Jean Perwin is a Miami-based lawyer specializing in Intellectual Property Law, Entertainment and General Corporate Law for a wide range of clients, including graphic design firms, advertising agencies, visual artists and photographers. Her firm handles copyright and trademark registration and licensing, entertainment, computer, internet and general business contracts, partnerships, and corporate matters. She is co-author of The Artist’s Friendly...
FWA stands for Favourite Website Awards, an industry recognized internet award program and inspirational portal, established in May 2000. You may seek an award, or dive into their winners directory for inspiration from Flash sites, Flash Games, HTML5 sites, HTML and CSS sites, social experience sites, and more. They also have design job listings so as you get inspired...
Thornberg & Forester is a design agency founded by Elizabeth Kiehner, Scott Matz and Justin Meredith. With Liz leading the business side, and Scott and Justin as co-creative directors, they have managed to deliver high-profile projects to a client list that includes VH1, NBC, ABC, HBO, PBS, TCM, and other impressive acronyms. We chatted with then about a handful...
Brene Brown, self-described “qualitative researcher and collector of stories” speaks at Tedx Houston about expanding our perception. Brene comes from a background of social work, a field in which she holds a PhD, and where much of the teaching recommends that one “leans into the discomfort of the work.” On the contrary, her tendency has always been to make...
Erin Biggerstaff manages what is widely considered the most prestigious international design competition. The Art Director’s Club Young Guns boasts an alumni that is a who’s who of influential designers. The jury of former winners just made their selections for Young Guns 9 so we took the opportunity to reach out to Erin and learn more about Young Guns,...
The Graphic Artists Guild has long been the most respected advocacy organization working to uphold and improve standards and protect the rights of graphic designers, Web designers, digital artists, illustrators, cartoonists, animators, art directors and anyone working in communication design. They also author the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, the benchmark for Pricing and Ethical Guidelines for the industry in...
None of us want to pique the interest of the IRS, but we are entitled to many of the tax benefits that corporations enjoy. How much of your home or apartment can you claim? Can you claim software, office supplies, commuting costs, your utilities bill? Might as well go straight to the source to determine what business expenses and...
AIGA has produced a very useful Standard Form of Agreement for Design Services that does more than hand over a bunch of templates. It also teaches better methods for presenting an agreement. And, as you know, you don’t have a deal until your client has signed off. We highly recommend that you download this professional and polished approach to...
Kate Carboneau, recent graduate of Sessions College for Professional Design, took the time to tell us about her young career path, what inspires her work, and what has positioned her for a strong design career Notes on Design: Can you tell us a little about yourself and what you do? Kate Carboneau: Growing up, my parents instilled in me...
Ilise Benun is an author, consultant and national speaker, the founder of Marketing Mentor.com and the co-producer of the Creative Freelancer Conference. Her books include “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing (HOW Books), “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive” (Career Press), “The Art of Self Promotion” and her latest, “The...
