The Benefits & Dangers of a Designer’s Ego
An ego, in and of itself, isn’t an evil thing, but there’s a fine line between using it healthily and letting it get in your way.
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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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7 Questions to Ask your Client as a Freelancer
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,…
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The Perils of Being a Responsible Web Designer
Building your own web design business into a success isn’t easy. It can take years to build up a great reputation and a winning portfolio. You get there by doing…
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The Challenge of Convincing Clients to Put Users First
One of the more interesting and important dynamics of being a web designer is the relationship you have with your clients. This relationship really is the basis for your work…
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It’s Relationship Building, Not Networking
Networking is an awkward word. It connotes connecting with people in an impersonal way in order to get something out of the connection. On the surface,that’s ok, but there’s more…
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The Grumpy Designer: Work How You Want To, Adjust When You Have To
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…
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Recharging Your Creativity
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…
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Recharging Your Creativity
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…
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A Web Designer’s Education Never Stops
One of the unique parts of being a web designer is that the job never stops evolving. From static HTML all the way to Content Management Systems – the way…
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