Graphic design and the folk process
My biggest passion is music. I love nothing more than strumming the banjo, playing guitar, and singing in my choir. You may wonder, “It’s 2025? Why play the banjo?” It’s all because of folk music! When I was a child, my granddad handed me a set of jingle bells to accompany him while he played […]
2025-03-28
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Becoming a graphic designer
Time Traveller, Astronaut, Opera Singer, Hockey Announcer, Graphic Designer. What do all the jobs on this list have in common? These are all the jobs I’ve dreamed of having in a world where anyone can be anything and there are no limits on where you can take your career. It’s also a list of jobs […]
2024-09-06
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Overcoming the blank page
Recently, I asked to be put on a project I’d always dreamed of working on. Lucky for me, I got it! As soon as I opened it up, my mind went completely blank. I had no ideas and was totally overwhelmed. Here are the five strategies I used to overcome my creative block and create […]
2024-08-16
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Design software tips: work smarter, not harder
Working at Initiate requires staying on top of multiple high-priority tasks at once. How am I able to do this? Through improving my workflow, and with some simple tricks, all of us can create high-quality designs more efficiently. 1. Illustrator: “paste” on all artboards While graphic design is often a creatively driven passion project, it […]
2024-06-03
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What I’ve learned in my first 6 months working at Initiate Marketing.
One of my favourite things about working at Initiate early in my design career, has been being surrounded by design experts that have so much knowledge to share. Here are 6 things I’ve learned over the last 6 months that have improved my design skills and workflow. 1. “Export for Screens” in Illustrator allows for […]