On the Job: Advice & Tips for Designers

Any level of designer in any type of atmosphere — whether it’s a design firm, in-house design department, freelance design business, virtual office or internship — will find that each setting presents unique on-the-job challenges. Find tips and articles for being successful in your design career. Plus, read in-the-trenches stories from designers, like yourself, and the lessons that they’ve gleaned from their experiences.

How To Have Fun at Work

Are you having fun at work? Your responses to the following 11 questions can help you keep the fun at work flowing when you start to slump. More

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5 Tips to Help Designers Avoid the Summer Doldrums

Design work seems to either come to a crawl or become insanely busy during the summer. Either way, you can avoid the summer doldrums with these tips. More

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6 Tips for Designers Working Remotely

Today, it’s not uncommon for telecommuter team members to be spread out across the globe. Consider these tips for managing remote working relationships. More

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Get a Design Job and Keep a Job with Essential Skills

As a designer, evolving and growing your skill-sets is essential. Those with digital expertise, in particular, are in strong demand. Get practical advice for acquiring hot skills and take control of your career in design. More

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Surviving as the Sole Designer for a Corporation

If you’re the sole designer at a big corporation, you probably feel both isolated and overextended. Following are some tips for making connections and lightening your workload. More

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12-Month Career-Boosting Guide

Need a game plan for moving your in-house design career forward this year? Take the following 12 steps to help maximize your work potential. By making one new change each month, you can boost your career outlook—and add a little fun to your job! More

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Reignite Passion in Your Design Career

With love in the air, it’s a good time to consider how to reignite the fire — for your design career. Follow these tips to bring back that lovin’ feeling. More

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3 Sticky Salary Situations

Are you looking for a job, or trying to figure out how to negotiate a better salary in 2012? Here are 3 sticky salary situations you may encounter in your career and how to handle each one with diplomacy. More

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Top 5 Tech Etiquette Tips

Today’s high-tech world calls for vigilance, good judgment and excellent etiquette. Here are five tips for avoiding some of the most common digital protocol pitfalls. More

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6 Secrets from the Etsy Design Team

While you may not actually work at Etsy, you can make it feel like you do with these tips from their in-house design team for instilling inspiration into any office. More

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