Yes, it’s fall fonts fest time again, but before we get into the dozens of items we have for the festival, we’re still tracking creative learning in this edition . . .
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New initiative from Quadrant2Design, to cut the cost of graphic design to Zero
* How *Photoshop Brushes* Helps People Develop Their Graphic Design Skills
* 99Designs launches Swiftly: where a design change is $15 an hour
* Graphic design students win north american awards competition
* Design students create posters to tackle loan shark problem
* Minimal Sneaker Study | Jack Stocker’s Nike Exhibit
* Can Good Graphic Design Help The Homeless?
* Five Best Jobs for Those in Print Design
* Varun Nunkoo – Passion, dream and talent
* Summer shirts from Cuckoos Nest
… and more !
Yes, it’s fall fonts fest time again, but before we get into the dozens of items we have for the festival, we’re still tracking creative learning in this edition . . .
*
New initiative from Quadrant2Design, to cut the cost of graphic design to Zero
* How *Photoshop Brushes* Helps People Develop Their Graphic Design Skills
* 99Designs launches Swiftly: where a design change is $15 an hour
* Graphic design students win north american awards competition
* Design students create posters to tackle loan shark problem
* Minimal Sneaker Study | Jack Stocker’s Nike Exhibit
* Can Good Graphic Design Help The Homeless?
* Five Best Jobs for Those in Print Design
* Varun Nunkoo – Passion, dream and talent
* Summer shirts from Cuckoos Nest
… and more !
How *Photoshop Brushes* Helps People Develop Their Graphic Design Skills
Photoshop Brushes is a newly updated website that covers 24 Photoshop brush sets with a lot of genres. In this website, people can download a wide range of high-resolution Photoshop brushes that are compatible with personal computers or Mac, Photoshop elements 3.0, Photoshop 7.0, and other Photoshop versions.
Careful, this one has a pop-up ad splash screen and other stalker links and screen spam
Full story : digitaljournal.com
99Designs launches Swiftly: where a design change is $15 an hour
99Designs, the crowd sourced design firm is now launching Swiftly a crowd sourced design-fixer firm. Billed as a place where you can get a title changed on a business card, a tweak done to a photo, headlines changed on websites, vectorizing images and other simpler tasks (provided the original fonts & layout documents are available), the idea is already unappetizing to many designers.
Perhaps one can set this work up so that one does several little tweak-jobs within an hour thereby getting up to a regular wage. It could be something for the unpaid design intern to do at night. Bonus! Imagine all the portfolio work you can claim! Full story : Swiftly from 99 Designs… is it worth it?
Graphic design students win north American awards competition
Two of Cambrian College’s graphic design graduates and one upper-year student have been recognized for their outstanding work by one of the largest and most respected arts awards programs in North America, said the college in a news release.
Full story : www.northernlife.ca
New initiative from Quadrant2Design, to cut the cost of graphic design to Zero
Quadrant2Design, the Poole based design and exhibition company, has launched a new initiative to lower their clients costs. When clients choose to either purchase and self-build an exhibition stand, or select the ‘free hire’ option, they will be eligible to receive free graphic design.
This is in addition to the company’s present policy of zero-cost 3-D exhibition design (offered free with any quotation for a modular stand project). Full story : Quadrant2Design
Varun Nunkoo Ð Passion, dream and talent
‘Responsibility finds a way and irresponsibility makes excuses.’ This is the motto of 24-year old Varun Nunkoo. Whilst guys of his age are still thinking and working on a career opportunity, this zealous young man has started to achieve credible success in the graphic and photographic world.
His aim is to improvise in this domain putting forward his unique contribution and creative ideas. Sky is the limit for this young man. Full story : News On Sunday
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Can Good Graphic Design Help The Homeless?
The least visible franchises can be given a new voice through the power of good branding and great graphic design. Will it do the same for the voiceless, the invisible, the institutionally disenfranchised? Can well-executed design change the lives of the homeless?
A new project in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, is trying to find out. A collaboration between artist Kenji Nakayama and Christopher Hope, the Signs for the Homeless project exchanges handwritten panhandling signs for colorfully illustrated, eye-catching recreations that aim to give the homeless a power that most of us take for granted: The power to be noticed. Full story : www.fastcodesign.com
Design students create posters to tackle loan shark problem
A COLLECTION of posters created by graphic design students at the University of Bolton will be used as part of a nationwide campaign to tackle loan sharks.
The England Illegal Money Lending Team, who work in partnership with Bolton Trading Standards, launched the competition for students to create eye-catching designs which encourage people to steer clear of loan sharks. Full story : http://www.bolton.ac.uk/
Minimal Sneaker Study | Jack StockerÕs Nike Exhibit
Graphic Design is a very popular form of creative expression. People put their heart and creative souls into creating quality pieces of work. An eighteen year old design student by the name of Jack Stocker has proved that creativity can produce anything.
He recently opened the Minimal Sneaker Study exhibition that is showing at LondonÕs Exposure Gallery. The exhibit is a showcase of StockerÕs talents and his love for Nike sneakers. Full story : stupiddope.com
Five Best Jobs for Those in Print Design by Annette Hazard
Print design is a field where one can use a variety of skills in English, Art, Business, Journalism and more to find a great career for many years. To be hired for most print design jobs, a Bachelor’s degree in Art, Graphic Design, English or related field is usually required, although for some positions talent alone can take a person far.
Let’s have a look at five of the best jobs in print design. Full story : promotionworld.com/
Summer shirts from Cuckoos Nest
Born and bred from an appreciation of street wear and sensibility for avant garde graphic design, Cuckoos Nest are a clothing brand providing a new take on street wear.
With their bold prints and images prevalent in British life, this brand is keen on the eye and gains attention in a subtle and interesting way. Full story : theupcoming.co.uk
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