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Graphic Designer Interview 8 – Didi Bjornerud

1. How long have you been an graphic designer?
I have always been interested in computers and graphics, but I originally moved to London from Norway to become a fashion designer. I did a foundation in Womens-Wear at London College of Fashion and realized it wasn’t for me.. So I did a bachelor degree in Textile [...]

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Design Student Spotlight 1: Mike Messina

Like many designers and design companies I quite often receive CV’s and samples of work from design students. As much as I’d love to employ these designers I’m currently not in the position to do so, so rather than keeping hold of their work until the chance arises I thought I’d give some of it [...]

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Artist / Designer Interview 6: Sara Blake

1. How long have you been an illustrator/designer?
I’ve been drawing ever since I was a kid, but when I left my full time job as an interactive designer last August I really started full steam ahead with digital illustration. As a kid and in college I mostly did fine art, but I think the interactive [...]

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Is it fair to have public design competitions being entered by design professionals?

After my post yesterday highlighting The Royal Mint’s new design competition to design a 50 pence for the 2012 London Olympics I came across a story on the Design Week website: Royal Mint to Launch Olympic coin competitions
Which details that there has been some negative feedback from the design community after

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Design your own coin for the London 2012 Olympic Games

The Royal Mint is currently running a design competition that’s open to everyone in the UK.
The design competition involves designing the new 50p piece that celebrates the forthcoming 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The design competition is open to all UK residents aged 13+, 27 designs will be chosen – one for each of [...]

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Artist / Designer Interview 5: Niki Brown

1. How long have you been a graphic designer?
I would say that I’ve been dabbling in design since 1997 when I made one of my first websites with flaming text and geocities (ohhhh those were the days!). I went to school for graphic design and graduated in 2007. So I’m not sure how many years [...]

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