By Lainie Liberti
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The creative experience for many young designers is enough to think about. Now they must consider the global implications of copyright laws? You bet. Why is a knowledge of the legal precedence of copyright important to a young artist? Because in order to create, a good artist should know as much as possible about his tools. This means not just the origins of his fine bristle brush, or the interesting history of the chemistry of his pigments, but to examine the social and political tools that will allow him to function as an artist in the United States in 2007. Copyright laws in the United States, had, until 1989, been focused on keeping intellectual property private in order to facilitate economic growth. In other words, in the US, copyright law has historically been a monetary issue, not a creative one…
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By Amanda Vlahakis
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First of all what is a graphic designer?
A graphic designer works to provide businesses with any visual communications they may require.
This includes logo design, layout design for printed items such as signage, stationery, and marketing materials (brochures, flyers and so on) for example.
In today’s Internet age a graphic designer is often also able to design electronic communications such as e-newsletters, websites and more.
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By Kevin Cornell
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Whether your chosen medium is pictures or language, food or formulas, everyone has the capacity to be creative in their work. But we can often lose our motivation to create, making it difficult to stay focused and excited on a project. So how does one keep their creative well from drying up?
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By AJ Kandy
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Young designers often set impossibly high standards and lofty goals. Are they setting themselves up for early disappointment? Here’s our guide to the real entry-level designer’s life - and it’s got a lot of left turns.
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By Karin Wilson
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Now that you’ve decided to hire a graphic designer, how do you go about finding one? Here are eight things to look for to make sure you find the right match.
1. Define your expectations:
What kind of graphic designer are you looking for? Do you need someone who is more technical in nature (i.e. to create a manual) or someone who is more flashy (i.e. to create a full-color magazine ad)? Are you looking for a designer you can build a long-term relationship with or will this be a one-time, one-shot deal? Before you start looking, make sure you know exactly what kind of designer you need. Not only will it make the review process go that much faster, but also it will help ensure you find exactly who you want.
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By Michael Bierut
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Michael Bierut has written perhaps one of the most insightful pieces I’ve read all year over at Design Observer. He manages to encapsulate all of my insecurities as a designer, points a finger at designer industry at large and provides us with a big, fat ‘Get Out Of Jail Free’ card, all in one concise post.
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By Steven Heller, Teresa Fernandes
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Although there may be some that make it to the industry just by talent alone, most, if not all of us (I’m talking you and me here) need some sort of certificate or degree to land a job as a graphic designer. Employers won’t even bother to look at you if you lack the piece of paper that shows that you have been trained and seasoned by some sort of graphic design related program. Getting a degree or certificate doesn’t reflect your talent, but it does show that you have a good firm base of knowledge and you take the industry seriously. So what are your training options?
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Graphic Design has been around as long as man has been making marks; first on stone canyons or dry earth, now ephemerally and globally on the World Wide Web. Graphic Designers work designing print, environmental (signage systems) or electronic forms of visual information, as for an advertisement, publication, or website. All this is managed by a skillful use and understanding of type, color, and image and sound to create visual solutions to communications problems.
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