You Don’t Always Get What You Pay For
by: Arthur Green - 07/25/2010
For many up and coming graphic designers, especially those without a college degree of some sort, finding work can be very difficult. I have met dozens of designers who are brilliant – often with work that I don’t think I could top – who spend hours a day scouring the internet and using all of [...]
Inspiration Right Under Your Nose
by: Arthur Green - 04/13/2010
Every artist comes across it at some point – that creative wall that seems to be just to tall to hop over. Writer’s block, a blank canvas, or just plain lack of motivation…all of these things are hard to overcome, and usually come when we need them the least. Instead of sitting in front of [...]
Outsourcing Designers – A Double-Edged Sword
by: Arthur Green - 03/19/2010
One of the most troubling tasks that designers, developers, and programmers face is the threat of their work being outsourced. It is hard to blame a client for going with a coder from Asia when he works for less than half of your rate. Luckily, for us graphic designers, this threat is much smaller – usually [...]
50 Creative Business Cards of Graphic Designers
by: Arthur Green - 03/03/2010
Recently, I remade my entire online image – I redesigned my portfolio, business cards, created a Twitter account (finally), and started to devote more of myself to my online image. One of the toughest yet smallest of those, surprisingly, was my business card. I never was happy with my previous ones, always thinking that I [...]
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