Articles by Year: 2013
What’s Go Media Been Up To?
What’s Go Media been up to? Oh, just a little thing called Weapons of Mass Creation Fest…
The Forsaken, a Video Game Concept
So as my experience at Go Media draws to a conclusion, I was given this final task to write my own GoMediaZine article, something as a sort of memento. There was one thing I knew I could discuss with confidence,…
20 Designers You Should Follow on Instagram
Hello from @Go_Media Here at our buzzing Ohio City design headquarters, we love giving you a look inside Go Media, all thanks to Instagram! Thanks to this app, we also love taking a peek into the lives and work of…
Introducing the Graphic Designer’s Guide to Motion Graphics
And now, for something completely different If I recap the latest Arsenal releases, we have things ranging from mockup templates, vector packs, to texture sets. Which is, don’t get me wrong, great. Today, I have a different product to put…
GoMP016 Live Recording: Wednesday Morning at 11:30 ET
Join us on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 as we sit down to talk about the general atmosphere after WMC Fest 4 and the launch of Bill’s Book: Drawn To Business. Live chat and audio feed will be available starting at 11:30am ET this Wednesday. If you post a question in the live chat, we’ll read and respond to it during the recording.
Examples of Simple & Elegant Logo Designs
There are so many different design decisions that you can make when creating a logo that – at first – it can be a little overwhelming. Do you want something attention grabbing, colourful and brash? Do you follow the long shadow trend, or will that appear tired and overused in 6 months time? Do you go for something understated and that looks good in black and white? There are countless directions that you can go in, but my personal favourite is a logo that’s simple, clean and has a tiny hint of the brand’s personality behind it.
Melany Lane Script Font (full family) – only $17!
They say artists pour their hearts into their work. Same with writers. Well in the case of the Melany Lane font, Yellow Design Studio’s done both.
A beautifully fun and quirky font, Melany Lane is a pure delight to use and read. It elicits a feel-good, homey type of emotion that’s just full of flourish. And because we’re in such a good mood, you can not only get a good deal on Melany Lane, we’re offering a huge discount on the entire font family.
You can get the entire Melany Lane Font Family (that’s 5 robust sets) for 65% off! Seriously, by now there is no reason for you not to be smiling.
Inspired by Weapons of Mass Creation Festival
Weapons of Mass Creation Festival … left us all inspired. We asked you, our readers, to submit art created as a result of your experiences at the Fest. Check out the submissions from these talented folks and submit your own…
How to Design an Iconic and Memorable Band Logo
My new (pop punk) band Campfire Conspiracy was gearing up to play our first show and I had two weeks to finally come up with a logo and get it stenciled or painted onto our bass drum. We had a demo…
Dust, speckles, and noise
Finally! Hello all, Simon here. The product we’re launching today is something I’ve been wanting to launch for a LONG while. Behold, Dustin’s film textures pack! A bit of background Why am I excited? Well, since we’ve (finally?) passed the…
Why Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 4 Changed My Life
We here at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest and Go Media are still reeling from what we feel was the most moving, inspirational, simply the best WMC Fest yet. As we strike the set, pack up the gallery and sweep…
Modern-Yet-Retro Thirsty Script Font Family – only $9!
You always hear about starving artists. But what about thirsty ones? Not so much.
That’s probably because Web designers (hey, they’re modern day artists) are in on a little secret. They already know about YellowDesignStudio’s Thirsty Script font family.
Retro.
Modern Sans Serif.
All with a shot of caffeine.
That’s Thirsty Script for ya, and it’s also 80% off for a limited time thanks to the cool cats at Mighty Deals!
The collections strike back!
They’re back! Now, I wish I could write in yellow on top of a starry space scene, but… I was very tempted to make more Star Wars jokes, but I have to admit that there are people way more qualified…
Athlete Originals: Connecting Designers with Pro Sports Stars
I was contacted by Chris Dey, the founder of Athlete Originals with an earnest request on how to build a crowd-sourced design website that professional designers actually liked. He had a great idea and it was cool that he was…
Grab your Mustache Wax: Go Media Launches Ditka Dash!
Ditka Dash, now live! Go Media was honored to work on the site design for the upcoming Ditka Dash, a 5K with character. For Go Media Project Manager Sarah Traxler and design team Aaron Roberts and Chris Comella, mustaches, hot dogs…
The Top 5 Lessons I Learned About Design from my Five-Year Old Nephew
My nephew loves to draw As soon as a pencil fell into his tiny hands, he began crafting the most intricate masterpieces I have ever seen. A proud aunt, I have watched from the wings. Watched him skip the scribbling…
Attack of the Super Cute! Kawaii Creations with Jerrod Maruyama
Super Kawaii! I was born to know Hello Kitty. The first toy to hit my crib was a Hello Kitty plush, her bright red bow hypnotizing me into a lifetime of adoration. I slept on Hello Kitty sheets, wrote with…
Tutorial: Exploring the World’s Original Take on the Art of Printing
With a foundation laid by VCU’s School of the Arts and with the experience I’ve gained from Go Media, I am excited to present a tutorial on one of the oldest art forms in history: block printing. The procedure for…
Flickr Pool Showcase – August 2013
Hey Everyone! We’ve been super busy here around the GoMediaZine, but we’re happy to bring back the ever popular Flickr pool showcase! We promise to make it a monthly staple if you promise to keep your designs coming! Here’s how to join, followed by our picks for the month of August. Enjoy!
Tools We Use To Produce The Go Media Podcast
Ever wonder what kind of tools you need to put together a great podcast?
I don’t know about great, but I can at least tell you about the tools we use to produce the Go Media podcast. If you aren’t familiar, the Go Media Podcast is dedicated to tips, tricks, and tales of the business-minded artist and designer. It’s our way of letting you inside our studio to learn about the ups and downs we face here at Go Media and how we’re dealing with them.
Every episode deals with at least one topic that we’ve run into head first and how we solved the problem or at least, how we’re currently dealing with it. So far, we’ve talked about how and why we price projects, how we adjusted methods to land more projects, as well as, how we keep momentum going when inspiration (and finances) aren’t in the best of shapes.
So far, we’ve recorded just over a dozen episodes. The process has changed dramatically from where we were at episode 1. So, instead of going through the entire history of our setup, I’ll just explain how do we put together each episode now.
How to Extract a Budget from your Client
Hi Go Media faithful! Bill here! I’m back to deliver another teaser article from my book, Drawn to Business. This week’s piece looks at how to extract a budget from your client. Ready? Here goes.
Extracting a Budget from your Client
It’s a commonly held belief that giving a vendor your budget upfront is a fool’s approach. Because of this, many clients will play dumb when you ask them for a budget. That’s fine. Don’t be a jerk. It’s still important to have a money conversation early on. You need to qualify your clients before you spend a minute working on a proposal for them. In those cases where a client doesn’t give me a budget, I’ll give them my ballpark pricing. This starts with me asking enough questions to get a general sense of their project. Then I might say something along the lines of: “OK, Bob, this sounds like a fairly typical website design: Homepage with slideshow, About, Services, Contact Us and the whole site to be responsive, correct? Great. Obviously, we’re going to need to get into the nitty-gritty details about your website in order for us to provide you with an accurate time and cost estimate. However, just so I can make sure our firm will be a good fit for you, my very rough estimation on a website like this will probably be somewhere between $15K and $30K. Does that sound reasonable to you? I just want to make sure we’re not wasting each other’s time.”
Go Media Podcast – Episode 15: An Interview With Jon Contino, WMC Fest Is This Week!
In this episode, we sit down with WMC Fest Speaker Jon Contino. We talk to him about starting his design career, where he pulls his inspiration from, and what he feels about people using his techniques in their work. Plus,…
Go Media Launches Motivideos!
Go Media has been honored to work with the lovely people over at digital video production and marketing company, Motivideos, on version 2 of their website, now live! One of the first producers to self-distribute leadership content online, Motivideos relies heavily on their site to create and distribute original pay per view online Leadership Videos, as well as to generally tell clients their story, generating greater brand awareness online. Go Media’s dev team has been thrilled to help them achieve their vision.
Why a Custom Website is so Expensive (Part 2 of 2)
In short, because it takes a lot of time. More time than most outsiders can imagine. But why?
Web 1.0
Go Media’s founders started building custom websites in the 90’s. In those days, a typical website was comprised of the standard Home, About, Services & Contact. This is commonly referred to as a brochure site. It was often static html and rarely changed in a year. There was very little thought going into SEO. There were rarely contact forms. It might have had five graphic images, total. Publicizing your email address was considered perfectly safe. Javascript, on the other hand, was feared by the industry.