Graphic design forum discussions

Some selected discussions from the 'archives' of the graphic design forums

The Design : Talkboard discussion forums have been running for several years and have covered so many areas of the graphic design world that we could not even begin to list them all here.

We have decided to pull some selected bulletin board discussion topics from the 'archives', for those that might be interested in taking pot luck and tackling the forums from a different angle.

• Publishing design – working in publishing.
• Newspaper design – designer seeking work experience at a newspaper.
• Cox Review – UK government design review.
• Adobe and Macromedia Merger – the future of GoLive and Freehand.
• desktop scanners – scanners for archiving artwork and scanning in photos
• What is Graphic Communications?
• CD ROM artwork – sending artwork on CD
• graphic design business – making money with graphic design.
• Distorting type – being told by Creative Director to distort the type on a recent piece.
• Web site critique – feedback for improvement.
• Forum formatting techniques
• Design awards – should they be treated with contempt?
• Photoshop Pen Tool – Adobe Photoshop paths can be converted into a selection.
• Design graduate interships – how to get an internship whilst working full-time.
• QuickTime problems – QuickTime MPEG Extension did not load. It requires quicktime 6.0.2 or later.
• How do I get into web design? – what's the easiest way to get into web design?
• Design management – are there any art schools that teach courses in Design Management?
• Identifying fonts – finding the font from a logo.
• Special font characters
• Downloading fonts
• Multi-media concepts – what counts as multimedia?
• Designing maps – to be placed in printed material.
• Magazine Designer – becoming a magazine art director.
• Learning web design – is the best way of learning Flash, Dreamweaver and html by teaching yourself?
• Research about web designs and being a graphic designer.
• Dreamweaver consultant – learning Dreamweaver.
• HTML formmail – designing a form in HTML to send the information in an email.
• Design business advertising – what works best for your business regarding advertising and designs?
• Becoming a designer
• PostScript errors – a good source for fnding out about postscript errors?
• Folder design – trying to produce a simple A3 folder.
• iMac computer help – new Mac user and new to the profession of graphic design.
• Studying design – Which courses have people studied here? BTEC's? Degree? Online courses?
• Quark graphics format – what is the best image format to use with Quark?
• BA in graphic design?
• Design inspiration – design can ever be art. Design is a commercial experience. Creatively driven, yes. But Commercial nontheless.
• Working with a website – how do you work with a company's existing website?
• Graphing programs – creating exciting charts to launch new publications.
• Paper/card weight
• What is a .j file?
• What's the difference between a design manager, a studio manager and a production manager?
• New to graphic design – setting up my own business.
• Client's design files – I am betting I am not the only designer that has problems with client files.
• Interactive television – it was the big new thing a few years ago.
• Difference between print and advertising