Articles by: Heather Sakai
How to Start Your Own Clothing Company
How to Start Your Own Clothing Company: a Quick Guide by Your Friends at Go Media Welcome to the Go Media’s Zine! Are you a passionate creative, student, designer, entrepreneur? You’re in the right place. Inside you’ll find the tools…
How to Launch and Run a Thriving Design Business
How to Run A Successful Design Business: a Quick Guide by Your Friends at Go Media Welcome to the Go Media’s Zine! Are you a passionate creative, student, designer, entrepreneur? You’re in the right place. Inside you’ll find the tools…
How to Become a Master Typographer
How to Learn Typography: a Quick Guide by Your Friends at Go Media, the source for website services in Cleveland Welcome to the Go Media’s Zine! Are you a passionate creative, student, designer, entrepreneur? You’re in the right place. Inside…
Become a Master Graphic Designer in 7 Easy Steps
Rules of Graphic Design: a Quick Guide by Your Friends at Go Media, Cleveland’s best website design company Welcome to the Go Media’s Zine! Are you a passionate creative, student, designer, entrepreneur? You’re in the right place. Inside you’ll find…
Student’s Guide to the ‘Zine
Student’s Guide to the ‘Zine: a Quick Guide by Your Friends at Go Media Welcome to the Go Media’s Zine! Are you a passionate creative, student, designer, entrepreneur? You’re in the right place. Inside you’ll find the tools you’ll need…
40+ Japanese Web Design Inspirations
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know I’m obsessed with any and all things Japanese – design included.
I can appreciate the full spectrum – from tranquil gardens to Harajuku chic to sampuru and everything in between.
I love the contrast between total zen and neon chaos. The juxtaposition between the steady, serene steam rising above warm cups of tea and the crazed onslaught of information rammed into a subway map, city street, webpage screen.
How to Ace Your Next Creative Job Interview – What We’re Dying to Know About You
Now that we’ve covered the major do’s and don’ts of the creative interview process, let’s dive into the most nerve wrecking aspect of the interview: the tough questions headed your way.
Remember, you don’t have to be nervous, you just have to be prepared!
And even more than that, you have to be yourself.
Here at Go Media, one of the most important aspects of the interview is getting down to the core of who you are. Since we’re a super small, and really tight-knit group, the biggest nightmare is finding a candidate who doesn’t vibe with our crew.
So take a deep breath, relax, and tell us who you are.
Girl Power: Follow These 34 Female Creatives Now
Having just taken on the position of Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Event Organizer, I feel a pride in my heart and an overwhelming sense of girl power more than ever. So today, I’d like to highlight some lady creatives I’m obsessing over as of late. You know, the ones inspiring me to be brave, create and go forth and do great things like cool, confident chicks do. I know I’ve missed some greats, so please, please share your favorites with me in the comments below or email me their names so I can shout-em-out in the future.
40+ More Free Fonts To Download Immediately
Free Fonts for Designers. Sorry guys. I know it’s a bit of a guilty pleasure – this free font thing, but here at Go Media, we love providing designers with products they need. I learned really early on that I…
Daily Inspiration: The Typography of Cedar Point
Cedar Point, to me, represents everything great about America, about summer, about life. Inside those golden gates are thrilling rides, elephant ears, cheesy singing & dancing shows and questionable fashion choices. I mean, be still my beating heart.
An Open Letter To My Fellow Weapons of Mass Creation: A Hello from New Fest Organizer Heather Sakai
By now, you’ve all heard the news. My colleague, mentor and friend, Jeff Finley is taking his talents to South Beach, break-dancing bravely into the great unknown.
After a tear or two, I pulled myself together and realized that this wasn’t a time for sadness but of celebration. Not only was Jeff being granted the ability to pursue his next dream, but I mine. Thanks to Jeff, I have been been offered what I consider to be the biggest and best opportunity of my life.
With this fiery torch a blazin’, I’m already off and running. I hope you’ll come along.
F#@% your Function, Find your Fire
Before diving into my position to Go Media, I knew the basics of personal branding.
My understanding went something like this:
1. Figure out who you are
2. Package it up nice and neat
3. Show it off to the world
How to do all those things, I must admit, was a little vague—until now. Let’s just say, I’ve just been enlightened by Michael Cavotta, certified personal brand strategist and professional headshot photographer. As it turns out, there’s more to it than a shot in the dark and a nice photo.
Instant Inspiration: Exceptional Gig Poster Designs
As you may well know, we love a good gig poster design here at Go Media.
After all, designing posters is in our blood. We started on the streets of Cleveland, promoting and creating poster art for the bands we loved.
Our designers know the keys to eye-catching, clear, crisp poster designs. We love to create, but we also appreciate great design when we see it.
The August 2014 Flickr Pool Showcase, Announcing New Monthly Prize
August 2014 Flickr Pool Showcase Hey Everyone! We’re not only excited to show off our next round of outstanding Flickr Pool Showcase Designs this month, but we’re ready to up the ante next month…who’s game? Enter for your chance to Win a…
Ice Bucket Challenge: Go Media Style
Ice Bucket Challenge We were challenged to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and, of course, accepted… with a twist… We challenge our very own Wilson Revehl and our friends at Jakprints to complete the challenge within 24 hours…or…
Free Arsenal Templates & More: Go Media’s Arsenal Freebie Sampler
Free Arsenal Templates & More: Vector, eBook, Mockup Template, Font and Textures Freebie! Hello Go Media Faithful! We have got to say, our Arsenal customers are the best around. We’re constantly inspired by what you create and consistently moved to produce…
Become a Master Typographer: Pro Tips – Making and Breaking the Rules
As with life, rules in both the lands of lettering and typography are made for a reason. In many cases, it’s best to stick to the books. However, in other cases, it’s quite alright to bend (and even break) the rules. Illustrator…
The Poster Contest of Which Dreams are Made: What and How You Can Win
Poster Contest from our friends at the National Poster Retrospecticus Let’s talk for a minute about how much I love John Boilard, Producer of the National Poster Retrospecticus, a traveling show of over 300 hand-printed posters coming to Cleveland for…
Freebie: Wallpaper of the Day from Chocotoy
Freebie Wallpaper Alert! Hey Everyone. You may or may not know that I am obsessed with all things super kawaii. (that’s a super cute way to say for super cute if you didn’t know). So when I stumbled upon this…
LeBron’s Comeback: How Illustrator Robert Carter Designed the King’s Return to Cleveland
Interview with Robert Carter of Cracked Hat Design As you all well know, the Cleveland pride is bursting through the walls of Go Media, where we sit only 2 miles from Quicken Loans Arena, new (and old) home to LeBron James.…
Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Interview with Designer: Scott Williams
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for my life to be changed. I need a breath of fresh air, like now. But until then, I have a friend or two I’d like you to meet. Let’s start with one of the designers who will be struttin’ their stuff this year at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 5, Mr. Scott Williams.
Poster Inspiration: Graphic Design Goodness to Get You Going (50+ Examples)
Poster Inspiration: Graphic Design Goodness 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. Who’s ready for some poster inspiration: graphic design goodness to…
Freebie Alert! Grab these 12 Free Textures from Go Media’s Arsenal!
Free Textures Freebie Alert! While going through folders the other day, I stumbled upon all of the textures I submitted to the lovely Liz Hunt for Texture Set 5. To be honest, when creating the pack, I went texture crazy. Needless…
30+ Inspirational Creative Quotes That Will Recharge You Now
Inspirational Creative Quotes That Will Recharge You Now Feeling overwhelmed? Down on your luck? Uninspired? Sometimes a word of wisdom is just what the doctor ordered. We’ve collected some of our favorite inspirational creative quotes on our Pinterest page. May they give…