Creative People Networking...
The Design Center is all about the creative visual experience between graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, web designers and others in the visual arts, printing, publishing and design fields.
Newbies are always welcome, and there are no stupid questions -- but the most important ingredient is you. Without you there's nothing to talk about, and no one to talk with. See this month's topic and join in...
Designing Women 2008 Part 2
... This month, Janet, Maryvonne, Becky and Christina join us in the April Creative Net to share their brief vision -- and a glimpse at their work. But don't worry, their links are included and you're in for some spectacular eye-candy... I guarantee you'll enjoy Designing Women, 2008
Designing Women 2008
... come along and visit professional women web designers & developers, who have taken their time to contribute to the Design Center -- featuring Judy Ariel Thomas, Kasey Robinson and Deborah Pang Davis in Designing Women, 2008
Designing Women: Contemporary Native
PART TWO of this month's entry features Patricia (Trish) R. Schaefer, a Native American, who shares her story of what it's like to grow up on a reservation in South Dakota -- and to become a design professional! Designing Women: Contemporary Native
Designers "BEST" & WORST products from 2007
Here are the final entries into the theme "BEST" -- and as an added bonus, we learn about some of the BEST web sites, and at least one WORST. favorites from 2007.
Designers Share "BEST" products & the Holidays
This month designers reflect on holiday design and cite Vectormagic Vector your Raster images online; Yousendit.com for sending huge files online and Camtasia by TechSmith video screen capture as among the favorites from 2007.
Designers tell their stories: What do you do?
DTG quite frequently receives email and inquiries from readers or students asking
what it's like to be a designer, or to be involved in the creative field.
So, we decided to go out there and let those in the field share their experiences
in this continuing series
In this month's edition, Linda says: "Today, Designers have to deal with many jobs" ... Mike says: "The tough challenge is when clients don't communicate", and Isaiah seems to have the perfect graphic design job using his skills to help children learn!
Read them all in this edition of Designers share insights into their jobs...
Growling Gut Instincts
Stacey Dyer, TripleFrog LLC, picked up on our several articles in our business department and relates her frustrations with employment in the graphic design field. It began with a need to make some changes and ended in a lesson On Changing Jobs & Email Etiquette
Designers talk about Freelancing
Sooner or later where there are graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, or other creative practitioners, question always come up: how much to charge, how to get new work, should I broker printing, where should I go for help? Designers talk about freelancing
Essential tips for Freelancers
Following our series of tips and advice for freelancing, we discovered one listee excelling in the field of web design, with this important advice, and a delightful web site and blog to back it up. Here, Lori Leach-Forster shares her Tips For Freelancing.
Designing Women... revisited
... come along and visit professional women web designers & developers, the Nerd Girls, Nervy Girls and Guerrilla Girls -- along with Women in the Military; Women in Enterprise & Society and the world of Distinguished Women, in celebration of Women's History Month
Fonts Festival: Designers talk about Type & Fonts
For our 12th Annual Fonts Festival, we asked readers in the Design Cafe to reflect on type, typography, fonts or lettering. We struck a fine chord and have an excellent line-up of comments, tips and goodies for... The Fonts Festival.
Visiting Digital Photographers
Capturing Life's Memorable Moments - visit Kevin O'Connell freelance photographer from N.Y., who finds his creativity in restoration and retouching with Photoshop.
Visions of Dubai - Pal Singh, professional print designer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates brings some unusual "Digital Photography" views of Dubai.
Particular Visions - Cile Bailey, professional photographer from Louisiana says "..Look who's watching!"
There's A Fog Upon The Lake - Beth Rogers, freelance designer and photographer, takes us outdoors for some Alabama scenery
Field Trip: "The Artist's Channel"
Visit this television channel on your computer via the internet with more than 100 hours of art instruction like drawing, watercolor, oils, acrylics, pastels, colored pencils, printmaking and a number of other areas. Get instruction from top artists like Janet Walsh, Eric Wiegardt, Ellen Fountain, Johnnie Liliedahl and others on the "The Artist's Channel".
Gallery Show: Lettering as Image ~ Image as Lettering
On the evening of Thursday April 6, LA's design glitteratti pursued by persistent paparazzi turned out in fine form to celebrate the opening of a very special exhibition that some thought would never take place. (Includes slide show) ... come along to Harold's Gallery - Lettering as Image ~ Image as Lettering
April: Color Palettes for Spring
During March we invited readers of the Design Cafe list and DTG readers to share a comment or suggestion about color palettes they like for Spring. Here find a bouquet of color -- including some insightful color definitions... The Color of Spring.
100 Years of Signs
If you've been even remotely involved with designing or producing signs, you'll be familiar with the cornerstone magazine of the industry Signs of the Times -- as much a fixture of Americana as the signage it features. This month celebrate their 100th anniversary.
Women in Design & Art
This month selected DTG readers share their thoughts on our "Designing Women" theme with Art Nouveau, Polynesian influence and one who says "Women have an advantage" ... Designing Women
Design Strategy & Planning
This month selected readers share their top priorities for 2006... planning, Promotional Ideas, Marketing Ideas, Studio Ideas, Tips for planning a design and other Design Strategy
February: Black History
In honor of Black History Month we take this fun and educational field trip to visit the leading archives and prestigious educational institutions to discover more wonderful visual art works by African American Artists & Designers.
Fonts, Type & Typography
This month's topic brought some truly insightful and amusing commentary from the DTG and Design Cafe readers about their personal thoughts on type, fonts and typography! We liked them all, and they all win a great prize. Enjoy Fonts, Type & Typography ... September comments and October comments
Photographing your dreams...
A lucky few are in the right place at the right time to see a princess-warrior -- clad in skins and chain-mail -- emerging from the woods with her companion wolf! Can you photograph such things? With the help of Victor Ciccarelli, you can. On this field trip we'll visit a place where you can actually photograph your dreams...
Field Trip: Latta Art
Latta Art Services is a stock photography web site with a difference. Not just digital stock photography -- but unique photographic illustrations carefully enhanced for a unique look and feel... Latta Art.
August: The Electric Web
This month's topic turned out to be a raving crazy hoot -- you'll laugh, gasp, be amazed, shocked and entertained with this month's entries. There's some incredible work represented here -- and some junk! Enjoy the most bizarre, weird, cool, strange or horrible sites on the ... Electric Web
Two Wild & Crazy Clip Art Guys
... Ladies and gentlemen, meet Ron & Joe and their extraordinary ART PARTS stock art web site -- get a shot in the arm in this totally fun and unique stock art and illustrations collection... let's take a field trip to Ron & Joe's Art Parts.
Field Trip: Photo Shoot
Andy Williams, noted nature photographer and a director at CritterZone.com shares his experience and takes us along on a nature shoot to capture some rather striking photos of wildlife... The Price of Admission to Goosedom.
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Thoughts on Computing's Past
These two articles reach back to the dawn of the computing years, before the internet, and still ring true today.
- Cary Lu talks about Computing's Holy Wars
- James Redelfs writes about Personal Computer Software and Ethics
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