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- A Retina Christmas CardCreated: 2009-12-23 @ 15:59:35 EST
My custom holiday card design… - Unto Us a Son is GivenCreated: 2009-12-22 @ 16:16:33 EST
My custom holiday card design… - A Nice GestureCreated: 2009-12-22 @ 14:39:10 EST
My custom holiday card… - Our Holidays are a little warmer than mostCreated: 2009-12-22 @ 12:28:00 EST
My custom holiday card design… - 2009 greetingCreated: 2009-12-22 @ 10:46:54 EST
My custom holiday card design… - Eric Miller Design Holiday CardCreated: 2009-12-22 @ 10:38:56 EST
This year, I sent my holiday card via email. My goal with the design was to keep it fun, as a holiday card is a good time to keep away from some of the usual restrictions seen in client projects. I… - Submit an Entry: Your Custom Greeting CardsCreated: 2009-12-21 @ 21:37:16 EST
Creating a custom greeting card for the holidays or New Year's is a great way to show off your design work and check in with clients at the same time. This is often an effective marketing tool and … - Holiday Fonts - Where to Find Holiday FontsCreated: 2009-12-14 @ 22:20:03 EST
The right holiday font can complete your holiday or New Year's card. A holiday greeting is also a good opportunity to use some of the more fun or unusual typefaces that you may have avoided for cli… - Custom Holiday Cards - Create Your Own Custom Holiday Cards…Created: 2009-12-14 @ 19:29:55 EST Updated: 2009-12-14 @ 21:46:08 EST
Creating custom holiday cards and New Year's greetings is a great way to promote your design business during the holiday season. Custom holiday cards can show off your design skills while keeping i… - Estimating Projects - Tasks to Consider to Estimate Projects…Created: 2009-12-14 @ 19:24:46 EST
When creating a proposal for a new graphic design job, one of the most difficult steps is estimating the project cost. It can be helpful to break down the necessary tasks to reach a final estimate… - Color Palettes - Create Color Palettes with Kuler by Adobe…Created: 2009-11-26 @ 16:11:18 EST Updated: 2009-11-26 @ 16:12:06 EST
Kuler by Adobe is a great tool for creating color palettes and viewing color palettes created by others. Accessed through a browser, Kuler allows you to easily edit color palettes and save them for… - Share Your Experience - How to Find Out Your Client's Budget…Created: 2009-11-09 @ 18:44:27 EST Updated: 2009-11-09 @ 18:46:51 EST
Finding our your client's budget without providing them with an estimate first can be difficult. If your client does reveal their budget, however, it can improve your relationship with them by avoi… - Business Budgets - How to Find Out Your Client's Budget…Created: 2009-11-09 @ 18:38:29 EST Updated: 2009-11-09 @ 18:39:58 EST
Finding our your client's budget can save a lot of time and aggravation. By simply asking, or researching, how much a client can spend you can often determine not only if you can take a job, but wh… - Business Budgets – The Benefits of a Client Revealing their Bu…Created: 2009-11-09 @ 17:43:05 EST
It is often difficult to find out your client’s budget. While some may reveal it, others will want to get a quote from you first. However, with some explanation regarding the benefits of … - Tweetie Review - Review of iPhone Twitter App Tweetie…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 22:40:19 EST Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 22:42:45 EST
Tweetie for the iPhone, by atebits, is an extremely user-friendly and feature-rich Twitter app for managing your Twitter accounts. Now in version 2, I found this release to be faster and even easie… - What the Font for iPhone – Identify Fonts with Free iPhone App…Created: 2009-11-01 @ 16:01:34 EST Updated: 2009-11-01 @ 16:12:12 EST
What the Font is a free iPhone application that identifies typefaces from photos. A companion to the MyFonts website with the same title, What the Font is an extremely intuitive and clever app that… - How has the economy affected your design business?…Created: 2009-10-29 @ 13:37:48 EDT
Chances are, the economy has affected the way you do business. Having a business in a bad economy can be very difficult, and some clients may have reduced their budgets for design work or cut out t… - Business in a Bad Economy - How Has the Economy Affected your Design…Created: 2009-10-29 @ 13:36:17 EDT Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 13:39:58 EDT
Chances are, the economy has affected the way you do business. Having a business in a bad economy can be very difficult, and some clients may have reduced their budgets for design work or cut out t… - Stay Organized - How to Organize Your Business…Created: 2009-09-28 @ 11:57:26 EDT
Staying organized is extremely important when running your own graphic design business. Share your advice and experience on keeping your business organized so you can focus on design… - Get Organized - How to Get Organized in Your Business…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 20:29:37 EDT Updated: 2009-09-28 @ 12:01:04 EDT
When working as a graphic designer, it is important to get organized. If your business is not organized, there is a good chance your design will ultimately suffer. Keeping track of design tasks, le… - Tweetie Mac Software ? Twitter Software ReviewCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 00:05:09 EDT
Tweetie for the Mac is a great Twitter application that keeps things simple, as a good Twitter app should. The best part about Tweetie, as with other Twitter software, is that it allows you to foll… - The Dieline - Recommended Graphic Design Packaging WebsiteCreated: 2009-09-21 @ 21:15:04 EDT
The Dieline is a website all about package design, with a blog of beautiful packaging and a directory of package designers… - Practice Graphic Design Projects - Design a Movie Poster or Book Cov…Created: 2009-09-14 @ 22:52:03 EDT
This exercise is a brainstorming activity and a way to practice your design skills. Design a poster for a movie about your life, or a book cover for your autobiography… - Billing Clients – Business Billing Solutions and Options for G…Created: 2009-08-31 @ 16:00:16 EDT Updated: 2009-08-31 @ 16:14:43 EDT
There are many options for billing clients. Billing solutions include a flat or hourly rate, working on retainer, and setting up payment schedules… - Smashing Magazine Review - Design Inspiration and Articles from Smas…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 00:36:13 EDT
Smashing Magazine is an online magazine and blog dedicated to all things design. The frequently updated site covers everything from lists of inspirational design to HTML tutorials… - OmniGraffle Review ? Creating Wireframes and Flowcharts with OmniGra…Created: 2009-08-03 @ 11:40:20 EDT Updated: 2009-08-03 @ 11:49:26 EDT
OmniGraffle, now in version 5, is Mac software that simplifies the creation of wireframes, flowcharts and other diagrams by providing shape, line, arrow, text and graphics tools to use on a blank c… - Graphic Design Interviews - Interview with Graphic Designer Veerle P…Created: 2009-07-19 @ 15:49:51 EDT
An interview with graphic designer Veerle Pieters of Duoh!… - Design by Veerle Pieters of Duoh!Created: 2009-07-17 @ 12:04:26 EDT Updated: 2009-07-17 @ 12:04:26 EDT
Design Gallery by Veerle Pieters of Duoh!… - Design by Veerle Pieters of Duoh!Created: 2009-07-17 @ 12:03:53 EDT
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Design Gallery by Veerle Pieters of Duoh!… - Design by Veerle Pieters of Duoh!Created: 2009-07-17 @ 12:01:28 EDT
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Design Gallery by Veerle Pieters of Duoh!… - Dealing with Difficult Clients – When a Client Thinks a Task i…Created: 2009-07-13 @ 13:10:09 EDT Updated: 2009-07-13 @ 13:12:33 EDT
Working with clients is a necessary, and sometimes frustrating, part of being a graphic designer. Without clients, however, designers don’t have much business. Therefore, it is important … - What To Do When a Client Will Not PayCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 12:55:27 EDT Updated: 2009-07-13 @ 12:58:24 EDT
In a perfect world, clients would always pay on time and in full. However, over the course of a graphic design career, it is almost inevitable to come across late paying clients…