Thanks for ytour input, do ou have a link to your graphic design challenge and a bit of info. If you email me via the contact page I would be happy to give it a mention.

That’s the most interesting thing to me about this industry: we’re all given the design brief, and based on our experiences and skill sets we come up with countless different directions.

Too bad I didn’t see this blog in May, otherwise I would have totally joined in, much to the shagrin of my paying clients.

Thank for your input. I’d like to show more start to finish pieces so perhaps the case study I mentioned is a good idea. I can’t always show my work as some of it is done through a third party .

Your idea for a challenge is a good one, but I did try something like this a while back with the Do designers think alike experiment and not many people took part.

Another idea may be to post up a challenge, like a logo for a humorous fictitious company, or an ad for a fake retailer, and then give a deadline and have readers submit their creations. I’ve been wanting to do something like that on my own blog for a while, but I don’t really have many designers reading yet, so maybe you could kick it off. Sometimes most of my inspiration comes from working on a job just for fun, where I can take liberties that I couldn’t with paying clients work so it could work for everyone.

Cheers.

Thanks for your input on posts too. I do intend (as I keep saying) to write about setting up for print, but its a post I think I need to put a bit more time into.

I would love to have one of your design case studies, I better get writing the questions, thanks for your suggestions.

I made a comment on the mock up tips list you wrote that I would definitely like to see more articles like that. Share little tips and tricks you’ve learned along your way in the business. Things we can do to speed up the design process would be helpful, too.

That case studies idea sounds fun and useful! I’d be happy to submit a design and write about it. I’ll keep an eye out for when you get those questions up. You’re right, it’s much easier to write when you have questions to answer. Some suggestions: What was your inspiration? What was the first step you took towards designing the piece (research, sketches, etc)? How many rounds did you go through before you came up with an idea you (or your client, boss, etc) liked? How did you choose a color scheme? Were there any restrictions/limitations you had you adhere to when creating this piece?