How to survive creatively as the only person in your office
If you’ve ever been on a team, you know it can be fun and encouraging. You have a collective of different minds with different thoughts and points of view. It’s almost like there’s no end to the...
View ArticleHow to deal with that incredibly controlling, completely stupid client
Let’s faces facts. Every now and again, you’ll come across that one client in your designing career, that really believes they know more about design than you do. You’ll think things like, “Why did you...
View ArticleIf you’re going to participate in the whole crowdsourcing thing…
Regardless of what a lot of critics say, I believe crowdsourcing can be a very rewarding experience. The main downside to crowdsourcing I find, is that anyone can do it, even if they have no design...
View ArticleWant to kill your design career? Don’t take this advice.
What does it mean to be trendy? It’s defined as being fashionable and up to date. The thing about trends is that they get outdated really quick. Do trendy designs make for a good end product? Is it...
View ArticleLogo Design Love: a book every designer should have
“Logo Design Love” from David Airey was more than just a book about logo design. If you haven’t begun your fantastic journey into brand design, then you should really pick up this book and get some...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? A case study of the Nike brand.
Naming something like a company or product sounds easy enough, but as soon as you sit to write all those delicious, creative ideas down, writers blocks comes out of nowhere with a right hook… BAM!!!...
View ArticlePro Bono work can provide a valuable portfolio boost
In the design world, nobody will hire you without something in your portfolio, but how do you get that portfolio if no one will hire you? One great way to give your portfolio a little boost is to take...
View ArticleHow much should you charge your clients?
How much should I charge my client? A question many beginning freelancers are always concerned with. If I could just say, “You only need to charge this for this,” I would. Unfortunately it’s not that...
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