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My favourite Iphone apps

Samuel Barwick — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:50:04 +0000

Evernote
Great app for keeping all your resources organised whilst on the move

Newsrack
Newsrack is an excellent RSS reader that allows you to send articles very quickly from your RSS feed to email, facebook, twitter etc. I have my mail client set up so any articles from an RSS feed that [...]

Short Business Tips

Samuel Barwick — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:50:12 +0000

Demand and Need Law: I use this all the time in advertisement design, when a customer decides to purchase a product they will generally go through this process:

“Attention > Interest > Desire > Action > Satisfaction”

You first get the customers attention, that then needs to lead to an interest in the product, the person [...]

My Favourite Business Books

Samuel Barwick — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:46:34 +0000

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell - Click Here

* This is a book that helps you understand trends and how brands can suddenly increase in popularity so quickly (sometimes with very little effort from the company itself)

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - Click Here

* Great book about following your instincts, everything in this [...]

My Favourite Design Books

Samuel Barwick — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:44:54 +0000

“How to compose a picture” by J. M Parramón - Click Here

* This is easily one of the best books i’ve studied on composition! It’s currently out of print (printed in 1973) but you can still get used copies from Amazon. Highly recommended for any designer in any field, photographer, or artist as the principles in this book are [...]

Design Quotes

Samuel Barwick — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:41:50 +0000

John Lasseter (director and chief creative officer at Pixar) “In any creative industry, quality is the sole business plan that prevails in the long run.” Ansel Adams “A good photograph is knowing where to stand” Unknown “Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself” Unknown “Nothing in life is more common than unsuccessful people with [...]

Promote your Business for Free

Samuel Barwick — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:08:23 +0000

Many local businesses struggle to find ways to promote themselves, get links, rank in search engines, and ultimately drive traffic to their business. Most small businesses also have limited budgets making the task more difficult. For those businesses here are a few ways you can promote your business for free.

Google Local: If you [...]

List of Design Resources

Samuel Barwick — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:54:06 +0000

This is a great list of resources for any designer:

http://www.designerslist.info

stock photography

Samuel Barwick — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:40:50 +0000

Some useful websites for stock photography:

http://www.everystockphoto.com
http://www.sxc.hu
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net
http://en.fotolia.com