Friday 20, 05.2016
As hourly billing is the most common method, you can get a feel for the industry standard and estimate your worth by experience. You can then increase your rate as you develop in experience, confidence and expertise. The problem arises when you outgrow the hourly rate you have placed upon yourself, and when you fail to realize that you are offering more value to your clients than you are charging.
Friday 26, 02.2016
Today’s artist is James Gulliver Hancock, whom I’ve interviewed a while ago, and whose work is colorful and full of imagination.
Friday 19, 02.2016
“In my experience, the client almost never likes the very first proposal presented. You nail it the first time, it means something is wrong.”
Friday 05, 06.2015
“When you sell the rights of your illustration for a specific time and area, it’s exactly like a renting.”
Wednesday 08, 04.2015
Wall of Wally is a tribute-project dedicated to Wally Olins and it challenges illustrators and graphic designers from everywhere to create his portrait, in their own style.
Friday 03, 04.2015
The Pattern Library is a cool collection of patterns created by designers, for designers. It’s a fun experience going through them all and you can find all kinds of patterns there, from food to cats, furniture or geometric/abstract designs.
Friday 27, 03.2015
“I’ve always wanted to live in Paris, so I’m enjoying making an illustrated journal of my first year here.”
Monday 23, 03.2015
Nestle posted on their official Facebook page, Nestea Venezuela, an edited illustration of artist Cristiano Siqueira, without his permission and without any mention of the author.
Friday 20, 03.2015
“You are creating a visual identity for a brand. Don’t cut corners. Aim for a visual identity that will get people talking”
Monday 16, 03.2015
Desinion is a new tool that designers can use to A/B test their work and get quick and detailed feedback on their designs. It’s just been launched about 3 months ago and I think it’s pretty cool, so I did a review of it and an interview with its creator, below.
Friday 13, 03.2015
“Whenever I think of not doing an illustration daily, I think to myself: if I got this far, why give up now?”
Monday 01, 12.2014
I’m happy to say it’s the first time I’ve had a wallpaper published by Smashing Magazine in their special “Desktop wallpaper calendar” section 🙂 It’s an awesome feeling, because I’ve been following their section for years now and I’m a big fan of what’s going on there. What happens is basically designers send their desktop […]
Friday 14, 11.2014
“I sell everything! Ukuleles, shoes, “the monster box”, some screen printing like bags and tees, phone cases…”
Sunday 02, 11.2014
For the non-Romanian readers of this blog, it’s the day before the elections for president here. So I’ve taken the time to tell you about a very cool project, that happens to be part of the presidential campaign of one of the candidates. No, I haven’t started doing politics – nor will I, but since […]
Friday 31, 10.2014
“The more you draw, the better you do it.”
Wednesday 29, 10.2014
I started doing Daily Doodles earlier this year, about seven months ago (thank God that my Instagram account keeps track). At the time I posted my first one, I don’t really remember researching the idea and seeing how so many other people implemented it. I just wanted to draw. And I knew this would help […]
Friday 24, 10.2014
“Sometimes the best character designs are the simplest.”
Friday 03, 10.2014
“I feel that I am often inspired by architecture, patterns, and geometry”
Monday 08, 09.2014
Although I’m always interested in discovering new ideas and endeavours when it comes to contemporary art, I hadn’t yet been to a festival dedicated to the creative industries, whatever those might be. That is, until yesterday. Because this weekend, the Botanical Garden of Bucharest hosted Creative Est, a festival that celebrates design, contemporary art, music, […]
Monday 07, 07.2014
“It usually takes me between 6 and 14 hours to paint a T-shirt”
