February 27th, 2008 by Chris under Design, Studio-CY, chrisyerkes.com

This week I read about what makes a good design brief and what makes a good design process.  As with many other subjects in this area, there is no perfect method to use for everything or everyone.  You must find your own method that works for you, but there are some good guidelines to start [...]

February 20th, 2008 by Chris under Design, Studio-CY

Over the past week, I read about clients and many ways of dealing with them.  Now I always knew that dealing with clients wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t know it could potentially be VERY hard.  There are many dos and don’ts when dealing with clients.  For instance, there are many designers who complain about [...]

February 13th, 2008 by Chris under Design, Studio-CY

When you set out to find work for yourself as a designer, you are going to have to be able to sell yourself.  However, there are ways to NOT sell yourself as I discovered after reading chapter 6 of “How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul.”  The author claims that talking too [...]

February 6th, 2008 by Chris under Design, Studio-CY

So, starting out after college offers designers a variety of paths to travel.  Do they want to work for themselves, work for a company (In-house) or work for a small design firm.  Each has its own distinct advantages and disadvantages, but for me, I think I would like to continue working for a small design [...]