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I’m assuming that most of you learned design-types out there enjoy reading Mr Michael Johnson’s Thought for the Week from time to time. Even so, I thought this rather charming entry was worth sharing. It’s a series of anonymous Post-it notes from students of the Graphic Design & Photography course at Kingston University with answers to the question, ‘Why do you want to become a graphic designer?’ Wouldn’t mind seeing some more of these!
The lucky winner is John Argyle. Congratulation to John Argyle for winning one of Ryan Tym's hand screenprinted Subbuteo pitch posters. Commiseration’s to everyone else who entered, but you can still buy them from Ryan's online store. Remember to keep checking back for more ...
Read more - 2 Comments Add ShareThe racing car is the product of an endless search for a high speed and precision performance machine, both in terms of engineering and aesthetics. Sven Voelker's latest book Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing Cars looks at how the exterior graphic ...
Read more - 1 Comment Add ShareOf all the design related books on my shelf How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul is definitely the most thumbed. Its tatty corners and mucky cover hint at its usefulness since I bought it about five years ago. And you ...
Read more - 9 Comments Add ShareThe lucky winner is Jack Osborne. Congratulation to Jack for winning our HelloMuller signed poster competition. Commiseration's to everyone else who entered. There's always next time. So keep checking back for more competitions and features and best of luck for next time. We'd also like to thank ...
Read more Add ShareMade & Sold charts the efforts of designers outside the usual 9 to 5 bill paying work. Published by Laurence King and edited by FL@33 towards the end of last year; FL@33 have built themselves a reputation for editing ...
Read more Add ShareFully Booked is a tome representing some of the best examples of cover art and design for books. Hitting our doormat with a real thud, Fully Booked is a hefty title announcing itself as an authoritative reference point on book design. Everything about it has been ...
Read more - 2 Comments Add Share1998, Sixpack opens it's first store in Paris, with no business strategy & no daddy's boys socializing, the first Sixpack tee-shirt is made. 2009 and Sixpack is still collaborating with incredible artists around the world, from Steven Harrington to Parra. Famous for ...
Read more - 1 Comment Add SharePapercraft is the fourth book from Gestalten documenting the growing trend of hand crafted creations. Following on from Hidden Track , Tactile and Tangible, Papercraft focuses on paper as a means of creation and expression of ideas through this common ...
Read more Add ShareTo mark the recent release of Visual Aid: v. 2: You Can Never Know Enough Stuff, the people kind people at Draught Associates are giving away one of their brand new poster from the book. Visual Aid 2 is the sequel ...
Read more - 2 Comments Add ShareBoxed and Labelled takes a fresh look at packaging design, illustrating how it has developed it's own graphic language in today's over crowded shelves. A solid body of work, showing off some of the best examples of contemporary packaging design. Documenting various aspects from ...
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19th Feb 2010
6:58 pm
Yeah those make a good read. Would be great to hear why our readers and perhaps our contributors wanted to get into Graphic Design!
Rydo
19th Feb 2010
7:04 pm
For the money, fame and beautiful women obviously…
Luke
19th Feb 2010
7:08 pm
I scored 100% in A Level Art painting and drawing people, I wanted to be the next Lucian Freud.
Got to my art foundation, was told I wasn\’t allowed to paint or draw, hated it, did no work.
Got to the point where I had to apply for degree courses, so chose Graphic Design because I thought it\’d be easy and I\’d get a job at the end of it.
Got a Place at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, graduated with a 1st and got a job at one of the biggest design agencies in London working on international branding projects.
Love it
Rydo
19th Feb 2010
8:19 pm
Could you fit all that on a Post-it Luke?
LukeTonge
19th Feb 2010
10:53 pm
Because I care about design.
Oh and the babes.