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Is your Twitter working for you or against you?

Why do you have a Twitter? Is it because Ashton Kutcher has one or because you are actually interested in taking advantage of it’s networking capabilities?

I wish I could tell you why I signed up for Twitter over a year ago, but to be honest the best »

5 Things a Designers Can Learn in Every Day Life

ONE. There is more than just one direction.
There is always more than one right way to approach and tackle design obstacles. If certain techniques aren’t working for you, look for a new solution.

TWO. Strangers can offer good advice.
The »

A round-up of round-ups

Ok, I lied, this post doesn’t contain just round-ups. It also houses some of my favorite and in my opinion, some of the most inspirational blog posts thus far in 2010. I wanted to do this round-up because I’d like to think it can really be a »

How to gain experience without being given opportunity

So you’ve just graduate college and you’re ready to jump into the real world and start your life as a professional designer. Exciting, isn’t it! Something that can really put a damper on your excitement is reading the position qualifications under a job listing in hitting every »

20 Amazing Movie Posters From the 1980′s

The 1980s was a decade of cultural and artistic confidence and exuberance, represented in all media including the movies. The brilliance of the decade’s films is reflected in the posters created to accompany them, and many of these designs are fine artworks in their own right. This »

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