By Michelle Shull, July 14th, 2009
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I recently sat down with Rob Zambrana, a graphic designer and marketing director from Charlotte, NC to talk about how the field is evolving. As virtually all media become increasingly digital, where do designers and professionals who cut their teeth in print fit in? And what should young graphic designers do to make themselves relevant and hireable in the market today?
Michelle Shull: Let’s start by talking about how you came to be a graphic designer. What led you to the career path?
Rob Zambrana: Well, I started very young as an illustrator. My first commercial art sale was at 13. In 8th grade I started picking up all the production stuff I could. The company I worked with did everything from paste-up to darkroom. We did generic design, we burned plates, ran a 2 color press, screenprinting – you name it we did it, and all when I was very young.
Michelle: In addition to being very competitive, success in illustration seems to be more about who you know than talent – the environment seems very incestuous. . . (more…)
By Matt, March 5th, 2009
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No matter where you live and how you live, you are part of some community. As a creative, you are a part of the community of brilliant and passionate designers and developers just like yourself.
The creative community is certainly one of the strongest community there is, whether you realize it or not. Every creative has unique ideas, but those ideas are not simply kept within, but spread throughout the community. Designers are inspired by other’s works and are consistently spreading knowledge. On top of the spread of ideas, truly passionate designers are all very supportive of one another and help others.
Here I have over twenty popular bloggers, website owners, and studio owners to share with you exactly why they have come to love the design community. To make this even better, I’d love to hear from you, so I would like this to be an “open mike” post. You can add to the post by answering the question “Why do you love the creative community?” via comments.
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By Matt, February 19th, 2009
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David Pache, owner of dache, is regarded as one of the better logo designers out there, and he is here to answer a few questions. Dache is a design studio based in Switzerland which deals with national and international clientelle. David and his studio focuses on logo design and branding, and also works in the areas of print, typography, and web design.
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By Matt, January 18th, 2009
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Brian Hoff is a well known print, web, and logo designer. He is also a blogger who runs The Design Cubicle, a great design blog. Trained and certified by Apple, Brian has over 8 years of experience in the design field, and he certainly knows what he’s taking about. So, now it’s time for Brian to share his knowledge with you. (more…)
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