by Matthew Marrocco
February 09, 2015
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Every so often we get to shine a light on someone who has been an inspiration to us in our career - whether professionally or during educational pursuits. This week we're featuring Industrial and Concept Designer, Illustrator and Chicagoan Ian Galvin. With a career spanning consumer tech, bikes, games and some super-confidential stuff we don't even know about - he's clearly got his hands full churning out some truly great work.
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by Matthew Marrocco
December 01, 2014
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Here at IDRAW Creative Goods we're always on the lookout for great inspiration. Often we find it in nature, sometimes in film; sometimes we find the best inspiration in the work of our peers working in other design disciplines. There's something fascinating about watching others work through the design process, taking note of their decisions and technique in navigating form, color and composition. These are the types of inspiration we carry with us in our career, pulling them from our quiver when the time is right.
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by Matthew Marrocco
September 07, 2014
As we begin the descent into cooler temperatures, so too, do many young, aspiring designers begin their journey across the wondrous and inspiring minefield that is Design Education. In an effort to help these fledgling designers, product designer and author Amina Horozic has recently released a book titled "
Breaking In" that sheds light on what steps aspiring designers should take in order to land that ever important first professional gig. Through in-depth interviews with leading design firms and industry leaders across the globe, "Breaking In" gets to the heart of what companies look for in a new design hire.
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