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Read more about the article Show Your Work: How Sharing Your Process Increases Your Value

When a client is looking for a creative firm, process and procedures are not obvious priorities in evaluating performance. The prospect is…

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Continue ReadingShow Your Work: How Sharing Your Process Increases Your Value

During a downhill event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, a contestant wiped out against the fence because she lost her footing…

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Continue ReadingFreedom Through Boundaries

I admit to being in the minority as a designer and illustrator when I say that I think in terms of black or…

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Continue ReadingA Designer Looks at Gray Areas

Before working with a designer, a client should prepare for that relationship. Often,  businesses will request a web site or a logo…

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Continue ReadingBriefly Stated: The Advantages of Getting It In Writing

We talk about creativity and innovation in terms of thinking outside the box. Thinking outside the box still needs to remain within the…

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Continue ReadingAcknowledge the Box

The strength of a design lies as much in the steps taken to create it as in the final result. The process — the…

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Continue ReadingWhy the Design Process Is Important
Read more about the article The Importance of Critique To Your Creative Work

Critique is a critical part of your creative process. Okay, I intended the pun there.If you've taken a drawing or design class,…

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Continue ReadingThe Importance of Critique To Your Creative Work
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