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Hi i am rahul, graphic design is my life. I live and breathe it, and there's nothing more exciting to me than design, creativity, and idea generation. This site is a collection of exercises that can be used to stretch your creative mind and aid in daily creative maintenance.
The book also includes interviews with designers Am I allowed to say everything? That's such a lame answer, I know, but it's true! I love learning. designers have to be able to learn everything they can about who their client is so that they can convey the client's message effectively. You have to live and breathe your client. I love meeting other designers and finding out what makes them tick. I love traveling and exploring different cultures. Music and music video watching are a recent hobby of mine (music videos have become so much more creative), as well as intros to movies. I love seeing the title sequences of movies it shows how design is now being more integrated in other mediums such as film, PDA graphics, iPods, etc. |
don't care if you have an MFA or an 8th grade-level education; if you have the talent, the drive, and an awesome portfolio, you're good to go. |
I'm always reading the news, design magazines, designers' posts in design forums on the Internet. I love finding random things online, or a new wacky store, and just exploring it. Sometimes these unusual places or things may later inspire an idea or a thought that will solve a design problem for a project. Sometimes it won't. Regardless of what happens, you will always be learning and accumulating knowledge, and in my opinion that's the most important and powerful tool that anyone can have. |
If you truly love design, just do it. Don't worry about money or let it rule your decisions. I occasionally do projects pro-bono just because I know that it would be a great design piece and that it will make me feel good. The paying work will eventually find you. Most of my big clients now came from small pro-bono projects that I did. You never know what might happen. I would also focus on self-promotion. It's one of the most important things a designer can do to get their name out there and familiarize others about you. The more they see or hear your name, the more they will subconsciously have that name engraved in their mind for a future design project. |
Success is a relative term. Success to me (a designer) means that the piece effectively communicates the client's message is balanced well, looks good, and the client is happy with it. But very rarely does the finished piece actually turn out the way you want it to. Clients often change things, and although you don't agree with them there comes a point where you just have to do what they say. They are, after all, the ones that are paying you. As a designer, my job is to bring my expertise into the piece
get away from the computer, and do some of the exercises. I get away from the computer - I won't even check my email. I usually go hiking, or head to Borders (with my iced coffee), or watch a movie. I pretty much just participate in life and absorb everything I can. I spend so much time in front of the computer that it is actually refreshing to do something else even if that something else is washing my car. To me I think the weekend is very important for a designer.
after roaming through these pages, do you want to contact me ? If you do have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you
Feel free to mail me on rahul_zap@hotmail.com
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| To the right is a collection of some of my favorites, from over the past few years. The best of the best, if you will. These sites are all beautiful, innovative, functional, and consistent. They represent the work and the sources of the best made sites on the net. f you haven't seen the ones to the right, you're just beginning. |
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