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 [...]
....continue readingThis 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 [...]
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Here is my first set of free icons! I wanted to give something back to my regular visitors, those that RT my posts etc, and so hopefully some of you will enjoy using this icon set. Each social media icon is in the style of a Post-it note, and depending on the design of your [...]
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Over the past 3 years or so I have spent quite a lot of time testing, studying and analyzing Google’s search engine “algorithm”. Everything from data center analysis, to IP relative local results reporting and more….some days you sit back and realize that Google SERP’s (search engine results pages) control a large portion [...]
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JMR Insurance Group is an insurance company primarily located in Florida, and they contacted my company to design a new logo for them, along with stationary materials like letterheads, business cards and envelopes.
The Brief
We discussed the client’s needs with them, and learned that they have over 25 years experience in the insurance industry, and wanted [...]
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 [...]
I don’t have thousands of RSS subscribers to this website, and I probably never will. Mainly down to the fact that I just don’t have the time to be a frequent blogger, and I only visit about 10 other design blogs regularly. I blog and network on social media for the fun of it, and [...]
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CSS Tutorial Difficulty: Beginner
When I re-designed my company website, I wanted to display client testimonials in a creative way, something a little more interesting than just a paragraph of text with their name. So, I took inspiration from some other websites, mainly Wordpress themes and the way some comments are displayed on blogs, and implemented [...]
I decided to experiment a little with the new design and development of my website. After months of making notes on design elements that I like, ideas I had for the site, and various other little scribbles, I ended up jumping on this re-design project 2 days ago, and completed it this morning at about [...]
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I recently designed a poster and postcard for a Mercedes Benz dealership and their partnership with a local performing arts hall. Here was the brief:
Design a poster that communicates the message that we are giving away tickets to the Broadway series. To be in with a chance to win, they must come to the showroom, [...]
