You know the chair, it looks awesome, it makes your studio look cutting edge. It costs a designers monthly wage (or more) and comes with a pedigree of an industrial designer ethos. It makes the standard office chair look dull, boring and not at all sexy. The problem is that this uber-cool chair invariably isn’t as adaptable as the office chair when it comes to performing its main role.
When I went to the School of Art, it was not uncommon to have an A1 sized folio bag for the various art we generated. Building a portfolio through the graphic design course at Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) was pretty much all about big impressive pages at A2 format. Carrying those around and using them to show off your work was a pain.
As a youngster, I saw the dominance of music videos and the all powerful MTV make new bands into sensations. The internet has now brought us a totally different method of finding new bands rather than being fed the product that the record labels wanted us to see and purchase.
We can see through the thinly veiled marketing ploys and manufactured pop stars. We want more but we also want something different to what is being shoved into our ears
This is not so much of an issue as most studios are pretty flexible with clothes as long as they’re neat. I tried to get other designers I know to do a formal Friday rather than a casual Friday, and even I struggled with that. After that a super casual Friday dubbed, ‘flanny Friday’ was born.
One of the best tips I ever received was to dress for the job you want rather than the one you have.
Okay, I can admit to occasionally having an idea that is a bit silly. Generally it is in response to a friend putting a great photo up on Facebook or instagram and I just can’t help myself but turn it into a
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Sometimes you find your design has struck a chord, and that it gets copied by others. Unfortunately it tends to be to a lower level of quality as it isn’t a designer duplicating your work, but someone who wants to use the
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Ever wanted your own mix of classic Motorhead tracks? Well, you can now download an app for your iPhone and have your own version of the best Motorhead songs just for yourself. You can also share them with other remixers!
As seen in desktop magazine here Pretty much any design studio you walk into will have music playing – it can be the radio, but more and more often it’s an MP3 player hooked up to speakers. This can lead to staff
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As seen in desktop magazine here During your career you are inevitably going to use a recruitment agency at some point. Many of them are pretty appalling when it comes to the way they get talent on board, promising all sorts of
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Yes, I have just opened up a little Etsy store as a way to get my designs out to a different audience. I will let you know how it goes! Check it out at via this link Currently I have only a
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