Graphic Design Portfolio

JCD Awarded Silver at ‘40th Creativity Awards’

Published on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – 1:42 am | 9 brilliant comments »

Toot toot. One of my recent website design projects completed for Sikh Youth Australia (shown below) was chosen for a Silver Award at the 40th Creativity International Awards, in the ‘Public Service or Non Profit’ sector.
About Creativity Awards
Established in 1970, Creativity Annual Awards is based in Louisville, KY and [...]

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Elements of a Successful Online Portfolio

Published on Thursday, May 13, 2010 – 2:44 am | 21 brilliant comments »

This is a guest article by Jennifer Moline of PsPrint.

An online portfolio is a fast and far-reaching way to market oneself as a designer. It’s also cheaper, more versatile and more environmentally friendly than a print portfolio. But that doesn’t mean you can just whip out a website and [...]

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Raising A Designer: A Mother’s Insight

Published on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – 2:32 am | 22 brilliant comments »

If you have food in the fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the world. If you have any money in the bank, your wallet and some spare change in a dish someplace, you are [...]

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Ask The Experts: Logo Design Q&A

Published on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 – 11:58 pm | 22 brilliant comments »

I was recently asked by the UK based magazine, Computer Arts Projects to partake in their ‘Ask The Expert’ feature for Issue 135 ‘Create The Perfect Logo’. Users from around the world submitted logo design related questions via Twitter to @caprojects of which I then answered for display in [...]

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Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference

Published on Monday, April 26, 2010 – 3:21 am | 3 brilliant comments »

“Web design is evolving – be at the front of this revolution!”
Voices That Matter is a web design conference held in San Francisco on June 28-29 and as readers of this blog, you can save a considerable amount off the ticket price, as outlined below.
About The Conference
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2010 Logo Design Trends

Published on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 – 8:48 am | 29 brilliant comments »

Logo Lounge, one of my favourite logo design inspiration galleries, posts the latest logo design trends each year, based from submissions to their gallery. This morning, the founder Bill Gardner, released the the 2010 Logo Design Report based on the analysis of the latest 35000+ submissions.

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Uncovering George Lois

Published on Thursday, April 15, 2010 – 8:22 am | 5 brilliant comments »

This is a guest article by Ana Paula Rodrigues* recounting her attendance at the George Lois Esquire Covers lecture recently held in NYC. Enjoy.

“I was a cultural provocateur,” proclaimed George Lois during a lecture at FIT last week. The acclaimed and controversial Art Director spoke candidly about designing Esquire [...]

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