David Pohlmeier

David is a graphic designer. He owns the company Rhyolite Design. With over 8 years experience, he specializes in print, web and architectural designs.

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Design Process – Part 4

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Design Process – Part 4

The fourth step in the design process that I typically take my clients through is review. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) After you’ve finished the design, it’s now time to present your work to the client for the first time. Often, this can be the most nerve racking part of the process.  Depending upon [...]

Design Process – Part 3

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Design Process – Part 3

I’ve been writing a series of posts detailing what I go through for the design process (Part 1 and Part 2).  This post will discuss the design. “Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose.” – Charles Eames How do you design something?  Hopefully by [...]

Design Process – Part 2

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Design Process – Part 2

This post is the second in a series outlining my design process.  The first step, in case you missed it was the process of acquiring a project. The next step in the design process for me usually involves researching.  After I’ve been hired, it’s now time to find out what the client really wants and [...]

Design Process – Part 1

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Design Process – Part 1

All creative people have a process.   The process I speak of is everything it takes to bring a client’s thoughts or idea to a completed design.  Sometimes, it can be easy.  Other times it can be grueling. Inspiration, creativity and progress might happen fast or you might find yourself at a major roadblock.   The process [...]

Sketches – Nathaniel Brooks

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Sketches – Nathaniel Brooks

Matt Falco has been writing some great posts about architectural sketching.  You can see them here and here.  He’s also spoken highly of the website Urban Sketchers. I thought it might be nice for Blueprint for Design to start featuring some artists.  So, our first feature is on Nathaniel Brooks.  He and I worked together [...]

Hockey Logos

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Hockey Logos

As the Chicago Blackhawks are cruising through the playoffs I’ve been thinking about hockey a lot lately.  After the popularity of a previous post on Minor League Baseball Logos, I wondered if other sports had unique minor league teams and logos. Much to my surprise there are some pretty cool logos in the world of [...]

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