Results for Topics: "Design" (50 results found)
October 18, 2012
Use of Flexible Workforce Key for Marketing & Creative Orgs
Our research shows that hiring managers need to strategically determine how best to proactively balance workloads and bring technical expertise to their teams. To accomplish those goals, the flexible workforce is being looked to more and more as a vital external resource. More
tagged: digital, creative, white paper, survey, contracting, blog, mobile, managing, staffing
September 27, 2012
Design Salaries 2012: Holding Strong
The results of the AIGA/Aquent 2012 Survey of Design Salaries was released this week and contains some not-so-surprising information, but plenty of good news on upward trends. More
tagged: digital, interactive, creative, survey, blog, graphic design
September 05, 2012
Evaluating An Interactive Designer's Portfolio
Technology has advanced to the point where grabbing attention for your brand means you need superior web user experiences and share-worthy mobile apps. HTML5, CSS, jQuery, the list goes on and it’s enough to launch you into overwhelm. This may also make you wonder: If you aren’t an interactive designer or developer, ho... More
tagged: digital, interactive, creative, survey, blog, graphic design
September 03, 2012
Attracting Developers (Or Digital Heros, As We Like to Call Them)
So, how do you source and attract the developer(s) your company needs to thrive in the digital age? By knowing what makes them happy and want to work. More
tagged: digital, interactive, hiring, blog, front end, mobile, technology, staffing
July 13, 2012
Aquent’s Commitment to Affordable Health Benefits
We were interested, along with many Americans, to hear the June 28 Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As one of the first employment agencies to offer our talent benefits, Aquent has always provided great health benefits to our talented marketing, creative and digital contractors who might not oth... More
tagged: contracting, hiring, freelance, blog, staffing, healthcare
June 25, 2012
Free HTML5 Training - The Summer of Learning is Here!
As part of our commitment to providing career advancement opportunities to the design community, we’re providing free HTML5 training through our new Summer of Learning program. More
tagged: contracting, hiring, freelance, blog, staffing, healthcare
February 14, 2012
Driving Change with Creativity
How can you use creativity to push the boundaries, and drive change within your business? Do you view design as just another part of the marketing function? Well, you would be wrong in that assessment. In today’s business landscape, design can be the catalyst that drives businesses to innovate, find solutions to busi... More
January 05, 2012
The strategic power of design, with AIGA’s Richard Grefé
Think design is just about creating logos? Not so! In fact, designers can help businesses to innovate, communicate and solve big challenges. “There are two aspects of design,” says AIGA executive director Richard Grefé: "One is making objects and the other is solving problems. If you need to create a sign, 90 percent o... More
tagged: advertise
November 10, 2011
We celebrate our talented artists in the 2012 calendar
We're excited to announce the new Aquent/Vitamin T calendar showcasing the fine art of our talent from around the globe! This artistic work will be on the desks of thousands of Aquent and Vitamin T clients in the coming weeks. It's a great way to highlight the amazing Aquent/Vitamin T talent we know and love. Thank you... More
March 29, 2011
Out of the Gate and Coding in 20 Minutes
Your client is screaming for their new website, your staff is overloaded, and there is zero time to get your new web contractor up to speed. So how do you make the most of their time? Here are five tips to give your freelance web developer a running start. More
tagged: interactive, contracting, hiring, freelance, web
March 13, 2011
Digital Trends in Sydney
After four months, I’ve noticed three prominent trends in the Sydney Digital marketplace. More
tagged: interactive
January 18, 2011
Trends for ‘11
Over the course of 2010 there were many ups and downs, stops and starts – some fantastic new opportunities and unfortunately some still struggling through the economic difficulties. Whilst we began to see some signs of recovery throughout the Creative industry, it was still very hard to say how or why. The good news is... More
tagged: digital, user experience, interactive, contracting
December 09, 2010
What’s a Developer to Do? Your Career and Flash vs. HTML5
Steve Jobs’ decision to pick HTML5 over Flash has incited debates over whether this means the end of Flash. But when you drill down, it’s evidenced that both have their own strengths and weaknesses, and it may be that they will each continue to thrive. More
tagged: interactive, HTML5
November 26, 2010
Friday Find: Typeface Memory Game Gift Idea
If you are searching for a small gift for the designer in your life whether it's a holiday gift or a company gift exchange, this might be the perfect little something to say thanks! It retails for $25 but is currently $16.50 at Amazon. More
tagged: graphic design
November 24, 2010
What Makes Me Sick About the Design Business (From Creative Beacon)
How does a client who is not a design professional make a good hire whether it's for a project or a full-time job? We have a lot of ideas about that at Aquent. More
tagged: graphic design
November 17, 2010
How Magazine's 2010 Salary Survey for Designers
How Magazine just came out with their 2010 Salary Survey for Designers. The survey references the 2010 AIGA/Aquent Salary Survey which shows slightly more optimistic results. More
November 02, 2010
Create Amazing 3D with Textures In Photoshop (from CreativeBeacon.com)
This tutorial shows you how to create powerful 3D text in Photoshop, as well as how to apply custom textures, via an image file, or your own custom created textures. I show you how to load existing texture files and how to create new ones. You can create different textures for different sides, including the bevels. More
tagged: software, graphic design
October 15, 2010
A Portfolio Survival Guide
Portfolios are a designer’s first weapon of attack whenever they are putting themselves out therein the creative jungle. In years gone by, a beautifully printed and bound folder not only containeda designer’s work, but also was an expression of their individual aesthetic — today it is all aboutinteractive PDFs and onli... More
October 14, 2010
Top 10: Mostly Graphic Design eBooks (from ScriptMafia.org)
ScriptMafia.org put together a list of 21 Design books. Here are the Top 10. More
tagged: creative
October 13, 2010
Top 10: Best Plugins for WordPress (From AmberlyMauszycki.com)
Amberly Mauszycki from the LinkedIn Group, Moms on the Job , recommends these 10 Wordpress Plugins: Akismet, Commentluv, Contact Form 7, Dean's FCKeditor for Wordpress, Digg Digg, Disqus, Sexy bookmarks, WPing.FM, Twitter Follow Me Box, WP Greet Box. More
tagged: digital
October 05, 2010
11 Trends in Web Design (from Mashable)
Mashable has a great series for web developers including this gem on 11 Trends in Web Design: The Good, The Bad and the Overused. Personally Quadrangles, Retro Gaming and Speech Bubbles don't get my attention, but it seems that you can't go wrong with Green these days or cute animals. Viva Hello Kitty! More
tagged: web
September 29, 2010
Top 10: Handy Web Typography Tools (from aext.net)
Listed below are 10 typography tools that you must have as a web graphic designer. More
tagged: web
September 29, 2010
10 Things You Really Didn't Know About Domain Names
Domain names are equivalent to real estate within the virtual world. With the dot com era many people turned to the internet as a way of investment, social interaction, business marketing, and even virtual business. While we are all getting to grips with the ‘how tos’ and the ‘what ifs’ on the World Wide Web here are a... More
tagged: digital
September 14, 2010
Top 10: Books on Design (from Huffington Post)
The Huffington Post has a nice list of Design Books that they judged from the cover (and then from the inside). More
tagged: creative
September 14, 2010
The 2010 AIGA | Aquent Salary Survey is Here!
It's here! Our Annual Salary Survey we do with AIGA is up as of today. If you want to see how your salary stacks up against your peer group, how much to pay for a new hire, or how much your boss makes, take a look at the our salary survey. More
August 26, 2010
How To: Develop User-Friendly Text Help (from A List Apart)
Lyle Mullican, in an article on A List Apart, offers some insight, tips and best practices for developing user-friendly help text. Take a look: Good Help is Hard to Find. More
tagged: user experience, web
July 26, 2010
But Wait, There's More... Pantone Launches a Magazine
If you wanted to figure out why turquoise is color of the year, packaging design trends, or bolder choices for 2010 bridesmaids, then you should pop over to Tones. More
tagged: brand
June 28, 2010
Dream in Color - Pantone Opens a Hotel
It's like a Designer's CMYK dream come true. A hotel owned by and inspired by Pantone: the Pantone Hotel. More
tagged: creative
June 23, 2010
VIDEO: FITC Toronto 2010 Highlights!
Highlights from the sold out FITC Toronto 2010 Festival held on April 25-27, 2010 at the Hilton Toronto. Now in its ninth year, FITC Toronto is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the world. With some of the most unique and engaging presenters from around the globe, FITC Toronto is an informati... More
tagged: interactive
June 22, 2010
FITC Toronto VIDEOS are BACK! Watch 'em while they're HOT!
Aquent is proud to have sponsored video capture of the 2010 FITC Toronto show this year, and we're now thrilled to share the HOTTEST videos from the show with you! More
tagged: interactive
May 25, 2010
11 Steps to Better Networking for the Graphic Designer
Forgraphicdesignersonly.com shares 11 great tips that graphic designers can use to become better networkers. More
tagged: job hunting
April 14, 2010
Aquent Microsite Honored by Webby Awards!
Aquent Microsite Honored by Webby Awards! More
tagged: awards
January 06, 2010
Design Eye for the Non-Design Guy (or Gal)
Design Eye for the Non-Design Guy (or Gal) More
tagged: creative
December 29, 2009
Life, Work and Philosophy - FITC Video
Life, Work and Philosophy - FITC Video More
tagged: interactive
August 19, 2009
I.D. For You and Me
Every year the James Dyson Award is given out to the Designer who best solves a current problem by coming up with a unique industrial design. More
tagged: awards
August 13, 2009
Editing Artwork Quickly in Illustrator CS4
A short and sweet video on quickly editing work in Illustrator CS4. More
tagged: software
June 01, 2009
Book Review: Web Design for ROI
Your company may have hundreds of fantastic products for which the public is hungering, but if the home page is too cluttered with information and images, then your site may not be doing its job. More
tagged: digital
May 14, 2009
Book Review: The New Influencers
With the growing shift to electronic media, marketers need to stay on top of new venues of communication, and blogs present the best opportunity. More
tagged: digital
April 01, 2009
Vomit Comet
While critiquing professionally designed logos, Web sites, and marketing materials is necessary to keep the bar high in the design world, poking fun of really poorly designed ones is part and parcel of being a Designer. The problem is, spouses and friends many times don’t enjoy a good dig at a bad logo. More
tagged: brand
January 08, 2009
There Really Is Something To Be Said For Good Packaging Design...
Whether it be the latest in “just-heat-and-pour” minestrone soup, chocolate powder, soap, toothpaste or tropical fruit juice, I closely examine what creations the packaging design world has brought forth of late. More
tagged: packaging
December 23, 2008
Free Online Design Tools, The Price is Right
A great magazine should be like that friend you admire. More
tagged: packaging
December 01, 2008
Please Critique Me
A web design firm based in North Carolina, OnWired, has set up a site called Please Critique Me, where “designers can submit their work and have it reviewed (albeit publicly) by one of their industry peers.” More
tagged: creative
November 20, 2008
"Can Good Design Also Be Ugly?"
"Can good design also be ugly?" More
tagged: creative
November 03, 2008
Social Media Design and Creative Infrastructure
Links on social media design and creative infrastructure. More
tagged: digital
October 20, 2008
How Do YOU Measure the Impact of Design?
When a client or manager asks about the return on investing in “good” design, she wants to translate it into the language of profit and loss. Paying designers is an expense that she must weigh against other expenses and justify in terms of relative profitability. More
tagged: creative
October 17, 2008
When You're Wrong, You're Wrong?
A few days ago I said that I didn’t believe in those design forums where a bunch of anonymous people pick apart a logo, illustration, ad campaign, etc. Well, apparently everyone else loves the idea. More
tagged: brand
October 13, 2008
The People Have Spoken!
Sometimes I wonder if online design forums are good or bad. Or are they just like another small town city council meeting gone astray? More
tagged: brand
October 12, 2008
柔軟な勤務体制が離職率を低下させる
日本では柔軟な勤務体制（フレックスタイム、在宅勤務など）が離 職率を低下させ、離職率が10％を下回る企業もある。マーケティング、コミ ュニケーション、クリエイティブ専門のグローバル人材エージェント エイク エントが実施した調査により明らかになったことです。 More
tagged: Press Releases