http://www.scratchpadmedia.com Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:40:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en scratchpadmediahttp://feedburner.google.com As freelance graphic designers we spend much of our time in front of a computer. Often, we will stay up into the wee hours of the night trying to make that last minute tweak. So, all too often, as soon as the work is done we shut down the computer ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YEqc9P7s5ENdvp8UhXo2sak-oX4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YEqc9P7s5ENdvp8UhXo2sak-oX4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YEqc9P7s5ENdvp8UhXo2sak-oX4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YEqc9P7s5ENdvp8UhXo2sak-oX4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.scratchpadmedia.com/2009/07/30/10-blogs-every-designer-should-follow/ In this post, I'm going to take a recent design that I've added to my portfolio and show the evoloution from conception to a completed design. Let's get to work: The client, velocIT, is an IT company. With a name like velocIT, the first thoughts that came to mind were movement ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYIhHgof0IKrpONXmxD4BxSKxtc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYIhHgof0IKrpONXmxD4BxSKxtc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYIhHgof0IKrpONXmxD4BxSKxtc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYIhHgof0IKrpONXmxD4BxSKxtc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.scratchpadmedia.com/2009/07/07/start-to-finish-velocit/ When learning graphic & web design, one of the biggest hindrances isn't technical knowledge. After all, with Google you can find a forum or tutorial for anything you need to know. The biggest problem that I've found is the creative process behind the design. For whatever reason, I'm not one ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xmUal_eAwMABZThLYoE3JEfxSw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xmUal_eAwMABZThLYoE3JEfxSw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xmUal_eAwMABZThLYoE3JEfxSw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xmUal_eAwMABZThLYoE3JEfxSw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.scratchpadmedia.com/2009/06/27/whats-your-design-process/ A barren ghost town. I looked on the ground and saw a small tumbleweed blow by. Not a soul to be found, and I could tell that I was probably one of their few visitors that day. Where am I? If you guessed a Christian music store...then you may be ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZ2KEzWspjVGp0QmWJdFPKgIJJk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZ2KEzWspjVGp0QmWJdFPKgIJJk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZ2KEzWspjVGp0QmWJdFPKgIJJk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZ2KEzWspjVGp0QmWJdFPKgIJJk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.scratchpadmedia.com/2009/06/20/ignore-ance/ I DON'T KNOW alot more things than I DO KNOW. And the same is true for you. So why is it that so many of us stop learning once we learn a few design tricks? One new idea can open a whole new world of creativity, One new idea can ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e3262Wp2B-7-AVQMZrT2Kl9SZcE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e3262Wp2B-7-AVQMZrT2Kl9SZcE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e3262Wp2B-7-AVQMZrT2Kl9SZcE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e3262Wp2B-7-AVQMZrT2Kl9SZcE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.scratchpadmedia.com/2009/06/15/learn-1-new-thing/ Just wanted to give a quick update on this site's progress. A Portfolio page has been added where I will post recently completed designs. Also, I've been working on a system for managing my online orders and I will be giving away 3 FREE LOGO DESIGNS in upcoming days to ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwMVP_MpKukM3hXyWpVRgC9Vv-c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwMVP_MpKukM3hXyWpVRgC9Vv-c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwMVP_MpKukM3hXyWpVRgC9Vv-c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwMVP_MpKukM3hXyWpVRgC9Vv-c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.scratchpadmedia.com/2009/05/31/portfolio-added/ In the highly competitive world of graphic design, how can a newbie even get in on the action? You're sitting there with the latest versions of Illustrator and Photoshop and maybe you even bought a sketch pad. The only things missing are a project and a buyer. So how do ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nM4sRquH6Qizxq7zv7cX4uPmEI4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nM4sRquH6Qizxq7zv7cX4uPmEI4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nM4sRquH6Qizxq7zv7cX4uPmEI4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nM4sRquH6Qizxq7zv7cX4uPmEI4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.scratchpadmedia.com/2009/05/27/getting-started-as-a-graphic-designer/