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Addison Duvall (67 Articles)

Addison Duvall is the author of Food Identities, a blog that explores the crossroads of food, design, art, and culture. She’s written some things, designed other things, and eaten a whole lot of food.
How to Improve Your Communication With Clients

How to Improve Your Communication With Clients

Freelance

Improve your communication and get down to the nitty-gritty with clients, so that you won’t waste time assuming that they need to know things they don’t.

Good Font, Bad Font: How to Pick the Best Font

Good Font, Bad Font: How to Pick the Best Font

Design / Fonts / Freelance

We share five key rules for selecting the ideal typeface, and show you how to determine if that font you like may not be so great after all

The Importance of Storytelling in Design

The Importance of Storytelling in Design

Design / Freelance

Several years ago, I worked as an in-house copywriter and designer for a prominent marketing firm. When I first applied for the job I didn’t have any of the credentials…

Networking For Designers 101

Networking For Designers 101

Freelance / Web Design

We share some much easier and more effective methods for making networking connections as freelance creative designers.

How to Calm Down a Panicky Design Client

How to Calm Down a Panicky Design Client

Freelance / Web Design

We discuss panicky clients and cover methods that will not only de-escalate their panic but also bring them around to your point of view.

The 10 Golden Rules of Simple, Clean Design

The 10 Golden Rules of Simple, Clean Design

Design / Freelance

These rules of clean design are based on the ten principles by Dieter Rams but modified to fit with a more general goal of simplicity.

How to Handle Ethical Disagreements With Your Design Clients

How to Handle Ethical Disagreements With Your Design Clients

Design / Freelance

We share a reliable process freelance designers can use to stop all those unethical requests from clients from getting out of control.

How to Deal With Sudden Client Designer Syndrome

How to Deal With Sudden Client Designer Syndrome

Freelance

We’ve all experienced when a client wants to make a change to your design that, as a designer, you can immediately tell will result in disaster.

The Role Design Plays in Your Client’s Sales Funnel

The Role Design Plays in Your Client’s Sales Funnel

Design / Freelance

We talk about what you’re really supposed to be doing as a designer, and about the role your designs play in your client’s sales funnel.

Separating Your Personal & Commercial Design Work

Separating Your Personal & Commercial Design Work

Freelance / Web Design

Is there a difference between so-called “commercial” work and work that’s done purely for the joy of creating? Should they be separated?

Do We Really Need to Follow Design Trends?

Do We Really Need to Follow Design Trends?

Design / Freelance

Designers love to complain about superficial design trends that they don’t feel have any staying power or contribute anything meaningful. Are they right?

Design Ideas is All About Presentation

Design Ideas is All About Presentation

Design / Freelance
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