Category Archives: Graphic Design

Our top 9 Must Read Book list

We’ve compiled our favorite books; essential for design-oriented, creative business and superhuman success. In our opinion, these are the most influential and powerful books we know, some of which inspired us to start Crowbar Studios in the first place, and others which have guided our visual process over the years. Yes, they are all over [...]

Providing Value in Graphic Design

If you’re a maid, your soul purpose is to provide your clients with a clean house. If you work at Mcdonnalds then you have to get burgers assembled, quick. If you’re a designer, then you have to provide your clients with custom creations that help their businesses do better. It’s business. If your portfolio is good that’s half the battle. Clients want to see that not only can you create value for them, but deliver it. This means creating practical solutions that they can quickly have up and running.

This applies not only to graphic design, but in every field. Creating and then delivering value will get you ahead. Don’t worry about money, just focus on providing the world with value, then you’ll be rewarded. CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE

How to be the best designer in the world – 11 rules for success

If you don’t properly plan, then you plan to fail. If you have no guide then you can become lost. At times during our careers we can become complacent and confused. “Why do I still work here?”, “How do I become better?”, “How do I earn more money?”. But if you have a map, all [...]