Articles by Year: 2016
Inspiration of the Day: Here’s to Princess Leia
Princess Leia Fan Art Our hearts are broken over the loss of Carrie Fisher, so today we’re honoring her in today’s Inspiration of the Day post. Please enjoy this work we found on Dribbble and Behance created by artists we admire, which honors…
How to Promote a Positive Work Environment and Increase Revenue
The concept of positive thinking has been a popular practice for decades. Commonly used to treat depression and reduce stress, this seemingly debatable mentality actually has some scientific value behind it. Although individuals have been applying it to their personal…
Design Tip of the Day: Creating your own Coloring Book in Photoshop
Creating your own coloring book using Photoshop > It’s time for the holidays! That means lots of relaxation time, including time spent curled up by the fire. If you’re like me, it’s hard to keep still when all you want…
Download of the Day: Snowflake Brush Freebie
Free Snowflake Brush Freebie Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we’re releasing snowflake brushes free for your use…
In Defense of the Dreaded Cold Call, Part 2: Get On The Horn
The Eccentric’s Guide to Cold Calling in 5 Simple Steps…. Last month we discussed the oft forgotten virtues of peddling your wares door to door, a daunting enough task to be sure. In this installment we’ll explore the redheaded stepchild…
Download of the Day: Free Snowy Overlay
Free Snowy Overlay Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we’re releasing snowy overlay to make your holiday…
Using Crumpled Paper Textures to Pimp out your Hang in There Cat Poster (Freebie Included!)
PS Basics Tut + Crumpled Paper Texture Freebie > What’s better than the old “Hang in there” cat poster? Not much in my book. But today, we’re going to add a little more character to one, just for kicks, using…
8 Tips for Helping Your Business Go Mobile
Why Your Business Should Go Mobile with 8 Tips Waiting for the subway. Procrastinating at work. Going to the bathroom. Relaxing on the couch. Sitting on a bench at the park. What do all these events have in common? You’re…
Download of the Day: Free Constellation Vectors
Free Constellation Vectors Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we’re releasing a pack which includes free…
How CTAs Boost Your Revenue and Increase Business
The Importance of Calls to Action An effective call to action, or CTA, can have a resounding impact on revenue while also expanding customer reach. CTAs are common throughout the web, from social media to blog posts, but the most…
The Elements of Great Poster Design
Great Poster Design Tips: Recently, we received an email from a Go Media friend asking a simple, yet incredibly complicated question: “What are the qualities of a good poster design?” And while we’ve done many a blog post about posters…
PS Tutorial: Create a text portrait poster based on your favorite book (Free mockup included)
Let’s Create a Text Portrait Poster! In today’s tutorial, we are going to be creating a text photo poster created by combining the image of our choice with related text. I’ll create mine based on my favorite book of all time, The…
In Defense of the Dreaded Cold Call, Part 1: Going Door to Door
Peddling Your Design Services the old fashioned way in 6 simple steps… There are a million different ways to market your design services nowadays, and countless tools to connect with potential clients. Thanks to the advent of technology, the conquest of…
How to Get Better at Graphic Design – Go Media’s Creative Advice to Young Designers
Advice to Young Designers The Creative Kids Academy visited Go Media to gain some insight on what makes this great multimedia company great, advice on starting a company and some one on one brainstorming with some good ole drawing. Go…
Download of the Day: Polaroid Photo Effect Template & How-To
Polaroid Photoshop Tutorial: Simplified! Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we’re talking about how to…
100+ More Poster Design Inspirations
100+ Poster Design Inspiration Hey designers, want way more inspiration? Attend our all-inclusive soul-fulfilling three-day design retreat, WMC: Off-The-Grid, this October 5 – 7th. To learn more, head to wmcfest.com. Every Wednesday, we scour the web for the best in inspiration…
Podcast: Surviving Creative Burnout with Jason Carne & Lenny Terenzi
On today’s podcast, Heather sits down with designers Jason Carne and Lenny Terenzi to talk about what happens when your passion for art and design is dampened by a stretch of creative burnout.
Following Your Fear
Tips for Facing Fear We posted this soundbite by Stefan Sagmeister from last year’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest video by Aaron Freeder.
Download of the Day: Free Hand Drawn Crystal Vectors
Free Hand Drawn Crystal Vectors Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we hope you enjoy the…
Inspiration of the Day: 11/2/2016 – Pin Design
Pin Inspiration Every Wednesday, we scour the web for the best in inspiration from designers killing it at their craft. Please enjoy this incredible art and join us on Pinterest, where we’re dedicated to collecting our own work, as well…
Advice: How to Get Paid, Dealing with Bad Clients
From time to time, Go Media faithful write and ask us for advice. They want to which printer we recommend, how to bill appropriately, or how to work that pesky Wacom. When we recently got questioned about a bad client,…
Download of the Day: Log Vectors Free for the Taking!
Free Log Vector Mini Pack Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we’re offering log vectors…
Meet Go Media Designer Sites
Go Media Designer Sites – The practical, affordable web solution with the Artist’s touch. Beauty made simple. This is the epic tale of Designer Sites, the agile, accurate, utterly gorgeous, and affordable new web solution from your friends at Cleveland…
How to Have the Best Graphic Design Portfolio on the Block: 3 Tips
Graphic Design Portfolio Tips by Go Media – Hello Go Media Faithful! Hunting for your dream job? The last two weeks we’ve been discussing the resources you need to submit in order to gain the attention of your dream design firm.…