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Addison Duvall (72 Posts)
Wake Up Your Design Clients’ Taste Buds with Opposing Combinations
One of the hallmarks of a top chef is his or her ability to do interesting takes on food combinations that, at first glance, seem like they wouldn’t go together…
Organizing Your Personal and Commercial Design Work
The debate between creative personal work and commercial work is one that has been going on since the design industry was born. Technically, creativity and commerciality can’t exist without each…
Simple Ways You Can Improve Your Communication With Clients
When you walk into a bakery, what’s the first thing you want to know? Do you care that the bakery was started back in the ’60s by the current owner’s…
Getting Past the Limitations of Your Design Skills
Have you ever been looking through design annuals or other publications, keeping up to date on what’s happening in the industry, when you happen upon a bunch of work that’s…
Don’t Be Forever Branded as a Cheap, Low-End Designer
How many of you know the proper way to approach a diet? Many people don’t, which is why they fail to work. There’s a specific mentality you need to have…
The Personal Process of Choosing the Right Design Tool
Every chef has their favorite tool. Mine happens to be a wooden spoon I’ve had since forever. I call it “Suzie” (because I’m a weirdo). Some people actually keep their…
The Art of Dealing With a Panicky Design Client
Everyone has had the kind of clients that you wish you could punch – the scope creepers, the micromanagers, the non-payers. It’s very aggravating, but it is a long-established part…
Why Do Bad Designers Always Seem to Get the Best Jobs?
We’ve all heard the saying “a designer is only as good as his/her clients.” Some designers, regardless of skill level or experience, seem to always have the most interesting assignments…
Testing Your Marketing Efforts as a Freelancer Designer
In today’s freelancing climate, one of the best things you can do in terms of marketing yourself is to think in what I like to call “Test Terms.” What does…
