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Anain’s Designs. My personal graphic designer portfolio online.
My website is finally up and running. I have been working on it for a while, and after many days of work I can say that I am happy with the results. Click on the link below to see my work, which includes digital painting, multimedia and motion graphics, photography, illustration, logo design, posters and print in general, web design and some of my paintings and drawings. Feedback is welcome!
The League of Moveable Type
Some great free fonts. Come back frequently for more resources.
Abercrombie “Banishes” Girl With Prosthetic Arm To Storeroom Because She Doesn’t Fit The “Look Policy”
This may not be directly related to what my blog is about, but I could not let this one go without posting it. It is somehow related however, because an important part of graphic design is being able to create an image for the customer, something that tells the client what the company stands for. Abercrombie & Fitch made clear once more that they aim their products to brainless narcissistic rich douchebags, that are on the edge of white supremacy ideology. Remeber that when you buy designer products you are not buying a product to use, you are being sold a status, a lifestyle and that is why people pay so much for brand names. If after reading this you still decide to spend your money in A&F, you know what you stand for.
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
The best free online resource for those interested in learning web development.
Simple Page Peel Effect with jQuery & CSS
Check Browser Compatibility, Cross Platform Browser Test – Browsershots
Instead of downloading in your computer all sorts of browsers, use this. Another one you can try is Adobe Browserlab, but like any Adobe product, will probably cost you an eye if you want to get the full paid version.
Check Browser Compatibility, Cross Platform Browser Test – Browsershots.
Are cheap overseas’ freelancers taking our jobs?
I realized long ago that te only way to gain new clients is by networking. There are plenty of sites where designers can bid on a project, but who can compete with the bids there? No designer that went to school for four years or more and respect his work would create a logo for less than 50 dollars.
Clients do not care were they get their crapy designs, they mostly care about saving a couple of bucks.
Sadly, everybody complains about the economy, but if business keep sending their money overseas, things are far from improving. Anyone with a cracked version of photoshop calls himself a graphic artist latelly. There are many factors that clients do not take into consideration, and one is not giving enough credit to a designer. If you use free fonts and clipart for your business image, and least that could happen is that people do not respect your business, the worst, a lawsuit for using graphics or content that you cannot proof are yours at the end.
Trusting your business image to some random guy in India, is a problem waiting to happen. Please respect the artist’s work and remember than you get what you pay for.