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  • Graphic Define IS Coming Back
    An update on the status of Graphic Define and where its headed.

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  • Links for 2008-01-16 [del.icio.us]
    Design Police
    Bring bad design to justice with the Visual Enforcement Kit
  • Links for 2007-11-05 [del.icio.us]
    Castle-Magazine
    Beautiful illustrations from some of the best and brightest artists across the world is what you'll find at the ezine Castle. 100 Web Apps for Everything You Will Possibly Need
    From invoicing to marketing, these are tools that freelancers need to know about. Innovation junkies, take note: the Internet has a lot to offer. Web Professionals portfolio and profile - Professional On The Web
    A portfolio directory for web agencies and freelancers.
  • Links for 2007-09-25 [del.icio.us]
    Get Rich In A Niche - HOW Webinar Series
    learn how to develop lucrative business relationships, value and price your work so you don't lose money, and create ongoing streams of clients willing to pay you what you're worth.
  • Links for 2007-08-30 [del.icio.us]
    eduStyle
    Inspiration for Campus Web Designers Happy Webbies
    Desktop wallpaper of your favorite all-star web designers. Right now you can download desktops from the "Godfather Series", including Zeldman, Holzschlag, Meyer, and Nielsen. Designer//Slash//Model
    Parody website and video of what it means to be a graphic designer in today's design centered culture. Hysterical, sad, and somewhat true. How to Work the Room
    With the beginning of the fall conference season beginning, now would be a good time to brush up on your networking skills and learn some different tips and methods to get the most out of a room.
  • Links for 2007-08-23 [del.icio.us]
    Mesh : Creative Networking Portal
    Mesh is an intelligent information portal built on a network of creative business professionals. We also offer our members the chance to meet at our exclusive Mesh Events. DesignNotes
    DesignNotes is a blog published by Michael Surtees who tries to see life filtered through design as opposed to placing design on a pedestal, once in a while food and music slip on in to the discussion. Job Pile
    The Job Pile aggregates the best job boards on the web for graphic designers, web designers, and web developers. How To Initiate Conversation
    Great post with some helpful tips on how to make the first move and start making conversation. We know it can be a very daunting thing to do, but trust us, you gotta take the plunge and just do it! Design Float
    Design Float is a Digg style, community driven news aggregator dedicated to the design industry. This is a really great resource for the design community!
  • Links for 2007-08-13 [del.icio.us]
    Use text instead of graphics on your website
    Terrific overview of why web designers shouldn't overlook the power of properly placed text. One surprising snippet for us was that "78% of viewers are first drawn to text when a page loads"
  • Welcome to Issue 4!
    In this issue we have a very exciting treat for Graphic Define Magazine readers. Designer, writer, and educator Debbie Millman has been kind enough to provide us with a chapter from her upcoming book 20 Interviews with the world's greatest graphic designers, set to be published in November 2007. In this excerpt, Debbie interviews the great James Victore, a self-taught graphic designer based out of New York City and whom often needs no introduction.

    This month we also have several great articles on client relations and marketing/self promotion - be sure to read them through and use some of the little gems of advice that they give.

    Lastly, we have teamed up with the Flash Forward Conference & Film Festival as a media sponsor and are ecstatic to show them our full support for Issue 4. For those of you who don't know, Flash Forward is the largest Adobe Flash user conference in the world. This year's conference will be held in Boston, MA from September 19-21. The conference has a great lineup of speakers (including yours truly), exhibitors, and some great opportunities to meet like minded designers, programmers, and entreprenuers. If you attend, feel free to say hello to me at the conference and show your support for GDM.

    Graphic Define Online Magazine is all about encouraging professionals in the graphic, web, and interactive industries to share their tips and experiences that have helped them in their business endeavours. if you would like to contribute to the next issue of Graphic Define send an email to contribute@graphicdefine.org and let us know more about yourself and what you would like to share.

    Enjoy!


    Daniel Schutzsmith
    Editor & Publisher

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  • What are you selling, really?
    Before you can hit the pavement and "sell, sell, sell", you need to understand what it is you really are selling. Business people often get caught up in the service or product they are pushing, when in fact, as David points out, we really need to understand the emotion or situation that is the underlying product.

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  • Four Easy Lessons and a Simple Truth
    As we've discussed before on Graphic Define, dealing with clients can be a difficult and daunting task. Consultant Pam Bryan gives some insight into the behavior of a client and what their true intentions might be in various situations.

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  • How to Green Your Office and Stay in the Black
    As a follow up to her previous article on Going Green, Jennifer has offered some of the key ways you can take your office green right now.

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  • Focused?
    As creatives, we tend to become scattered and follow wasted tangents that lead to nothing. Eric Karjaluoto points out some of the misconceptions that he's seen happen first hand to design studios as they grow their business. His words ring true with his own anecdotes and confessions that make this article both inspirational and insightful.

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  • Catalytic Creativity: Brand Promises Can Change Lives
    "Practice what you preach". We've all heard the saying but how often do we take it to heart. As a designer, your brand should be one of the foremost business elements always on your mind when interacting with any client. Florence shows us what brand promises can do for your business and your peace of mind.

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  • Tool Cards
    Are you handing out a plain business card to your prospects or are you handing out a tool card that your prospects can actually use, will always want handy, and will be eager to share with others? Chuck Green shares some ideas of how tool cards can help your new business efforts and the essential ingredients you should consider for putting one together.

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  • Your Creative Collective
    Steve Gordon explains your Creative Collective as "a real-time, living reference guide to just about everything". We think you should heed his advice and hear what he has to say because once you start helping your network succeed, it will come back to you ten fold.

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