Archive for August, 2009

Written by Adrian  Shaughnessy and forward by Stephan Sagmeister Adrian doesn’t hold back in this book, he tells it like it is. If you want to be a succesful designer, do what the book says. When Adrian is keeping company with some of the great designers of our time like Stephan Sagmeister and Neville Brody [...]

There are a lot of so called dodgy designer’s out there. Some of these dodgy designers have been on a trip to Malaysia and grabbed a cheap copy of the Adobe Suite and set up shop. Maybe this dodgy designer has done a year of Secretarial College and an elective in Graphics in Word. Be [...]

Having an understanding of how a studio works and operates will not only help you get a job, but also keep it. This story is true. The story of a young Designer called “Andy”. Andy was in his final year above me at Design School. A model student, funny, charismatic and very talented. All of [...]

Learn to Speak

In: Super Designer

28 Aug 2009

Learn Designer’s lingo and start to talk it. Join the Australian Graphic Designers Association (AGDA). Hang out with designers. A good friend of mine who is an ex-policeman always said “If you hang out at the local tip, you’re going to smell like garbage. Same goes with Designer’s. If you hang out with Designer’s you [...]

My brother in law, Mike is a dentist. He breathes, eats and if he could, sleeps dentistry. His dedication to his profession has often astounded me. I watched Mike transform from someone who didn’t know his teeth from his toes to now a highly trained and promising professional. Even before Mike graduated he knew everything [...]


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