Adrienne from graphicdesigndegrees.org has put a lovely list of top 100 graphic design blogs out there. It’s really worth checking out. Some well known names are there but also a good bunch of interesting blogs I haven’t come across before.
http://graphicdesigndegrees.org/top-100-graphic-design-blogs/
Paper to Pixel is on the list too, thanks Adrienne.
Your job is much more than creating graphics.
And no matter how much you might not like that, there is much more to it.
I always get surprised looks from students of our workshops when I mention this.
But the truth is that design in itself is only a part of the process. In fact it’s not even the first thing you should be taking care in the project.
It’s hard to realize that sometimes. And thus the surprised looks. Nonetheless when you do you immediately start noticing how many more items you have to take care of. How many only design-related decisions you have to make.
I just published a new guest post on Graphic Design Blog entitled “Is Selling Websites Really That Easy?”.
In it I discuss some things that can help you understand better what you sell.
Link to the post: http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/is-selling-websites-really-that-easy-6-steps-that-can-help-you-understanding-more-what-you-sell/
Let me ask you a quick question, would you reject a project these days if it came your way? I mean would you definitely say no to it? I guess not. But let’s assume this one time that you would. What would be your reasons for doing so?
Some of them might be obvious, I suppose. They would most likely revolve around clients not having any budget for the work. Or offering something else than money in return for your service. Others might include clients having unrealistic expectations over what they are getting for their money. Or their bad reputation, if they have one may play a significant role here as well.
Did you notice that they all involve a client? It seems that a client seems to always be in the center. I wonder though if there is any non-client related reason that would make you to say no to a project.
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