Archive for August, 2006
How to Elevate Your Graphic Design Studio Client List
Gaining more profitable clients and letting the bad ones go is the key to your success.
When I first started my graphic design business, I figured I would take on any job that came in the door. After all, we were a new design firm, and while I had a decent portfolio from my previous design work, my firm had no merit on its own. We started to get small jobs and then a couple of large projects came in the door. The larger projects were more profitable and had the potential to really give our new business a boost by working with A- and B- list clients. The small stuff really got in the way. Additionally, there was no “extended value” working on these smaller projects. So I came up with a list of ways that would help raise our client portfolio and therefore raise our profitability.
DSVC Bar Olympics
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
This one-night event pits you against your challengers in grueling tests of pub game prowess. Only five will emerge as champion Bar Olympians. Come out and play a few games, drink a few beers, and mingle with your fellow Olympians.
DETAILS
The 2nd Annual DSVC Bar Olympics will be held at Fox and Hound ( 112 W Campbell Road in Richardson) on Saturday, August 26th. Event competition begins at 1:00pm. Registration fee for students is $20, DSVC members $20, and non-members $35. Use the form below to register and pay
Go to: dsvc.org/beer
Flash Forward
The Flashforward Conference and Film Festival bring together the best minds in the Flash design and development community, with an optional intensive workshop day, a three-day conference, and the largest International Flash-related film festival on the planet. With the focus on Flash as a platform, Flashforward offers diverse knowledge and inspiration for everyone in the Flash community, whatever role Flash plays in their life and work. Flashforward is dedicated to providing education, inspiration, information, and community resources via our conference, website, blog, and podcasts.
Flash Turns 10 Years Old-
Flash is now officially 10 years old! We decided that such a milestone was worthy of a trip down memory lane to see how Flash has evolved over the last decade…
- Flash began life 10 years ago as FutureSplash, a vector-based software owned by a small software house called Future Wave.
- In 1996, Macromedia acquired FutureSplash and later released it as Flash 1.0
- Macromedia Flash 2 was released in 1997 with features such as support of stereo sound and enhanced bitmap integration.
- In 2000 the Flash Player was being distributed with all AOL, Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. Two years later it shipped with all releases of Windows XP.
- A 2001 survey made for Macromedia by Media Metrix showed that 7 out of 10 of the biggest websites in the US were making use of Flash content.
- Macromedia announced in 2002 the availability of Macromedia Flash MX and Macromedia Flash Player 6 with supports for video, application components and accessibility.
- Flash MX 2004 featured: faster runtime performance up to 8 times with the enhanced compiler and the new Macromedia Flash Player 7, additional text effects with the new support for extensions, mobile and device development and a forms-based development environment.
- In December 2005, Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia and its product portfolio including Flash.
As it reaches its 10th year, TexasDesign would like to wish Flash a very Happy Birthday!
Webmaster Jam Session
Hear leading CSS expert and others discuss the latest on creating web sites.
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See you there!
