Tips to Avoid Project Completion Syndrome
Posted on January 20th, 2010 in Design, Hints & Tips
Hooray for us! We have just completed a project and the weight is finally off of our shoulders. Weeks or months of hard work finally put to wraps. We can finally take a deep breathe knowing that our job is done and give ourselves a pat on the back.
But, before you tell all of your buddies you can go out for beers tonight you might want to take a peak at the schedule ahead!
So don’t hit the power button just yet! Before you turn off your computer or laptop there are some things you might want to check and prepare first:
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We All Started Designing Somewhere, What’s Your Story?
Posted on January 15th, 2010 in Design
Today I started a little post series on my personal blog called “Flashback Friday“. While reminiscing of the old times I had with friends and family I immediately was driven to think about how I got started in the design world.
What sparked the interest? What made me decide, hmm I think I want to design for a living? I’ve seen some interesting posts around the web about designer’s first projects. Do you remember how and why you got into design?
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A Holiday Giveaway from the Freelance Show
Posted on December 24th, 2009 in Community
Tis’ the season for giving!
This holiday season there have been many great giveaways all over the web and I would like to share with you one more being hosted over on the Freelance Show.
Not only does the Freelance Show consistently provide great articles for freelancers but now they are giving their readers a chance at winning some great prizes which include subscriptions to tools like FRESHBOOKS, 37SIGNALS, CAMPAIGN MONITOR and a bunch more!!
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The Tweet You Wished A Client Never Would Have Seen
Posted on December 15th, 2009 in Hints & Tips
Do you have one? The tweet you wished a client never would have seen?
Maybe you impulsively decided to rant after a long stressful day. Or maybe you tweet a few selective words from your iPhone after a frustrating conference call. If we haven’t all done it, it’s definitely crossed our minds.
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TVC Goes Sky High & Rebrands Cloudmanic Labs
Posted on December 12th, 2009 in Projects
This past month, thanks to 37Signal’s Haystack, I was able to team up with Spicer Matthews (@spicermatthews), owner of Portland local Cloudmanic Labs, and create a brand new identity and website geared to serve as a hub for their upcoming application launches.
Cloudmanic, a software development company, has some exciting products in the works for the near future and was in desperate need for a design to compliment the great ideas behind those products. Here is a look inside the design from identity through the web and also be sure to check out the live site.
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