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Danielle Currier of No Plastic Sleeves was recently interviewed for PDN’s online column “Promos I Kept”. Check out the interview here. *You will need a PDN online username and password to view.

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My co-author, Larry Volk and I were recently interviewed for Adbase as part of their ongoing “Insight” series. In the interview we discuss a number of issues regarding portfolios and the approach to the portfolio process as described in our book. To check it out visit – http://www.adbase.com/Podcasts/NoPlasticSleeves. Comments? Share your thoughts. Click here to comment.

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"Stick And Move" project by Tyler student, Zach VanBenthem

If you’re thinking of making your own custom-made book or paying someone else to do it, you should definitely take a look at these “frequently asked questions” (complete with answers), provided by expert bookbinder Scott Mullenberg of Mullenberg Designs. Mullenberg Design is a hand bookbinding studio specializing in custom portfolio fabrications for the visual artist. “The goal at Mullenberg D

Heather Morton is a Toronto-based freelance art buyer and photography consultant. She was a photo producer for 10 years and worked with some of Canada’s largest ad agencies. Her blog at http://www.heathermorton.ca/blog/, has lots of great content on it, including her popular “Ask an Art Buyer” series. Q&A: I recently had a chance to ask Heather a few questions about art buying and her thoughts on portfolios. For

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No Plastic Sleeves recently has an opportunity to ask Neil Binkley a few questions. Here are his responses. Bio Neil Binkley is co-creator and publicity director of Wonderful Machine, the boutique web portal for art buyers which offers marketing and production support to its member photographers. In less than two years, the agency has signed on photographers in 50 American cities and nearly 50 countries around the wo

No Plastic Sleeves recently has an opportunity to ask a few question of Robin Milgrim, art director with R&R Partners on the Las Vegas Tourism, “What Happens here Stays Here” account. She was also a recent judge for the 2009 PDN Self-Promo Awards Competition. Below are her responses. Bio Robin Milgrim was born with creativity in her DNA. Her great-grandfather was founder of Milgrim’s, a historical Ne

No Plastic Sleeves recently had the opportunity to ask Heather Shaw a few questions about portfolios, AIGA and the AIGA Annual Student Portfolio Review. Check out her responses. Bio Heather Shaw is Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Curry College. Prior to this appointment, she was a full-time lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, for both the Graphic Design and Digital Media departments. She

No Plastic Sleeves recently has an opportunity to ask Bryn Mooth, the Editor of HOW magazine a few questions. In October, HOW published the winners of its annual Promotion Design Awards. Bio: Bryn Mooth isn’t a graphic designer, and only occasionally pretends to be one. Nonetheless, she’s keen on classical typography, and she’s a sucker for letterpress printing. Bryn’s involvement with HOW magazine spans nearly 20 ye