Design
Do you have a creative ritual yet? Here’s how to find it
You may be a creative professional, but that doesn’t mean you’re just a creativity widget that can be cranked every time you need a new… Read More
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Design
12 creative ideas to escape designer’s block
Some days are brilliant and oh so inspired. Other days, it’s like your creative muse could hit you over the head and you still can’t… Read More
Business
10 ways to stay positive as a creative professional
Let’s face it—working in the creative industry is challenging. Whether you run a freelance business or work for an agency, there are a lot of… Read More
Business, Design
3 underrated habits of highly successful designers
Being a designer is about so much more than just knowing how to maneuver the latest and greatest design programs. To be successful in the… Read More
Design
5 lessons you won’t learn in design school
As a new designer, you might be asking yourself, “What do I need to know about the professional design world?”… Read More
Design
Why (and how) to design with personality
Think about your last few designs. Which are the ones you really loved? Which are the ones you thought were really good but were missing… Read More
Design, Development
Be a hybrid designer developer
When it’s time for an agency to open a new position, the discussion often boils down to whether a designer or a developer would be… Read More
Design, Development
Web design vs web development: What’s the difference and why does it matter?
Ever had a prospect contact you for what they thought was a new web design, when it turned out what they really needed was a… Read More
Business
Travel is beneficial for designers
Who doesn’t love traveling? But as a designer, maybe it’s time to consider that travel isn’t only relaxing, it can also offer some significant benefits… Read More
Marketing
The ultimate social media checklist for freelancers
I get it. Social media is a tough nut to crack. It takes a lot of time, care, and effort, too. And lest we forget,… Read More
Design
Overcoming design perfectionism
Perfect. It’s how we want our designs to be. It’s what we want to offer our clients. Perfection is, ultimately, what we’re after with our… Read More
Business
Create a structure for creative, self-employed success
I spent the first 13 years of my career in office jobs. One of the most frustrating aspects of office life was clocking in for… Read More
Business, Design
8 business tasks designers can outsource to a virtual assistant
Growing a design business on your own takes a lot of time and energy because you have to do everything yourself. Your business hours won’t… Read More
Business, Marketing
Why you need a leave-behind
Ever heard of a leave-behind? It’s something graphic designers, photographers, artists, and advertisers have done for a long time, but the leave-behind is also applicable… Read More
Business, WordPress
Tips for successfully managing a remote WordPress agency
Remote working is a hot topic. Ever-improving technology plus globalization (not to mention that little worldwide health crisis) means that companies can employ staff… Read More
Business
Why you need a strong about page (and how to create one)
Your about page is one of the most important pages on your website. It’s also one of the most difficult to get right—a fine balance… Read More
Business
When and how to drop a client
Here’s a scenario that may sound familiar: You’ve got a great project with an exciting new client. You agree on the project scope,… Read More
Business
6 tips for creating a powerful personal brand
Personal branding is the art of making everything you create uniquely and recognizably yours, from your name, logo, and color scheme to your voice, imagery,… Read More
Business
The best LinkedIn profile tips for creative job seekers
LinkedIn: It is the equivalent to the older, more professional and sophisticated sibling to other social media platforms. While Instagram is for artfully curating… Read More
Marketing
Humanizing hosting: What I’ve learned as a photographer in tech
Here’s an interaction I run into often when discussing what I do for a living: “You work full-time? Doing photography? For a tech company?! “Yep!”… Read More
Business
6 ways to fix your mindset as a freelancer
Earlier this year, my freelance business felt stuck. It was doing well, but stressing me out, not making me happy, and I knew I was… Read More
Business
7 strategic ways to create a better web design portfolio than your competitors
Having an impressive portfolio is one of the most important aspects for any web design business. You need a way to show off your work,… Read More
Business
What to do when your client disappears
Crickets… Not what you want in your inbox when you’re waiting to hear from a client. One minute, you were trucking productively along, the next,… Read More
Business
How to live a more creative lifestyle
In the past, being a creative sometimes meant being called strange or different. You’d sometimes feel out of place or have a hard time fitting… Read More
Design
How not to stress over printing your designs
Designing for the web is stressful enough, but there are those special projects that you want to take to the next level; a logo so… Read More
Development
The web development team roles every stakeholder should understand
When you need to build a website or launch a new marketing campaign, there are actually two ways to make this happen: form… Read More
Business
4 ways to make sure working for free actually pays off
“Work for the exposure, they said. It’ll pay off, they said!” I know this sounds like the beginning of a meme or comic strip,… Read More
Business
Why designers need a project management system
When it comes to managing your workload and your workflow, one of the most critical things you need is efficiency. If time truly equals… Read More
Business
Productivity tips for work-at-home designers
Working from home is awesome. I know, because I’ve been doing it since 2010. No more stuffy jackets, no more pinchy work shoes, no… Read More
Business
How to streamline the most boring parts of your freelance design business
Most freelance creatives have one experience in common: that moment they realized how much of a creative business involves non-creative things. For me, it… Read More