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Feb
29
I’ve had tons of clients ask for email newsletters and ads, which can be a little tricky. HTML emails are finicky beasts - and mailing lists are even stranger. I’m not overly “techy” and any tool that can cut off hours and still allow for billing is a good (great) thing.
I found a couple [...]
Oct
17
One of the banes of my existence as a freelance graphic artist has been trying to track down weird fonts. You routinely get logos or layouts that have the fonts converted, and they’re invariably something obscure or tacky or from a strange foundry.
If you’re like me, you’ve got thousands upon thousands of fonts from every [...]
Sep
17
I love to loathe Microsoft, so any way that I can stick it to ‘em, I take…
But, at the same time, you’ve got to admit that they make rather ubiquitous software, and as a freelance designer, I have to keep copies of everything that clients and potential clients might use. Don’t ask me about Publisher [...]
Sep
14
Well, I’m finally getting around to putting up some free downloads for designers. Joy!
First up is a general contract. If you’re not using an online service that offers built-in contract protection(Guru, Elance, etc,) you MUST have a contract before you start any work. It not only protects you, but it gives your clients peace of [...]