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    Emotional branding

    Hi Ellie, Please feel free to pop any questions you have through to [email protected] and I'll see what I can do. Happy to have a bit of back-and-forth if any answers raise new questions too. Steve
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    A drawing a day for a year...

    Lovely work thisnorthernboy! There's so many great projects like this out there, one of my favourites is Geffen Refaeli's daily doodlegram. She combines two photos hash-tagged by her instagram followers into a single sketch. Some surreal results. Instagram
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    Logo Advice - Getting Work?

    Hi Boundsey, Welcome to the forum. I'll reiterate all the advice given here, get some self-initiated work under your belt and, if possible, commercial opportunities (these are usually more valuable as it demonstrates the ability to work with a client and to a brief that you haven't set...
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    Kerning Advice

    CLHB is right, the first three characters look slightly loose and the 'I' is tight on the 'B', I'm not sure tweaking the kerning will totally fix it though. Not sure the typeface is suited to being displayed full-caps like this, is it imperative you use this typeface? Or does it have small-caps...
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    Underpricing turn around and rough price.

    Try and put all the cowboy offerings out of your mind when you're pricing anything, there are thousands of people who are willing to undercut you (and do a shoddier job) but you have to trust that a client will spot this and avoid them. Chances are if they don't then they're probably a client...
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    design styles & mind types

    A difficult question, and I struggled to follow it in all honesty =P but I'll try to offer some thoughts. I'd start off by saying design isn't art; likewise art isn't design, and (in my personal opinion) the two aren't interchangeable; so be careful when applying your personal thoughts/feelings...
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    How do I get myself known?

    Hi Abiee, Welcome to the forum. Great to hear you're pursuing a career in graphic design. Always hone your skills; great designers produce great work because they love what they're doing and constantly experiment with new techniques and develop creative concepts. Half of the work in design is...
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    Small book publishing company website {Web Designers}

    Hi there, We can help at Coffee & Toast Creative - Please email [email protected] or give us a call to discuss the project in a bit more detail and to receive a quote. Thanks. Kind regards, Steve Pannett
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