Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don't teach you in design school, but should
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0321918681 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sue Allen Clayton said Teaches how to actually run a business. Author Michael Janda is a graphic designer and owner of his own graphic design firm. According to Janda, design schools spend roughly 90 percent of their time having students develop a portfolio. He feels that there are many additional skills needed for success, including teamwork, communication, social aptitude, production speed and business skills.This book contains some really great advice on running a business. Chapters are short, easy-to-read, and humorous. They also contain great lessons and specific examples of his learning experiences. "Packed with practical advice for graphic designers" according to Parka. Michael Janda is a graphic designer who worked his way up from the trenches to where he is now, a creative director who works with big clients such as NBC, Fox, Disney, National Geographic and more.Burn Your Portfolio is a refreshing no-nonsense guide for designers who are embarking on their career. The book talks about the best practices when it comes to handling your clients, common pitfalls to avoid and a lot of other insights.This book assumes you already have the technical graphic design skills. The focus is on managing your relationship. WhiteDog said Excellent. This is an excellent book, informative and not too difficult to read. A voracious reader himself and a successful businessman, Michael Jonda conveys a wealth of knowledge accumulated through study and real world experience. This book should be required reading for everyone contemplating a career in graphic design, or who has already embarked on one. Jonda covers the problems and pitfalls anyone can expect to encounter - and practical solutions that can help resolve those problems and avoid or circumnavigate the pitfalls. Whether you work for
Burn Your Portfolio teaches the real-world practices, professional do's and don'ts, and unwritten rules of business that most designers, photographers, web designers, copy writers, programmers, and architects only learn after putting in years of experience on the job.Michael Janda, owner of the Utah-based design firm Riser, uses humor to dispense nugget after nugget of hard-won advice collected over the last decade from the personal successes and failures he has faced running his own agency. . I
(Um, how dare he share ALL our secrets?!) I hope he’s charging at least a year’s worth of school tuition for this book. The drama-free work approach and leadership style outlined in Burn Your Portfolio is what makes working with him and all the folks at his company, Riser, FUN and worthy of the cupcakes we send to celebrate each of our successes together.”—Michelle Sullivan. Seriously, take copious notes on the practical suggestions offered here to help steer your own care