Deadlines in the Design Industry

DEADLINES…

What is a Deadline?
Deadlines can be interrupted in many ways depending on the seriousness it is applied too. We use this term when action needs to be taken seriously, it is a form of a time line for when a business needs to take place of completion.
Everyday life has it's deadlines but we are most likely to hear this term used in a business environment.
What's involved in meeting a deadline on time?
Organisation ,Planning and Communication are the three important tasks to have in place when meeting a deadline on time.
What are the consequences of breaking a deadline?
Breaking a deadline affects your creditability on professionalism and work ethics, continuation of this will eventually tarnish your repetition as a designer.
What can you do to better meet deadlines?
Collaborate with your client and design team keeping all communications strong at all times in line with up to date knowledge in the Adobe software . These are big advantage to meeting a deadline.
How do you prioritise deadlines?
Time management is important when prioritising with deadlines. Effective prioritising is a necessity for efficiency and productivity.
How do deadlines alter the perception of businesses and individuals?
The society we live in can sometimes thrive on negativity....Businesses and individuals work hard on building a strong and honest reputation, not meeting deadlines can alter the businesses perception very quickly. "Word of Mouth" is a very true saying which can make or break a business or individual.
How do general business deadlines differ from Graphic Design deadlines?
After researching the difference in General Business against Graphic Design, I notice the greater expectations on GD. We are not the only people in the industry relied upon there are other business to consider that maybe involved to get the end result complete. So in reality if one of us should fall it sends of a domino effect. This is why communication and deadlines in the Design world are so very important. A Happy Client is a for filled one...

THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN…

What are they?
Software, Software, Software....Did I mention software... In the land of Design we face the challenges of two platforms Our loves of our lives the "Mac and PC". The challenges are just knowing all about these two gorgeous platforms can be mind blowing in it self. Letting know keeping up to date with the software that we adore in the Design world.
How do we solve them?
What resources are out there?
We are lucky enough to be in a industry that has it's demands. With Formal and Informal study, Tutorials, Magazines, Conferences, Work shops to offer makes things a little easier to keep up to date with technology and software.
What is your annual budget to pay for these resources?
My annual budget is a little limiting not just in the money aspect but also time, in saying this there are ways to get round this with on line tutorials magazines I think to become a good designer is to know the software inside out.
How could an ABN benefit your financial approach to these resources?
ABN is obtained when registering a business or procure a tax file number...This can work in your favor as the resources became tax ride offs which is very handy to have at the end of financial year.
How do the major platforms (MAC / PC) affect technical approaches to projects?
When approaching Web Design the better platform to use is a PC as it dominates most of the businesses world. When it comes to design for print the Mac is known to be "The Designers Computer" It focuses on the handling of fonts and colours especially when going from screen to file to print. However, the same results can be achieved on a PC. There is no significant difference in the software available for the Mac or PC. All of the major applications, including the Adobe Creative Suite, are developed for both platforms. The Mac is often considered the designer’s computer, there are some handy tools and applications that are Mac-only.