Posts Tagged ‘Workflow’
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5 Simple and Effective Things that Designers Should Do During Thanksgiving
- November 16th, 2009
- 14 Comments
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the whole year. It’s a time when our families get together to have some food, fun, and fellowship. During Thanksgiving, there are some things that I try do as a graphic and web designer and I would like to share those 5 ...
Read more...How To Respond Effectively To Design Criticism
- October 1st, 2009
- 98 Comments
Winston Churchill once said: “Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” Regardless of where you work or who you work for, being able to take criticism is part ...
Read more...How To Find Time For… Everything!
- September 16th, 2009
- 84 Comments
Time management is one of the most important skills a freelance worker can learn. With a good time management system you can easily find the time to do the things that are important to you, whether in your professional or personal life. Successful time management can be challenging, especially to ...
Read more...How To Be A Samurai Designer
- September 6th, 2009
- 72 Comments
In this article we’ll take a look at designing websites from a quite different perspective. We’ll discuss some pearls of samurai wisdom from the book “Hagakure” by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and we’ll learn to apply them to our Web-based, computer-bound Western life to become true samurai designers. We’ll also get to ...
Read more...How To Effectively Communicate With Developers
- August 14th, 2009
- 94 Comments
If you have ever worked with a developer or a development team, this article will probably strike close to home. As designers, we work with dozens of developers across the globe each year. Some of us are fortunate enough to find a gem; a developer that just gets it. ...
Read more...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...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...Best Practices For Bulletproof E-Mail Delivery
- October 16th, 2007
- 36 Comments
Have your e-mails already been flagged as spam, although you’ve sent a seemingly legitimate proposal to your client? Have you ever wondered why the efficiency of your newsletter campaigns suddenly dropped down? In both cases you deal with a problem which is harder to get done with than you think ...
Read more...35 Designers x 5 Questions
- April 20th, 2007
- 120 Comments
35 designers. 5 questions. 5 precise answers. Result: 175 professional suggestions, tips and ideas from some of the best web-developers all around the world. In March we’ve selected over 35 prominent designers and design companies, contacted them and asked to answer five design-related questions, sharing their knowledge and experience with ...
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