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There is a major disconnect between the life of a design student and the transition to being a design professional. To demystify the transition, we share the failures, successes, and surprises during our years in college and progression into the field: the creative process, monetary problems, internships, interviews, mistakes, and personal relationships. We include the work from our first design class to our most current client work, along with side stories and inte… More >>
Never Sleep: Graduating to Graphic Design


J. Manley
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:43 am
I obviously haven’t read this book since it is not out yet, but I did see their lecture about the book. For designers so young they have accomplished a lot. They have a lot to teach about the transition from design student to design professional. If this book is anything like the lecture I saw, it will be a great resource for young designers.
Rating: 5 / 5
J. A. Reese
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:30 am
As a graphic designer, I don’t understand why rest and reflection are anathema’s to the culture of a young designer. It creates quick trends that burn out quickly and leave everyone in the wake deflated and wanting, and force those seeking advancement to do just what the books title says: never sleep.
Rating: 3 / 5
Lobese
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:26 am
Dan & Andre were the roughest professors I’ve ever had. We received “Never Sleep” as a graduation present and through their insightful visual & narrative journey of successes and failures, I’ve grown to respect them. It was honest. And raw.
Thanks for the book, guys.
Rating: 4 / 5
regulargrind
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
An honest and frank narrative about the journey these young designers made from student/designers to “real world” designers.
The sidebar articles from instructors, teachers, and professors is really powerful and adds a great deal to the stories.
Three things bother me about the book:
#1. The narrative is written in the third person. For people who are sharing such excruciating intimate details about their lives, it seems really odd to refer to “him” rather than “me” or “I”.
#2. Vulgarity. Do we really need to let the “F” bomb fly so often?
#3 The intimate details are, well. . . too intimate. Do we know so much about their personal lives? This level of personal information distracts from the otherwise helpful and positive message.
Rating: 3 / 5
hj
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I have been waiting for this book for a long time and am happy that it is finally out! When it arrived in the mail i was pretty happy and it did not disappoint. It was funny, honest and very insightful. I would recommend this to other people for sure.
Rating: 5 / 5