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Annual Report planning

How to work with a Graphic Designer on your Annual Report

Better get moving! It may only be January but those in the know would say it’s already a bit late to start planning your companies annual report. Producing an annual report is a major undertaking… the logistics and coordination involved can be quite overwhelming even if you are prepared. Plan as soon as you can! Tip. Tip number one has to be – have a plan! ...

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How to be inspired

Inspiration can be elusive… It can be easy, indescribable, deeply personal, stubborn, fleeting, for some it may even be formulaic and ready made. A catalyst for the creation of something new. Inspiration – When you work in the Creative Industries, this word becomes synonymous with two things…1. the exciting, hunter gathering, early phase of the ...

Good Designer

Top 5 Qualities Of A Good Graphic Designer

What makes a good graphic designer? This is an intriguing and not altogether straightforward question. If good in our context means, effective, competent or skilful then my definition of a good graphic designer would be: A professional who skilfully constructs methods of effectively communicating a clients requirements in order to fulfil a set of desired ...

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Learn, adapt, grow

A few months ago I finished a pretty big graphic design project for a client, it was a project that came to me late and had a large volume of work to be produced in a very short amount of time (scenario probably sounds familiar to other designers). By far the most important piece to be designed and produced was hundreds of metres of branded hoardings or wall ...