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If your business it not organized, there is a good chance your design will ultimately suffer. Fortunately, there are ways to get organized ranging from simple tricks to helpful software.

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Graphic Design Blogs

Sunday January 22, 2012

Graphic design blogs are one of the best ways for graphic designers to find information, inspiration and software tutorials. The individual bloggers or teams of writers who create these blogs are often industry leaders providing top notch content. This list highlights some of the most popular graphic design blogs.

If you don't already have one, creating your own graphic design blog is a great way to promote your business and establish yourself as an expert. Blogs also drive traffic to your website and help build a community around your business. Read more about the benefits of writing a graphic design blog.

MyFonts Most Popular Fonts of 2011

Tuesday January 17, 2012

MyFonts.com recently announced their most popular fonts of 2011. The results are based on the font sales from all of their typeface categories. The list includes "Reina," an award- winning font that was inspired by classic fonts from the 1960s, "Alana," a script font based on hand lettering, "Hera Big," a display font that has eight different weights and italics and "Populaire," a font with a hand-drawn feel that was inspired by posters that were made during the May 1968 student revolt in Paris.

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Who's Hiring? Positions Available at Yelp and Meetup

Wednesday January 11, 2012

The 37Signals Job Board often has a variety of graphic design positions available. The following are four designer jobs currently on their website. There are many other positions listed so it may be worth it to take a look if you are interested in finding work or you want to switch jobs and try something new.

 

Webby Awards Entry Deadline Extended to January 27th

Wednesday January 4, 2012

The entry deadline for the 2012 Webby Awards has been extended to January 27th.  This is your last chance to enter your work to be eligible to receive one of the highest accolades in online media.  Last years winners included National Geographic, Adobe, the New Yorker, LEGO, Mint, Epicurious and Yelp.

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