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9/5/2010
Want to improve your resume, impress potential employers, and get your name in front of big companies and important people in the design community? Then you need to consider entering some graphic design contests and competitions.   However, consider a few things before entering.   1) How worthwhile is this competition? Look at past winners and Google them to [...]

Do You Need to Know How to Draw or Sketch to be a Graphic Designer?
8/30/2010
The short answer is no, you don’t. But in truth this question requires a more complicated response. Plenty of graphic designers have gotten jobs without knowing how to draw at all. Nevertheless, learning how to draw or sketch can be invaluable for three big reasons. You have to be able to explain visual concepts and ideas [...]

Best Paying Cities for Graphic Designers
8/29/2010
Should you relocate to make more money as a graphic designer? Or even look for graphic design colleges in specific cities to improve your employment prospects? Certain cities do pay significantly more than others. If a high salary is your primary goal, then you should know the five highest paying metropolitan areas for graphic designers in [...]

Why You Should Consider Graphic Design Contests
8/18/2010
Want to improve your resume, impress potential employers, and get your name in front of the biggest firms and most important people in the design community? Then you need to consider entering some graphic design contests and competitions. However, consider a few things before entering. 1.     How worthwhile is this competition? Look at past winners and Google [...]

Can Graphic Design Schools Teach You to Be Creative?
8/17/2010
Do you ever worry that you aren’t creative enough to succeed as a graphic designer? It’s a thought that crosses nearly every artist’s mind at some point. Fortunately, you can improve and build your creative skills by increasing your knowledge.   For decades, scientists and psychologists have theorized that several distinct levels of creativity exist. While the [...]

Smart Design, Even Smarter PR
7/30/2010
Just imagine: You and your team spend weeks and weeks preparing the perfect print campaign. You pull all nighters, tweak graphic designs, and perfect copy. Then on the big rollout day, you get banned. The horror! It should be a crushing blow. But if you’re an expert social marketing group like PETA, being banned from the [...]

Corel is on a Quest for the Best
7/27/2010
Over the past 25 years, Corel has grown from a tiny start-up company to a global software brand. So to celebrate, they’re throwing one heck of a virtual party for fans and customers across the world. Kicking off the bevy of special events and offers is the Quest for the Best Creativity Challenge, an open [...]

5 Things To Consider When Choosing A Design School
7/23/2010
When looking at design or art programs, there are so many things to consider. First and foremost, you have to be fairly sure that you really want to become a graphic designer. Whether you’re looking at part-time online courses or full-time graphic design colleges, it’s a major investment that you shouldn’t take lightly. Once you’re feeling [...]

Positive Posters Design Contest
7/23/2010
Do you have graphic design chops and a sunny disposition? Then the Positive Posters design challenge was made for you. Founded in 2009 by Australian graphic designer Nick Hallam, the non-profit international poster competition asks participants to come up with an original poster design based on a different positive theme each year. The top 30 poster [...]

London Science Museum: A Great Logo, Decoded
7/16/2010
Looking to attract a more sophisticated audience and re-energize its image, the London Science Museum launched a sleek new identity earlier this summer. But one question remains–can people even read their logo? Comprised of letters resembling computer code stacked on top of each other, deciphering the new logo is no easy feat. But it seems [...]