» 30 Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download. Positive Space 30 Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download Well it took me a lot longer than I had originally expected but I was able to track down the original links to more than thirty PDF documents that I have collected over the past couple of years.
I have personally archived every one of these files due to the high quality of content. No matter what you call them; ebook, white paper, or resource they all contain information that no designer should go without. (In actuality there are more than 30 files however it was a good round number for the title…) If you enjoy this article, be sure to check out the followup: 30 More Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download YAHOO! The WordPress Help Sheet The Advanced WordPress Help Sheet AIGA | Aquent Salary Survey AIGA Why Design? Type Classification eBook - Jacob Cass Getting Real - 37signals (Read Online for Free) DotMobi Mobile Web Developer’s Guide Accessibility Checklist - Aaron Cannon CSS Support in Email Clients.
The Talent Agency for Digital Creatives. Great Design Quotes. A veces recibimos citas de mensajes de personas importantes, nos gusta guardarlas y leerlas detenidamente para entender su significado.
En esta ocasión os vamos a mostrar más de 80 citas inspiradas en diseño en inglés. Podéis aportar las vuestras escribiendo un comentario en esta entrada. A continuación se muestran las citas (¡Si te han gustado que no os olvidéis de compartirlas!) : Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. — Charles Eames Everything is designed. . — Brian Reed There is no design without discipline.
. — Massimo Vignelli People ignore design that ignores people. — Frank Chimero I’ve always held to the belief that the practice of creating compelling graphic design occurs not by employing the principals of a democracy, but rather, that of a monarchy. — Thomas Vasquez Good design is obvious. . — Joe Sparano Every designers’ dirty little secret is that they copy other designers’ work. . — Aaron Russell. 7 Crucial Things That Will Save You as an Independent Creative Over the Coming Years. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.
Thanks for visiting! As most of you will have noticed, the current economic climate isn’t particularly rosy when it comes to available work for us creatives. Let me rephrase that. The current economic climate isn’t particularly rosy when it comes to available work for a large proportion of us creatives. There are many people out there who, for various reasons, still do earn a very good living from creative projects, and many who are doing better now than they ever have in the past.
Just like with all industries that get hit by an economic correction, the weak don’t survive and many of the strong remain. Is there anything we can do to put us in the best possible position, so that we not only survive, but so that we succeed well too? Be aware of the following key things that could make all the difference for you as a creative worker over the coming years… 1.
All of it needs to be consistent and recognisable. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Change This - We're on a mission to spread important ideas and change minds. Get Over Yourself: How Your Ego Sabotages Your Creativity. One of the most destructive of creative sins is an over-inflated ego.
When many people hear the word “ego,” they immediately think of the know-it-all manager charging into the room and insisting that everyone bend their life and work around his every whim. This is certainly one exhibition of ego, but there are less obvious types that we must be careful to avoid if we want to do our best creative work consistently. Brilliant creative work requires a willingness to take risks, to experiment, and to venture into unproven territory in the pursuit of great ideas. When an inflated ego becomes the norm, you may become inflexible and unwilling to take the small personal risks necessary to break out of your comfort zone and pour yourself fully into your work. Others hover close to their safety zone, because they’d rather live with the perception of invulnerability than to take a risk and find that they have limits. Ego Trap #1: Playing the victim Ego Trap #2: Aggressive defense of your “turf” 10 Mistakes Graphic Designers Should Avoid.
As a graphic designer it’s only normal to experience mistakes in your career.
Don’t fret, we all make them! We are humans after all. Some mistakes can discourage you from pursuing your design career but we can simply learn from them and try to avoid making the same mistake again. This is most common when starting fresh out the gate as a new and inexperienced designer. I for one have made plenty of mistakes in my career only to learn and grow as a designer but you can avoid these mistakes. Don’t undersell yourself Graphic design is your livelihood after all! I had started out doing Mascots on fiverr.com which was ok to start out, but the amount of orders that I had and the time it started taking started eating into most of my awake hours and began intruding my full time job just for a few bucks. Designing on what you want it to be and ignoring your client Losing your confidence and drive.