I have added a bunch of new and useful links to my blogroll so please take time to look through them. They could very well help you with a current problem. Thanks for reading and tell your friends about me please. I want to be popular some day.

J

J-Mill Graphics is having a sale on logo design for the entire month of September. Now you can get a great personalized logo design for just $150. Just email jamie@jmillgraphics.com and let me know what you want. I promise it will be painless.

I work mostly in Illustrator, so your logo will look great no matter the size.
I offer payment plans for ease and convenience.
You get all the final work so you can change your logo whenever you want.
Best of all, the logos are designed to order!

Email jamie@jmillgraphics.com today! There’s never any obligation.

I’ve been in something of a slump as far as doing any type of design goes. I’m sure most designers have gone through this at least once, and if not, you will. It’s the most annoying feeling I have ever had to deal with. Logo design is something I love, and for the past couple months I’ve been doing spec work (I know this is bad) and I’ve been making some pretty good money off it. Then it seems like it came out of nowhere, but now I don’t feel like doing anything. I can’t seem to figure it out. I just hope it doesn’t last much longer. It’s going on a month now. So to try to get over this designer funk, I decided to post a little list, enjoy!

Here are 10 ways I go about designing (mostly pertains to logo design):

1. I always turn to Illustrator first. Vector is just great!
2. I like to research what I’m designing so that I can get the best results.
3. I try to add a more personal touch by getting favorite colors and styles out of a client. Whether it’s subtle or almost non-existent, I think it makes a design that much better.
4. Research the competition to see what they do for designs, then try to 1up them.
5. I love keeping in contact with anyone I work with. I say “work with” because it’s a team effort to me.
6. If I feel drained, I take a day off from designing to do anything I want for the WHOLE day!!
7. I like to visit bookstores and look through design books for added inspiration.
8. Browsing some cool design sites helps me with confidence and inspiration.
9. I like to ask for opinions from random people on the net to see what they think.
10. Sometimes I like to do a 180 and try to design something that’s away from my style. It always gives me at least 1 new idea.

My portfolio just got a new look. I know it’s a shock, but I mean, it needed it. Anyway, I have lots to talk about. It seems that I can’t write a decent post unless I have some sort of caffeine in my, and luckily I do.

So I have some unexpected medical expenses. You can help me out by going here. I am willing to send thank you cards or maybe a sketch in exchange if you’d like, but anything can help me out. You can read more about it at the link.

Now I’ve been hard at work doing logos like crazy. I’ve been looking for partners in crime, but it doesn’t seem like anyone wants to jump on board. There has been a lot to think about in the field of graphic design. I have noticed a slight change in the way things have been working. For instance, the fact that a lot of the potential market has flocked to crowdsourcing. I guess there’s not much I can do about this. I love graphic design, and I love it more than money. If there’s potential work there, that’s where I go. If I have one shred of a chance to get my work noticed I take it. I don’t like the idea of works-for-hire, but this is where people are moving.

I am also trying to make my business better. I will be offering all sorts of fun stuff coming up. Promise!

J

I have been struggling for almost a year to get my idea off the ground. I see a site that offers $10,000 for a winning idea so I post mine. The next thing I know, I’m being told someone stole it. Not only was it stolen, but it was exact to my plans. There was nothing I could do. Now there is a site profiting off of my original idea and I get nothing.

Now I have to turn to the community for help. I have a new great idea, but I need to get new stuff and pay for help to even get it going. I will also have to take some college courses. It doesn’t matter if you give $.01 or even offer to help me develop my plan, anything helps.

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I’m looking for a good programmer. One that could program a system like ebay, but smaller.