Articles by: William Beachy
6 Essentials to Setting Up Your Illustrator Documents
A quick thanks to Josh Bunts who suggested this post on Go Media’s Facebook page. Technically, he asked for advice on “…document set up and color pallets.” I thought I should expand the post to speak generally about all things…
Design Business | Get Your Questions Answered!
Hey Go Media faithful! I am just now one month into writing my book! If you’re unfamiliar with it, I’m writing a book about how to build a design firm. It’s basically my life story up to this point. I’d…
Daily Inspiration: Patience
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Collaboration! Two samurai (artists) are more powerful than one.
Illustration Collaboration Hey Go Media faithful! As Go Media has evolved over the years, we’ve learned that collaboration with other artists and designers can be a very powerful tool when trying to deliver the very best product to your client.…
Daily Inspiration: Battling a Business Lull
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Startup-Smackdown: Your New Apparel Line Is Not Unique.
It takes a positive perspective to start a new company. And as a lifelong entrepreneur, I’m the very first person to advocate starting your own business. The up-side of being the owner of a successful business is amazing. And even…
Daily Inspiration: When You’re Down, Just Focus
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Daily Inspiration: Practice, Practice, Practice.
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Daily Inspiration: Humility is not Complacency
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
The Ultimate Guide to Managing your design projects – Part 2: The history of Proof Lab
I’ve always had a strange combination of passions – art and business. I don’t think these two areas of interest are typically held by one person. But for me, they are. So, it was no surprise that when I started…
Daily Inspiration: Happiness is a Choice
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Organize Your Design Files – Or ELSE!
Organizing your design files – Or ELSE! Design file names and folder structure are a key ingredient to your success as a graphic designer. Ok, here’s the scenario; a client calls you because he just picked up the presentation your…
Daily Inspiration: Eat Well
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Daily Inspiration: Getting Started
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Daily Inspiration: The Courage to Quit
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Daily Inspiration: Design Firm Business Systems
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Daily Inspiration: Attack Your Obstacles Creatively
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
The Ultimate Guide to Managing your Design Projects – Part 1. A false start.
WARNING! This entire blog article is an advertisement. Wait! I know what you’re thinking – either 1. “This guy is crazy,” 2. ”I’m going to stop reading this article immediately” or 3. “This is all just a clever device to…
Tutorial: “Lady Luck” T-Shirt Illustration
Hey Go Media faithful readers! Time for a sweet new tutorial! I always feel like it’s been WAY too long since I’ve written one of these tutorials. Unfortunately, my schedule doesn’t leave much room for writing these lengthy t-shirt design…
Solo To Studio
What does it take to go from freelancing to building a design firm like Go Media? Do You Really Want to be a Studio? Before you embark on your journey to build a design studio, you should stop and ask…
Getting Into Graphic Design: Q & A with William Beachy
Go Media receives countless inquiries into the nature of the design business from students all over the world. This posts shares a recent round of Q & A with Go Media president William Beachy. Who was your mentor and what…
Creativity & Control
Encouraging creativity while remaining the “boss” How does one balance the business side of running a design firm with creating an atmosphere that encourages creativity? Well, for starters I believe very strongly that creativity starts with the designers. If you…
Go Media’s Rapid-Fire Illustration Technique
Go Media’s Rapid-fire Illustration Technique Hey Designer and Illustrator faithful! It’s time for another wicked tutorial from your brethren here at Go Media. I had a particular project I was working on recently that I thought would make a great…
Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 2
Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a (continued) no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc.…