self promo: lesson 28 - working for free, now online ---  to all self promo course participants, lesson 28: working for free is now online.
graphics: lesson 21 - interfaces ---  to all graphics design course participants, lesson 21: interfaces is now online.
lester beall archive ---  lester beall was one of the most influential american graphic designers of his time. here you can learn much more about the man and his work.
self portrait ---  i saw in internet a competition of self portrait portfolios- smth like we did one of our homeworks in the beginning. i just sent a self portrait portfolio for this competition here is the link below you can vote me if u like. http://www.artistswanted.org/marionique02
selfpromo//logo//alicia ---  i need your suggestions... which is the best process? I don't know if they identify me good... If you see all of them, what do you think about the logo's owner?? (character, occupation, etc) Maybe with the answer i'll find a solution to improve. thanks thanks thanks :)
wallpaper//alicia ---  what do you think??
self promo: lesson 19 - design competitions, now online ---  to all self promotion course participants, lesson 19 - design competitions is now online.
introducing the 'sarcmark' ---  michigan-based sarcasm, inc. have designed a punctuation mark for sarcasm. 'the 'sarcmark' will soon be turning up in our inboxes every day. the question that will baffle future generations is how we managed to live without it for so long.' - more
infographic money ---  money as an infographic is a concept by mac funamizu - more please remember that your infographic homework deadline is the 25th of january!
holly's logo ---  holly sent us her personal logo: objectives: be simple, readable, used across multidisciplines (I may want to use one logo for different areas i'm involved in ie. Interiors, makeup, art and graphics) and to say something about my personality instantly. The cube idea developed from an idea I had for a website that would showcase my work by having a series of cubes along one side of the screen. Some of them would be link keys to view work, so when rolled over with the mouse, would become highlight and clicked on to see more of the work. This is what started the initial idea, of how to create my name or identity using cubes. The colours were used as inspiration taken from a graphic that I love purely for the colours. I am incredibly drawn to that pink and everyone who knows me know how much I love it. I then began to look at the logo by manipulating my initials. Now I am slightly unsure of what direction to head! --- see a bigger image here please give your feedback in the comments!
how do i get my work featured in publications? ---  david from the self promo course wrote to us asking: "I noticed yesterday the "daily coverage" section at designboom's webpage featured a project by french architects LAN. Today I noticed another LAN project is being featured! Wow! are these guys good at self-promotion or what? Don't get me wrong, there work is very nice, but I was wondering how does this work? How does designboom choose what is featured? How do other sites and magazines choose what is being published? Is it paid advertisement? Is it an editorial decision? I also noticed how sometimes a project is published in a magazine, let's say L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, a month later the same project is published in Architectural Review and then 2 months later it's published in Architectural Record. It would be interesting for us to know how to do this, who should you contact, what does a letter of request look like (if that's the protocol) and what to expect. What are the current prices, how do you get an interview, etc Just thinking it would be good to have an idea of what the "real world" of promotion is really like. What do my classmates think? " non of the articles / blogs featured on designboom are paid advertising. the reason why you see much of the same content across different design publications is because each magazine or blog will have been sent the same press release or attended the same event etc. bear in mind most design publications are seeking out the same readership and there is only so many designers / new projects that people want to read about - so publications feel they should include them in their content. some magazines will offer advertising in the form of an article - but it's becoming less common as there is so much free content available now - its usually possible for designers to get some level of exposure for free if their work is good enough. advertising can be very expensive in fields such as fashion, a magazine like vogue offers companies a huge platform to promote themselves and thus it's very costly, ads will go into many tens of thousands of dollars - even more. just look at a publication such as vogue and you'll see it's mostly ads. that said publications will give cheaper rates or even free advertising to brands they want to be aligned with. so a new luxury magazine might offer free advertising to an established designer but charge a lot of money to a younger unknown one. when a new mag / blog appears and has a roster of ads for big name companies usually they will have given them the ad space for free to help promote themselves more than anybody else whereas most ads you see on an established website with large readership will probably have been paid for, it's hard to say because each publication does business their own way. real world promotion for new designers generally involves a lot of e-mailing and telephone calls promoting their work - done by themselves or a PR company. in the end it's down to the quality of the work or unsurprisingly, in some cases personal connections. these points are mentioned in more detail in various self promo lessons, particularly: lesson 17: the blogsphere, which we'll publish shortly.
colorful packaging designs ---  ten years before the rise of the supermarket generic brand, champion papers produced these colorful packaging designs for a series of print advertisements. more
self promo: homework reminder ---  to all self promotion course participants, please remember that your business card homework assignment is due in tomorrow. we look forward to receiving you designs! image: business card by evan roth
self promo: lesson 20 - speaker's corner, now online ---  to all self promotion course participants, lesson 20: speaker's corner is now online.
graphics: lesson 18 - packaging, now online. ---  to all graphic design course participants, lesson 18 : packaging is now online.
self portrait as logo ---  matali crasset (top) and john lennon airport (bottom) both have logos which have a self portraits at their core. do you know of any other companies that use a self portrait of the person who founded them or who they are named after? also what do you think about this concept - would you consider such a solution for yourself?
type trumps ---  in 2007 rick banks designed a set of typographic top-trumps cards. stats such as the cost of the font, year it was made, cuts etc. are compared to see which player wins. the second set of type trumps has just been released with a whole new range of typefaces.
freddy's logo ---  freddy sent us his logo designs: I want to my logo: be simple, be slim, modern-looking, readable, 3d application(for possible objects), electric and dynamic colors, provide my name as a designer, as an artist. The reason of the selected logo is: 1. Elegant, simple, stylish, structure from my initials 2. Eeasy symbol of Remembrance, developed from the initials FD, a cross as a positive symbol. 3. Variation of the logo 1. By rotating my initials creates a human silhouette that I see as the representation of the user, the human being, the main thrust of industrial design. 4. My name in a box, capsule or envelope surface which denotes stability, security. The colors: I chose the electric blue and fuchsia color that are dynamic, energetic. The electric blue is emotion, high Voltage, is also calm, consistency, accuracy, communicative and creative. the fuchsia is energetic, vibrant, positive, creative, represents the sweet side. gray is stable, neutral, independent, self-control. you can see a bigger image here - please give feedback in the comments.
wall paper designs ---  The design of the first and second wall paper is based on repeated illustrations (repitions and variations) The third and fourth wall paper are ‘Colour-Me’ print and which designed to be coloured in when on the wall and completely dry.
more cool calendar designs ---  Self-promotion calendars by Regina Puig Each year, they come up with creative fun idea. There black one is designed like a type of a game. Every day, you take out a dot until there are none left and underneath are ideas about moods to make the year more fun.
Alejo García's website ---  I would like to share with you a really interesting website. I like very much the design and navigation. It's from a colombian singer and composer called Alejo García. He's independent and he makes decisions about his design identity. I hope you like it!
alicia's wall decor ---  alicia sent us her wall decor: I finished my wall decor... I was thinking the first time to draw a wall decal of plants... It's possible to choose between two applications, the big one is more adequate for The combination between plants and two kinds of animals is a little bit shocking Hope you like.
self promo: lesson 21 - exhibition help, now online ---  to all self promotion course participants, lesson 21: exhibition help is now online.
graphics: lesson 11 - design & decoration now online ---  to all graphic design course participants, lesson 11: design and decoration is now online.
jumping point calendar ---  the 'jumping point calendar' by michael domberger, allows you to punch-out each day as it passes and reveal a vibrant background color. or if you prefer, you can also use it to mark special events.
if print is dead then this is a very long goodbye ---  if print is dead then this is a very long goodbye - by michael johnson
self promo: lesson 16 - CV tips, now online ---  to all self promo course participants, lesson 16: CV tips is now online.
graphics: lesson 9 - museums..., now online ---  to all graphics course participants, lesson 9: museums have separated art from normal experience is now online.
most relevant identity work of the 00s ---  brand new: the most relevant identity work of the 00s
manystuff ---  manystuff is a blog that focusses on experimental graphic design of a european flavor. exhibitions, publications and new designers are featured daily. image: julien vallée
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