professional dev

  I recently attended the Design Incubation Fellowship in NYC. It was one of the most relevant, informative, and inspiring professional experiences of my life and certainly the best recently. There were many things that made this great. Here are a few: As a field, we need...

AIGA After School Special Advice for emerging designers very good reading… Résumés Some are more adventurous than others. All should be typeset and designed. Digital Résumés on Mashable

Design Related, by UF alumni Matt Sung and Karen Horton Request invite for portfolio Behance Network

Shel Perkins on AIGA’s site. “When design firms sell work, there are several very different ways to structure the compensation. The most common formats are: Time and materials, Fixed-fee, Use-based pricing, Licensing, Hybrid & Free”.

Petrula Vrontkis writes a good article on common mistakes in cover letters and résumés, focusing on what not to do (and then how to do it). In particular, I like the idea of never starting with “Hey ….”

Cassie McDaniel’s (UF BFA 2006) fantastic article is here.

Iain Claridge Studio via Laila Simonovsky See more on the portfolio page

By Lynda Decker and others > Visit article on the AIGA website Building a career is not something that happens overnight. It requires patience and tenacity, and it involves more than raw talent. A career demands an overarching curiosity about the world and how things work,...

There’s very little to stop anyone becoming a freelancer. In a highly competitive and, in most places, saturated market, you need to make sure your reputation as a freelancer is well-managed and continues to grow. It’s very possible to get a good reputation without being the best...

Pecha Kucha, usually pronounced in three syllables like “pe-chak-cha”, is a presentation format in which content can be easily, efficiently and informally shown, usually at a public event designed for that purpose. Under the format, a presenter shows 20 images for 20...