earth Campaign – 100% of all proceeds go to charity (10)
- 10: Estetica Graphic Design Group Interviews (0)
- 08: Logo Design Love Awards (0)
- 08: 92 More Must See Creative Photographs (341)
- 07: Twitter Twitter Twitter Twitter Twitter (6)
- 07: Aaron Russell (0)
- 06: 2008 Semi-Permanent Design Conference Review (14)
- 03: How To Customise Your Wordpress 2.5+ Log In Screen (37)
- 01: Must Have Top Best Wordpress Plugins (0)
- 01: Changes to Just Creative Design (now using Comic Sans MS) (21)
- March 2008 (20)
- 31: DON’T MISS: The Best Graphic Design Articles from March 2008 (14)
- 30: Environmentally Friendly Organic Green Graphic Design (0)
- 27: How & Where To Get Paid Freelance Work While You’re Still A Design Student (55)
- 26: What is the Uncanny Valley? (0)
- 25: Design Graphics Student Magazine Cover Competition 2008 (17)
- 25: Graphic Design Interview (0)
- 25: Religion Graphic Design (4)
- 24: New Just Creative Design Side Blog (9)
- 24: New Side Blog (0)
- 22: 56 Awe Inspiring Must See Creative Photographs (51)
- 21: All about Jacob Cass (me) – Things you didn’t know (26)
- 19: Design Group Writing Project (#2) (11)
- 17: What is a Font Flag? What is a Font Specimen Sheet? (27)
- 15: Free Abstract Cube Decoration for you to print out! (8)
- 13: The best mouse for Designers and Web Addicts (53)
- 12: What is the best social media website? Digg, SU, Delicious, Reddit … or? (37)
- 10: Mascot Design for NSW Fire Brigade (17)
- 09: Just Creative Design logo nominated for Logo Design Love Award (6)
- 05: Graphic Design Articles and Winners! (25)
- 02: 30 Fonts To Last A Life Time (255)
- February 2008 (15)
- 29: DON’T MISS: The Best Graphic Design Articles from February 2008 (16)
- 28: Top 10 Design Questions from Students (19)
- 27: Entry Deadline: 4th March for the $5000 Graphic Design Group Writing Project (2)
- 26: Just Creative Design Absolutely Smashed (Now Back Online) (14)
- 26: Free Gifts + Link Love + a Big Thank You to all JCD Readers (32)
- 25: 99 Sites All Designers Must Know About (159)
- 21: Goals, Achievements & Pit Falls of Just Creative Design (15)
- 20: Graphic Design Rips Offs or Inspiration? (80)
- 17: $5000+ PRIZE GIVEAWAY – Graphic Design Group Writing Project (90)
- 17: Ultimate List of Blog Heading Templates & Titles for Blogging (31)
- 14: How to get onto Diggs FRONT page in 8 steps (23)
- 13: Graphic Design Group Writing Project still going ahead! (9)
- 12: Just Creative Design Changes Hosts (and is back online) (12)
- 02: Call For Sponsorship – lots of FREE stuff for you! (15)
- 01: The Logo Design Process of Top Logo Designers (142)
- January 2008 (14)
- 30: Free Vector Swirls and Twirls Pack (13)
- 28: DON’T MISS: The Best Graphic Design Articles from January 2008. (15)
- 26: Australia Day! – Test Your Aussie Slang (7)
- 23: Tutorial: How to print blog articles the smart way. (34)
- 21: Be Aware Of: Your Host, WordPress Plugins, CPU Load and being banned from your own website! (41)
- 21: Just Creative Design SUSPENDED & Restored (0)
- 13: Great Illustrator Designs (3)
- 12: Top 5 Time Saving Plugins to Make Blogging A Breeze (7)
- 10: Happy Snaps from Fiji and Cruise (23)
- 09: 5 Vital Tips For Logo Design (8)
- 08: NEW: My Most Popular Articles Page (15)
- 08: How To Design A Logo (112)
- 06: Blogging Goals & Achievements of JCD (24)
- 02: My next post will be in 4 days (3)
- December 2007 (21)
- 31: Happy New Year + New Year Resolutions (0)
- 30: How to get your FIRST Graphic Design Job (27)
- 27: How To Boost Your Creativity (55)
- 25: Merry Christmas To All Readers (3)
- 24: Photography Tips For Designers (5)
- 21: How much does a graphic designer earn? (29)
- 20: On Holidays (But Still Posting) (2)
- 18: 16 Designer Job Descriptions (10)
- 16: The BEST free colour tools & sites online (10)
- 14: Do you own an American or Australian Blog? (0)
- 14: FUNNY Graphic Design Jokes and Humour (7)
- 12: 101+ Places To Get Design Inspiration (78)
- 11: Can’t Figure Out Why Your Drawings Suck? Try this. (5)
- 11: What is your Error 404 Page? (1)
- 09: Poster Design Tips (and experiences) (7)
- 08: 20 Worst Habits of Clients (9)
- 06: 15 Signs You’re A Bad Graphic Designer (78)
- 05: Graphic Design is now ON THE RADIO (0)
- 05: Do you use your Left or Right Brain more? (11)
- 04: How To Choose A Font (16)
- 01: 15 Ways to Recharge Your Brain (1)
- November 2007 (11)
- 30: 2 Interactive Creative Websites (0)
- 29: Customise Your Wordpress Login Screen (5)
- 28: What Is Graphic Design? (12)
- 27: Humans Turn Into Pixels: Animation (0)
- 26: Top 5 Typography Resources (28)
- 26: How To Be Creative (25)
- 22: How does your website look in different browsers? (1)
- 22: Top Mistakes Graphic Designers Make (42)
- 21: WordPress Plugins You Must Have (24)
- 10: What is RSS? (0)
- 07: Just Creative Design Blog Birth (4)
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