Posted 16 April 2008, by Aaron
Last week I was asked to participate in a group interview project organised by a handful of blogger-designers on the Estetica Design Forum. With my lifelong ambition for a Friday evening chat show at the forefront of my mind, I eagerly agreed.
I was asked to interview 24 year old graphic designer and self confessed geek-girl [...]
Posted 17 September 2007, by Justin Kistner
Guest article: This article is written by Justin Kistner.
Starting a site’s design before the content for that site is fully developed can be a costly mistake. It often leads to designs that are sub par or that don’t fit with the final content. Knowing that is only half of the battle. The other battle [...]
Posted 4 August 2007, by Aaron
Here’s a video I found over at Design Sojourn (one of my latest favourite blogs, check them out). If you’re an aspiring designer then sit down, click play and think outside the pyramid…
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Posted 26 July 2007, by Aaron
My life has been moving incredibly quickly recently. As you probably know I graduated last month after two years of Multimedia Design study, and since then I’ve had quite a bit of interest from prospective employers.
In fact, I’ve been gagging to tell you all about my recent job interviews (I’ve had four of them for [...]
Posted 15 July 2007, by Aaron
Designing a logo you can love
Logo design is something all breeds of creative come into contact with over time. Personally, even though my interests stretch far across the multimedia horizon, there’s nothing I love to work on more than a logo design.
Creative Guy James Dempsey, has clearly had a lot of experience with designing logos [...]
Posted 20 June 2007, by Aaron
My end of year exhibition finished today so I managed to grab a few photos of my stand, plus a few of others’ work which I liked. Generally the standard throughout the show was very good, particularly from the illustration students.
Here’s a photo of my display. I managed to call a favour and get two [...]
Posted 14 June 2007, by Aaron
Last night was the private viewing of my end of year show. I donned some smart clothes and exhibited my portfolio of work, in the hope of networking, making connections, and possibly finding freelance work or even employment.
I’ve actually been up since 4am this morning, doing that thing that happens after job interviews where you [...]
Posted 13 June 2007, by Aaron
Tonight’s the big night. My end of year show begins this evening with a private viewing to industry. The correct business cards have turned up, my best bib and tucker is waiting for me, and I’m ready to whore myself.
I have quite a bit of printed material, but the main part of my display is [...]
Posted 8 May 2007, by Aaron
Hows your day going? What’s that – you’ve got a client that’s being a complete pain in the arse? They’ve called through the 37th set of amends on that brochure you’re doing? They want to see how the front cover would look if it was green? They want you to make the logo bigger?
Well, fear [...]
Posted 31 March 2007, by Aaron
Working for myself is a life-long goal of mine. There are lots of things that drive this ambition: I’m an independent person and enjoy making my own decisions in life; I don’t particularly enjoy the politics of corporate life; I relish constant challenges; and most importantly, I love money and dream of making myself filthy [...]
Jason Stone is a UK based Graphic Designer and milienzo.com conveys his thoughts
Sadly Aaron has moved on - see www.aaronrussell.co.uk for more info
