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- 8 Things Every Design Firm Should Know About Running A Business
You have two exit strategies: death and quitting. Until then, here’s how to make the most of your business.
- The 10 Best Social Media SlideShare Presentations of 2014
“So here’re 10 awesome SlideShare presentations, all having to do with social media. You’ll find strategies, big-picture ideas, stats, research, and more. If you’ve got a favorite of yours that didn’t make the list, I’d love to hear about it! Feel free to share in the comments.”
- John Maeda: Fall in Love with Technology through Great Design [Video]
His conclusion: “The new economic climb will be powered by great design.”
- Why Businesses Should Always Have a Model Release
Any graphic materials that promotes something; whether products, a businesses, or charitable causes, and the graphics contain images of recognizable people, — always have those people sign a model release. Of course, there are non-commercial uses that may also require a model release, (see When To Use A Model Release) but commercial uses almost always require a release. One might think that having models sign releases before using their image would be obvious, but far too often usage agreements are just handshakes, and that is not good. For businesses, in particular, releases should be standard procedure for several reasons.
- Top 7 Things Clients Do that Frustrate Freelancers
There is no hiding the fact that, although there are lots of good clients out there, even the best clients can do things that can trigger a freelancer to lose interest in the project, the client and any future working relationships with that client. It might be things the clients aren’t even aware of, that they might do out of habit, or when stressed. Regardless of the reasons, it can be frustrating, and from a freelancer’s perspective, they should not happen.
In no particular order, here are 7 things that really can tick off freelancers:
- Top 7 Things Clients Do that Frustrate Freelancers
There is no hiding the fact that, although there are lots of good clients out there, even the best clients can do things that can trigger a freelancer to lose interest in the project, the client and any future working relationships with that client. It might be things the clients aren’t even aware of, that they might do out of habit, or when stressed. Regardless of the reasons, it can be frustrating, and from a freelancer’s perspective, they should not happen.
In no particular order, here are 7 things that really can tick off freelancers:
- Good discussion in comments – The Benefits of Sketching by Hand
Allows for flexibility: “Because of our brain’s limited processing capacity, externalizing our ideas on paper makes it easier to restructure them, transforming the initial structure into a new one.”
- How to Respond to a Getty Images Demand Letter #IP #copyright #iptroll
Getty Images has created an entire business around sending letters to suspected copyright infringers and demanding exorbitant payments in return for not being dues. Getty’s heavy-handed approach has been the topic of angry conversations throughout the blogosphere, claiming they are nothing more than extortion. By praying upon those without legal knowledge, the company scares people into paying exorbitant fees far beyond what is required. Unfortunately, the majority of people don’t know how to respond, so they comply with the demand.
- iPad Usage: Where Did All My Storage Space Go?
The iPad is capable of telling you where all your space has gone through the iPad usage in the settings. This screen will break down your storage problems by listing all the apps on your iPad, starting with those that are taking up the most spa…
- 18 Rules For Using Text
Here are 18 rules for using text in any document. And you shall never break any of them. If your document contains text, adhere to these rules.