Some of my most popular articles have been about my career, starting as a freelancer and then starting my own business, from 50 reasons why you won’t make it as a freelancer, to 3 reasons why clients don’t choose you, and 5 things clients say and what they really mean . I am always happy [...]

I will be running a new feature here on BrianYerkes.com where I will present some great designers under the age of 20 along with some samples of their work, and a little about them.
If you would like to be included and are under 20 years of age, whether you are a graphic designer, web designer [...]

I’m currently in Ireland on a work/pleasure trip, and just listened to a heated debate on RTE radio, Ireland’s national radio station. The topic of the conversation was Bulmer’s Cider, and their latest television commercial. Here are some details:

Ireland is in a recession (obviously…as is the world…however, you wouldn’t think it when you see the [...]

Working with all types of clients on a daily basis can be as challenging as the actual design or development work that they are hiring you for. As a freelancer or a project manager, you are on the front-line and even though there shouldn’t be war between you and your client, it can sometimes feel [...]

This is part 1 of what I hope to be a never ending series as I continue to build relationships with some great people on Twitter. And there isn’t a “#FollowFriday @name @name @name @name jumble of mess” anywhere to be seen! Follow Friday tweets like that serve no purpose to me. The ones that [...]

It happens to even the best design firms; you send out a proposal, you have a face-to-face meeting, and then you receive the email.
Thank you for your proposal and your time to discuss our project with us, but we have decided to go with another firm”
Depending on how much time and effort you put into [...]

Earlier today, my company received an inquiry on our contact form from a 14 yr old simply asking for some feedback on three designs that he has created. I am always more than happy to spend time helping others , especially younger designers just starting out and I am impressed by this 14 yr old [...]

This is what I hope will be the first of many posts on this topic, "When Clients Get Funny".
Yesterday, my company Brian Joseph Studios received an inquiry from our contact form, and in the "Tell us a little about your project" field, the potential client wrote:
" The usual – totally waste my competition; become filthy [...]

As a designer, I am constantly networking with peers worldwide using social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter . As both services grow, develop and increase in popularity, they begin to take on a similar shape to one another. We can share links, photos and other information to our online friends using applications dedicated to [...]

**UPDATE – June 19th – I have closed comments on this post now as I feel that all sides of the argument have been voiced, and it seems the right time to close the discussion on this particular post. I look forward to the continuing debate on other sites/blogs from all of you. [...]