How Graphic Designers Can Still Find Work in the Physical Media Landscape
In this day and age, digital media is rapidly becoming the center of graphic design work as websites need designs, banners, logos and many things only digital can like slideshows, gifs and motion graphics. However, that is not the only path for designers as there is still a want and a need for physical media.
Gender and Race in Logo Design: How the Industry Evolved with Societal Norms
Gender and race have always been an issue in society in how under represented they have been. Design is no different and designers have had to change how logos look to accommodate diversity and that path has not been easy.
Social Media: The Platform That Gives Designers Opportunity
Social media has changed the world and will never be the same. It has done so much good and harm, so it becomes hard to figure out what to do with it. For designers, this provides them with opportunities they otherwise may never have gotten.
Confinement of our Children is Unnecessary and Leads to Lack of Independence and Basic Skills.
Children go through so much in their childhood and I was no different. However, the way certain people are with their kids is not healthy to their mental development and their social relationships with their peers. Is this sheltering of our kids really helping the problem or is it causing the problem?
Why UI/UX design is not the same as Graphic design yet work so well together
User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design could not be more different from Graphic Design if they wanted to. One side focuses on the layout and pathways for the user, while the other is all about aesthetic choices. All the while these 2 are able to work so well together. Why is that?
Logos: How they changed over time
Logos are everywhere in our modern world. They can be symbols, words or both and they stand for whatever company, business or individual who makes them. But did you know they also have gone through changes over time to keep up with everyone else?
Mind Wandering: Is it really the answer to lost focus?
People lose focus all the time, and they always try the same methods to regain it. But what if the opposite were true. What if letting your mind wander leads to regained focus?
Physical Media Won’t Die Out
Physical media has been the norm for a long time in media distribution. DVDs, books, magazines, posters, etc., but now digital media is coming in and taking away the role physical media had. However, I don’t think physical media is dying out just yet.
"Flow State": Relates to Focused Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving
The “Flow State” is something that people find themselves in when they are immersed in something they love. But did you know this can apply to creative thinking and problem solving too? Because it actually helps more people than you realize.
How I'm an Outlier to the "Stolen Focus" Issue That Affects so many
The issue of stolen focus plagues many people today, yet I never had that problem as a kid going through school. I am an outlier for a problem that is everywhere in our current society.