How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul

I received the book VERY fast, I was very pleased. The book was in excellent, prime condition. I am very happy with my purchase.

I found this book most valuable in every aspect. You will learn a lot from this guy's and his "guest's" experiences. It is a must have for anyone into the creative design business, wether you have been a lot of time into it and even better if you are starting or want to be an enterpreneur within the graphic design business. Buy it and reccomend it to your peers.

from the first few pages it is an engrossing read if you're interested in the field. Answers a lot of questions

I haven't been able to finish it yet, but what I have read has been helpful in understanding the commercial world of graphic design.

Amazing book - a great read for any individual who is thinking of defining their place in the Graphic Arts world. You can seriously learn something new or reaffirming from it every time you pick it up.

- Don't look for solid examples of what steps to follow, the overview is good, but it being told by somebody who has been in the industry for years and never appeared to have any major struggles that plague many young graphic artists today. Adrian does a great job of making sure to touch on just about every major aspect of the design business world, but like I said - its an overview.

It would pretty cool if there was a book that read like memoirs of a student to entrepreneurial success story with each step detailed. You know - like the first equipment purchases, the struggle to fit in, the stress of taxes, finding the niche, hiring some help, branding the company, asking for loans, supply and demand, and cut throat business approach to stay competitive and successful.

I just started a new conceptual tutorial website that will feature only quality tutorials aimed at teaching fellow artists or aspiring artists the skills and techniques being practiced by today's industry professionals; from using office equipment like scanners, Adobe Illustrator and principals of good color profiling to setting up quickbooks online for your accounting. The web address can be found here: http://www.designer-tutorials.com/

I am not trying to push this site - I just wanted a way to reach out to those looking for answers that are not found in this book (or any other that I have looked at - I am very open to suggestions)and so far - there just is not a singular source for this type information.

Like I said - I am very interested - if you know of a good book - please make the recommendation here or at the website above.

- Good luck to all fellow artisans.