What do you consider to be the most effective thing to leave in the hands of a potential client or school (if considering a graduate program)? What do you believe makes it more important in some cases than the actual website? Physically, the most important thing to leave to a potential client and / or school is a non-digital copy of one’s best work or magnum opus that could effectively summarize and depict all or most of one’s
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August 29, 2015

CT&D #58. For the Love of Logos

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Describe a logo that you have seen and liked as well as one you don’t like. Why does one work as opposed to the other? What do you think the message is in the logo(s) (or what they are trying to say?) In general, there are a lot of logos that I feel “work” because they are so recognizable to such an extent that there really is no deep thinking required as to how one logo simply
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August 29, 2015

CT&D #57. Portfolio Site Building

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In narrowing down work to be presented in a portfolio site alongside a resume, what is a pattern you are seeing in choosing pieces? Who are you trying to attract?  Being a graphic design student with only a couple of courses away from completing this curriculum, I have been mindful of saving my previous assignments from my tenure to be used in a formal portfolio when applying for a design position or graduate school, etc. With that said,
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