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Webfolio: Portfolio Website

Have a vision that exceeds your web skills. This helpful tutorial shows you how to create a polished webfolio by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Posted in Course Related, Portfolio Workshop, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Tutorial, Vocation & Profession, Web

Freelance Designer, J.D.

Force a new designer to contemplate a law degree in 8 easy steps!

“8. FINISH HIM
As he realizes that he just can’t satisfy your needs, the graphic designer will most likely abandon all hope. You want that in purple? Purple it is. Six different fonts? Sure! Don’t forget the goal: he has to quit this business. The final blow: When making final [edits], tell him that you are disappointed by his lack of initiative. Tell him that, after all, he is the designer, not you.”

Posted in Amusement, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Vocation & Profession

MacBook Pro & CS5

‘It’s like pianos: a 9-foot Bösendorfer may be a better piano than the upright at the local bar, but if you can’t play the piano, you won’t get good music out of any of them.’

Posted in Course Related, Editorial, Education, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Vocation & Profession

Why were mental institution walls painted green?

Getting to that answer offers some interesting tidbits of historical trivia and pre-bauhaus color theory.

Posted in Amusement, Color Theory, Course Related, Repost From Cited Source, Visual Concepts

Slide into Digital

Dad: “Oh, [honey/sport] you’ve got a scanner, right?”
You: “Um, yeah.”
Dad: (holding a box) “Can you scan these so I can give copies to Uncle Alfonse at the Fourth of July bbq.”
You: (assuming he means 12-20 photos) “Sure. No problem.”
Dad: “I’ve got a few more of these boxes in the garage…”

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