17 Designers Dish Their Best Advice. Terry Lee Stone asks a group of seasoned design pros: If you could give young designers one piece of career advice what would it be?
In other words: early in your career what do you wish someone had told you? Their thoughts may surprise you… 1. Sean Adamswww.adamsmorioka.com “What did I know? “What did I not know? 2. “Almost any situation gets better when you ask yourself this: How can I be most useful right now? Find More Advice: 29 Things That All Young Designers Need to Know. 3. “Emphasize your peculiar talents. “Also, think about your portfolio as a whole design statement and try to make the presentation format fit the work. 4. “Early on, if anyone had been able to tell me exactly the right thing, I would have dismissed it as preposterous because the world has just changed too much in unforeseen ways. “However, here’s my advice: get a second degree in something totally different— neuroscience, medicine, linguistics, or whatever feels right.
How to Land Your Dream Design Job: Eight Tips for Getting Hired at a Top I.D. Firm. Before & After: Turning Mediocre Design Into Effective Visual Communication. Visual content is an essential part of the marketing mix -- for good reason.
The human brain is pre-wired to process visuals quicker and more efficiently than text alone, which makes visual content an incredibly powerful tool for marketers. With this medium, you can deliver information in a format that's appealing, engaging, and memorable, forging genuine connections between audience and brand. Not only does visual content provide value to your audience, it also helps preserve and promote your brand identity. Every piece of content you produce is a reflection of your brand and is judged accordingly.
Maintaining a cohesive visual identity helps consumers instantly recognize your brand, which is vital to in today’s crowded media landscape. But your visual content is nothing without good design. The best way to avoid this is to ensure everything you produce follows best design practices. Share This Image on Your Site. A Business Guide to Visual Communication. 3 Ways to Make Yourself Marketable as a Freelancer. Is it time to be a smaller fish in a bigger pond?
As a freelancer, you want to ensure that you build your work schedule to sustain the possible ebb and flow of projects (and er, revenue). If work is showing any signs of slowing or you want to take your projects in new directions, then it may be a good time to ramp up your marketing. When you’re your own boss, you also need to be your own PR agent, so we’ve rounded up a few time-tested tips on showcasing your edge. Craft a Specialty One of the most worthwhile things you can do as a freelancer is develop a particular specialty. You may be versatile in a number of areas, but having one, two, or even three defined areas of focus can make you stand out in a crowd of applicants. If you already have a specialty within your field, don’t forget to clearly list it on both your online and print resume, portfolio and even on your social media profiles. Keep Your Portfolio Updated Network. What Defines the Designer of the Future?
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Entrepreneurism. Coding. What do these traits have in common? They belong to the designer of the future, according to a panel of experts gathered at frog Amsterdam in February to discuss the future designer. The panel included Thorsten Jankowski, UX Lead at Volkswagen Group IT, Michiel Schwarz, design thinker and author of “The Sustainist Design Guide”, Elisa Giaccardi, Professor of Interactive Media Design at TU Delft, and Dave Benach, Global Talent Acquisition at frog.
After the lively debate and Q&A, the attendees then took action by designing the LinkedIn profiles of imagined designers from the future (Marty McFly, anyone?). 1. 2.