Webinar Series
Next Live Webinar: December 17, 2008
6 Steps to Better Creative Concepts
1 hour webinar for $49
Are you looking to develop breakthrough concepts for your design projects? Does your creative process (or lack of one) leave you struggling to come up with fresh ideas?
Join “illustrative designer” Von Glitschka as he shares his 6-step process for developing killer concepts. You’ll learn how a systematic creative process can help you uncover new ideas, refine those ideas and then lock in unique and original design solutions — all before your hand even touches your computer keyboard. Von will share real-world project examples from his extensive portfolio.
You’ll fortify your creative muscle with:
• The essential first step to starting any design project: the creative brief
• Strategies for research to fuel your best ideas
• Advice for doodling, drawing, sketching and scribbling multiple ideas
• Ways to narrow and refine your strongest concepts
• Tips for archiving your unused ideas — they’ll come in handy later
In addition to the one-hour webinar, you’ll receive a download of the complete presentation, plus a free Creative Process Flow Chart, a creative worksheet and Von’s creative brief.
Registration will begin soon and will be limited to the first 100 particitpants.
All sessions are archived, so you can register and view them any time. (If you registered for the live event, you'll also have online access to the webinar for 12 months afterward, so you can watch it again and again as a refresher course.)
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Professional Growth Webinar Series
Presented by Jeni Herberger
Making Yourself "Priceless" in a Crowded Market
Available in Archive: until 9/25/09
Worried about job security in a difficult economy? Develop the strategic business skills you need—and become "priceless" to your clients and your employer.
1 hour webinar for $69
Register for Making Yourself "Priceless" in a Crowded Market
Learn how to develop your strategic thinking skills—and recognize the key business issues that should drive your design and your firm—and you will set yourself apart from the competition. We’ll identify how you approach providing solutions in your work and start you down the path to reaching your aspirations for business and your career.
You'll learn:
• The importance of strategic awareness in your career
• How to make strategy a part of your design process
• How to take strategic thinking to the next level
• How to use strategy to reach your professional goals
• How to set yourself apart in the marketplace
Outline your career goals, successfully balance your work and professional life, and develop the strategic-thinking skills you need to get ahead in the design field—all in three one-hour webinar sessions. Hugely popular HOW Conference speaker Jeni Herberger draws on her 20 years of experience in design to give you expert advice on charting your ideal design career.
Register for Making Yourself "Priceless" in a Crowded Market
Designing Your Reality
Available in the Archive: until 7/25/08
1 hour webinar for $69
Register for Designing Your Reality
So many of us struggle with the demands of our careers, families and personal lives. Putting balance into your life can make all of it work better: It's a combination of organization, recognition, realization and creation. Learn to recognize your unique priorities and design a path that turns your fantasy to reality.
You'll learn:
• How to look at your life priorities to create your own reality
• How to recognize what you value the most
• How to find your self in your work life
• How to balance your work life with your personal life
• How to bring more of your dreams into your reality
Register for Designing Your Reality
Planning Your Design Career
Available in the Archive: until 6/16/09
1 hour webinar for $69
This session drew rave reviews from participants! You know you want to do great design work. But do you dream about owning your own firm someday? Do you want to learn more about business strategy? Are you interested in leading a team? Discover your career goals and learn how to chart the course of your dreams.
You'll learn:
• How to identify your hidden career goals
• How to create your 2, 5 and 10 markers
• How to use your personality traits to reveal your career path
• How to look at your personal life to refine your professional life
• How to keep yourself on track while remaining flexible
Register for Planning Your Design Career
Marketing & Pricing Webinar Series
Presenters are Ilise Benun and Peleg Top of Marketing Mentor and authors of "Designer's Guide to Marketing & Pricing." All sessions are archived, so you can register and view them any time. (If you registered for the live event, you'll also have online access to the webinar for 12 months after the live event, so you can watch it again and again whenever you need a refresher course.)
What Should I Charge?
Available in the Archive: until 12/31/08
1 hour webinar for $69
Register to view What Should I Charge?
Are you charging enough? Worried that clients think it's too much? Do you dread every conversation about money that you have with a prospect? Relax. Here are ways you can comfortably, professionally, talk dollars and cents.
You'll learn:
• Why talking about money makes you look professional
• How to answer the question, "How much do you charge for ..."
• How to go beyond "I can't afford that"
Register to view What Should I Charge?
Proposals 101
Available in the Archive: until 12/13/08
1 hour webinar for $69
Register to view Proposals 101
You know that a strategically crafted proposal is key to landing you a new client or generating additional projects from an existing client. But if you think writing proposals has to be tedious and time-consuming, think again.
You'll learn:
• Secrets of winning proposals
• What to include in your proposal
• How to create a project budget
Register to view Proposals 101
