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Oh The Web We Weave When We Deceive…
I’ve been lucky to only work for four companies in my professional career as a graphic designer and creative individual (and one of them is my own freelance outfit). The most recent company I work for I only joined a few months ago and I love it. Therefore, in over 22 years, just three actual corporations have had me as…
In Graphic Design, 45 Can Mean So Much
Sometimes Design Falls Into Your Lap There are times when graphic design is too easy and those times are certainly rare for sure. But in some cases you will find that a situation simply comes to pass that design just means everything that is current and it was a given. The 45th so called President is one such case this…
LAXY / LAZY Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Bid Pushed To 2028
How this move is a good thing from a graphic design point of view. It was announced that the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris while the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. From a design point of view I find this a relief for Los Angeles because the logo they were using to promote…
Beware Blog Articles That Are Ghost Written
Is a graphic or trade show expert just a hired writer with no experience? So the company or individual you do business with has written a blog article and you are excited to read it because you trust this entity. However, are you certain the article was actually written by the person/company in question? How can you tell? As the…
The Race To The Bottom In Portable Exhibits
An industry insider view on how the Internet has changed the portable display industry in the last 16 years and where it will go. Around the time that the dot com bubble burst in 2000 there were some fantastic ideas of what the Internet could become. Unfortunately, at the time, the ideas were more developed than the technology available or…
Maintaining Consistent Color From One Vendor To The Next In Large Format Trade Show Display Production
Is it possible? One of the secrets of the trade show display industry is that manufacturers, distributors and suppliers use multiple outlets to create what you are buying. It is extremely rare to find one location that will produce everything you need under one roof. Rather, what really exists is a community of companies that source multiple items from other…
Ugly Design Is Ok If Your Client Wants It
When your desire as a designer is trumped by client taste you design an ugly graphic. Several years ago I was presented with a design task for a client looking for a small table top display. The exhibit hardware involved was the ExpoGo Showmax unit, which is beautiful, and I had designed many items for that unit in the past…
Graphic Design Isn’t Art
A company brochure may be pretty, but your designer should never think it is artwork Years ago I was asked to make a brief presentation to a graphic design class at a college. I had been working in the industry for about five years and had hundreds of successful designs under my belt but felt there was an important point…