April 27, 2009
Marketing PR
The art of presenting for graphic designers
When new designers ask for advice, I tell them to master their presentation skills:
"If your presentation skills are weak, you must improve them. Not should--must. Today, as you are reading this page, there are thousands of truly brilliant ideas being generated in the minds of timid people. They will never see the light of day because the artists are unable to sell them--they are too nervous, too intimidated, or simply lack the skills to communicate their ideas with clarity and enthusiasm."
Graphicology.com has produced an excellent series of interviews with industry pros (in PDF form) that speak about the art of presenting.
Nigel Holmes, Principle of Explanation Graphics (PDF -150KB)...
Debbie Millman, Managing Partner, Sterling Brands (PDF -150KB)...
Sally Hogshead, Creative Consultant (PDF -150KB)...
Peter Coughter, Jr., Owner, Coughter & Company; Professor, VCU Adcenter (PDF -150KB)...
Bart Cleveland, Creative Director, McKee Wallwork Cleveland (PDF -150KB)...
And, you'll find others listed in the right-hand column on Graphicology.com...
My post "Advice for new designers"...
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Hey thanks for the link.
I hope to be adding more of these soon and that everyone enjoys them.
Posted by: jj | April 29, 2009 8:26 AM