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The Social Arts - Social Media for Designers
The various ways a designer can use social media, both as a means of support and a way to publicize your designs.
If you're a graphic or Web designer (with a bit of programming thrown in), where do you begin with social media? How can you call attention to your work or how do you find support for questions you may have? In this article, Linda talks about the various ways a designer can use social media, both as a means of support and a way to publicize your designs.
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· Behance Network: Showcase your work, gain exposure and advance your career in a site that offers a display through a 'frame view' version of your portfolio. No ads!
· CommandShift3: This site is billed as "like Hot or Not," where you click on hot Web sites instead of "hot babes." If you click the screen shot of the site you think looks best, the page reloads and you start all over again. It never ends. This showcase might appeal to a certain market.
· Creattica: Anyone can submit work for consideration and voting on submissions is open to one and all. The best work is accepted and featured in the gallery which receives thousands of visitors every day.
· Design Float: A Digg-like format for design and art news. I'm not guaranteeing anything here, as I haven't used this site. But, I plan to use it to push some articles – you might do the same and let me know how it works for you.
· Design Snack: Register to submit your work for ratings and to rate other work.
· Designster: Designster is a free, un-mediated service where you can maintain a profile and portfolio. Their goal is to "provide free portfolio hosting as well as project management services to all members."
· Dzone: Add links to sites that you've designed, read articles and enjoy their real-time link additions which are as rabid as Twitter's Tweets. This site reminds me of a cross between Digg and Reddit.
· FFFFOUND! Another site used to aggregate substance in images. This site also "dynamically recommends each user's tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience..." You cannot register – this is an invitation-based service.
· Graphicdesignlinks: Another site much like Digg, but with (for the most part) links for graphic design articles.
· Pixel Groovy! Find and share the best computer learning resources and tutorials out there (including your own).
Linda Goin
Linda Goin carries an A.A. in graphic design, a B.F.A. in visual communications with a minor in business and marketing and an M.A. in American History with a minor in the Reformation. While the latter degree doesn't seem to fit with the first two educational experiences, Linda used her 25-year design expertise on archaeological digs and in the study of material culture. Now she uses her education and experiences in social media experiments.
Accolades for her work include fifteen first-place Colorado Press Association awards, numerous fine art and graphic design awards, and interviews about content development with The Wall St. Journal, Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, and L.A. Times.