resources
Green Give-Away Winner
Thanks to everyone who entered the give-away for the e-book, Graphics Gone Green: Ways to Go Green Without Losing Your Shirt by Rita Amladi and Erica Aitken. This is sure to be valuable resource! So without further ado, the winner of this give-away is (drumroll, please)…. Pam Adams! Congratulations, Pam! Hopefully this will help you [...]
Green Give-Away: Graphics Gone Green E-book
*****This give-away is now closed.***** A few weeks ago, I had mentioned the book release of a piece I’m very excited to be a part of. The resource is called Graphics Gone Green: Ways to Go Green Without Losing Your Shirt (by Rita Amladi and Erica Aitken) and it’s an essential for any eco-friendly designer/business [...]
Free Vintage Clip Art
I love vintage photos and illustrations and use them in my design work regularly. Today I was out and about on the Internet looking for new sites (by the way, if you know of any, please post in the comments!). I came across a blog called The Graphics Fairy. This author posts one new vintage [...]
Get Your Head on Straight for 2009
We’re closing in on the end of 2008 and quickly approaching the new year. If your goal for 2009 is to start your own design firm or to just do a little freelancing on the side, I highly recommend The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide for Running a Graphic Design or Communications Business [...]
Small Business Survival Book
I just finished reading The Small Business Survival Book by Barbara Weltman and Jerry Silberman. This guide is a quick-read and offers great advice on twelve different facets of owning/operating a business. I’ve been reading a lot of marketing books lately, so this was a nice change of pace; a little insight and refresher course [...]
Resources for Green Graphic Designers
In working to keep my business as eco-friendly as I can, I like to pick up a few resources here and there to help generate some ideas, keep me informed and to offer inspiration. As of late, I’ve come across two new books that I thought I should point out. The first is one I [...]
Green Resources
I’ve been somewhat green in my life for a while. Within the last year, I’ve been devouring more and more books and listening to podcasts about how to be a greener individual and to reduce my carbon footprint as much as possible. About six months ago, I had an epiphany – if I’m trying so [...]
Greener Printer
I’ve always thought helping the environment and making an effort was important. But lately, I’ve been on a green-kick much more fierce than ever (did you catch my Project Runway lingo?). I’ve really become passionate about living a greener lifestyle and its affected every aspect of my life – the hand lotion I use, the [...]
Book Review: The Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking
I found the Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking (Or What Would Jane Austen Do?) on one of the blogs I frequent, The Savvy Gal Blog. It’s a small, conversational style read that focuses only on ideas about how to get you networking online. From everything to blogging to joining LinkedIn to submitting press releases [...]
References
I think books are a great resource for guidance and inspiration. They allow designers to self-educate on current trends and issues, running a business and dealing with clients. I try to keep my library of design books close by and try to add to it regularly. My latest find is Beyond Logos, a book by [...]
