Design Jones exists to create, transform and build brands that make a difference! » Journal http://www.designjones.co.uk Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Make Brilliance Your Benchmark http://www.designjones.co.uk/make-brilliance-your-benchmark/ http://www.designjones.co.uk/make-brilliance-your-benchmark/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:34:05 +0000 lutherspicer http://www.designjones.co.uk/?p=741 About this time last year I was starting to seriously plan starting up on my own. At that stage Design Jones had a different name but the vision has remained the same and looking back through my old journals I’m really encouraged by all we’ve achieved so far. I also see there are some things I need to remember and stick to more firmly.

I stumbled upon some notes I made on a article in Computer Arts, The Freelance Issue. Here are some of the highlights from my notes:

• Designers are most often found by word of mouth. If your work is good enough and you get it out there you will be noticed!
• Work on personal projects. Set aside time for research and inspiration.
• Happy clients are repeat clients. Always meet the brief but give them something extra.
• Don’t say yes to everything! Sometimes you are not the right person for the job. You might be too busy, unable to do the project justice or it may be outside your skillset.
• Never work for free or a ‘reduced rate’

And finally, When you’re passionate about something you’ll overcome any obstacles to make it happen. Make ‘BRILLIANCE’ your benchmark!

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]]> http://www.designjones.co.uk/make-brilliance-your-benchmark/feed/ 0 Inspiration Offline http://www.designjones.co.uk/inspiration-offline/ http://www.designjones.co.uk/inspiration-offline/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:55:32 +0000 lutherspicer http://www.designjones.co.uk/?p=717 With so many ways to find inspiration online these days it’s rare for anyone to still keep an offline journal. A university lecturer once said to me that your journal is like your brain pickled on a shelf. A great place to store things you’ve found or been inspired by for a rainy day. Vandaley Design have a great article HERE on the benefits of looking for offline sources of inspiration and ideas. This is something I’ve done since I first started university although these days the scraps of paper, magazine covers, flyers etc live in a stack of drawers behind me waiting to be collated but they are so valuable to me in terms of feeding your creative brain a more varied diet.

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