We continue through April with these creative tidbits —
* First we’ll visit Richard Hollis, whom they told should be a graphic designer …
* Next is Visual Overload at the Book Cover Archive, and then
* Certifying Graphic Designers in Canada
We continue through April with these creative tidbits —
* First we’ll visit Richard Hollis, whom they told should be a graphic designer …
* Next is Visual Overload at the Book Cover Archive, and then
* Certifying Graphic Designers in Canada
Become a graphic designer
It was not what he wanted to hear. When Richard Hollis signed up for evening classes in painting at a London art school in the mid-1950s, he showed his work to the teacher, the artist William Turnbull. When he looked at it, he said: “You should be a graphic designer,” Mr. Hollis recalled. “I was horrified by the idea, but he was absolutely right. I had a lot of facility, but, of course, facility has nothing to do with being creative.”
Horrified or not, Mr. Hollis took the advice and pursued a career in graphic design that seems to have aligned perfectly with his interests.
Full story : www.nytimes.com
Visual Overload : Book Cover Archive
Who runs this thing? The Book Cover Archive is edited and maintained by Ben Pieratt of General Projects and Eric Jacobsen of Whisky Van Gogh Go.
So, if you need inspiration for covers, definitely check this out.
Certifying Graphic Design in Canada
RGD and SDGQ to align procedures for certification of professional graphic designers in Ontario and Quebec
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD) (http://www.rgdontario.com/) announces a partnership with the Societe des designers graphique du Quebec (SDGQ) that will result in the alignment of examination procedures for the certification of professional graphic designers in both provinces.
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