I have been sent a copy of Shel Perkins new book, Talent is Not Enough: Business Secrets for Designers. I’ve read the first 4 chapters in a few hours and I can easily say that I can’t put it down. It is by far, one of the best, if not the best, graphic design business book I have read. The writing is very straight-forward and the charts he uses to describe some of the best practices are easily comprehensible. I’ll be giving a full report as soon as I have completed reading it.
Archive for the 'Business' tag
Reading: Talent is Not Enough
Monday, April 24th, 2006
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Strategy by Design
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006
In order to do a better job of developing, communicating, and pursuing a strategy, the head of Ideo says, you need to learn to think like a designer. Here’s his five-point plan for how to make the leap.
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Freelance Illustrator’s Job Acceptance Check List
Friday, March 10th, 2006
Illustrator Keri Smith presents some interesting checklist of questions to ask yourself before taking on your next freelance illustration project. One thing I would definitely stress is that if you decide to do the project make sure you have a contract that outlines all of the answers to section one in her checklist. A contract is what will protect you if you have any legal disputes down the road.
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Great Advertising Blog From the Business Side
Saturday, March 4th, 2006
I usually don’t feature other blogs very much on GraphicDefine but the Small Agency Diary is consistently providing excellent posts into the business side of the ad world.
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New Issue of Design in-flight
Friday, March 3rd, 2006
A new issue of design in-flight is out with an article, by yours truly, on the topic of doing work for family and friends.
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Russell Beattie says “WTF 2.0″
Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
Not really graphic design related but Russell Beattie has written a hsyterical yet inspiring post on his blog called WTF 2.0. He takes a refreshing look at all the Web 2.0 hype and asks why no one is paying attention to the business model. “The worst thing about all the Web 2.0 hype is the complete loss of business perspective”.
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How to Write a Web Site Creative Brief
Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
Smiley Cat Web Design provides a great article on How to Write a Web Site Creative Brief. It’s great because they provide you with the complete breakdown of what goes in a creative brief, a template that you can start from, and some awesome links to other resources on the web and in print.
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What Would Help You Be More Successful in the Graphic Design Business?
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Very quickly, without thinking too much into it, please share with us what you think would help you succeed in the graphic design business.
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AIGA’s Gain Relaunches
Monday, February 27th, 2006
Gain: AIGA Journal of Business and Design has relaunched and is filled with terrific articles and an easier layout than its flash predecessor.
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An Interview with Adobe’s CEO Bruce Chizen
Friday, February 24th, 2006
Knowledge@Wharton has an interview with Adobe’s CEO Bruce Chizen about the acquisition of Flash and what the future holds for the newly merged companies.
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