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Addison Duvall (73 Posts)
Must-Do’s When Ending a Freelance Design Project
It sounds so simple, right? You do a good job on a freelance design project, the client loves it and pays you on time, you both walk away feeling good…
Taking Design Inspiration from the Humble Shopping Cart
You see them every time you go to the supermarket. Chances are, you’ve used one recently. Shopping carts have been a matter of course for supermarkets, grocery stores, and many…
How Your Work Environment Can Influence Your Designs
Sometimes, as web and digital designers, we can get trapped in our little world of computers and software, attempting to work out the solution to our clients’ design problems, but…
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…
When It Comes to Ideas, It’s All About Presentation
When I was a student in design school, I once did an assignment for a teacher who made us stand up and present our projects to the entire class. Now…
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…
How To Spot Terrible Client Business Ideas
If you’ve ever attempted to read up on or start your own business, you’ll likely have come across this encouraging nugget of information – the one that says upwards of…
The Types of Web Design Clients to Avoid
Once they’re out of design school and battling it out in the real world, designers can find themselves in a pretty crappy predicament. Maybe your teachers warned you to be…
Developing Mythology Around Your Designs
There’s a legend among the cheese connoisseurs of New York City. In most of the US, it’s illegal to sell raw (non-pasteurized) dairy products. The reasons why are complicated, but…
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