any forums/msg boards for graphic artists?
any forums/msg boards for graphic artists?
I'm just inquiring for a friend - he's getting into graphic design and wants to know if there's any good forums out there...
any graphic artists out there?
any graphic artists out there?
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http://www.k10k.net
http://www.newstoday.com
http://www.surfstation.lu
http://www.yayhooray.com
have fun, lots of noise to actual signal ratio on those cesspools.
http://www.newstoday.com
http://www.surfstation.lu
http://www.yayhooray.com
have fun, lots of noise to actual signal ratio on those cesspools.
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deviantart.com.
Friend of mine is on there...I just signed up. Not to into it at the moment. But supposedly it's huge and has a lot of artists on it. I didn't really like it on first impression. To hard to use. Too many kids. Not enough professionals.
if you want to wonder around and talk to people you can actually go to www.facethejury.com believe it or not. They have an art side to their website. It was pretty good a couple years back but I haven't been there in quite sometime.
and you can go to www.craigslist.com as well. Lots of professionals. I have met a couple of people there. they have a decent forum..not crazy active like here but you can network and get questions answered.
Tell your friend I said good luck. Not the best industry to try to brake into right now. Generally speaking, about 300 people go out for every decent job. I've been trying to get back to Santa Cruz for about 4 years on and off now...last job I looked at already had 300plus after a day and a half.
Hopefully he's more internet and user interface design than paper media...I'm paper only. We're a dying breed. I need to start learning internet stuff as well very soon...everyone wants both now.
Friend of mine is on there...I just signed up. Not to into it at the moment. But supposedly it's huge and has a lot of artists on it. I didn't really like it on first impression. To hard to use. Too many kids. Not enough professionals.
if you want to wonder around and talk to people you can actually go to www.facethejury.com believe it or not. They have an art side to their website. It was pretty good a couple years back but I haven't been there in quite sometime.
and you can go to www.craigslist.com as well. Lots of professionals. I have met a couple of people there. they have a decent forum..not crazy active like here but you can network and get questions answered.
Tell your friend I said good luck. Not the best industry to try to brake into right now. Generally speaking, about 300 people go out for every decent job. I've been trying to get back to Santa Cruz for about 4 years on and off now...last job I looked at already had 300plus after a day and a half.
Hopefully he's more internet and user interface design than paper media...I'm paper only. We're a dying breed. I need to start learning internet stuff as well very soon...everyone wants both now.
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Most of the msg boards are like that. It's hard to find real professionals that have time to waste time on places like this (i'm eating lunch, whats your excuse. 
Industry is coming back. I have recieved calls/emails at least once a week for the last 4 months for contracts/jobs/etc.
Feels good to be wanted again.... :-X
Industry is coming back. I have recieved calls/emails at least once a week for the last 4 months for contracts/jobs/etc.
Feels good to be wanted again.... :-X
Originally Posted by OneManArmy
deviantart.com.
Friend of mine is on there...I just signed up. Not to into it at the moment. But supposedly it's huge and has a lot of artists on it. I didn't really like it on first impression. To hard to use. Too many kids. Not enough professionals.
if you want to wonder around and talk to people you can actually go to www.facethejury.com believe it or not. They have an art side to their website. It was pretty good a couple years back but I haven't been there in quite sometime.
and you can go to www.craigslist.com as well. Lots of professionals. I have met a couple of people there. they have a decent forum..not crazy active like here but you can network and get questions answered.
Tell your friend I said good luck. Not the best industry to try to brake into right now. Generally speaking, about 300 people go out for every decent job. I've been trying to get back to Santa Cruz for about 4 years on and off now...last job I looked at already had 300plus after a day and a half.
Hopefully he's more internet and user interface design than paper media...I'm paper only. We're a dying breed. I need to start learning internet stuff as well very soon...everyone wants both now.
Friend of mine is on there...I just signed up. Not to into it at the moment. But supposedly it's huge and has a lot of artists on it. I didn't really like it on first impression. To hard to use. Too many kids. Not enough professionals.
if you want to wonder around and talk to people you can actually go to www.facethejury.com believe it or not. They have an art side to their website. It was pretty good a couple years back but I haven't been there in quite sometime.
and you can go to www.craigslist.com as well. Lots of professionals. I have met a couple of people there. they have a decent forum..not crazy active like here but you can network and get questions answered.
Tell your friend I said good luck. Not the best industry to try to brake into right now. Generally speaking, about 300 people go out for every decent job. I've been trying to get back to Santa Cruz for about 4 years on and off now...last job I looked at already had 300plus after a day and a half.
Hopefully he's more internet and user interface design than paper media...I'm paper only. We're a dying breed. I need to start learning internet stuff as well very soon...everyone wants both now.
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razorlab...haaaa...true...true...
My excuse.... I work for a corporate giant. Just got back from strike today. The two people I have projects with have not returned from their strike work locations. That and I have lots of free time at work cause I am too good and too fast..haaaa. So instead of filling my time with productive things like portfolio work, learning new applications, etc. I talk on i-club and pinkbike.com..haaa.
you getting that many offers..damn dude. Have any tips for me....I am seriously considering moving on in the next 6 months.
My excuse.... I work for a corporate giant. Just got back from strike today. The two people I have projects with have not returned from their strike work locations. That and I have lots of free time at work cause I am too good and too fast..haaaa. So instead of filling my time with productive things like portfolio work, learning new applications, etc. I talk on i-club and pinkbike.com..haaa.
you getting that many offers..damn dude. Have any tips for me....I am seriously considering moving on in the next 6 months.
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I don't know how many years experience you have but most of the inquires have been from word of mouth / people I have worked with before, etc.
It takes years to get to that point though. I guess certain people call that networking. I call it working hard and not burning bridges... well... not many at least.
It takes years to get to that point though. I guess certain people call that networking. I call it working hard and not burning bridges... well... not many at least.
Originally Posted by OneManArmy
razorlab...haaaa...true...true...
My excuse.... I work for a corporate giant. Just got back from strike today. The two people I have projects with have not returned from their strike work locations. That and I have lots of free time at work cause I am too good and too fast..haaaa. So instead of filling my time with productive things like portfolio work, learning new applications, etc. I talk on i-club and pinkbike.com..haaa.
you getting that many offers..damn dude. Have any tips for me....I am seriously considering moving on in the next 6 months.
My excuse.... I work for a corporate giant. Just got back from strike today. The two people I have projects with have not returned from their strike work locations. That and I have lots of free time at work cause I am too good and too fast..haaaa. So instead of filling my time with productive things like portfolio work, learning new applications, etc. I talk on i-club and pinkbike.com..haaa.
you getting that many offers..damn dude. Have any tips for me....I am seriously considering moving on in the next 6 months.
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yeah I understand. No degree for me. Least not a real one. I have the almighty certificate as a graphic specialist from Silicon Valley College. Yes the same SVC of the commercials. the suck.
But I have over 6 years of experience plus the school time...because of the structure of the school it's consider experience. So I have 8 years. I have a pretty large amount of work I can show in photoshop and quark. Some in illustrator and starting some in In-Design. And some photography work in the portfolio as well. I am working on a new portfolio. Probably be somewhere between 15-20 pages. And going to put together a smaller one for emailing. Probably 3 pages. And an online one as soon as I can learn flash/dreamweaver.
As for networking....everything I do is inhouse. Very few people know of me. I've done some record label stuff. One is out of business. The other I did stuff as favors and it's not stuff they distribute under their name. So I'm kinda stuck there.
That's why I still work here. I have no network.
People love my stuff here. I've won two awards for design in the industry...both the same year. They stopped submitting and doing stuff since or I likely would have won more. we have the best proposal center in the business and everyone in our department would agree I'm our best pure designer. Me and one other guy. (not being big headed...>I actually rarely talk about what I do and have actually too little ego with my work. I am too hard on myself) But I have heard from many many people that they love my stuff and I'm good to work with. I should get paid more. Stuff like that.
I just need to branch out. Do more public stuff. Network. Freelance some more. Stuff like that. But I have no clue how to get started.
Kinda been sheltered in a way being in corporate america and what not.
But I have over 6 years of experience plus the school time...because of the structure of the school it's consider experience. So I have 8 years. I have a pretty large amount of work I can show in photoshop and quark. Some in illustrator and starting some in In-Design. And some photography work in the portfolio as well. I am working on a new portfolio. Probably be somewhere between 15-20 pages. And going to put together a smaller one for emailing. Probably 3 pages. And an online one as soon as I can learn flash/dreamweaver.
As for networking....everything I do is inhouse. Very few people know of me. I've done some record label stuff. One is out of business. The other I did stuff as favors and it's not stuff they distribute under their name. So I'm kinda stuck there.
That's why I still work here. I have no network.
People love my stuff here. I've won two awards for design in the industry...both the same year. They stopped submitting and doing stuff since or I likely would have won more. we have the best proposal center in the business and everyone in our department would agree I'm our best pure designer. Me and one other guy. (not being big headed...>I actually rarely talk about what I do and have actually too little ego with my work. I am too hard on myself) But I have heard from many many people that they love my stuff and I'm good to work with. I should get paid more. Stuff like that.
I just need to branch out. Do more public stuff. Network. Freelance some more. Stuff like that. But I have no clue how to get started.
Kinda been sheltered in a way being in corporate america and what not.
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
yeah I understand. No degree for me. Least not a real one. I have the almighty certificate as a graphic specialist from Silicon Valley College. Yes the same SVC of the commercials. the suck.
But I have over 6 years of experience plus the school time...because of the structure of the school it's consider experience. So I have 8 years. I have a pretty large amount of work I can show in photoshop and quark. Some in illustrator and starting some in In-Design. And some photography work in the portfolio as well. I am working on a new portfolio. Probably be somewhere between 15-20 pages. And going to put together a smaller one for emailing. Probably 3 pages. And an online one as soon as I can learn flash/dreamweaver.
As for networking....everything I do is inhouse. Very few people know of me. I've done some record label stuff. One is out of business. The other I did stuff as favors and it's not stuff they distribute under their name. So I'm kinda stuck there.
That's why I still work here. I have no network.
People love my stuff here. I've won two awards for design in the industry...both the same year. They stopped submitting and doing stuff since or I likely would have won more. we have the best proposal center in the business and everyone in our department would agree I'm our best pure designer. Me and one other guy. (not being big headed...>I actually rarely talk about what I do and have actually too little ego with my work. I am too hard on myself) But I have heard from many many people that they love my stuff and I'm good to work with. I should get paid more. Stuff like that.
I just need to branch out. Do more public stuff. Network. Freelance some more. Stuff like that. But I have no clue how to get started.
Kinda been sheltered in a way being in corporate america and what not.
But I have over 6 years of experience plus the school time...because of the structure of the school it's consider experience. So I have 8 years. I have a pretty large amount of work I can show in photoshop and quark. Some in illustrator and starting some in In-Design. And some photography work in the portfolio as well. I am working on a new portfolio. Probably be somewhere between 15-20 pages. And going to put together a smaller one for emailing. Probably 3 pages. And an online one as soon as I can learn flash/dreamweaver.
As for networking....everything I do is inhouse. Very few people know of me. I've done some record label stuff. One is out of business. The other I did stuff as favors and it's not stuff they distribute under their name. So I'm kinda stuck there.
That's why I still work here. I have no network.
People love my stuff here. I've won two awards for design in the industry...both the same year. They stopped submitting and doing stuff since or I likely would have won more. we have the best proposal center in the business and everyone in our department would agree I'm our best pure designer. Me and one other guy. (not being big headed...>I actually rarely talk about what I do and have actually too little ego with my work. I am too hard on myself) But I have heard from many many people that they love my stuff and I'm good to work with. I should get paid more. Stuff like that.
I just need to branch out. Do more public stuff. Network. Freelance some more. Stuff like that. But I have no clue how to get started.
Kinda been sheltered in a way being in corporate america and what not.
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Kostamojen _ yeah the catch 22. No experience. Nobody willing to hire because you don't have the experience hence no way to build the experience.
You conidered temp agencies? Or internships for design firms or things like that?
I'm considering lowering my expectations...I'll take a pay cut to get back to santa cruz. but the place better be cool and better have ways to step up the pay and latter scale.
We just signed a new contract yesterday supposedly so I would hope to get a raise over what that contract would finish at...so like a 15% raise over where I'm at now. But hey..I just don't want to commute damn near 1.5 hours each way every day anymore. I want to be back in santa cruz. Back with my home. My family. My girl friend.
I love the bay...but man am I sick of it.
You conidered temp agencies? Or internships for design firms or things like that?
I'm considering lowering my expectations...I'll take a pay cut to get back to santa cruz. but the place better be cool and better have ways to step up the pay and latter scale.
We just signed a new contract yesterday supposedly so I would hope to get a raise over what that contract would finish at...so like a 15% raise over where I'm at now. But hey..I just don't want to commute damn near 1.5 hours each way every day anymore. I want to be back in santa cruz. Back with my home. My family. My girl friend.
I love the bay...but man am I sick of it.
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I worked at a bunch of small design studios for different clients so that is the big reason my work and name go around the circles. Working inhouse corporate makes that harder but of course that depends on what company. I worked at Macromedia for 1.5 yrs and I am still getting work from word of mouth of people that worked/work there.
Currently I am working contract at a Interactive Agency in San Francisco with one of the clients who is a High Performance Tire manufactuer. So I get to work with car **** all day which is sweet.
As far as portfolio... Keep it simple and straightforward. Everytime I get a person calling or emailing after looking through my portfolio, almost everyone has said they loved how easy it was to see my work and how nice and easy it was after sifting through 50 other portfolios. I am putting my portfolio link here for that reason, to see how simple mine is, not to showoff so please don't think I am saying I am the tweaked out shiznit. http://www.bryanmedway.com
Currently I am working contract at a Interactive Agency in San Francisco with one of the clients who is a High Performance Tire manufactuer. So I get to work with car **** all day which is sweet.
As far as portfolio... Keep it simple and straightforward. Everytime I get a person calling or emailing after looking through my portfolio, almost everyone has said they loved how easy it was to see my work and how nice and easy it was after sifting through 50 other portfolios. I am putting my portfolio link here for that reason, to see how simple mine is, not to showoff so please don't think I am saying I am the tweaked out shiznit. http://www.bryanmedway.com
Originally Posted by OneManArmy
yeah I understand. No degree for me. Least not a real one. I have the almighty certificate as a graphic specialist from Silicon Valley College. Yes the same SVC of the commercials. the suck.
But I have over 6 years of experience plus the school time...because of the structure of the school it's consider experience. So I have 8 years. I have a pretty large amount of work I can show in photoshop and quark. Some in illustrator and starting some in In-Design. And some photography work in the portfolio as well. I am working on a new portfolio. Probably be somewhere between 15-20 pages. And going to put together a smaller one for emailing. Probably 3 pages. And an online one as soon as I can learn flash/dreamweaver.
As for networking....everything I do is inhouse. Very few people know of me. I've done some record label stuff. One is out of business. The other I did stuff as favors and it's not stuff they distribute under their name. So I'm kinda stuck there.
That's why I still work here. I have no network.
People love my stuff here. I've won two awards for design in the industry...both the same year. They stopped submitting and doing stuff since or I likely would have won more. we have the best proposal center in the business and everyone in our department would agree I'm our best pure designer. Me and one other guy. (not being big headed...>I actually rarely talk about what I do and have actually too little ego with my work. I am too hard on myself) But I have heard from many many people that they love my stuff and I'm good to work with. I should get paid more. Stuff like that.
I just need to branch out. Do more public stuff. Network. Freelance some more. Stuff like that. But I have no clue how to get started.
Kinda been sheltered in a way being in corporate america and what not.
But I have over 6 years of experience plus the school time...because of the structure of the school it's consider experience. So I have 8 years. I have a pretty large amount of work I can show in photoshop and quark. Some in illustrator and starting some in In-Design. And some photography work in the portfolio as well. I am working on a new portfolio. Probably be somewhere between 15-20 pages. And going to put together a smaller one for emailing. Probably 3 pages. And an online one as soon as I can learn flash/dreamweaver.
As for networking....everything I do is inhouse. Very few people know of me. I've done some record label stuff. One is out of business. The other I did stuff as favors and it's not stuff they distribute under their name. So I'm kinda stuck there.
That's why I still work here. I have no network.
People love my stuff here. I've won two awards for design in the industry...both the same year. They stopped submitting and doing stuff since or I likely would have won more. we have the best proposal center in the business and everyone in our department would agree I'm our best pure designer. Me and one other guy. (not being big headed...>I actually rarely talk about what I do and have actually too little ego with my work. I am too hard on myself) But I have heard from many many people that they love my stuff and I'm good to work with. I should get paid more. Stuff like that.
I just need to branch out. Do more public stuff. Network. Freelance some more. Stuff like that. But I have no clue how to get started.
Kinda been sheltered in a way being in corporate america and what not.
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I've seen that portfolio before...where would have seen that? Hmmmm. wonder if I know you some how?
That's very similar to what I plan to do. very easy. Strait up. Quick loading.
my print porfolio...well my last one. It's laminated. Coil bound. pretty small. Has tabs for different sections...photoshop/photography/etc. People seemed to like it. The next one I will likely do very similar but also include print outs that can be mailed in a standard envelope size with some other top secret ideas..lol. that will be what I mail to all possible companies. Then will follow with full print portfolio if they want it. I plan to produce like 10 of them. So I can let companies hold onto them for a while.
I'm a big fan of simple, clean and easy to use.
That's very similar to what I plan to do. very easy. Strait up. Quick loading.
my print porfolio...well my last one. It's laminated. Coil bound. pretty small. Has tabs for different sections...photoshop/photography/etc. People seemed to like it. The next one I will likely do very similar but also include print outs that can be mailed in a standard envelope size with some other top secret ideas..lol. that will be what I mail to all possible companies. Then will follow with full print portfolio if they want it. I plan to produce like 10 of them. So I can let companies hold onto them for a while.
I'm a big fan of simple, clean and easy to use.
