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Are Design Client Meetings a Thing of the Past?

Are Design Client Meetings a Thing of the Past?

Freelance

Debating whether client meetings have become obsolete in the digital age, exploring alternatives for collaboration.

How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn

How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn

Freelance

When you take a look around at various web design publications, you often see headlines touting the next big thing. It might be a tool, a programming language or a…

What Will the Freelance Web Design Business Look Like Post-Pandemic?

What Will the Freelance Web Design Business Look Like Post-Pandemic?

Freelance

We’ve been wondering what things will look like post-pandemic and have taken a look at how things may change for freelancers once social distancing ends and we get back to normal.

Why the Grumpy Designer Will Keep Working from Home, Thank You

Why the Grumpy Designer Will Keep Working from Home, Thank You

Freelance

The Grumpy Designer’s declaration to continue working from home, valuing comfort over office life.

Reasons to Be Thankful: Bright Spots for Web Designers

Reasons to Be Thankful: Bright Spots for Web Designers

Freelance

When the world seemingly changed overnight due to COVID-19, it was surreal. Maybe your surroundings looked exactly the same. Your to-do list contained the same projects. Even if things were…

When I Get out of Here: The Grumpy Designer’s Post-Quarantine Bucket List

When I Get out of Here: The Grumpy Designer’s Post-Quarantine Bucket List

Freelance

The Grumpy Designer’s humorous wishlist for life after quarantine, blending personal and professional desires.

Trying to Maintain ‘Business as Usual’ During a Quarantine

Trying to Maintain ‘Business as Usual’ During a Quarantine

Freelance

Adapting to ‘business as usual’ during quarantine, offering insights for maintaining productivity and client relationships.

COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

Freelance / Web Design

Web designers have the ability to work from just about anywhere. Still, just because something is technically possible doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you suddenly find yourself working remotely on…

How Web Designers Can Help in a Crisis

How Web Designers Can Help in a Crisis

Freelance / Web Design

As I write this, the lives of potentially billions of people have been altered in one way or another. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an untold amount of changes…

Why In-Person Conferences are Still Relevant for Web Designers

Why In-Person Conferences are Still Relevant for Web Designers

Freelance / Web Design

Examining the relevance of in-person conferences for web designers in an increasingly digital world and their impact on professional growth.

The Client is Always Right Poster Series

The Client is Always Right Poster Series

Freelance / Inspiration

No matter what type of business you are in, hearing the words ‘the client is always right’ will make you cringe. In design, those words will not only make you…

How Losing a Big Client Changed My Career for the Better

How Losing a Big Client Changed My Career for the Better

Freelance
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