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- Attract New Clients and Keep Existing Ones
In the design world, your relationship with clients is one of the easiest ways you could find to market yourself. No cost, no special effort, just making sure you treat the people who pay for your services more than walking work projects.
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- 12 Reasons Why 15% of American Adults Don’t Use the Internet #Infographic
“According to Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project Spring Tracking Survey taken between April 17 and May 19 of this year (2,252 adults in America were surveyed), 15% of American adults don’t use the Internet. LiveScience posted these results in a chart called Offline Adults And Why, which you can see below.
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- 12 Reasons Why 15% of American Adults Don’t Use the Internet #Infographic
“According to Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project Spring Tracking Survey taken between April 17 and May 19 of this year (2,252 adults in America were surveyed), 15% of American adults don’t use the Internet. LiveScience posted these results in a chart called Offline Adults And Why, which you can see below.
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- Typography Humor Video: An Ode On A Typeface (A Poker Face Parody)
“An homage to the Neutra typeface inspired by the song Poker Face by Lady GaGa.”
- In Defense of Skeuomorphism, Part 2
“How not to use it, or, Why Clinkle (already) needs a redesign”
- 5 Prefixes You Should Be Using in Your Email Subject Lines
“NRN – No Reply Needed. Indicates that the receiver doesn’t need to reply. There is likely a body to the message but no response is needed.
Example: “Jennifer wants you to call her back NRN”
” - More RSS Icons Than You Could Ever Want for Your Site–800+
“So here is 800+ Most Wanted Free RSS Icons for Bloggers. Here you will find different kinds of free RSS icon designs like 3D, grunge, cartoony, web 2.0 and more.”
- Ten Strategies for Negotiating Success for Creatives
“A Virtuous Cycle is a series of events that result in a favorable outcome, over and over again…”
- Designing For Disabilities: Section 508 and International Accessibility Compliance For Beginners
“Many graphic designers, web developers, or others in the technology and media industries will eventually come across a project that requires compliance with “Section 508″ or other accessibility standards. This term can be quite intimidating for a beginner because of the legal implications often involved. While Section 508 is legally binding only for United States federal agencies or those funded federally, often an organization that provides public services will request a website or software that meets the requirements for Section 508.
” - 10 Pricing Principles & Strategies for Freelance Web Designers
“There’s a lot of dispute about what’s the right way to charge and doing it wrong can lead to unwanted situations between you and your clients. But it’s important not to undervalue your work, just because you’re afraid you’re not going to find any clients. Some freelancers try to rely on negotiation and some stick with their own rates.
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- 8 Ways to Evoke Positive Emotions in Visual Design
“Designers who work in branding have the oh-so-glorious job of trying to create designs that are not only easy to remember and relate to, but portray the brand concisely and accurately as well. Add to this the need to evoke the right emotions a…
- To Use “Deposit” or “Retainer” in Your Photography Contract
“One of the best policies for a photographer to have in place for their business and contract is the use of a “reservation fee” (read: deposit or retainer) for the client to secure their spot with you, and for you to ensure that the client will honor their agreement to show up at the designated shooting time.
” - New iPad Stylus is a Real Pencil, Too
“Sketch on paper with the pencil end then flip it around to sketch on your tablet or phone, easily switching between analogue and digital.”
- Is Publishing Springing Back? Magazine Launches and Closures Slow in 2013
“Magazine publishers have launched more titles than they shuttered in the first nine months of 2013, debuting 138 titles and closing only 45 according to MediaFinder.com, an online database that tracks U.S. and Canadian periodicals.
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- Freelance vs. Agency – Job Security, Added Hours and Other Considerations
“One of the most immediate decisions facing newly graduated designers is whether to work freelance or whether to apply to an agency – a problem that a lot will wrestle with throughout their career. Each time you jump from job to job, the niggling knowledge of working for yourself can eat away at your desire to take orders and work long hours. Each situation has its own ups and downs and it’s a case of taking stock of your priorities and capabilities to decide on which suits you best.”
- Flat UI and Forms – Making Them Work Together
“When I say forms, I mean any interaction in which information is exchanged to receive a product or a service. This includes everything from internet banking to mobile commerce, from signing up to use a new tablet app to running a web search.”
… - The Design Workflow at a Digital Agency
“Within this short list I aim to cover what I believe every new web designer working within a digital agency should know and do before starting a new project, and what they should pay attention to during the process.”