CREATIVE DESIGN PROS

CREATIVE DESIGN PROS

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We are a design community that boasts a cross section of creative pros with backgrounds in fashion, industrial, advertising, web design, to photography, illustration,... more »
We are a design community that boasts a cross section of creative pros with backgrounds in fashion, industrial, advertising, web design, to photography, illustration, animation, graphic and interior design. Our goal is to create a platform where creative pros can flex their muscles, meet other pros and grow their businesses. CREATOR: Calvin Cox, email: calvin@styleapple.com website: www.styleapple.com. **DESIGNERS FOR HIRE - If you are looking for Contract or Freelance Designers to hire, you can submit your request using the following link: http://www.styleapple.com/public/rfq.php « less

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Christopher P.

Christopher

Do you think it is possible to get rich doing design?

So we all love being designers but lets face it we all want to make money too. So is it possbile to become rich even wealthy doing what ...

posted January 21, 2011

Christopher R. 3 hours ago • Edit • Of course you can Christopher, but you need to do some work and stop starting discussions about it first. »
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Jay S. Arali M. Christopher R.
Alok G.

Alok

Lets share our design portfolios and get some feedback !

here is mine http://be.net/alok_gavhane

posted May 5, 2011

Jenny B. 4 hours ago • Edit • Check mine www.jenniferbaxter.co.uk »
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Imran S. Rocres A. Jenny B.
Jason D.

Jason

Finish this statement: If graphic designers ruled the world __________

I'll get the ball rolling on this one. If graphic designers ruled the world people would be imprisoned for complaining about too much ...

posted 5 months ago

Markus H. 9 hours ago • Edit • ...Comic Sans would *actually* be banned. ... »
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Judea M. Johann M. Markus H.
Dennis K.

Dennis

There are great clients and crappy ones. We all have our battle scars. Without naming names and in the spirit of learning, describe the...

posted 11 days ago

Garry C. 56 minutes ago • Edit • Or the other one where the client says they want a business card or a flyer designed and then expect a free logo to go with it. also, I ... »
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Adam H. Dennis K. Garry C.
Christoph K.

Christoph

Should Graphic Design be FREE?

Within the last few months I noticed an increasing trend that I find to be very irritating.
Weekly, I am being approached by people ...

posted 1 month ago

Lornce L. 10 hours ago • Edit • Actually with printers the free is actually cost built into the job. Nothing is free unless someone takes you for a ride. »
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John O. Justin N. Lornce L.
Rebecca K.

Rebecca

How much would you charge for logo design?

posted 3 months ago

Lawrence F. 7 days ago • Edit • Same here Marco... It's not bad enough that "some" clients do not value the work, they resort to ridiculing the profession, and revert to ... »
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Lawrence F. Marco E. Lawrence F.
Tyron J.

Tyron

What are your biggest frustrations as a designer?

Being a creative professional can be frustrating - what bugs you the most? And what useful advice could you share with others who are ...

posted 1 day ago

Roberta L. 3 hours ago • Edit • Roberta likes this. »
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Colleen E. Aaron F.
Melissa C.

Melissa

Internet Explorer problems

I just designed a website for a company that has a bunch of forms to download from links. On all other browsers EXCEPT Internet ...

posted 13 hours ago

Rytis G. 4 hours ago • Edit • Christopher is right, but to be honest for me everything works just fine as it is. All the pages have opened in new window, pdf too. Iv tested ... »
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Christopher P. David J. Rytis G.
Andy W.

Andy

What happened to all the new designers fresh out of college who had any passion for design?? all I see is software junkies and no real...

posted 3 days ago

Rick H. 21 hours ago • Edit • Joanna, don't loose your passion!...and the simple answer to "what is graphic design"...."it is the profession of selling things" Our only job ... »
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Teri D. Joanna G. Rick H.
Monika N.

Monika

Does anyone have a suggestion on the best and most affordable software you use for your floorplans and interior design renderings? I am a...

posted 7 days ago

Todor P. 1 hour ago • Edit • Hi Monika, I also suggest you SketchUp. You can see our last project at ... »
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Monika N. Randy H. Todor P.
Jason H.

Jason

Are Macs still the standard for doing design work?

I was in the market for a new computer and was wondering if Macs were still the standard for doing web and graphic design? Windows ...

posted 20 hours ago

Thomas T. 1 hour ago • Edit • I think a lot of designers just gravitate towards things that are well designed. Which is why more seem to lean towards macs. I've never been ... »
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David C. David J. Thomas T.
Peter A.

Peter

CS6

I have been working in it all day and wanted so other opinions on it... I like it !

posted 6 days ago

Carla S. 1 hour ago • Edit • I have to say Adobe certainly knows how to make money! I have not had my CS5.5 for a year yet, now I need to spend more $ for CS6, and we are ... »
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Peter A. Col D. Carla S.
Jessica K.

Jessica

Being asked to complete a "mock brief" when applying for a job - after sending an application but before the interview???? Sounds more...

posted 3 days ago

Diab J. 12 hours ago • Edit • Diab likes this. »
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Gavin B. Col D.
Paul S.

Paul

Any one know of some great printers, I need a last minute job doing on some business cards, I am however looking for real top quality....

posted 1 day ago

Paul S. 7 hours ago • Edit • Thanks to every one for there help, found what I needed cheers »
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Megan G. Col D. Paul S.
Spencer K.

Spencer

Is the best PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL for the creative industries BASECAMP?

What do you use to manage your creative projects and why's it the best solution?

posted April 7, 2011

Jared R. 6 months ago • Edit • For something a little more advanced than basecamp, check out Workgroups from MetaCommunications. ... »
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Carl V. Jared R.
Mark R.

Mark

New client shocked me with dropping that he had over 300 images he wanted on his site-how to quote? I quoted a price before he dropped...

posted 1 day ago

Scott W. 20 hours ago • Edit • This is one reason I have adopted using the Drupal CMS for ALL sites. If the client said they needed a gallery, then I create an empty gallery ... »
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Harris B. Joe M. Scott W.
Paul S.

Paul

Does any one know of any great managment applications, online or ofline?

posted 1 day ago

Paul S. 7 hours ago • Edit • Cheers, Mathew will look into basecamp more, it sounds exactly what I need. Thanks for you help »
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Paul S. Matthew K. Paul S.

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