A conversation with a friend regarding the development of a young freelancer’s visual identity pushed my brain off into the deep end (typical).

Why do we, creative people, need logos? Why is it such a good idea to have one as a young creative practitioner? Should you make a point to come up with one for yourself if you ever want to convince anyone you are worth your salt?

Just wanted to sound off a little bit on this, since I’m coming up on right around my fourth month in the “business,” slowly learning the unspoken rules of the game, the dos and the don’ts. :) So far I have no horror stories befitting Clients from Hell, and so far I’ve yet to regret anything major I did. Which I think is a good thing.

This is not an exhaustive list on the topic (and I wasn’t aiming for that), but I wanted to jot down a things that I learned that blew my mind on some level.

Over the last few months I’ve been hard at work writing some articles on bequest of Design Informer‘s owner Jad Limcaco — which was, of course, the first time I’ve had such a major blogging endeavor. Here they are, if you feel like checking them out!

Part I — Illustration Is Not the Same Thing As Art
Part II — Good Process and Good Design
Part III — Good Process and Good Design (Continued)

Made a quick just-for-fun information portal about our graphic novel project, up at the-victorious.com. Check it out if you’ve been at all curious about what this thing is about!

I normally won’t ever be caught dead blogging about politics, especially since I don’t see myself as someone that can form a single sentence on the subject worth reading. So, if you’re looking for an intelligent rant in the political realm, look away, because I’ll probably offend you with my babble. If you agree not to yell at me, read on.