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Things to Remember when Starting a Design Business

Things to Remember when Starting a Design Business

Freelance

Have you been thinking about starting a design business? With all the outstanding reasons for doing so, we can certainly see why. You might be drawn by the independence, the…

Proofing Tips for Print Design Perfection

Proofing Tips for Print Design Perfection

Design / Freelance / Print & Graphic Design

Many of the articles on this site are aimed at the digital space, such as design for the web, mobile and apps. And let’s face it, most design in general…

Collaboration Between Designers and Copywriters

Collaboration Between Designers and Copywriters

Design / Freelance

Once upon a time, the assembly line revolutionized productivity. Instead of one worker or a small team performing all the steps to create a product, each person specialized in one…

7 Ways to Come up with Creative Ideas, Backed by Psychology

7 Ways to Come up with Creative Ideas, Backed by Psychology

Design / Freelance

They’re the kinds of problems you can’t seem to think your way out of. Whether it’s a unique layout for your site, a concept for a blog post, or an…

Critical Mistakes To Avoid When Quoting A Web Design Project

Critical Mistakes To Avoid When Quoting A Web Design Project

Design / Freelance

Striking out on your own as a freelance designer can be incredibly exciting and rewarding, but to be successful, designers who go this route must hone much more than their…

Some Ideas for Maintaining Your Freelance Mental Drive

Some Ideas for Maintaining Your Freelance Mental Drive

Freelance

If you’re reading this article and you work from home, it probably won’t be much surprise to you that one of the hardest elements to master is the ability to…

How to Speak up to Your Clients When They Just Won’t Listen

How to Speak up to Your Clients When They Just Won’t Listen

Freelance

In 1996, I was an 18 year old web designer. Fresh out of high school, I was a bit shy and not very eloquent when expressing myself verbally. My first…

Typical Oversights When Designing for Print

Typical Oversights When Designing for Print

Design / Freelance / Print & Graphic Design

It is this crucial aspect that many designers forget to consider when designing for print. There are a number of problems that may pop up which can make your final…

8 Super Common Mistakes That Beginner Designers Make

8 Super Common Mistakes That Beginner Designers Make

Design / Freelance

Beginner web designers and developers frequently look at their creations and say things like “this kind of stinks, but I don’t know why!” or “this looks like the zombified version…

What Stage is Your Freelance Career at?

What Stage is Your Freelance Career at?

Freelance

Some freelancers tend to effortlessly attract clients and business opportunities. They don’t have to push sales, clients seem to call incessantly and they hardly have any time to fit all…

The Design Principles of Simplicity

The Design Principles of Simplicity

Design / Freelance

We live surrounded by millennials that are growing up with extensive access to mobile devices and laptops. It is a common thought that millennials are not brand loyal. Nonsense! In…

How Building an App with My Friend Is Changing My Life

How Building an App with My Friend Is Changing My Life

Freelance

I used to be a happy man five months ago. Five months ago, I watched TV shows and had a few beers on Fridays. Five months ago, I didn’t even…

Have You Considered Writing an Ebook?

Have You Considered Writing an Ebook?

Design / Freelance

Gone are the days when publishing houses were the gatekeepers of the book industry. We are in the midst of a revolution, and the book industry is being turned upside…

The Five Questions You Absolutely Must Ask Before Starting Your Next Project

The Five Questions You Absolutely Must Ask Before Starting Your Next Project

Freelance

No one likes to ask difficult questions. When put in a situation of potential conflict or social awkwardness, we tend to shy away and opt for a more comfortable scenario….

A Case for Using Gimp

A Case for Using Gimp

Design / Freelance

Before I start answering the question of whether GIMP is a Photoshop alternative or not, I have to make it clear that the GIMP project hasn’t been developed with the…

How to Determine the Real Wants of Your Freelance Clients

How to Determine the Real Wants of Your Freelance Clients

Design / Freelance

The freelancing world is filled with many complex skill sets and many artists; freelance designers are constantly trying to match their skills and talents to the demands of their clients….

Working on the Web Without the Frustrating Distractions

Working on the Web Without the Frustrating Distractions

Freelance

Sometimes I feel like the web has given us all ADHD. Not too long ago I was a slave to the web. At work and at home I’d spend countless…

The Minimalist Trend in Graphic Design

The Minimalist Trend in Graphic Design

Design / Freelance
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