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Are You Designing a Legacy?

by Adam King on November 7, 2009

If you’re a professional interior designer or architect, you no doubt are aware of helping your client express themselves with the overall design of their home. In essence you’re providing an expression of your client’s values, beliefs, and principles. Hopefully, you’re also working with the rare customer who is employing you to design around their [...]

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They Lead, They Shared, We Gained

by Adam King on September 13, 2009

Tonight, I’m sitting in the Studio next to a cup of coffee from our local coffee shop and a stack of woodworking books. I’m writing from the shop this evening because it’s really the best environment for crafting this post. As I look over the books I’ve collected over the years, I’m reminded of leadership [...]

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Winning Strategy for Designing with Clients

by Adam King on February 8, 2009

This article is a guest post from Jason Fleming. Jason is a graphic designer from Colorado Springs who also possesses a keen eye for furniture design and construction.
Here, Jason presents a simple and clear strategy for meeting your client’s needs with your designs.

Every day, as a graphic designer, I am trying to bring the [...]

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Are You Practicing Your Scales?

by Adam King on January 22, 2009

Hearing that kind of brings back those horrible memories of eternal piano lessons doesn’t it? Don’t worry. We’re not even going to come close to touching on that with a 25′ tape measure!! However, there is a little wisdom to be gained in that question.
As we prepare to move our designs from [...]

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In the previous post, we looked at some basic fundamentals of design to help get you started. Now that you’re off and sketching, I wanted to let you know about a few indispensable tools that are readily available anytime anywhere. These simple, yet often overlooked aids can really help eliminate a lot of the guesswork [...]

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