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    27" imac sloooooow, graphics?

    What spec is the iMac? I heard somewhere that the quad-core iMacs need hefty RAM to perform properly. RAM is always a good way to give your machine a speed boost regardless of whether what I heard is true and it's relatively inexpensive these days... I maxed out mine to 16GB for less than...
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    Keeping track of quotes?..

    How are you finding/how did you find Billings? I've used it for ages and found it to be quite pleasing, but I don't use it to it's full potential as I've not had the time/inclination to get stuck into its finer points...
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    Graphic Designer for computer games company

    Feral Interactive a leading publisher of Macintosh computer games based in Southfields, South-West London is looking for a talented graphic design graduate to work full-time in the preparation of marketing materials. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team and assist in the...
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    the PC hate-on

    First point - It's because macs look nicer :) Don't think many people deny that and it makes sense to have nice looking things in movies. Wonder if any of Apple's billions of $s goes on product placement... Very true about viruses, but over 90% of $1000+ machines sold are macs (apparently)...
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    the PC hate-on

    Maybe. I remember it being due to the windows versions being 64bit, whereas the mac versions, whilst they now support multi-threading properly, they are still mostly 32bit. Same here :icon_cheers: Though I'm using my mac for games more and more as I have access to most of the good ones. And...
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    the PC hate-on

    You misunderstood or I wasn't clear enough in the first instance. If the designer doesn't prefer using a mac, but has had the chance to fully investigate both options, I wouldn't understand them and I like to understand people I work with. Therefore they would have to be exceptional in other...
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    the PC hate-on

    I'm not trying to argue, but in case you were implying my post was just brand snobbery, I'll retort by saying it's not —*it's an educated opinion based on personal and professional experience. You don't have to agree and I didn't say it was fact. My main point, which I may not have made well, is...
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    the PC hate-on

    I felt the same, but then whilst using a mac every day at work (not my choice) after leaving uni, it became more and more frustrating going back home to my trusty, still good spec, PC. Mac OSX is just, in my opinion, a smoother experience which lets you get on with things —*exposé and quicklook...
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    the PC hate-on

    I have to say, if I was interviewing someone and they preferred to work on PC even though they'd tried both, I would question their sanity a little. This would probably make me look at them a little more sceptically. I used to use PC for all my design work, back when OSX was only just...
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    Where do you look for jobs? Where to advertise

    Thanks all, much appreciated!
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    Where do you look for jobs? Where to advertise

    Thanks Damon – was including here on the "Various design related forums" point ;)
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    Where do you look for jobs? Where to advertise

    Hi all Where do designers look for jobs these days? We will soon be looking to fill a new design/marketing/front end web position so I'm just exploring the best places to get it seen by prospective candidates. So far we're considering: Gumtree The guardian website Agency sites...
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    Delivery day nerves

    Just make sure you've done a good job and you'll have nothing to worry about :icon_wink: And if something does come back a bit off, make sure you have evidence someone else told you to make it that way :icon_lol: Good luck :icon_cheers:
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    graphics resolution for 1080p output

    Yeh, with modern screens you don't meed to worry about pixel density dots/inch or points/inch. An LCD screen will map an image pixel to pixel unless you zoom in or out or the image in some way or other. The screen itself will determine the density, so a 1080p 50" LCD will have a much lower dpi...
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    Graduate Graphic Design Salary

    Hi garlex, As a graduate, I started out on 13K in a high-street print shop in 2006. Hope that helps. Just to add - if you find someone really good and have them on a graduate salary, you won't keep them for long. Not that I'd tell you how to run your business, I'm sure you would reward...
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