Brand Peel: Peeling back the juiciest self-promotion projects, and showing how it’s done.

CommArts has another viewpoint about the evolving portfolio. Even thought it’s a couple years old, I tend to agree with everything she says.
“The new paradigm is the e-portfolio: a PDF file that can be e-mailed, printed out as a booklet and printed out in a larger presentation format for interviews. It is the delivery system […]

I bought some of these CD packages when they first came out, just to have them around for future projects. If you need short-run but high quality DVDs or CD packaging, I highly recommend using Jewelboxing. The hinges are sturdy, and come with the insert booklet, disc labels, tray and tray liners. The templates […]

Another AIGA story about how to present your portfolio. What was your experience showing your portfolio or self-promotion project?

AIGA has updated their series of ethical brochures available for designers/artists. “The intent of this series is to develop content that is useful to designers, as well as being a resource to educate clients on standard practices and legal requirements faced by design firms.” The brochures cover  the use of fonts, software, illustrations, and sales […]

Action Envelope has pretty much any type of envelopes you could want for a general mailing. It’s worth looking at the different papers and sizes when you are gathering ideas for your next project.

Via Balloon Tales: Check out how to make 3D letters pop out of a fold. Great for simple or complex shapes, especially on a business card.

Paperhaus has a great selection of cases, stylish 3 ring binders, portfolio books and more. You can get the pina zangaro cases I love so much.

I’m a huge fan of the pina zangaro portfolio cases. I bought one for my own design work to show clients. I was reminded about their CD Jewel Cases. They look stellar, albeit pricey. But if you have to make an impression, that’s the way to go, especially if you take it down to […]

KeepCool makes thermal bags for some pretty big clients. If you’re into that sort of thing.

I came across Print Quotes Direct from a forum posting. An interesting idea: you enter in the type of project you are going to print and finally, a location. You are then presented with a list of printers in your area that are able to print your project. Seems like a great way to […]

I came across Vonster’s work a while ago, and realized his Keyboard Characters would make for a great “how-to” story. Little did I know when I contacted Vonster that he meticulously documents most of his creations. Not only does he talk about the process in detail, he documents it with photos. Vonster graciously let Brand […]

Design*sponge recently updated their list of letterpress vendors. A great list to keep handy for your next project. I especially like Aardvark Letterpress.

Jason Santa Maria is a well-known name in web design circles. Between speaking at conferences (I recently saw his panel at SXSW 2007), Jason is also the Creative Director at Happy Cog Studios and has an impressive award-winning resume. However, what really caught my eye was his experience with redesigning his business cards. Jason chronicled […]