Roz Goldfarb provides four reasons creatives should strengthen their verbal, interpersonal communication skills in his recent article, “Measuring Up.” The next time you find yourself looking for one more course to add to your semester, consider taking a public speaking or interpersonal communications class. Oral and written skills may make the difference between you and [...]

Every semester, students ask how to assemble a PDF version of their portfolio to print or to email a potential employer. I used to teach Communications students the basics of InDesign just for this purpose. However, Adobe Illustrator’s capacity for multiple Artboards provides a much-appreciated alternative to learning a new application for this one, important [...]

If you’re interested in web design, user interface design, social media, or what it’s like to work for any type of design agency, you should read the interview with Jesse Thomas that Jolie O’Dell published on Mashable, “Inside the Mind of One of the Web’s Hottest Designers.” Thomas comes across sounding as you might expect [...]