Posts tagged ‘designer’
Yikes!
A recent post from Logo Design Love sparked my interest. A designer’s worst nightmare is spending hours and hours coming up with a unique design solution, then finding out it’s already been done! Why does this happen? In their words, “It’s becoming more and more difficult to execute original logo designs. No matter how clever your idea, the chances are someone has created a very similar logo. Why is that? We’re all surrounded by the same influences, exposed to the same shapes, forms and patterns. With the importance of branding in the marketplace, and thousands of designers working on similar projects, it’s obvious ideas will, from time-to-time, look almost identical.”
My advice: At the different stages in the design process, stop and think of how you can make what you are doing one of a kind!
Office Space
Being a designer, I am influenced by all aspects of design – especially interior. Here are a few shots of what I hope my office & living space will look like . . . . someday.
Logo Trends
Designer Bill Gardner put together a collection of trends for the famous Logo Lounge collection. Here are some of my favorites:
FINELINE . . . .
JAWBREAKERS . . . . .
For the complete article: click here
Freelance Blues
It’s Friday and I am having a horrible time concentrating. The weather is beautiful and I am stuck inside in front on my computer. Poor me. Anyway, today’s post is about the never ending question, “How much should my hourly rate be?”. . . . . a question that I have not found an answer to yet. I had a conversation with a fellow designer friend this morning about this exact problem. She had a new client propose to her the idea of doing freelance design for $17 an hour! (Doesn’t that seem like pennies?) I almost broke out the tissues and started crying. I proceeded to talk my friend out of this situation. This might have been a bad idea, but I feel it is lessening the value of her work. After we got off the phone, I searched online for some help with this situation. Freelance Switch had an online calculator to help suggest a rate. Design Talk Board had some helpful info as well. They cannot make the decision for you, but maybe they will lead you in the right direction!
Get Inspired!
Being creative is the most important part of being a designer. Where do you look for inspiration? I find myself flipping through magazines, making notes for ideas (and by “notes” I mean a million post-its). Sometimes just taking a stroll through Anthropologie triggers the creative process. Lately though, I have found some wonderful inspiration in blogs. Here are a few great ones!
sublimedesign: a design blog 
