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MoodBoards, or a.k.a. Inspiration boards allow you to prepare your projects influences. They  are always there for reference throughout the project, helpful in avoiding embarrassing and expensive misdirections. Mb’s Are visual rather than verbal, and should practically speak for themselves. Their purpose is to curate rather than collect, to set the tone, look, feel, personality, and vibe of the project. When putting together an MB go out and take plenty of photos. Include imagery, color palette, textures, type styles (both display and body type), even physical objects, and three words that describe the subjects personality. Conclusion: they save time, provide visual direction, easy collaboration. Sites: ThinkStockPhotos.com, TheMatboard.com, MusePeak.com, Mural.Ly

Sean Adams It was great being able to take in some advice from such a knowledgeable mind in design such as Seans'. His story about how he pursued a career in design despite his families disapproval due to their expectation of him to follow the family tradition as a career politician was pretty heart warming. As he stated in his interview "Design chooses us, we don't choose it"; below are some takeaways from key topics he spoke on. Techniques For Coming up with Ideas *  Write things down.  * Listen to the client  * Think of metaphors that describe your subject.  * Consider what is definitely the wrong thing.  Advice For Building A Portfolio * "First things first" how is your typography!?  * Have clean type!  * Simplicity; keep things simple and clean. How Does a New Designer Get Started?  * Get out there! * Network, build & use connections. * Be involved with your teachers.  Quotes * "People treasure books, the...