[abhishek desai]

hi artdude..

hey u have some really good experience in the graphic field.. i personally love graphic design, but dont know how good am i compared to the professionals.. cos i dont have any education in graphic design, but i do it as a hobby, and love it..

are there any free lance oppurtunities that these magazines or ad agencies look at or if u are aware of something then let me knw, would certainly be interested in trying my hand at that..

tnks.

[YOHAN]

Oh, cool! This is becoming a Graphic Design thread!

Okay, that makes me feel younger! Actually, I just applied for art schools in San Francisco. I got accepted in Academy of Art University (AAU) since they accept everyone! Open admission. I thought I was going there a few weeks ago... now, I got accepted in California College of the Arts (CCA), which is also in San Francisco! I decided to go to CCA since it's one of the top art schools in the US... atleast, that's what everyone says.... who knows. I guess they liked my portfolio and grades!

Isn't the market flooded with graphic designers already? I graduated from Architecture. So in the office, I do mulitple things... from doing CAD drawings for construction, to designing simple furnitures, to graphic designing, to web designing/mastering/developing, photographer and IT techinician. Fun, ey!

What about you, artdude? Where did you study and what made you decide to change your career path at such a late age?

[artdude]

Originally Posted by YOHAN

What about you, artdude? Where did you study and what made you decide to change your career path at such a late age?

I used to be a civil engineer, but didn't like it. Like you, YOHAN, I used to do a lot of things at the firms I worked for... AutoCAD, MicroStation, some light graphics work... and that led me to discover graphic arts. And so I went back to school.

I actually went to some obscure little school in Tampa, Florida... it wasn't a very good school, but at least it got me a degree and a portfolio... and in the graphics field, a good portfolio will get you further than a good school.

[wanderer]

hi guys...

I have a couple of logo identity design jobs I'd like to get done..... but *yes the infamous but* not a big budget.... drop me a line to discuss details if interested...

[YOHAN]

Wow, artdude. You just bagged yourself a couple more commissions! Way to go!

Me... I'm interested... but I don't know if I'm up to it.

[JohanSWE]

I can also help out if needed.
Anything from logos, to 3D to video FX.
just send me a PM.

/J

[webdesire]

Originally Posted by claireabella

Oh thanks for the replies! Very helpful
I have found this rather whizzy beginner softwear from the US that I am going to give a whirl (as have always fancied trying graphic design since my magazine days). So will see how that goes first - if all is a disaster I may well be back in touch!

Dear claireabella,
well i like designing logos for FREE i need the satisfaction only.

[YOHAN]

I would like to say I just like the satisfaction only... but then again... how would I survive?

Everyone's a graphic designer these days... maybe it's not such a good idea to study it?

[webdesire]

Originally Posted by YOHAN

I would like to say I just like the satisfaction only... but then again... how would I survive?

Everyone's a graphic designer these days... maybe it's not such a good idea to study it?

well YOHAN,
we study basic but we practice wisdom, how to get wisdom? 1st never base 100% from basic as the basic you study is a past, try use your wisdom to create a new lead for youeself and for the industry. Back to your "how would i survive" . If you want to charge a lot to earn more than survive, then you must not only design from basic, you must design with wisdom, then you can earn more than a living, perhaps you might just b famous. well thats for people who race again fame, but for successful designer it is still the satisfaction that money can't buy. so enjoy design, design for life. all the best

[lionrock88]

Are there any graphic designers out there who can spend a day with me refining the UI for a website? We outsourced this to an Indian firm but it's been pretty hard discussing design changes over email/IM. It'd be nice to actually talk to someone face-to-face!

I need someone with a keen sense of clean, simple design (i'm a big fan of LinkedIn.com) and can use photoshop. If you know HTML/CSS, even better!

I can show you what we have so far. It just needs a few tweaks and changes to make it perfect.

PM me for details. Thanks!