Create A Photoshop Tool Preset for Custom Text

I tag all my artwork posted online with a minimum of my website URL, and usually with copyright info. I wanted to set up an easy way to add this in Photoshop to each image without having to go to…

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Discussion: Do you publicly advertise your pricing?

Ah the age-old debate. To show prices or not to show prices on your website. There are pros and cons to both and Go Media has experimented with both in the past. We eventually decided to go against showing prices on our website, but the discussion never seems to go away. How would things change if we decided to show prices? For the better? Worse? Tell me your thoughts.

10 Great Time-Saving Mac Utilities For Graphic Artists

Need more time in your design day? Put that Mac you bought to good use and let it do the work for you. This post covers some time-saving productivity/utility software gems for graphic designers, illustrators and any other creatives using Mac OS X, including some great plugins and utilities for Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.

Degree or No Degree?

Barton Damer was kind enough to let us repost this article on the zine. What do you think? Do you need a degree to be a designer these days? There are many potential paths you could follow in the world…

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Designing the Go Media HQ Workspace

When Bill Beachy and Chris Wilson approached me about designing the new Go Media headquarters, needless to say I was honored by the invitation to be involved in such an exciting project. Given that Go Media has become synonymous with…

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Free Vector Pack 15 Sampler

Shading with Watercolor Textures

Thoughts on Design Integrity. Getting what you want from your client

You’ve just been given a project and the client has made a list of demands that will surely result in a total design failure. Your integrity as a good designer is on the line… …WHAT DO YOU DO? Manage the…

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Designers’ Guide to the Apparel Printing Industry

Over the last couple of years the GoMediaZine has been a cookie jar full of tips, tutorials & practical advice about designing for apparel. There have been in depth tutorials, lots of inspiration, a fantastic three-part series full of experience…

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Don’t Be A Whore!

10 Tips to help designers avoid being taken advantage of. If you’re freelancing or just starting your own design company, you may be in jeopardy of being a whore. That’s right. Some seemingly sweet client may come along, wine and…

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Surviving Design School

Surviving Design School As a recent design school graduate, I don’t have a whole lot of fancy tricks up my sleeve on which to base a tutorial. However, as a recent design school graduate, I do have some advice to…

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Free Vector Set 14 Sampler

Well we hope it’s been worth the wait! To celebrate the release of Complete Vector Set 14 we’re sharing favorite pieces from each of the 7 packs. There’s a lot more to see though – look through the image galleries…

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Vector Freebie: Skeletons

Hey, sometimes it’s just fun to design with skulls, zombies & other not so living characters. The new vector skeletons from Vector Set 14 bring something different to the table. Inside you’ll find close ups of bones, teeth, claws, rib…

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Vector Freebie: Ornate Flourish & Pattern

It’s Monday, and that means another taste of upcoming Vector Set 14. And this one is particularly tasty! First of all, none of these ornate images are recycled from low-resolution stock. We’ve created each one from scratch and have baggy…

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Should Shepard Fairey Be Sued for his Obama Poster?

By now you should have heard about the fiasco surrounding Shepard Fairey’s Obama HOPE poster. It’s been all over the national media and every designer should pay close attention to it. Is AP in the right to sue Shepard? Is Shepard protected under the “fair use” law? Use this post to discuss this serious issue that puts all designers in the national spotlight.

Vector Freebie: Hand Drawn Wings

Become Successful: Treat Your Clients Like Rock Stars

Maybe you’ve noticed the Go Media staff photos popping up in our twitter profiles or facebook pages. Well, we don’t always look that cool; rock ‘n roll photographer extraordinaire Chris Cassella was the man behind the lens & the magic…

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The Making of the TweetBacks Logo

So around 4:30 pm yesterday, I had originally planned to catch up on my emails and starred items in my Outlook. I had been meaning to do that for a few days now. However, that didn’t happen. Such is the…

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Hand Drawn Vector Eyeball Freebie

Awhile back I got a friendly email from designer & illustrator Rich Nosworthy saying he had some fun eyeball vectors to share. After poking around his well developed portfolio, I was excited to see what he had in mind. He…

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12 Tips for Flawless Service & Happy Clients

12 tips for improving your e-mail correspondence with your design clients. Hey true believers! At Go Media we’ve started having in-house “classes.” Basically any designer from Go Media that has some good advice to pass along to the staff will…

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Pointers for Designers Working with Apparel Companies

There is often a disconnect between an artist and a screen printer. Problems often arise when there is a lack of understanding of the print process and a lack of communication between the designer and client. Screen printers get mad…

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Cleveland’s Marathon, Go Media’s Design, Bill’s experience

Cleveland’s Marathon This past spring I participated in the Cleveland Marathon. It was a lifelong goal of mine; to run a marathon. Being the designer that I am I couldn’t help but notice the design on the give-away t-shirts (which…

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Freebies, Discounts, Vectors & Textures!

Discounts Last week Go Media’s Arsenal released Tennery & Ladies Short Sleeve Templates. This week Go Media has two major resources to announce – Vector Pack 13 & Fingerpaint Textures! To celebrate the new packs, we’re sharing the discount code…

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Tennery Typeface & New Apparel Templates

Watch out! It’s Big November at Go Media – and that not only means tons more awesome design resources to spice up your upcoming projects, but a whole new & improved Arsenal. We’re kicking it off with the Tennery Typeface…

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