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How to Create the Perfect Design Project Pitch

How to Create the Perfect Design Project Pitch

Freelance

Freelancing offers you maximum flexibility to choose the projects that best compliment your skills, passions and interests. Without a doubt, this is one of the most distinct advantages of becoming…

10 Reasons Why Your Design Skills May Seem Lame

10 Reasons Why Your Design Skills May Seem Lame

Design / Freelance

The design field is pretty crowded. If this is your “calling,” then you have to accept that you are in competition with a lot of creatives that may know more…

Inspiring and Creative Designers’ Video CVs

Inspiring and Creative Designers’ Video CVs

Freelance

In this job market, having a great CV is more important than ever. More and more people are competing for each job, so it is obvious that a standard double-sided…

Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

Freelance

One thing you learn fairly quickly as a freelance designer is that no two clients are alike. You have to learn to deal with different personalities and expectations. It’s almost…

How to Boost Your Creativity in 3 (or 7) Days

How to Boost Your Creativity in 3 (or 7) Days

Freelance

All creative professionals face creative blocks. Many times these blocks are caused by being overworked and burned out on creativity. Sometimes routine helps, but it can frequently hinder the brain…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

Freelance

When discussing a potential project with a client, have you ever broken out into a cold sweat? Perhaps your sudden bout of stress wasn’t quite so outwardly visible – but…

The Benefits of Creating a Design System

The Benefits of Creating a Design System

Design / Freelance

Styleguides have been around for years and have always been important to the visual identity of a company, but the rebrand of the term has given a new dimension to…

7 Questions to Ask your Client as a Freelancer

7 Questions to Ask your Client as a Freelancer

Freelance

Understanding what your client wants is absolutely crucial as a freelancer. Bad communication can threaten your livelihood as a freelancer, putting you at risk of not only not getting clients,…

The Grumpy Designer: Work How You Want To, Adjust When You Have To

The Grumpy Designer: Work How You Want To, Adjust When You Have To

Freelance

How many times has your web browsing or social media feed led you to an article telling you not to do things the way you’re doing them? It seems like…

Recharging Your Creativity

Recharging Your Creativity

Freelance

Sometimes, the same old routine of sitting at the computer can be draining. This is especially so when you spend most of your time doing grunt work or trying to…

What Has Happened to All of the Web Design Ideas?

What Has Happened to All of the Web Design Ideas?

Design / Freelance

We all know that most design clients are fairly predictable in tastes and not exactly thrilling to work for. I am sure you are not clapping your hands in excitement…

What Do You Do When the Project You’re Working on No Longer Excites You?

What Do You Do When the Project You’re Working on No Longer Excites You?

Design / Freelance
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