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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

How Can I Be Sure I'm Hiring a Professional Graphic Design firm?

How Can I Be Sure I'm Hiring a Professional Graphic Design firm?

"I need a professional graphic design firm to do my logos, stationery, web design and  brochures.  I've met several graphic designers at networking groups.  I've looked at a ton of web sites.  How can I be sure I'm hiring a professional graphic design firm that can meet all of my needs?"

Medical Graphic Design -A Specialty That Covers a Lot of Territory

Medical Graphic Design -A Specialty That Covers a Lot of Territory

You have a new company or new product focused in the medical and health field and you want to do the best possible job of marketing it.  How do you do that?  You can go the traditional route and find an advertising agency or graphic design firm to assist you with getting your message out.   Or, you can find a firm or studio that specializes in medical graphic design.  They will have both a depth and breadth of relevant experience that will give you an edge in crafting your message and creating visuals that attract appropriate clients. 

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Choosing a Jacksonville Graphic Design Firm

Choosing a Jacksonville Graphic Design Firm

So, you live in Jacksonville and you're looking for a local Jacksonville Graphic Design firm.  Right?  Well, you're lucky.  There are lots to choose from.  It's a vibrant and dynamic scene.  But that also poses a problem.  How do you choose?  Follow the steps below and you'll have no trouble.

History of Graphic Design

History of Graphic Design

The actual terminology surrounding graphic designers has come into being in the twentieth century.  However, there are many events that led up to graphic design that could be considered a part of the history of graphic design itself.  

Graphic design has its roots in the same rich cultural history of all art.  Art has been a part of cultures since before the written word.  The history of graphic design stems from these ancient beginnings.  The history of graphic design is, in a sense, the history of art and its applications and methods, as well as a history of graphic design reproduction techniques and technology.

Doing Pro Bono Graphic Website Design

Doing Pro Bono Graphic Website Design 

There are many reasons to do pro bono work as a graphic website designer.  First, beginning graphic website designers or graphic website design students can get valuable experience from doing pro bono graphic website design work for non profit organizations and low budget organizations such as Boy Scout troops, Cub Scout packs, and Churches.  

Making Your Graphic Designs Stand Out and Shout

Making Your Graphic Designs Stand Out and Shout

The multiplicity of graphic designs and the elements that make up the designs themselves sometimes seems overwhelming.  How can you make your graphic designs stand out and shout.  Yes!  Shout!  Shout to the customers they are supposed to reach!  If your graphic designs shout, then they attract attention in an already over advertised world.  Today every prospective customer sees at least thousands of messages a day.  Which one will they remember?  The one that rises above the others, the one that has be most to say, the one that speaks the loudest to them.  And once it has their attention, the one that engages them the most.  

Graphic Design that Sparkles

Graphic Design that Sparkles

Sparkle! Shine! Be noticed! Attract customers! That's what you want for your product or service.  But how do you attain that?  

Great graphic design is the key! Graphic design that creates sparkle and pizzaz and magnetizes your target clients to you is what you are looking for.  When you begin to look for the right graphic designer, it can seem that there are way too many to choose from.  Most will have a graphic design portfolio on line.  This is the place to start.  

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Which of the Many Graphic Design Studios is A Fit for My Firm?

Which of the Many Graphic Design Studios is A Fit for My Firm?

Your goal is to find just the right graphic design studio, so here's a plan.  Do a search for graphic design studios, and even localizing it for your area, there will the tons of responses. And, in today's internet world, it's not necessary for the firm to the local. That only broadens the scope of what's available to you and increases the difficulty of making a decision.  

Relationship Building to Market Your Graphic Design Studio

Relationship Building to Market Your Graphic Design Studio

You've optimized your web site, tuned up your web page so it's stellar, and still you want more business for your graphic design studio.  Where do you go?  What do you do?  

Go out and meet your potential clients in person!  Many of your potential clients are people oriented.  They want to feel that they have a relationship with the person with whom they do business.  That personal connection is very important so these particular clients would never dream of doing business with someone just because their web site came up on the first page of the search engine.  These are the people who want personal contact, to meet you in person, talk with you on the telephone, and get to know who you are.  

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Graphic Design Software - The Battle for King of the Mountain

Graphic Design Software - The Battle for King of the Mountain

Long gone are the days when a graphic designer's tools were pen, pencil, brush, exacto knife and illustration board.  Today's designer relies almost exclusively on graphic design software which is both expensive and constantly changing.  At some point or other, the designer has to decide to upgrade his or her present software or change to another brand.  And, then the designer must learn all the new functions of this version of software.  If the program interface changes then the learning curve for the design professional can be very steep and costly.  On top of that, there's different graphic design software for desktop publishing, web design, illustration, and photography.  

About Graphic Design Schools

About Graphic Design Schools

Once you have decided that you would like to become a graphic designer, you need to get a college education.  Without a Bachelor's Degree in graphic design, you will find it extremely difficult to start a graphic design career.  Finding the graphic design school that is right for you can be difficult, because there are a lot of graphic design schools to choose from. 

Why Graphic Design Resumes Get Tossed

Why Graphic Design Resumes Get Tossed

Many talented and capable graphic designers find their resumes filed in the circular file bin, otherwise known as the trash can or recycling bin.  Why do these educated, talented, and worthy graphic designers get their graphic design resumes tossed out?  Typically, graphic design resumes get tossed due to simple, avoidable mistakes that are made by many beginning graphic designers.

Creating a Perfect Graphic Design Resume

Creating a Perfect Graphic Design Resume

In addition to your graphic design portfolio, you will need to create a graphic design resume to outline your skills, experience, and education for prospective employers and clients.  The most important thing to remember when creating your graphic design resume is that your portfolio is a separate item.  Don't try to showcase your skills as a graphic designer within your resume by using fancy fonts, graphics you have created, page borders, or graphic page dividers.  Keep your graphic design resume simple, professional, and organized.

How to Develop a Graphic Design Portfolio

How to Develop a Graphic Design Portfolio

A graphic design portfolio is the best way to display and showcase your past projects, creativity, and talent.  A graphic design portfolio is vital when trying to pursue opportunities as a graphic designer within a company or as a freelance graphic designer pursuing clients.  The graphic design portfolio can contain any number of items, in several different formats.

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Popular Graphic Design Magazines

Popular Graphic Design Magazines

Any serious graphic design student or graphic designer should subscribe to at least one graphic design industry magazine.  Graphic design magazines give graphic designers and graphic design students the ability to keep up with current graphic design trends, learn about new or coming graphic design technology, and discover new graphic design opportunities.  Graphic design magazines can also give graphic design students information about graphic design scholarships and graphic design compeitions.

Where to Find Graphic Design Jobs

Where to Find Graphic Design Jobs

Whether you are just out of school or simply feeling ready for something new, good graphic design jobs abound.  We are living in a visual society; most of us spend hours on the internet perusing site after site.  Every one of these sites has visuals, and those visuals were designed by someone.  That someone could be you.  And even if you don't want to explore graphic design jobs centered around the web, there are so many other areas, packaging, print design, advertising, marketing and within all of these areas there are graphic design jobs that you may be able to fill. 

Graphic Design Firms Can Make a Difference

Graphic Design Firms Can Make a Difference

There's a lot of focus on the need for change in the world.  More and more our attention is turning to helping those in more need than ourselves.  A number of millionaires have been in the news with their funding of good works around the globe.  The Gates have set up a foundation to help with AIDS in Africa.  Warren Buffet donated billions to the Gates Foundation.  Oprah has started a Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa and now she's doing a reality TV show creating a competition of multiplying people's efforts to make a difference. These are just a few examples.  

Getting Into a Graphic Design Firm

Getting Into a Graphic Design Firm

So, you have finished your college education or are close to getting that Bachelor's Degree in graphic design completed, and you're looking to get your foot in the door at a good, stable graphic design firm.  But, you don't know where to start.  Getting into a graphic design firm can be difficult or easy, depending on your luck and the resources available to you.

All About Graphic Design Companies

 All About Graphic Design Companies

Just as there are different areas of the graphic design industry, different graphic design companies deal with different types of graphic design.  The type of graphic design that graphic design companies do depends on the type of clients that the graphic design companies take and the audience for the graphic design projects that the graphic design companies take.

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