The recession is still a probably for many, not just in the United States but abroad as well. The economy has hurt people from many different fields, and the Graphic and Web Design fields are no exception. The job crisis is very scary, but embracing fear isn’t the answer, finding solutions is, and as a Graphic Designer living in the recension I have some interesting advice that will help you through it.

This past week has been interesting, and in many ways a real treat for me. I was independently contracted by an old employer to teach 14 adult [military] students an Advanced Level Photoshop CS4 course. Not only was it an opportunity to impart my knowledge on to a group of people and share my unique perspective and skills with them, but I learned things from them both as artist and as human beings throughout our time together as well.

You heard right! We finally get our new toy in May of 2010! Apple Insider recently reported that Adobe will be unveiled on April 12th, with shipping expected to start a month later. This is very exciting news for the design industry, as Adobe CS5 will actually have been worth the wait.

As some of you know Google is finally has created a social media Frankinstien in the form of Google Buzz.

Speaking from personal experience freelancing can be daunting and scary for most designers and artist. However once you’ve made up your mind and committed to it, you’ll find that it can be one of the most enriching experiences of your career and very exciting! In this article I’ve compiled some tips to help you make the most of this transition.

The latest innovation in technology from Apple, the new iPad is their latest gadget, target specifically at replacing netbooks.

At the end of last year 3 pieces of my artwork were featured in Photoshop Creative Magazine Issue 54 along with several other digital artist. In this article I talk about that experience and how it effected me.

Self Promotion is an important part of any successful career. Surprisingly enough it is something that very few people completely understand how to take advantage of. This is a short list of some tips and tricks you can use to boost your career.

Many of you have probably seen the Intuit.com commercial by now. Most of you who follow my blog regularly are savvy web users and understand the problem with a commercial like this. For those of you who are not savvy web users, you probably have seen this commercial and now believe you can have a great online websites that will attract thousands of people from the internet and provide you with new leads or online sales. This creates the dreaded “Build It, and They Will Come” mentality.

In honor of twitter #MusicMonday I decided to not only to a Music Monday graphic, but I decided to do a round up of music inspiration for you guys! I’ve included some Music Inspired Digital Art, Music Stock Photos/Resources, and even Music to Inspire Creativity! Enjoy Music Monday Everyone!

I’ve learned something very interesting from some of my “List” Articles over the past few weeks. As rule I usually use list to showcase the work of others in the online Creative Community, and to generate great conversations and build new relationships, as well as attract new viewers. However there are some very unique pros and cons to these types of blog post.

In this video I cover a lot of questions that new/young Designers and Digital Artist have asked me, but also address things that are relevant to any designer or artist looking to get more work or recognition.

Today I interview a truly great and talented Graphic Designer and Digital Artist who has been featured in many publications both for his artwork and tutorials. To be quite honest he is one of my personal heroes in the creative industry and possibly one of the most talented Digital Illustrators I have seen! Many of you will be familiar with his work! He is UK Digital Artist David Cousens of Cool Surface!

For sometime now I’ve been working on a project I haven’t told many people about, but finally it’s time to let out the secret, if you read the headline of this post then you have probably guessed it, I will be publishing my first Art Book in the first quarter of 2010!

#typographytuesday – to participate every Tuesday tweet articles and images on typography. They can be gallery showcase, tutorials, free fonts. If you have a blog you can also post articles on typography and encourage others to tweet them!

Usually I develop articles to help designers and other creatives, but today I’m going to write something that will help both designers and clients. For designers this will allow you to understand that you are not alone in wishing that circumstances in your client relationships were better and possibly give you an idea as to how to communicate to your client or employer the changes you wish to occur in your relationship with them.