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Financial Planning For Solo Designers Presented By Shel Perkins (Mp3) |
"You've mastered monetary basics, but to take your business to the next level, you need true financial management skills. Shel Perkins will help you get a handle on your overall financial situation, as well as manage every day growing painsfrom capital needs and financial projections to banking relationships and cash flow."
Price: 15
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How Singles: Risky Business (Download) |
Convincing your clients to take creative design risks can seem impossible in any economy. Try this four-phase approach and win them over with innovative ideas tied to sound business strategies.
Price: 4.99
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How Singles: Paper Market (Download) |
"Dream of making and selling your own paper products? See how these 7 creatives capitalized on Etsy.com, craft shows and retail outlets to bring their original goods to market."
Price: 1.99
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Keeping Creative Control With Difficult Clients Presented By: Ed |
"Designer Ed Brodsky will show you how to address outrageous client demands creatively, satisfying and keeping the clients and turning those projects into award-winning work. You'll learn how to listen to your clients, keep your creative attitude and use your clients' outlandish demands to fuel your own creativity."
Price: 19
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Coding For Designers: Html And Css Independent Study Workshop |
"A digital download gives you instant access to the materials to your computer. After downloading a ZIP file of the materials, unzip it, and you'll be able to access all the course materials, which are in Word and PDF format. In this four-week course you ™ll learn how to start writing HTML and CSS and develop a better understanding of these core web languages. Patrick McNeil created this class specifically with graphic designers in mind, so you can make the print-to-web transition more easily. Learn some basic combinations of HTML and CSS, and you'll start building common website layout elements. This course is also the next step for students who've taken Principles of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. In this course, you ™ll learn: HTML tags, attributes, semantics and page building CSS syntax, values, selectors and properties How to pull it all together to make something beautiful Who should take this course: Experienced print designers making the transition to"
Price: 99.99
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Twitter For Creative Entrepreneurs - Ondemand Design Webcast |
"Harness the power of Twitter and its more than 500 million users to market your business. In this OnDemand DesignCast, social media expert Willo O'Brien takes you through ways to use Twitter to connect and engage with fans, and new and existing clients and customers."
Price: 49.99
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Logo Design From Texas To New York Presented By: Felix Sockwell (Mp3) |
"Get inside the mind of editorial illustrator and identify design expert Felix Sockwell as he walks you through his corporate identity design process from sketch to finish. You'll hear about work from his inspiring collaborations with Thomas Fuchs, Stefan Sagmeister, James Victore, Jerry Kuyper, Tom Vasquez and Khoi Vinh."
Price: 19
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The Pricing Game: A Real-World Look At How To Price Design Projects - |
"SPECIAL PRICE GOOD THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2011Previous DesignCast sessions have taught designers how to figure their hourly rates, how to position their pricing and how to ask clients for their budgets. Now, we'll go deeper on pricing to explore how creative professionals think about their fees for real-world projects. A panel of experienced designers will present their pricing for three mock projects, and reveal how and why they set their fees. Session attendees will get the project descriptions in advance and be able to play along at home and see how their estimates stack up with the panelists'. Be prepared to be surprised at how your peers think about pricing their work! This DesignCast is based on a very popular longtime HOW Design Conference session. You'll learn: A phase-by-phase breakdown at how your creative peers approach pricing their projects How your approach to pricing compares to others in the design field How other designers factor in rush charges, late fees and other"
Price: 49.99
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Savvy Crafter's Guide To Success |
"Do you dream of selling your art or getting paid to teach others the craft that you love? If you're ready to stop dreaming and start making it happen, this book will show you how. Rubber stamp and polymer clay artist Sandra McCall has been creatively self-employed for more than fifteen years. She has a lot of valuable information and firsthand experience that can help you make a living doing what you love. In this book, she is joined by a group of fantastic artists who share their insights and anecdotes about building a successful crafting business. The Savvy Crafter's Guide to Success is a down-to-earth, artist-to-artist manual that covers a little bit about a whole lot to get you started making money with your crafts: getting noticed, getting gigs writing for crafting magazines, building a reputation as a teacher ... right down to the practicalities of buying supplies wholesale and keeping tax records. It walks you through both the personal and business aspects of a career in craft"
Price: 19.99
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Branding Is Like Dating Presented By Marcus Hewitt (Mp3) |
"Explore several Dragon Rouge packaging design case studies with chief creative officer Marcus Hewitt. He'll take you from initial concept through potential repositioning, and—to help you get a serious commitment from your audience and client—Marcus will outline the seven steps to better brand relationships."
Price: 15
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Tylor Garland: The Business Of Design: How To Pitch And Win Clients - |
"For 10 years LA-based Boombang has been carving out a reputation as one of the smartest and most innovative design firms on the west coast. Their unique approach to exploring alternative business models and their commitment to creative thinking has led to work with some of the biggest brands across a multitude of disciplines, including Disney, Target, Trojan, American Eagle, Bic, Microsoft and countless others. In this Master Class, Boombang founder Tylor Garland reveals how he and his partners think about and create winning pitches and how they help build successful new products and brands. Garland will also explain how you can apply this kind of thinking to your business and share his expertise on: User research, trends and insights Business, brand and product line strategies Industrial design, engineering, and manufacturing New material and technologies integration Packaging and identity design Marketing and advertising About Boombang Boombang Inc. is a creative th"
Price: 69
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Arriving At Creativity Presented By Stefan Bucher And John Foster |
"344's Stefan Bucher and fuszion's John Foster will use their own experiences to show you how to constantly generate creative ideas and turn even the most mundane assignment into a creative challenge. Just as important, you'll learn what to do with those creative juices once they start flowing."
Price: 15
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Print Singles: Riot In The Stacks (Download) |
"Margaret Eby takes you inside the archive of the 1990s feminist punk movement. From bands to zines, the Riot Grrrl movement focused on creating music and art to drive social change. This is their story."
Price: 2.99
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How Magazine September 2011 Digital Download |
"HOW's 2011 Self-Promotion Issue packs all the information and inspiration you need to create eye-catching promotional materials for your design business … materials that will win you new business from the clients you're targeting. FEATURES Promotion Design Awards Get inspired by this collection of 95 winning promotion designs in these categories: Client Promotions Designer Promotions Illustrator/Photographer Promotions Personal Promotions Pro-Bono Promotions Student Promotions Created with Sole Piquing the interest of consumers in yet another sneaker launch is a challenge this year's Promotion Design Awards winner happily accepted. Their interactive solution caught the imaginations of busy business people in Toronto's Dundas Square, as well as the attention of our judges. From Start to Smart Is your design firm's promotion strategy moving your business forward or holding it back? To stay ahead of the pack, you must continually refine and evolve your strateg"
Price: 10.95
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Corporate Creativity |
"Following the success of Building Design Strategy, DMI's Corporate Creativity is the ultimate guide for executives and managers looking to increase creativity and innovation in their companies. This anthology of provocative essays, drawn from the pages of Design Management Review and Design Management Journal, explores personal, team, and organizational creativity. Packed with insights from the most respected names in the industry, including Jeffrey Mauzy, Robert Rasmussen, Leonard Glick, Gerald Nadler, and Stefano Marzano, this collection includes essays on:managing staff properly to ensure productivity improving employees' creative abilities to further innovation taking risks that will expand and improve your business designing teams that will promote efficiency integrating designs and corporate philosophy into the management process how to brand your company and make it recognizable and relatableCorporate Creativity combines case studies and innovative advice that will both inspire "
Price: 24.95
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Print Magazine April 2011 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Digital Issue If: You're ready to see the top 20 designers under 30 for 2011 You're excited for Counterspace's guest design You're any graphic designer who's come to love and trust PRINT Magazine The New Visual Artists issue brings to light the top 20 designers under 30 years old with special recognition. These are the designers who we think will shape the future of design as we know it, and we expect big things to come. Plus we have guest design from Counterspace, a talk with Steve Scott Dadich, a look back at great fonts, and so much more. In the New Visual Artists 2011 Issue You'll Find: FEATURES The Future of Design—What Lies Ahead? A special section of Print guest designed by Counterspace A Meditation on Curation How does one establish the criteria in selecting 20 of the world's most promising young designers? by Michael Worthington and Yasmin Khan A Family Tree of Design Visualizing the connections between (mostly) American graphic designer"
Price: 12.95
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How Magazine March 2011 Digital Download |
"HOW's March Issue is packed full of inspiration, as it debuts the winners from our biggest competition—the 2011 International Design Annual—featuring nearly 300 award-winning print and interactive designs. PLUS: HOW takes a spin around the globe to introduce you 7 firms where creative pros are doing eye-catching work."
Price: 14.95
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How Magazine May 2012 Digital Download |
"MAY 2012 HOW MAGAZINE Creativity is the catalyst behind the biggest and brightest ideas. Knowing how to tap inspiration when you need it most can help you create Your Best Work, like the designers featured in the May 2012 issue of HOW. Dive deep into this issue and take the reins of your own creative prowess. Plus, view 10 paper and packaging projects with punch. FEATURESYour Best Work AwardsFor our new design awards, we asked to see your best work from the last two years. Then we chose the top freelancer/small design team and the top large design team to feature. The competition was fierce, but the projects were fiercer, in the first design contest to recognize a body of work. Design By PersonalityThe two partners behind Jacob Tyler call themselves the odd couple, but they're actually a perfect match. Here's why they work so well together, and how personality testing is helping them take the firm to the next level. Package DealDistill the discipline of packaging design"
Price: 10.95
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Print Magazine April 2008 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Digital Issue If: You love our annual New Visual Artists showcase! You need some awesome inspiration You're any graphic designer who's come to love and trust PRINT Magazine The Print Magazine April 2008 issue shines a spotlight on young designers, including our 10th anniversary of New Visual Artists and our 44th Student Cover Competition. This year's issue also focuses on the stylish alchemy between graphics and fashion, including fierce runway invites, and how classic young adult books have been redesigned over the decades to reflect changing tastes. In the Print Magazine April 2008 Issue You'll Find: FEATURESMaking It FitGraphic designers long for the old days of artistic freedom in the fashion industry. But it's still possible to find one's creative matchBY ERIKA KAWALEKPeople of the ClothDigital printing is freeing designers to create whole new future for fabric.CLAIRE LUICover GirlsYoung adult novels are rebranded as often as their latest readers "
Price: 9.07
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Print Regional Design Annual 2009 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Issue If: You want to see the hottest design in the country You need some inspiration You're any graphic designer who's come to love and trust PRINT Magazine The Print Regional Design Annual is the gold standard for design. Our guide to the best design from coast to coast. Plus, we feature a showcase inside the lives and studios of some of this year's winning designers. You'll also find columns from our awesome contributing editors and an inspiring introduction by Emily Gordon. You won't want to miss the Print's 2009 Regional Design Annual. In the 2009 Print Regional Design Annual You'll Find: FEATURES Regional Design Annual 2009 FAR WEST California South/California North/Northwest/Rest of the West Southwest SOUTHWEST Austin/Dallas/Rest of Texas/Rest of the Southwest Midwest MIDWEST Minneapolis/Illinois/Missouri/Ohio/Rest of the Midwest South SOUTH Tennessee/Florida/Georgia/North Carolina/Rest of the South East EAST Washington D.C.-Baltiomore/Mid-Atlant"
Price: 39.95
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Print Magazine October 2009 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Issue If: You've been involved in design at some point in the past decade You're into papercraft You're any graphic designer who's come to love and trust PRINT Magazine The Print Magazine October 2009 Issue is the Creativity + Commerce issue! We showcase over 60 amazing business oriented designs that stood out from the rest. They are sure to inspire. Plus! We've done a brief history of this decade in design. We'll show go over some of the best designs from 1999-2009 and see how the new millennium really shook things up. In the Print Magazine October 2009 Issue You'll Find: FEATURES I Made This Just For You: A Brief History Of Design, 1999-2009A s the 2000s come to a close, we look back at the biggest hits of the decade.By Colin Berry Running With ScissorsIn art and design alike, he sweetly sinister craft of cut paper is new again.By Clare Lui Learning ExperienceBarnes & Noble is connecting design students with the marketplace.By Stephen Zacks Wh"
Price: 19.5
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Print Magazine June 2008 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Digital Issue If: You love all thing European You're an illustrator You're any graphic designer who's come to love and trust PRINT Magazine The Print Magazine June 2008 is the European design issue, where we focus on 12 European illustrators, along with Paul Smith's depiction of East London after dark, Scotland's tartan pride, gorgeous German board games, and much more. We're Europe bound! In the Print Magazine June 2008 Issue You'll Find: FEATURESMad for PlaidScotland's renewed national pride is evident in its fervor for applying tartan to anything and everything.BY ELIZABETH GOLDKuddle Up to KrúttIcelandic musicians and their designer cohorts are inexorably drawn to the cozy, twinkling appeal of krútt—all things cute.BY DAVID SOKOLEastern PromisesThe changing face of East London after dark, in pictures and words.BY SUKHDEV SANDHU, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL DAVISExtraordinary MeeplesIn Germany, board games are more than sturdy and beauti"
Price: 13.65
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How To Use Inspiration - Ondemand Design Webcast |
"Orignally presented on September 23, 2010 this one hour presentation, is part of the Web Designer's Idea 3 Part Series is now available OnDemand. In this DesignCast, Patrick McNeil shows some practical examples of how inspiration has been used to create beautiful sites without blurring the lines of plagiarism. He will break down several designs and how the inspiration the drove the designs was used. Last, he will also describe the ideal part of the overall process that inspiration can play. In the DesignCast, you'll learn: • How inspiration is used to build a new design • How to use inspiration without plagiarizing •How the process fits into the workday Patrick McNeil is a designer, web developer and author. His diverse interests merge technology and design, resulting in work that touches everything from high design to hard-core programming. Ultimately, his love for design, inspiration, and sharing knowledge has fueled his passion for running DesignMeltdown"
Price: 49.99
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Print Singles: Death Of A Pressman |
"In this feature from Print Magazine's August 2012 Issue hear a remembrance of Tom Trumble, letterpress pressman, and a meditation on preservation and nostalgia."
Price: 3.99
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Web Design For Beginners: Working On The Web - Ondemand Design Webcast |
"This is the fourth part of the 4-part series Web Design for Beginners. You've got a solid grasp on the concepts of the web and how your design skills transfer to the web. But this is just the start of your web design education. This DesignCast wraps up all you've learned in the first three sessions and prepares you to become an effective web designer. You'll learn: What you should be designing for Best practices for working with a development team How coding skills can be helpful in going further Where to go to learn more Who should purchase: Print designers who are new to the web Design managers who don't understand web processes Anyone who isn't web-savvy but knows just enough to be dangerous About Patrick McNeil Patrick McNeil is a designer, web developer and author. His love for design, inspiration, and sharing knowledge has fueled his passion for running DesignMeltdown.com where he has catalogued and observed web design trends for the past six years. He's "
Price: 69
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Keep It Simple Stupid: The Art Of Designing Ideas - Ondemand Design |
"How is designing an idea different than designing a thing? Why is a simple solution harder to achieve than a complex solution? How do you go from endless possibility to a few commercially viable solutions? How does storytelling improve inventing? These are a few of the fundamental questions that drove the development of a design methodology at Fahrenheit 212, bringing our ideas (inventions) to life and leaving our clients thrilled. Learn how a few words scribbled on a white board (an idea) become an invention (a thing) through storytelling (a video prototype). About Faun Chapin Faun Chapin currently heads the Creative Development Department at Fahrenheit 212, an innovation consultancy based in New York City. At Fahrenheit 212, Faun has built a design methodology rooted in innovation, cultural strategy, and branding. Her personal philosophy, Keep it Simple Stupid, informs all aspects of her work and lent itself to the naming of the design company she founded in 2000, KISSD. A skydiv"
Price: 69
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How Singles: Your Best Work |
"For our new design awards, we asked to see your best work from the last two years. Then we chose the top freelancer/small design team and the top large design team to feature. The competition was fierce, but the projects were fiercer, in the first design contest to recognize a body of work. View all of the awesome work inside this HOW Single, you will not be disappointed. With so many amazing designers submitting their best work (the contest name definitely does not lie) you can expect to be blown away."
Price: 2.99
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