50 things every newbie designer should know

[Mr J]

My graphic designer friend recently posted this link on my facebook wall. I have found it to be very helpful and thought I would share it with any of you newbie designers/beginners/students out there...
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#The50 Things Every Creative Should Know

 

[daytona]

Yeah a friend posted me this too. their are defiantly some points there, but also some generalisations. there's a good discussion about it on the site though.

I like the idea of not working for free :icon_thumbup:

 

[Katedesign]

and making friends with a printer...they can tell you if your idea is practical before you show the client and will probably come up with suggestions.

 

[Mr J]

I liked 44.
"If your going to fail! Fail well!"
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I'll be good at that

 

[whitecliffsprint]

very interesting

 

[sttcmghtf]

A vitally important piece of advice is missing from this list -- find one or more business niche and build deep expertise in these niches. This will protect you from ever having to free pitch.