Some good insights, here is one of my faves: “If we want to make money as a graphic designer, we must concentrate on the work — not the money: Whenever I’ve taken on design projects “just for the money,” disaster has invariably ensued. When we put money first and work second, we end up with bad work & an even worse balance sheet”.

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“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

- Apple Computer in 1997

Designers love all of those tutorials that can help them to learn more and more everyday and give them direction to design more beautiful and attractive creative works. Today, we are going to list down 43 Brilliant Photoshop Tutorials For Excellent 3d Effects. We hope you all will like this collection.

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Designers need high quality fonts or typefaces. This round up post brings what you need! A very useful post ;)

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We are quite sure that everyone has heard the ol’ wheat-n-chaff cliché. That’s the one about distinguishing the wanted from the unwanted, the valuable from the relatively valueless.

That phrase comes from the simple agricultural practice of exposing wheat to the wind so that the chaff blew away and the grains remained. It was a process called ‘winnowing’ and it has been around for thousands of years.

When the wind wasn’t up to the task, enterprising wheat farmers would take oar-like fans to create an artificial breeze to expedite the winnowing process. Having your workday over swiftly back in 300 BC meant more free time to throw rocks or contemplate why the sun and moon always fight for dominion of the sky.

Flash forward to 2009 as we see the metaphorical version of winnowing going on in the workplace. Boardroom farmers are putting the employees into a pile and waiting for the forcasting winds to tell them what employees will need to be blown out of the payroll. The problem is, the forecast has been so bleak that these farmers are all taking up oars and beating the crap out of anyone that is popping their heads out of the pile for air.

That kind of environment is not at all healthy for anyone.

So, with all of the insane oar-poundings going on, we at Bauer Graphics thought it was time to reinvigorate our super-happy-funtime-blog. Many of you may remember the blog from back in 2005, and had always asked where it had gone. Well, it didn’t go anywhere, we had just turned it into an internal resource for our designers to get tips and ideas on how to better their craft.

We are now about to re-launch this bad boy to the general public and hope that we can put some smiles on some faces to get people through the day.

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Neal Bauer and I am the President a Portland based graphic design studio called Bauer Graphics Funtime Emporium and Waffle Hut. Due to the current state of the economy, we can no longer afford to replace the light bulbs on our exterior signage. Because of this we have opted to change our name to simply ‘Bauer Graphics’ instead. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may cause.

We are wasting no time in 2009 in getting our message out to vendors about our new suite of services. This is why we chose the first week in March to launch this new series of initiatives.

Click the link below to have your minds blown:
http://www.bauergraphics.com/capabilities2009/www.bauergraphics.com/capabilities2009/bg_capabilities2009.pdf
(longer URL can be furnished upon request)

If you are still reeling from the capabilities document you have just read, please fold your arms on your desk and put your head down until the room stops spinning. Then, forward this to anyone in your organization who needs a dose of kick ass marketing, merchandising and design.

Remember, if it doesn’t say Bauer Graphics*, it should shut the hell up once in a while.

Neal Bauer
el Presidente
www.bauergraphics.com

* Formerly Bauer Graphics Funtime Emporium and Waffle Hut

In this article you will find a range of Free editors that can be used by graphic designers, photographers, animators, artists and even kids. Some have basic functionality, for the amateur or learner, others are very powerful and professional, suitable for the professional.

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A useful set of cheat sheets for web designers.

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Want to get the most out of your next brainstorming session at work? Bring in an oddball. If you can’t find an oddball, try a naysayer or even a mere stranger — anyone who can keep things vaguely uncomfortable.

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In today’s economic maelstrom, the most common responses are panic, fear, anger, distrust, and even hostility. Harvard Business Review studied the characteristics of recession survivors and found that those who avoided being cut were cheerful, likable, generous contributors, and not necessarily the most skilled and proficient.

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