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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fantastic book on how to be a graphic designer in the competitive market. If you reverse its point, it also helps a lot in understanding how to interview designers when piles of portfolios and resumes arrive at your desk.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[contrary to what the title states, this book won't tell you how to be a graphic designer.<br/><br/>it WILL tell you what to do once you've acquired the software skills, graduated from a fine arts school, developed an eye for design, and found a partner with whom to start your own agency. it will t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3565000">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is so valuable to the unfamiliar graphic designer, the designer straight out of school or in the field for a few years. Very valuable book!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i don't remember who recommended this book to me, but i owe them a debt. this inspiring and thought-provoking text is a must-read for any freelancing graphic designer/illustrator/arts professional. reading it before i had started my own business would likely have reduced my confusion and helped me b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/273495">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fascinating stories about the how/why/when essentials of a design practice.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are looking for practical, business running info like taxes, invoices, and the others this is the wrong book. But if you are looking for inspiring words on breaking and staying true in an aggressive, unforgiving industry; then this book is near the top of the list. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really instrumental in helping me quit my job and start my business. I already had that seed planted in my head, but it was an affirmation of my decision. I decided to post it (even though it's been a while since I've read it) for all you frustrated designers.]]></body>
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