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    Idea generation techniques

    Hello all. I'm to give a lecture as part of my university course on ways of creating ideas for graphic design. I was just wondering if anyone used any "formal" creative thinking techniques? I personally use the random word technique, where you take a book, flick through it. Chose the...
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    "We have too many fonts?"

    How would you approach selecting a typeface to use? Out of the past projects worked on how many different typefaces do you think you have used in total? What is your "go to" typeface/s and why this choice?
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    "We have too many fonts?"

    Hello I came across this quote by Massimo Vignelli the other day and wondered what other designers opinions were. "We have too many fonts" Vignelli was a strong believer of designers only having a small box of typefaces and that no matter what the project they should only use these and...
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    Opinions needed on "dog"

    Thank you for your input and taking the time to reply. It does very much depend on the situation and elements the design brief need. I am at a stage looking at whether a designer can take the approach of being a "generalist" rather than focus all their attention on specialising. It seems with...
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    Opinions needed on "dog"

    Hello I am conducting some research for a project and wanted the opinions of designers across disciplines to see the varying views on the below quote by the designer Massimo Vignelli. “I don’t believe that when you write the word dog the type should bark!” It would be interesting to...
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    consumer rights

    Hello, I have a friend who created a cookery book for her university project. She went to a digital printers who quoted her X amount, which she accepted. She later got an email saying that it would be now double X amount due to an error with the the binding, and therefore a reprint was needed...
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    Specialist vs generalist

    amazing, thank you
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    Specialist vs generalist

    thank you for your help
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    Specialist vs generalist

    thank you for helping. loving your work
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    Hello, nice to meet you. Can I help with anything?

    Hello, nice to meet you. Can I help with anything?
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    Specialist vs generalist

    Hello, how are you? I'm new to this forum and to jump straight in I need help with my university dissertation research. Could you spare 5 minutes to answer 10 questions about specialising in graphic design and being successful. Dissertation research - design Survey Or maybe we could discuss...
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