With a new year comes opportunity to set new goals and to dive into areas unexplored. “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” These are the often-quoted words of General George S. Patton, Jr., senior officer of the United States Army, who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army…
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Mind Your Manners…and Your Business
It’s not just what we say, but how we say it. Mind your business by minding your manners.
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Creative Case Study: Fright Night 2013
I love October and I love Halloween. My day job has allowed me to create some great design that I’ve found greatly fulfilling and proud to show. One thing I’ve often heard is the work you do for fun is what gets you the work you want. So why not have fun with something…
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Creative Case Study: Pennie Carroll & Associates Branding & Identity
There’s an area in the business of Graphic Design and branding we feel doesn’t get touched upon much. You, the designer, have created a very nice branding and identity system and sit down with your client to hand them the keys to their shiny new “Porsche”. You shake hands and your client hits the road with…
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The Woodshed-Design Lessons The Hard Way: Illustrator Document Color Mode
So for todays lesson the hard way, I’ll share my little “aha” moment while trying to create an email through the MailChimp (awesome service) template maker. Using their easy drag and drop editor really is, well, easy. However there are a few minor things you should watch out for, ESPECIALLY when you’re sending an email…
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