Have you ever gotten involved on a project and then realized that neither the project nor the client is ideal? The project that…
An up and coming freelancer asked me about how to deal with unusual requests. We all get these from time to time.…
To answer the question, “How much will it cost?”, the question, “What do you want to accomplish?” needs to be asked first. Clients are often…
Good clients are integral to successful freelance projects and to your career overall. Beyond the project itself, a referral or recommendation from the right…
A significant percentage of my clients are non-profit enterprises. I have had many opportunities to design campaign materials, annual reports, and graphic…
Business and creative culture now runs on creative rights and intellectual property. Theft, abuse and alteration of intellectual property is as rampant…
Listening is related to empathy. Empathy is valuing another's experience, and keeps the designer from creating something that is self-expressive.
Since I established my design studio over thirteen years ago, I have worked with clients large and small, designed for sole proprietors…