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

Ideas for thanking your clients, but it’s also another chance to promote yourself, as well.

Here are some tips about how to present yourself, and your portfolio, over at Vitamin.

I recall the very first time I ever came across Ben Schlitter’s work. I found a link somewhere to his set of icons for the Mac. I immediately became a fan, and have followed his work ever since. There’s something just “right” about his designs. They are typically vibrant, playful, simple and yet they […]

One of my daily stops in the blog world is CreativeBits. They have a great roundup of unique business card designs.

This site has some sample pop-up forms that can be incorporated in books, brochures, or even business cards. The site might look a little “crafty”, but the techniques can be applied to so many interesting self-promotional ideas. I’m thinking of ordering these soon:

A simple but inventive process for turning a simple photograph into a 3D pop up.

Graphics.com ran a small story about a brochure designed by Sussner Design. They used a velo-bind book, tang fasteners and a simple in-house laser printer for the inside pages.

If you happen to come across Computer Arts (or Computer Arts Projects) magazine at an actual bookstore, you were probably going to buy it until you saw the price. Here in San Francisco, the typical price for the magazine is $18.45 at the checkout. The higher cost is a result of being a UK-based magazine […]

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.