Hi all! Today I have a treat for you – a guest post from photographer extraordinaire Jason Moore! Today he talks about building self confidence, learning to self edit, and how communities can help you in your career. I have been a fan of Jason’s for a few years and I am so grateful to [...]
—— In your opinion, what is the best way to find reputable freelance work? —— Reference Articles For Discussion: 101 Ideas to Get More Freelance Work and Generate New Client Leads – by Cyan Ta’eed on Freelance Switch How to Find Freelance Graphic Design Jobs – on eHow How to Find Freelance Jobs through Effective [...]
This past weekend I was able to get away for a bit and partake in one of my all time favorite activities. I went to visit and spend time with my nephews – ages 2 and 4. The older one and I have been “best buddies” ever since he was born so I guess I’m [...]
While checking my Twitter feed the other week, I spotted an interesting question that appeared in my stream. “What can I do to improve my communication and Internet presence?” The question then preceded to stick with me for the rest of the day and as you can see, weeks later, I’m still thinking about it. [...]
—— What is the most important item every designer needs to include in their project contract agreement? —— Reference Articles For Discussion: Contract Basics: Getting the Client to Sign on the Dotted Line – by Christopher Gee on Creative Latitude What to Include In Your Design Contracts – by Brian Hoff on The Design Cubical [...]
Over the last few years I have received many messages of advice through Twitter, Facebook, Forum messages, and emails. At times, I copied and pasted them into several NotePad documents so that I don’t lose track of the advice. I now have a small handful of these documents scattered throughout my laptop and external hard [...]
—— Should the job title of “designer” continue to be a catch-all, or should it have a more complete and universal definition? —— Reference Articles For Discussion: What is a Web Designer Anyway? – by Jeffery Zeldman on PeachPit Press What Makes a Graphic Designer? – by Walter Jungkind, FGDC on GDC.net Defining the Designer [...]
Client work has been keeping me pretty busy these days and surprisingly enough, it has also kept me away from my social media accounts. So, I do not have a Top Ten Re-Tweet post for this week. Instead, I have for you the…
Congratulations goes out to Annie Duncan, better known as Chuckzwood!
—— As a designer, which file format do you prefer to receive from a photographer, RAW or JPG? Why? —— Reference Articles For Discussion: RAW? JPG? What ARE these? – from Digital SLR Guide Taking a byte out of bit depth – Jpeg vs. RAW - from Michael W. Gray on X Equals JPEG vs [...]
