So this week, I was supposed to come up with a better self promotion idea. I only came up with 2…which are almost the same thing. I think it is VERY hard to promote yourself well, especially if you are just starting out with little work to choose from. I am a web designer and [...]
I was working on my website comps today and decided to use my old style on this website on one of the designs, but with a much more minimal use of colors and texture. I like the style and after reading "Building Design Portfolios," I realized that the style can always be updated later. I [...]
This week I read about what makes a good design brief and what makes a good design process. As with many other subjects in this area, there is no perfect method to use for everything or everyone. You must find your own method that works for you, but there are some good guidelines to start [...]
Over the past week, I read about clients and many ways of dealing with them. Now I always knew that dealing with clients wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t know it could potentially be VERY hard. There are many dos and don’ts when dealing with clients. For instance, there are many designers who complain about [...]
When you set out to find work for yourself as a designer, you are going to have to be able to sell yourself. However, there are ways to NOT sell yourself as I discovered after reading chapter 6 of “How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul.” The author claims that talking too [...]
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