Artist / Designer Interview 5: Niki Brown
Artist / Designer Interview 5: Niki Brown 1. How long have you been a graphic designer? I would say that I’ve been dabbling in design since 1997 when I made one of my first websites with flaming text and geocities (ohhhh those were the days!). I went to school for graphic design and graduated in […]
Graphic Designer Focus: Non Format
Graphic Designer Focus: Non Format All graphic designers are inspired by other designers work, one design company that inspires me and I’ve admired for a few years now is Non Format. They continue to be innovative, fresh, daring and cutting edge with their
How to get a job as a Graphic Designer
Photo by ptobin Just the other day I received a question on Twitter from Adam at Design4Love: “Hi.. how are you? Do you have any tips for me how to get into the UK design industry (Other than sending applications to agencies). Thanks!” Which got me thinking about how difficult it was for me and […]
Greener by Design
Greener by Design I’m in the middle of writing a post about how to be more environmentally friendly when getting your brochure, stationery or other printed material produced when I came across a site which suggests 50 ways to help the planet . I wanted to share it with you sooner rather than later, as […]
Why name a company Dot Design?
So why name a Graphic Design company “Dot Design”? Well you might be thinking that “Dot” – is a short, memorable name (hopefully!) and reflects a certain friendliness and simplicity?
Free Design Pitching – Good or Bad?
Free Design Pitching – Good or Bad? Most design agencies will have taken part in free design pitching at some point. Where based on a brief by the client a number of design companies are asked to put forward initial design work and the best work (in theory anyway) wins. So what do you […]