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March 2009

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• 03.27.09
  Why You Should Put Away the Camera Opinion | (0)

  Professional Photography is Important to Your Design Project Let's say you are getting dressed for work Monday morning. You carefully select your outfit, tucking yourself into your clean, crisp shirt, slipping into your neatly pressed suit, and smooth your hair into perfection. You reach into your closet and pull out - your ratty sneakers? Not likely. So why would you mismatch your photography and design? You take the time to carefully select the appropriate designer for your project - one that possesses the level of professionalism and creativity to suit your needs. The photography in your projects should also reflect the same level ...

  Tagged: advertisement, design, photography, projects
  
• 03.06.09
  It’s just business… it’s not personal. Opinion | (0)

  This statement has been stuck in my mind since I decided to become a freelance graphic designer several years ago. So often I have heard this line from friends, family, and colleagues as advice when I come to them with a problem or a frustration. However, at what point do I consider my work non-personal? There is, of course, a technical side to what I do, but the foundation of my work is based purely on creativity. Creativity, in my opinion, comes from the soul, and I extract a small portion of my soul and weave it into every piece I ...

  Tagged: design, portfolio