A small note to commemorate my first official branding/design work pitch. The sweet day of irony that began with a lecture on… you guessed it, pitching. It went quite well, with some great discussion around my ideas, there was a small moment where someone thought that the brand vaguely resembled a penguin, but it passed. [...]
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Design and the pitching process
Posted by Rebecca Matheson on October 28, 2008
http://allsaidanddone.com/2008/10/28/pitching-design/
How to be a Graphic Designer without losing your soul
“The biggest problem designers face is fear; fear of clients, fear of failure, fear of ideas. Our ability to overcome fear is perhaps the greatest skill we can acquire. Most bad design, most mediocre design, is a consequence of fear. Clients are frightened, designers are frightened; audiences are frightened. The modern world of commerce runs [...]
Posted by Rebecca Matheson on October 18, 2008
http://allsaidanddone.com/2008/10/18/how-to-be-a-graphic-designer-without-losing-your-soul/
Ability Scrutiny
I am interested to hear on designers on this one – if any do read this. About pressure relating to ability in the realm of design. There is a lot of work showcased out there (leaning heavily towards illustration) and it sometimes get a little overwhelming because there are individuals out there with freakish talent. [...]
Posted by Rebecca Matheson on September 29, 2008
http://allsaidanddone.com/2008/09/29/ability-scrutiny/
