5 Graphic Design and Web Design Tips when Working with a Client:  Basic Tenets of Professionalism and Communication   When working in graphic design or web design, it is important to keep to some basic tenets to keep your client happy and your work looking professional. After all, if you do a great job with your client, then they will recommend you to other potential clients. 1. Know what the client wants. This is probably the most difficult part of working with a potential client. Many clients will not know exactly what they want. They will have an idea envisioned in their head, but will be unable to communicate it to you. All they will know is when your graphic design ideas do not correspond to the visual elements in their head. Ask your client simple graphic design questions and have samples of each type, especially if the client is not familiar with graphic design lingo. Ask about fonts, color schemes, formatting, photos, borders, buttons and rollovers, any Flash e...

Moviestorm (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) As I worked on my animated electronic opera Libertaria: The Virtual Opera , I ran across several very helpful websites for any musician or media artist that would like to create a large scale multimedia music project for a small budget. Here's several helpful websites and media tools that you can use to create your next musical or media masterpiece! :) The most useful site by far has been Bandcamp . Bandcamp allows me to easily upload all of the scores, instrumental tracks, and click tracks for my opera cast (who are scattered throughout the country). Each opera cast member for Libertaria downloads the album for free, complete with scores and click tracks. There is no limit to how many albums you can post, and you can give up to 200 albums for free. This is great if you need a one-site location for sharing electroacoustic scores, click tracks, and other media items in a single download Bandcamp allows you to set yo...

Image via Wikipedia Hello Everyone, If you haven't noticed, the New Music Resource has a new look. You can still find the same great links to free software, grants, new artists, and experimental media. Just scroll down for some of your favorite links. I am revamping the site to make it more friendly for Music Appreciation classes. How am I changing the New Music Resource? Adding exciting new pages like "Must-See" Music, Living Composer performances, and several pages dedicated to earlier time periods (ex. Baroque music, 20th century music). Posting more video material and more links Redesigning the website Posting blogs more frequentl y Updating links This semester I am teaching three online music history courses, one local music history course, and music synthesis. At the same time, I am writing for Easy Ear Training.com, Associate Content, and designing curriculum for several companies. I am pretty busy, but I hope that upcoming changes will make this site easier to use...