Posts Tagged ‘Business’
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How To Fit a Circle In a Square Hole
- August 25th, 2008
- 29 Comments
Being a designer in an environment where most people adhere to a strict path of logic can be challenging. There are few logic-centric people who understand the value design has to a product or service. Instead of beating your head against your desk, do something to get the company on ...
Read more...Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines
- August 19th, 2008
- 66 Comments
Some companies have made a living creating a sort of “virtual classroom,” allowing members to learn at their own pace when they have the time using video tutorials. The advantages of the classroom setting stem from a one on one experience and the ability of the instructor to show the ...
Read more...Designing Websites In Photoshop Illustrator?
- August 14th, 2008
- 198 Comments
So you have done some initial sketches for the look of your new design. Now it’s time to develop these ideas. So let’s jump into Photoshop. Stop! Wait just a minute. What about Illustrator? That can do web-design stuff too, can’t it? For the “its time to develop these sketches”-stage of ...
Read more...Who Do You Design For: Clients or Users?
- August 13th, 2008
- 93 Comments
If you close your eyes and think back to the first design fundamentals class you ever took hopefully you remember the instructor saying,”When beginning a design ask yourself who is your audience? If you don’t know who you are designing for then how can you design anything at all?” Fast forward ...
Read more...My Secret Weapon to Getting Contracts
- August 12th, 2008
- 84 Comments
In my first days of freelance web design, I did all the right things to get business — web-site done, Chamber of Commerce joined, social media networking done. So why wasn’t the phone ringing? I suspect many freelancers feel the same way. The big question remained: where do I get ...
Read more...How To Stop Being A Lazy Designer
- August 11th, 2008
- 79 Comments
From working with wide range of projects, I have learned one thing: designers are lazy (sometimes myself included). Most often it comes from our desire to get a quick signoff and move on with the next project. While several posts could have been written on this, I offer here a ...
Read more...15 Desktop Blogging Tools Reviewed
- August 1st, 2008
- 84 Comments
Desktop blogging tools can benefit designers-bloggers in a number of ways. They provide extra functionality that can significantly speed up the blogging process for both newbies and professionals. One of the main benefits of using a desktop client is the ability to comfortably write a post offline, and then publish later. ...
Read more...How To Communicate Design Decisions To Clients?
- July 22nd, 2008
- 99 Comments
You may have noticed that in certain business and marketing circles there exists a “backlash” against the design community. Despite the rise of attractive, user-friendly solutions, in such cirlces unattractive designs have somehow managed to remain at the verge of acceptance. You’ll hear ideas being thrown around like “design is ...
Read more...Premium WordPress Themes: Are They Here To Stay?
- January 11th, 2008
- 81 Comments
Over the last few years WordPress managed to become the dominating weblog engine out there. The main reasons behind its overwhelming success aren’t that astonishing: WordPress is extremely easy to use, it’s absolutely free and it has a huge community. But what is even more important is the fact that ...
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