Seven Smart Ways to Get More Repeat Business
Ed Gandia is a founding partner of International Freelancers Academy and co-author of the bestselling and award-winning book, The Wealthy Freelancer(Penguin/Alpha). He is also a co-founder of International Freelancers Day, the world’s biggest online educational conference for solo professionals. Ed and I hooked up while he was doing research for the book, and he actually […]
20 Articles on Pricing Your Design Services
Eric Miller put together a list of 20 articles to help designers with providing quotes for their work. He writes… Determining the design rate for your graphic design projects can be one of the trickiest aspects of the business. Many variables contribute to the difficulty of this process. For example, it is not always […]
Video: Making an Augmented Reality Print Ad for Mini Cooper
via AR Showcase — Augmented Reality Examples & Inspiration. The video shows the making of an advertisement for the Mini Cooper through the use of augmented reality. The advertisement shows that the back cover of a magazine, when held up to a personal webcam, can give the user a virtual look at the newest Mini model. […]
Augmented Reality Coming To Vending Machines
It’s usually a good sign that something is going to enter the mainstream when kids are the marketing target. Cadbury introduced an AR candy bar wrapper last week, and now AR stickers delivered via Vending Machines are being introduced. This is both good and bad news for parents… good because they most likely will […]
Adobe Muse: Web Design With No Code Necessary
Oh HAPPY DAY for print designers! Anyone who has ever tried to create a website from a print designers layout knows that there are many limitations which usually result in frustrations – mainly for the digital designers. Things such as kerning or leading are practically a foreign language – until now! Adobe has created a […]
Video: Wearable Technology – The Twitter Dress
Microsoft is thinking way outside the box and into your closet. Wearable technology just might be the new black! THE PRINTING DRESS You are probably familiar with the old saying, “You are what you eat” but how about, “You are what you tweet?” What if this concept were incorporated into garments of the future? The […]
First Augmented Reality TV T-shirt
This is cool for sure, but hope it will be possible to view thru a mobile device eventually as it would be beyond weird to have to carry around a laptop to show people the AR! via AR-Tees first augmented reality tv-shirt on Vimeo. AR-Tees.com – AR-Tees are innovative and stylish augmented reality t-shirts. When viewed […]
10 Unmissable TED Videos For Designers
Alvaris Falcon over at hongkiat.com has put together this list and writes: “I’m going to introduce you 10 unmissable TED videos that either explore the way to create great design, or urges you to think big in your design career, or even predict the next 5000 days of the web. All 10 videos might cost […]
Burberry Hacks YouTube
via Burberry Hacks YouTube – PSFK To promote the bright-colored-foldable sunglasses from the Burberry Bright collection, the fashion label has launched a YouTube experience with an unexpected twist. Initially, the video appears to be housed within a standard youtube page format, however, a few seconds in, and the video grows, loosing its frame and taking over […]
Audi: Augmented Reality Calendar
Brief Explanation: A car calendar without cars! The calendar showed only high-quality landscape photos. In order to experience the cars, the user had to download an iPhone app. Using augmented reality, one could then bring out the cars onto the landscapes, with sounds, animations and all! Describe the brief from the client: The brief was […]
Coolest Roundup of Augmented Reality in Printing
Many say the printing industry is in decline, some even say print is dead. Think again Egon! This has got to be the coolest innovation to hit print next to QR Codes and it has been said before: Print is not dying, it’s Evolving. If you are a movie buff, you may have already heard of […]
Augmented reality and books, together at last?
Four vastly different projects marry augmented reality with publishing. by Peter Meyers Dorling Kindersley’s 3-D books Publisher DK is known for its visually lush books. Whether it’s intricately designed page interiors, pull-out maps, or even a die-cut cover that lets readers peer inside at body organs — this crew likes to make books that are fun […]