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Addison Duvall (72 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.
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 a Culinary Technique Could Make You a Better Freelancer

How a Culinary Technique Could Make You a Better Freelancer

Freelance

Incorporating the mise en place idea into your creative process allows you to prepare yourself to power through your work with less stress and fewer headaches.

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.

Design Ideas is All About Presentation

Design Ideas is All About Presentation

Design / Freelance

A good design presentation will encourage clients and colleagues to take your ideas more seriously and assign more value to them.

How to Promote Your Freelance Services the Right Way

How to Promote Your Freelance Services the Right Way

Freelance

Freelance designers, when marketing, can often drive the wrong kind of traffic to their websites, and can even drive the right kind away.

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 Get Those Creative Juices Flowing Again

How to Get Those Creative Juices Flowing Again

Design / Freelance

We explore some effective ways to get those creative juices flowing so that you can get back in the flow and continue to wow your clients.

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.

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.

How to Educate Clients About the Value of Your Services as a Designer

How to Educate Clients About the Value of Your Services as a Designer

Freelance / Web Design

Understand how to communicate the true value of your design services to clients, enhancing appreciation and compensation.

How to Specifically Cater to the Needs of Your Clients

How to Specifically Cater to the Needs of Your Clients

Freelance / Web Design
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