Avoid Overcoming Point Saturated In Design

It is natural that we sometimes feel bored in running a professional. Everything we do is like a template and it's no longer a challenge in carrying out our work as a graphic designer.

On the other hand, we realized we could live for a job as a designer, how can we leave and start a career in another field? Of course we have to do is to dispel this saturated, following these tips you can use when you start or are feeling bored living as a graphic designer.

Make It Apart Design 
Cover design program, save the far-distant to-do-list your design, and do not seuatu the design such as writing blogs, reading books, studying marketing techniques or follow the latest web technology news. Or you can also act as a third party, such as a project manager (only lead designer and meet with clients). If you want more extreme, run back to you during the first hobby, collecting lego, hunting action figure, fitness anyone?

See What Others Designers Do 
Look at your friends the other designers, whether they do something interesting? See also his works of other graphic designers in the virtual world, in addition to giving you inspiration, this will also motivate you to do things better. Occasionally a sense of competition must be induced in or you will be entered into a dangerous comfort zone!

Experimenting With New Technique 
Intrigued by a masterpiece of design and thinking about how they could produce such a work? Time to learn other people's work, with this you will discover new techniques that will lead to experiment without limits. In the end you will feel like new again, you now have mastered the first trick you can not. And of course increased knowledge

Enjoy Life 
This method is still the most fun and also hard at doing, especially if we had worked independently. It was time wasted when we vacation, watch a movie or a simple picnic to the park. But we really need this way, besides making us so relaxed, sometimes there is a new inspiration that comes when we play in the park, looking at the blue sky that is not closed and feel the wind grass pollution.

The point is the holidays and do not think any of our design work, schedule time for the holidays in a year. Effective way is by booking tickets in advance. In addition to getting cheap tickets, we will not be tempted to not be a holiday.

So, do you ever feel bored living as a graphic designer? How do you cope?

7 idea of Blogging as A Graphic Designer

Because familiar with the affairs of the visual, not infrequently graphic designer friendslike confused if you want to write on his personal blog. Though highly effective mediasuch as blogs to online marketing today.

If the problem of spare time to write would be at home there's a will try. Usually onlyafter existing spare time, the idea of ​​writing did not come. That there we just enjoy theblogs of others.

Here are some spark of an idea (of an easy-to that requires more effort and time) thatcan help you to start writing a blog as a graphic designer. Believe me, the power ofblogs is not just a personal journal and a place curhatan. Blogs can be used as a medium for marketing and personal branding. You do not be surprised if later on it canget a project / job of the blogs that you keep.

1. Post Your Portofolio
Ok, this one is certainly all have thoughts, just take the time to present it well and makepostnya. For added value (as well as written exercises) also include the concept ofyour portfolio, even experimental works also need a basic idea, so each piece shouldhave a story. From here you will get used to writing and arranging the words.


2. Daily Sketch
Rather than lying on your desk and do not want in kemanakan clear, betterdocumented in your blog. This sketch has more value because it is made by hand(drawing manually) and of course the story behind the sketch more. Or you can sketchyour likens it as a daily visual journal, his concepts such as photo blogs.

Photo blog is a blog that only contains the photos in the can every day by thephotographer. Replace only the photo with the sketch, and you can update your blogagain.


3. Works Experience
We must have a unique experience while working. Whether it when working withclients, problems with the printing, coordinating programmer and others. Just write yourexperiences, the stories about personal experiences related to one's professionshould be interesting to read. Because there will be some tips so that events that are not cool not to happen again.

Positive experience is also interesting, but a negative experience and our awarenessof time in another deal that would be more attractive to others.


4. Behind The Scene
Dokumentasikan projek yang kamu anggap ‘asik’ dan ‘bergengsi’. Mulai dari sketsa, pencarian referensi, moodboard, tanggapan klien, sampai hasil akhir. Selain menunjukkan kamu sebagai desainer yang profesional, posting jenis ini akan menarik banyak perhatian pembaca dan mengundang komentar seru di blog kamu.


5. Inspiration of Compilation
Glad to collect the works - works on design to make reference? Good, now just do not use it for myself alone, share it with others.

I remember once when lectures frequently to 'save as' works of design that I like on the internet. Previously it only for personal consumption, but now with sharing, we will helpother friends also. And of course your blog visitors will increase if you are consistent inthis way.

Better yet, if the link / work that you collect is the work of local designers. In addition toshow to friends as a nation and international designers asia if not inferior to foreign countries, we can also meet with the designers whose work we display on our blog.With a network of friends so we will be more spacious.


6. Re-Design Fiction
Rather than complain and berate bad design, better make your own version and postin your blog. Do not forget to also tell you the reason and concept to redesign. It would be more convincing prospective clients that may often read your blog.


7. Tutorial

I believe everyone must be able to teach others and willing to share their knowledge.But usually we just felt did not have time to make a tutorial, actually can be started with a design technique that we often use. It does not matter if it was not a splashytechnique, because the vocabulary of graphic design of local content on the Internethas not so much, even more tutorials.

Effort and time that the need is great, but the results will be great as well. If you areinteresting tutorials, high traffic can definitely, is considered the most mastered the technique (expertise) also may, at the ends of his free marketing on the internet, anddo not forget means you've started to build personal branding. What are you waiting?start now.

So, still in doubt or confused to write a blog as a graphic designer? Let's hope I do notpromote local content in graphic design. This'cake' is very big, but still too little 'mouths'that eat them.

3 Tips for Easy Being Designers Up-To-Date

As graphic designers we have to quickly find out all the trends that exist in the world ofdesign today. So that we can remain always in the front guard in terms of informationand graphic trends (theory & practice) to date.

To be sure to run the following tips, we have to be a thirst for the latest information,have a great curiosity and willing to set aside a little time to read. But still I remind you, although this activity is fun but do not let you drown (or even fun swim) in a sea of ​​information.


1. Use RSS Reader

For those not familiar with RSS (Really Simple Syndication), I will be a little explaining.You would often visit a blog or another website to read the latest content, now with theRSS, we do not need to visit the website to read its contents. And I think now all theblogs / websites have RSS facilities.

So we'll save time (no waiting for loading website), we simply read the latest content of the website using the RSS Reader (RSS Reader usually only draw text and image of apost article.)

RSS Reader that I recommend is the RSS Reader from Google because it has a package with Gmail (if you do not have Gmail, we recommend you register now too).How to use it too easy, just copy your favorite web site address, then press the "addsubscription" on Google Reader and paste. Latest content from the website will beready for you to read.


2. Follow Some Popular Designer on Twitter 

Twitter is booming at the moment, and I'm sure next year will be a boom again. Well,because twitter is beginning to change its function (for some people) than just update the status as "no longer eat grilled chicken, tasty very cool!" a place to share links andinteresting information, this is a new channel-hungry again for your information (designin particular).

If you do not have an account on twitter, let's build one right now and follow your favoritedesigners are active tweets latest design information. Next you'll find yourself wheredesigners want you to follow.
3. Use Twitter Application

Over time, access to twitter from the web will not be enough. Twitter web interface thatonly one column tweet feels less. For the applications I use HootSuite (web based) orweb (can be installed on the computer). I am personally more idolized HootSuitebecause its design is comfortable on the eyes, but it depends on which application youused to wear everywhere.

By using this application, you can monitor all tweets there. You can see who is ontwitter tweets you list your home as well as monitoring the stream, and direct message.It was very helpful! and sometimes make us forget time

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