Mike Monteiro “Design is work”

 Book Mike Monteiro “Design is work” Mike Monteiro, author of Design Is Work, is a designer who has come from the very foundations of the profession. Once upon a time, in the distant 90s, I began to draw primitive banners and booklets in an unknown printing house with my friend ...

How to bring good design to work in an organization

 Design How to bring good design to work in an organization Translation of the article “How to apply good design at every level of your organization” published on the Columnfivemedia blog in December 2014. Strong visual communication is almost paramount to any normal organization, and yet it still poses great ...

Inspiration by other people’s work vs plagiarism: Where is the line?

 Design Inspiration by other people’s work vs plagiarism: Where is the line? Olga Zakharova, an illustrator selling works on photo stocks, shared her thoughts on inspiration from other people’s works, which sometimes leads to plagiarism. Not so long ago I came across the portfolio of a girl who, for my ...

16 pros and cons for a designer to go to work in a large agency

 Design 16 pros and cons for a designer to go to work in a large agency Designer Vlad Ayuev told in the article “Why you need to go to work in an agency” about the pros and cons of working in agencies and why every designer should go through this. ...

20 best quotes from the book “Design is work”

 Book 20 best quotes from the book “Design is work” The author of Design Is Work is Mike Monteiro, founder and head of the Mule Design design studio. His book is not about design, but about the profession of a designer. How to build a service delivery process and get ...

7 rules of successful work with a designer

 Design 7 rules of successful work with a designer The Icondesignlab studio team has compiled a list of useful tips for customers on working with designers. These tips will be useful in drawing up an assignment for a future project, commenting on intermediate results and proper communication with designers at ...

50 documentaries about artists, their lives and work

 Design 50 documentaries about artists, their lives and work We have collected a very large selection of documentaries, lectures and performances by art critics about great artists, the development of art and the greatest works in history. The selection includes both documentaries and feature films that tell about the life ...

Why is it thought that designers still work for thanks?

 Design Why is it thought that designers still work for thanks? Short translation of the article “Why Are Designers Still Expected To Work For Free?” about why many customers still consider it the norm to get designer work for free. For Dan Brown’s new book (a bestselling author, by the ...

Unpaid work and the value of graphic designers

 Design Unpaid work and the value of graphic designers Recently I saw a site that was “held hostage” by a web designer. On a gray background there was an inscription in large letters “Site unavailable”. Below it was signed “This site will be unavailable until the company pays the agreed ...

Empathy tools in the work of a designer

 Design Empathy tools in the work of a designer One of the most important qualities of a designer is empathy, the ability to put oneself in another person’s shoes and feel the same way that he or she feels. Kostya Gorsky tells how to develop empathy and use it as ...