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Oct 13
Graphic Designers Are About to Face a New Kind of Competition
Graphic designers are worried about the wrong fight.The industry is changing fast; tools are getting better, he barrier to creating decent looking work is collapsing. And suddenly, years of technical skill aren't the competitive advantage they used to be.So what happens when bein ... Show More
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Graphic designers LOVE logos. We obsess over them, critique them, study them, redesign them and argue endlessly about what makes one great.But are we giving the logo too much credit?Few people are better qualified to answer that question than Bill Gardner. Founder of LogoLounge, ... Show More
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Graphic designers have a burnout problem. And the industry isn't making it any easier.Tight deadlines. Difficult clients. Constant revisions. New technology. AI. The pressure to learn more, work faster, stay available, and somehow remain creative through all of it. It's no surpri ... Show More
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