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17 Design Pros Dish Their Best Career Advice
You won’t believe what 17 seasoned design pros said when asked the question: If You could give young designers one piece of career advice, what would it be? In other words, what do you wish someone had told you?
Designer’s Self-Promo Lands him TV Cameo
Designer Ty Mattson, creator of the LOST poster series, found similar inspiration in Showtime’s Dexter. The poster designs he created went viral and attracted big buzz. So much that Mattson found himself rubbing elbows with Michael C. Hall.
Categories: Behind the Design: Amazing Designs, Projects & Designers, Design Inspiration: Creative Ideas for Designers, Designer Spotlight: Famous Graphic Designers, Design Firms, Featured, HOW Magazine, January 2012 HOW Magazine, Self Promotion for Graphic Design & Designers
Tags: design projects, designer promotion, Designers, poster design, self-promotion
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How to ask for a change order?
How to handle scope creep with a non profit on a tight budget Continue reading →
Tags: client relations, Designers
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My Best Work: Chip Kidd
In the September 2011 issue of HOW, we asked renowned designer Chip Kidd to write about what he considers his best work. Read about this project that he describes as “quite a geek’s dream come true.”
Preparing your business for baby
Like many moms-to-be running a small business, as the big date approaches, you may start to wonder: what to do about maternity leave? Lidia Varesco Racoma shares what she’s learned recently. Continue reading →
Categories: Design Business Clients: Communication & Management
Tags: client relations, client relationships, Designers, freelancing
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Struggling with pricing?
This is the last week to improve your pricing with August’s Kit of the Month: the Ultimate Pricing Collection. There are 45 left and they’ll only be on sale through Tuesday, Aug. 30th. Continue reading →
How does your hourly rate compare?
How has the recession affected hourly billing rate(s)? Up, down, no change? What is the current range in the industry? How do yours compare? Take this survey from Creative Business and find out. Continue reading →
August Bundle: Ultimate Pricing Collection
This month’s Ultimate Pricing Collection is packed with tools to help you price your design work and win clients. Learn how other designers factor in rush charges, late fees and other considerations when arriving at a final price. Plus, learn if you’re pricing your work properly, if your profit margin is where it needs to be to sustain a successful business, and how to present your estimates to clients. Continue reading →
Confidence, the client’s aphrodisiac
Being the optimistic entrepreneur that I am, I approached this CEO.
I explained to him that I had some ideas that could really improve the UX (user experience) of his site. He politely declined and told me that their focus was in a different area at t…
Tags: client relations, Designers, self promotion
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Confidence, the client’s aphrodisiac
Being the optimistic entrepreneur that I am, I approached this CEO.
I explained to him that I had some ideas that could really improve the UX (user experience) of his site. He politely declined and told me that their focus was in a different area at the time. I explained that even if their focus was in another area, my expertise could help customer retention since happy customers are always good for the bottom line. He again explained that they knew that some things needed to be overhauled on the site but it still isn’t their focus right now. So what did I do? Continue reading →
Categories: Design Business Clients: Communication & Management
Tags: client relations, Designers, self promotion
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