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5 Easy Ways to Secure More Freelance Work

5 Easy Ways to Secure More Freelance Work

Ways to Secure More Freelance Work It can be really scary when you are first starting out on your own. You've quit your job and decided to take the leap into financial and employment independence. You no longer cater to a boss, you work your own hours, and you don't...

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How To Design And Create Flyers And Track Their Success

Designing a flyer is something that can really help your businesses print marketing attempts and be of significant benefit to your business. Well-designed flyers can greatly complement quality print campaigns and provide maximum impact that connects and inspires...

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Why Design Isn’t Free

Good Design Isn't Free If you saw my post yesterday, I was upset about someone posting in a Facebook group who was promising a job to a designer who would create a logo for them "if they liked it". I have a problem with businesses preying on naive or novice designers,...

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Common Misconceptions About Branding

Common Misconceptions About Branding The truth is, that most people don't understand what a brand is. If you ask most people what a brand is, they'll say something like "It is the label that I buy." While this may be so, this isn't the only way to define branding....

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The difference between PNG formats

The difference between PNG formats

Knowing the different types of file formats is really important when creating professional design work. Choosing the wrong format for your design files can be disastrous. It can mean the difference between a project turning out well, and a project not turning out as...

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Answers to Common Freelancing Questions

Answers to Common Freelancing Questions

Common Freelancing Questions I get freelancing questions from people all the time that are starting out in the freelancing field. Some of these things are common sense to veterans, but the freelancing world can be incredibly scary, and even seem overwhelming to those...

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Top Portfolio Websites For Designers

Top Portfolio Websites For Designers It is an incredibly competitive market out there, so it is imperative that we get our work out in the open for people to see. It doesn't matter if you are a web developer, graphic designer, typographer, illustrator, or anything...

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Slab Serif Fonts 15 You Should Use

Slab Serif Fonts: 15 You Should Use in Your Designs Slab serif fonts are excellent for adding character and impact to your designs. Some are thick, and some are thin. However, they all have a distinct presence that really grabs attention. You will mainly use them for...

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10 Freelancing Tips You Must Know

10 Freelancing Tips You Must Know

10 Freelancing Tips You Must Know If you've read: Things to Consider When Freelancing or Freelancing: 10 things you can do to get business you know that Getting started in the freelance design business isn't an easy task. For one thing, it doesn't happen overnight. It...

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Photography: Traditional Vs. Photoshop

  Photography: Telling a Story It doesn't matter what artistic profession that you are in. Whether it's Graphic Design, Illustration, Web Design, etc., the majority of us use photos in our work. We use photography to set a mood, or to tell a story. The saying...

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Letterpress Effect in Photoshop

Letterpress Effect in Photoshop

Letterpress Effect in Photoshop Creating a letterpress effect in Photoshop isn't as hard as you might think. You can create a letterpress effect in Photoshop in just a few easy steps. Creating a letterpress effect in Photoshop is all about how you fool the eye...

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Working With 3D in Illustrator

Working With 3D in Illustrator

Being Aware of 3D in Illustrator Illustrator is the go-to place for most illustrators to do their work. Many artists do their 2D work inside of Illustrator,  and they create amazing results. Many artists and designers are aware of the fact that you can create 3D in...

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The Difference Between Art And Design

Difference Between Art And Design Not all art is design and not all design is art. You might be wondering what in the world I am talking about, but it is true. Many people consider them to be one and the same in both ways, but that just isn't true. They are actually...

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Be a Successful Freelancer by Focusing on Your Strengths

Focus on your Strengths to be a Successful Freelancer. I remember the day when being a print designer could get you a job. If you could create a print advertisement and you were good at it, you could land plenty of jobs locally. Being a web designer or a logo designer...

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Introduction to Lab Mode in Photoshop

Lab Mode in Photoshop When you're working with color in Photoshop, many people have heard of RGB and CMYK which work with print and web design. Many people will convert their images from CMYK to RGB to work with colors, perform color correction tasks, and other image...

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