Adobe Connect Virtual Meeting Room Many of you know about the TechTalk lecture series that I spearheaded last year. I got a lot of great feedback on the design from the PubDesign groups on FB and LinkedIn! What you probably don’t know is that after much deliberation my cohort and I have decided to switch the format from an informal lunchtime conversation to an (Adobe Connect) webinar. There are...

Late last summer I got the proclamation from on high that my team was entering the mobile app business. After purchase of DPS we’d be tasked with creating a digital mobile app to distribute to our various constituent groups. And I’d be in charge. It was an exciting prospect and the time has finally come for this work to begin. This community technology mobile app—that drops in a few months—will...

I just completed 2 back-to-back logo designs from folks that I love working with. The first is a university initiative focused on reducing paper consumption. The second is a clothing designer/website. The time I spent on both projects combined is about 8 hours; from industry research, to preliminary sketches, to comp submission to finals (roughly). I effin’ LOVE when clients/projects are easy and...

A new graduation season is upon us, and feel the need to revisit this topic. When I first wrote this article I was a recent grad-school-grad and introduced the topic using a conversation with a former school-mate.Original 2010 article Guess what. It's even tougher out there now than back in 2010. As a new grad you should know what kind of design job or work environment you're looking for....

I've discussed this a couple times here on the blog and also in forums on LinkedIn and Facebook. New graphic designers and recent graduates want to know! The truth is that salary ranges continue to drop for graphic designers and those in related fields. I know what you're thinking, "I should have studied engineering." Not so. Experienced and multi-talented designers still garner higher salaries than...