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Self-promotion is an ordinary and necessary aspect of doing business as an independent creative professional. Unlike social media marketing, self-promotion campaigns are…

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Continue ReadingWhich is Better for Self-Promotion: Email or Mailers?

Every design project includes a punch list of required deliverables and a budget. When the budget does not allow for the creation of…

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Continue Reading8 Ways to Cut the Cost of Design
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Working with clients can be likened to a downhill race: The designer moves along in her process and picks up momentum as she heads toward the finish…

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There 's a book in my library titled, 101 Things to Learn in Art School by Kit White. It’s full of truths…

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Continue ReadingSkills You’re Not Taught In Design School

If we approach a design solution as an opportunity for self-expression, we'll miss the point and risk not solving the problem.

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Continue ReadingWhy Design Is Not Self-Expression

From the client's point of view, there are two crucial criteria in deciding what designer is awarded the project: 1. Does the…

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Continue ReadingFrom the Client’s Point of View

Without the aesthetic, the computer is but a mindless speed machine, producing effects without substance, form without relevant content, or content without meaningful…

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