Getting Past the Limitations of Your Design Skills
Have you ever looked through design books or online publications, keeping up to date on what’s happening in the industry, when you happen upon a bunch of work that’s leaps…
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The Importance of Storytelling in Design
Several years ago, I worked as an in-house copywriter and designer for a prominent marketing firm. When I first applied for the job I didn’t have any of the credentials…
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Does A Designer’s Opinion Mean More Than The User’s?
Okay. I’m going to come out and say it. Designers are often way too territorial about their designs. It’s only natural, of course. You spend years and years developing your…
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How to Handle Losing Your Motivation as a Designer
We share a technique you can use when you’re feeling burnt out and can’t bear to take one more step to complete that big creative project.
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How to Deal With Overly Opinionated Design Clients
We discuss how you as the designer can nip most design by committee in the bud, and show you how you can use it to your advantage.
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Dealing with Terrible Business Ideas from Your Clients
Knowing how to spot a bad business idea or tell when a particular business relationship looks rickety is an important skill every designer should learn.
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Finding and Using Your Own Design Voice
Your design voice – or design style, if you will – is how you choose to relay information to your audience. That sounds simple, but for the uninitiated, it can…
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Do We Really Need to Follow Design Trends?
Designers love to complain about ‘superficial’ design trends that they don’t feel have any staying power or contribute anything meaningful to the industry. But are they right? I happen to…
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How to Handle Indescribable Uniqueness in Design
We discuss weird and indescribable uniqueness in design, share how you can handle it, and whether or not it’s necessarily a good thing.
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The Role Design Plays in Your Client’s Sales Funnel
We talk about what you’re really supposed to be doing as a designer, and about the role your designs play in your client’s sales funnel.
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