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22 July 2010

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus - Graphic Designers are from....

Written by Mike Pickett, Posted in Corporate Identity, Print Design, Website Development

Ever have issues getting your ideas across to a Graphic Artist? This is the first in a string of articles that will help to thin out that gap and assist you with getting the design you want.

I would like to tell you a story.  It is going to be roughly 800 pixels long, 250 pixels wide.  The color palette of this story is going to consist of colors from within the Trumatch and Pantone books. 

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22 July 2010

Perforated Edges Don't Mean Business

Written by Mike Pickett, Posted in Print Design

With all of the inexpensive options available no serious business should be handing out business cards with perforated edges and clipart - a card that was designed on your home computer doesn't say 'professional business' in any way.

Alright, let's discuss business cards. You know that little piece of your business that gets shoved into pockets, left on dashboards, used to pick teeth after a meal

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27 July 2009

Crowdsourcing...the death of graphic design?

Written by Mike Pickett, Posted in Corporate Identity, Print Design, Website Development

This article is to discuss an emerging trend that I am seeing. Crowdsourcing. What is crowdsourcing?

This article is to discuss an emerging trend that I am seeing.  Crowdsourcing.  What is crowdsourcing?  For those of you that just asked the question in your head I’ll tell you.  Crowdsourcing is where you post your project to a website for a specified dollar amount and then accept entries from different graphic designers. 

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