The World Best Designers: Mexico
This week in World Best Designers – Mexico.
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Best in show: Erika Iris Simmons
- Name: Erika Iris Simmons
- Location: Georgia, USA
- Field: Self-taught artist who works with non-traditional media
- Website: iri5.com
Erika Iris Simmons (aka iri5) is a great artist who works with non-traditional media (and most of the materials used have been discarded or donated).
Here you have 11 great examples of portraits made with old cassettes. Enjoy….
15 Napkin & Sketch Book Doodlers, Inspiring or Fun?
We have all done it, your guilty, admit it! Whether you were bored in class or bored on that last blind date with the Millionaire out in Beverly hills, you were or you are a doodler.
I personally like to draw three legged unicorns riding on surf boards shooting bazookas, but thats just me. Check out what these “professional” doodlers are doing.
Best in show: Pete Harrison
- Name: Pete Harrison
- Location: Paignton, United Kingdom
- Field: Graphic Design, Typography
- Website: aeiko
Pete Harrison (aeiko) is a UK freelance designer specialized in the art of photo-manipulation. He’s also a founder of Desktopography, a website with awesome desktop wallpapers, and a clothing label Funkrush.
Some interesting things about copyright
This article is about a topic very interesting, but sometimes a little bit dark. This is just a first step in the long way of the knowledge. Please, visit the links and read for yourself all the information there.
And how Inmanuel Kant used to say: Sapere aude (Dare to learn).
The copyright is a form of protection for original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture, fixed in a tangible medium of expression.
Copyright protects original works of authorship, while a patent protects inventions or discoveries. Ideas and discoveries are not protected by the copyright law, although the way in which they are expressed may be. A trademark protects words, phrases, symbols, or designs identifying the source of the goods or services of one party and distinguishing them from those of others. ( http://www.copyright.gov/ )
Although there are efforts in order to protect the copyright throughout the world, there is no such thing as a “international copyright”. It means that we must protect our copyright following the law of our country and then to protect the copyright according to the law of the country where we are gonna do businesses.
But… why is it so? Because all the treaties just have the binding of the law once they are suscribed and ratified by the countries (or parties).
What a pain in the neck¡ ( I never write bad words).
Some of the international treaties about copyright, patents and trademarks are…
The Ultimate Setup For Any Freelancer
As a designer I like to work close to home and with clients who I can meet on a face to face basis, but I am know to look for the odd bit of casual freelance work when my business is going through a slow patch. At the end of the day we must all keep ourselves busy in order to survive in a job role which I for one simply love doing.
So, where do I look for freelance jobs I hear you asking me, well let me show you my own personal list of the top sites for finding work as a freelancer. You do not need to be a designer to find work here. You will find a real variety of work being posted to these websites on a regular basis. So whether you are a programmer, designer, or even copywriter, you will find something suitable throughout these sites.
