Articles by Year: 2015
Design Faster with Vectors on Hand | Design Tip of the Week
You’re a pro. We all know it. However, do you ever find yourself drawing the same shape over and over again? With the growing popularity of icons and simplistic, geometric illustration, it’s not uncommon for elements to be used time after time in your designs. This does not mean that we have to stay trapped in some sort of weird, repetitive dimensional hell of making that perfectly-narrow (or wide) triangle.
WMC 6 Design Conference Podcast: Ticket Sales, Spec Work, Touring Cleveland, and Ink Wars
Design Conference Podcast Bryan and Heather sat down for a bit of an informal episode of our design conference podcast. With less than 40 days left, there were a number of updates that needed to be said including where tickets stand…
The Only 2 T-Shirt Mock Up Websites You Need in Your Life
What’s the Best T-Shirt Mock Up Website? Mocking up designs is an absolute must, of that we are sure. It’s just that extra step that takes a design from flat to incredibly realistic. Clients will think you’ve gone through the…
Tutorial: How to Make a Weird and Wonderful GIF in Photoshop
As you may know, GIFs are taking the world by storm, and this tutorial, “How to Make a GIF in Photoshop,” is going to teach you exactly how to stay hip with these crazy internet trends. I’m going to walk you through 7 basic steps and by the end you will have your very own GIF that you can show off to your friends, family, coworkers and random strangers on the internet.
Design FASTER: Seven tips to becoming a faster, more efficient graphic designer
How to Become a Faster Graphic Designer I wanted to talk about a subject that is very important to being a successful designer – speed. I’m talking about how fast you can produce designs for your client, boss or even…
Adventures in Design Podcast – Ep 204: Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Speakers – Mark Brickey and Antonio Garcia
Adventures in Design Podcast What? Another two-for-one special over at Adventures in Design Podcast, WMC Fest Fans! Following in AID Episode 203’s footsteps, we’re being treated to yet another podcast featuring two of this year’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2015 speakers.…
Adventures in Design Podcast – Ep 203: Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Speakers – Mark Brickey and Jay Fanelli
Design Podcast 2015 It’s a two-for-one special over at Adventures in Design Podcast, WMC Fest Fans! AID Episode 203 includes two of this year’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2015 speakers in one delicious podcast. Not only do you get…
Tips on Drawing Symmetry | Design Tip of the Week
Tips on Drawing Symmetry I have a hard time drawing things perfectly symmetrical. I mean, really, who doesn’t? Drawing symmetry is tough! We’re not robots with mathematical precision. No worries, here are some quick tips that will surely help. One trick…
Kickin’ it Old School with Print Media!
Ladies and Gents, it’s time we all took a moment to honor our good friend, print media. Print media includes a wide range of techniques that challenge us as designers to go back to basics and work with our hands. It is a nice way to take a step back and do some design work without the help of our beloved computers and advanced technology. Although, if you want to stick with the computer AND get that handmade print feel, Go Media has something for you too!
Game On! Our Favorite Game App Designs
Naturally, we all love wasting time. Procrastination is something all human beings can relate to and are notorious for. But if you are going to procrastinate, you might as well be looking at some good design while you are at…
Tutorial – Lines & Dots: How to Make Quick and Easy Patterns in Illustrator
How to make patterns in Illustrator: Lines and Dots Patterns can be a wonderful visual element. They can create form and show depth in an illustration, or add more visual interest to a large color field of a graphic. Below are step-by-step…
Energy Gels are Booming Business
Boom! Energy Gel Branding Carb Boom! Energy Gels, that is. Carb Boom Sports Nutrition Inc., founded in 2000, has recently developed Carb Boom! Energy Gels, a fruit-based, high-carbohydrate product that, according to CEO Lammers and partner Mike Cousino, had a…
Designer Justin Mezzell: Finding balance for creativity, family and success
Justin Mezzell is a designer living and working in Orlando, Florida. He is art director for Code School, an online learning site that helps people learn how to code. He’s also a sought-after designer and illustrator, having worked with clients like Facebook, Twitter and Google, along with magazines like Wired, Fast Company, ESPN and Fortune. He also helped make this.
Justin manages to juggle a busy work schedule with personal projects and freelance work, all while working to be a good husband and a dad to two little ones— a daily balancing act he usually seems to manage quite well. I recently spoke with him via email to find out how he’s tried to cultivate that balance in his life, how he views his commitment to professional and personal commitments and what drives him in his day-to-day work.
WMC 6 Go Media Podcast Interviews: Michael Rivette, Christina Sharp, JP Boneyard, and Jordan Schiller of Real Thread
Go Media Podcast Time! In this episode, Bryan and Heather sit down with speakers Michael Rivette, Christina Sharp, and JP Boneyard, as well as sponsor and panelist, Jordan Schiller from Real Thread to talk about what they’re most looking forward…
The Branding Process: 4 Steps to Success
Steps involved in Branding Process Now that you’re fully educated on the difference between logo design and branding, you’re probably coming to a realization. And that understanding might be something like this, “Bill, I really need more than a logo. I…
Logo Design vs. Branding – what’s the difference?
Why do I hate my new logo?
Never fear, your Cleveland Logo design firm Go Media is here to explain!
Everyone knows what a logo is. It’s that shape companies use to represent their company; like Nike’s swoosh, McDonald’s golden arches (M) or Starbucks green mermaid. But what’s branding exactly? Branding is a more holistic perspective of how your customers experience your company. While a logo is only a small simple mark, a brand includes every single touch-point your customers have with your company.
Let’s use Nike as an example and consider the differences between a logo and a brand.
Your Favorite Mockup App Back: Mockup Everything’s May Templates are Here!
Your Favorite Mockup App Back Mockup Everything your favorite way to mockup designs in an instant (without fancy software like Photoshop) & Go Media, Cleveland’s best Graphic Design firm is here with 6 brand-new templates. After all, we promised. Yep,…
Front, Side & Back: Say Hello to the Multiple Views Men’s Ghosted T-Shirt Mockup Templates Pack
You have nothing to hide. Show them all sides. Our Multiple Views Men’s Ghosted T-Shirt Mockup Templates Pack includes front, back and side versions of 3 of your favorite men’s t-shirts, each set in its own Photoshop file. This allows…
Have an eCommerce Site? Make Sure it has these 3 Key Elements:
We all want to see more traffic and conversions on our ecommerce sites, right?
With numerous tricks and tips swarming the web, knowing what, when, and how to make those improvements can be overwhelming.
Today, let’s start from square one and make sure we all have these three fool-proof elements, all of which can be accomplished this afternoon. Let’s get to it!
The Wait is over! This is Dirty: From Sketch to Vector Illustration Video Tutorial is Here!
From Sketch to Vector Illustration Video Tutorial The wait is finally over. The long awaited, highly anticipated video tutorial by Cleveland brand design services guru & Go Media President William Beachy, is finally here. Based on his wildly popular blog post, From…
7 Reasons You Need to Attend Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 6
This, above all summers, is the one to head to our annual creative conference, Weapons of Mass Creation Festival. Why? Well, now that we’re in our sixth year, we feel like – more than ever – there’s something to prove. We want to tell the world that WMC Fest is indeed a movement in the making – one dedicated to providing opportunities for attendees to grow and challenge themselves at every turn. Not only are we upgrading our venue this year – but every aspect of our programming.
From Sketch to Vector Illustration Video Tutorial
Long awaited, highly anticipated.
Our newest Arsenal tutorial release is based on Go Media President William Beachy’s wildly popular blog post on our ‘Zine, From Sketch to Vector Illustration.
This is Dirty: From Sketch to Vector Illustration Video Tutorial is an intimate look into Bill’s design process.
WMC Fest 6 Poster Design Process: An Inside Look (Part II)
Hello, again! In Thoughts Behind the Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 6 Poster, I went over my process of researching, note taking, and inspiration hunting for the creation of this year’s event poster. Welcome to part II, in which I will go…
WMC Fest 6 Poster Design Process: An Inside Look
I had the honor of designing the poster for this year’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. For those who do not know, I am a recent addition to the Go Media and WMC Team, and when I started in February, I thought I would be working alongside the other designers in creating the promotional material for WMC. Nope. Instead: “It’s all you. We’re excited to see what you come up with.” Entrusting me with such important work had me both fired up and terrified. With the event poster being one of the first things needed done, I hit the ground running. One thought continuously played in my head: This poster needs to kick some serious ass.