Archive for April, 2008
Graphis, The International Journal of Visual Communication is now accepting entries to its student competition where Advertising, Design and Photography students, will compete for the Graphis Gold Award, a spot in the book and world wide recognition!
Aaron Johnson over at What the Duck was kind enough to send me a link to his latest comic strip which I thought was pretty funny and you can view below. He publishes new strips relating to design on a regular basis, so keep an eye out!
Your graphic design resume is going to be just as important as your portfolio, if not more important than your portfolio when it comes to job hunting. This is because most people will examine your resume before they open your portfolio book, meaning your resume is going to be your first impression! You have to remember that the people you will be sending your resume to go through tons of these every day so yours has to be immaculate and memorable, or they wont even bother looking at your portfolio.
Our friends over at Flashloaded.com have just released a truly amazing fully customizable flash component that will display your work on a 3D wall and they gave us two of these to give away to You the Designer readers! The flash wall has over 60 adjustable parameters, a built-in-preloader, and users can scroll, tilt and zoom in, ensuring maximum freedom and interactivity while viewing.
I’ve been noticing a new trend in graphic design that has been picking up a lot of steam recently. It’s been around for a little while, but now I’m seeing new designs that fall into this category every day. I don’t think I’ve seen such a popular theme for a while! The designs usually have several things in common; A central photo (usually of a person ) surrounded by tons of sparkles, glow effects and other colorful effect such as swirls and lines.
I want to say thank you to all our great sponsors for helping keep You the Designer running at full steam. I strive to publish quality content and that also applies to our sponsors. Not just any website can become a sponsor of You the Designer. Our sponsors are hand-picked based on their relevance to design, usefulness and overall quality and You the Designer is proud to have such great sponsors supporting us!
Exclusive You The Designer Free Vector Graphics
Looking for some free computer icons to enhance your website design? These icons are available for download exclusively on You the Designer. We want to thank the guys over at Designious for providing us with this free vector pack. Be sure to check out their own vector packs, vector illustrations and vector t-shirt designs!

If you are a graphic designer looking for freelance graphic design jobs or full-time graphic design jobs then you have come to the right place. Below is a list of 10 great places to find graphic design jobs. Most of these sites will also be extremely useful for other creatives such as web designers, animators and illustrators.
LiveSurface is well known for its great blank templates which can be used to showcase your work. They have many different sets available including a billboard set, food set and a booklet set.
This leading European forum for contemporary illustration and graphic arts exhibits great collections of over 400 pieces from more than 60 artists at creative hot spots in Europe every year. They are currently accepting submissions, so check out the rules and get your submissions in by July 31st, 2008.