I've been developing an add-on for Firefox that involves a browser and notification system for Twitch.tv. Recently I received a review by one user whose only complaint was that he didn't like the icon. The original icon was quickly thrown together by me and was meant to emphasize the alarm feature, which used to be the central focus point of the add-on but is now somewhat of a secondary feature. Brand image has never really concerned me but I feel that I could gather more users and appeal to a wider audience by improving my image.

The main focus of the icon should be Twitch as the add-on has everything to do with it. I think that another focus to consider is Firefox, because many Firefox users pride themselves on Firefox-exclusive content and overall like their own community. The most popular Twitch-related extension for Chrome, Twitch Now, uses its own design for a logo but incorporates Twitch's white and purple colors.

On the left end is my current design and on the right end is a concept design I just came up with. It's by no means professional and I don't really think it needs to be, but the message that is sent by the imagery is the most important thing I think. What do you guys think is the best way to approach designing a logo for this? Am I on the right track or maybe I should approach it differently?

I have a video game store job that wants me to also do frequent promo posters for sales, events, etc. They're usually short notice (in a day or two) and don't require much but throwing pictures together.

But I struggle to make this shit look good. Do you guys just design a bunch of default templates to plug text and images in? Do you just have a folder of shapes or something? How do you pump out generic but nice looking promotional images quickly?

Pic not mine.

A few months ago we had a great thread with a lot of links to sites that had free stock photos, icons, fonts, books and other stuff.

Let's do that again.

Here are some great sites I've been using a lot recently:

https://stocksnap.io/
http://www.photobash.org/
https://icomoon.io/

This poster any good?

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I'm in high school, and I'm majoring in graphic design. What I want to know is, does it make enough money to sustain me? I want a house, not apartment. I want a new car, not a pre-owned. How much do you make in a month?

When was the last time you turned down a client and why?

This is my first real thing I've made. I'm trying to make a poster for the TV Show House and i'm planning on printing it out and hanging it up and shit on some nice ass glossy paper. Can anyone give me any improvements I can make to this? I don't think it's worth the $20 to print yet.

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links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Random
http://flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days

Post anything cool that's /gēdē/ related.

if any professionals could answer me a couple of questions I'd greatly appreciate it.

1. do graphic designers still need to present printed portfolios or is just a portfolio website enough?

2. is it a steady work flow if you work for an agency? are you still allowed to freelance?

3. after graduating whats the best route to take? I live in new york so I assumed my best option would be to apply to places in the city. is a good portfolio with an associates in commercial arts and a certificate in website design enough? should I go to more school?

appreciate any feedback, thanks for looking. pic unrelated.