The following article by Mark Busse was published in June 2013 on www.designedgecanada.com. Do you remember the first time you watched The Wizard of Oz? I do. I must have been around five years old and I’ll never forget the joy I felt watching Dorothy and Toto meet their friends and sing as they journeyed through […]
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I don’t care what prestigious school you attended; your design education is incomplete without travel. Lots of it.
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The following article by Mark Busse was published in December 2012 in Design Edge Canada Magazine. The purpose of this column is to challenge some of the assumptions that many young designers and future firm owners may have entering this profession. If I can help a few of you avoid learning even one or […]
Read This ArticleYou don’t need to join a design association. What’s the point? Your time is tight as it is—you have Mad Menepisodes to catch up on—and money is even tighter, so why give any of it to a club of stodgy old designers who don’t get it anymore anyway?
You don’t need to join a design association. I suppose it demonstrates the level to which you are committed to your career and community, but so does that tweet you sent to@JessicaHische last week. I’m sure she hasn’t responded because she’s super busy right now. #pleasenoticeme
Read This ArticleThe following article by Mark Busse was published in June 2012 in Design Edge Canada Magazine. Most of you won’t make it in the graphic design industry. Sorry if that stings, but it’s time someone told you the truth. The odds are stacked against you. Colleges and universities are churning out more design program […]
Read This ArticleDesign Edge Magazine recently launched a new section on their website and invited my friend David Berman and I to be regular contributors. My column is called Design School Didn’t Tell You… and my first post, This industry will drive you crazy, is below: The graphic design industry has driven me crazy. OK, that might not […]
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