The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- Be Picky About Clients’ Future Potential When Freelancing
When you’re a freelancer, it’s tempting to say yes to any opportunity that comes your way. However, it’s okay to be choosy and pick the clients you want to work with based on how much they can offer in the future.
- 11 Great UI Designs
Your UI design can make or break the success of your website or app: here’s how to get it right.
- How Clutter Affects Your Brain (and What You Can Do About It)
I was mentally exhausted. I’d get home feeling that I hadn’t really accomplished anything. Once I left the agency and started ooomf, I wanted to fix how I approached consumption in my life. Over the last few years, I’ve discovered ways to reduce the noise of stuff around me so I can focus on creation and have more time for the things that matter most. The last year has been the most productive of my life and I owe a lot of it to understanding the importance of decreasing how much I consume and coming up with ways to cut clutter.
- Design a killer logo in Illustrator
Follow this guide by creative Kyle Wilkinson and use Adobe Illustrator to create your own logos and present brand identities to clients.
- How to Win Business from a Competitor Without Feeling Like a Jerk
I promise, it’s not a jerk move — if you do it correctly. In fact, I can assure you that your competitors have, are, or will be doing the very same thing. So you will need to revitalize your game if you want to complete a thorough competitive analysis that can help you assess the playing field. Here’s a look at five simple ways to get started: