May 8, 2013

Beginners, Get More Clients with Your Design Portfolio

get more clients web design beginner student web designers Your portfolio is the gateway between you and potential clients. This means that your design portfolio is an important asset that you have control over, when marketing yourself. Some designers seem to have an over-flowing amount of work, while others continue to grind, day-to-day, struggling to find their next source of work. Why is this? read more
May 1, 2013

Banish Exam Time Stress (For Designers!)

web designers stress stress for web designers Being a design student can be extremely rewarding. But, around the end of semester when exams are fast approaching, stress can be a factor that you’re going to have to deal with. A combination of projects, assignments, portfolio reviews and tests can cause anxiety for anyone, so remember to take it a day at a time (you’re read more
Apr 29, 2013

Generating New Ideas – How to Level Up Your Creativity & Avoid Being a Copycat

screen_shot_2011-03-31_at_12.13.05_am There are lots of things that you need to be good at to become a successful web designer. You have to educate yourself on design concepts and understand a variety of programs and coding. You need to be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. And you need to know not just how to give read more
Apr 25, 2013

E-mail Etiquette When Applying For Design Jobs

email etiquette for web designers It’s now rare that the job interview and selection process doesn’t involve emails at some point. This guide to email etiquette for job interviews is a handy way to avoid common pitfalls of communicating with your potential employers electronically. As ever, common sense goes a long way, and mirroring that can help you judge the read more
Apr 14, 2013

Mistakes to Avoid on Your Design Job Application

Filling out job applications can be one of the more frightening parts of the job process. How do you come across as confident and not egotistical, all while showing that you have a laid back side? Well, here are some tips on preparing your next application. 1. Prepare a Cover Letter for Each Application This read more
Apr 8, 2013

The Importance of Being Multi-Disciplined as a Designer

design student As a young designer, you’re full of ideas. You have a great CV filled with eclectic work experience and you know your design strategies inside out. But is it enough for a designer to be good at design? In an increasingly competitive market, the answer is “no.” The problem with keeping design work isolated from read more
Apr 1, 2013

Getting Outside Your Comfort Zone as a Designer

expanding your comfort zone The design industry is very competitive, and if you want to be a legitimate competitor, you will have to be diverse. So what if you’re not? Well let’s find out. Do you sometimes notice that a lot of your work tends to follow the same style, and use the same elements, laid out in the read more
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