Laura Shore explores the humble, ubiquitous business card. While we may be moving toward a paper-less society—I don’t expect we will ever see a paper-free society. But where we do use paper these days, we need it to count.
Author: idApostle
idApostle is Steve Zelle, an award-winning identity designer and consultant with over 20 years of experience developing visual brand identities with clients around the globe. In addition, I write articles about the creative process and logo design and created and run Processed Identity, a website where designers share the creative processes used when defining and refining visual identities.
Inspired Creative Process for the Big Design Challenge
Dion Star provides an in-depth look into the creative development of the Big Design Challenge Cornwall logo and branding.
Designers Shouldn’t Be Taxi Drivers
Too many designers are satisfied to be simply taxi drivers. “Tell me exactly where you want to go, pay me, and I’ll take you there.” I don’t want designers to be taxi drivers. I want designers to be transportation consultants respected for their expertise.
Thoughts From the Future of Design: Chicago Portfolio School
The established designers of today will eventually give way to fresh talent. The students of Advanced Logo Design at the Chicago Portfolio School share their thoughts about graphic design and the challenges and changes we face.
Off the Dribbble: Has Sharing Gone Out of Bounds?
Designers are increasingly sharing client work in progress to elicit feedback using tools like Dribbble. This seemingly benign act damages the work, the client and the design profession and paints us as hypocrites. Read the 5 reasons why client work in progress should not be shared.