I recently had the displeasure of taking a trip to Ikea. I do my best to limit these trips to once or twice a year. It is not one of my favorite places, I loathe Ikea, truly.
We all know that Ikea sell cheaply made furniture very cheaply. You see...
Read moreIn our endless search for the perfect client we inevitably send out a lot of proposals, lots and lots of proposals. But how many of them are winners?
We invest valuable time in writing and designing them, time that we hope will further our careers...
Read moreIt's hard to believe, but freelance designers make mistakes, mistakes of such epic proportions that they should be deemed "freelance sins", and I'm as guilty as the next. I'm not referring to those little mistakes, like a poor choice of colour or whether...
Read moreGetting things done can be difficult. In a busy world we have so many things competing for our time. The time management gurus say, "If you don't have the time, make it", but we can be own own worst enemies.
Being productive means being responsible...
Read moreSteve Martin once said that being great was easy, it's being consistent that's hard. How many times do we wish we could repeat past triumphs only to fail, or come up short? As creative people we're called upon to use our skills on a daily basis, but...
Read moreFor those who are starting out in the creative sector, the importance of choosing the right name can be daunting, but perhaps an even bigger challenge is categorising yourself as a creative entity. How do you want to be perceived by potential clients...
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