Troublemaking Clients – How to Spot, Prevent, and Resolve Situations

| January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments

When you work as a freelancer, occasionally you will come across clients that cause you problems, it’s inevitable. As the saying goes, “you can’t please everybody”, this rings very true when you deal with a high volume of clients.

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Whether it’s clients that refuse to pay; explain how they want something then request a large number of revisions; speak argumentatively; or simply client’s that are impossible to get hold of; we’ll find out how to deal with them. This article covers how to spot these types of clients, how to prevent a situation from escalating and finally what to do when a situation does escalate.

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How to Build a Better Design Experience

| January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment

Design experience is about people not things. To build a better design experience, a programmer must shift their focus away from the technology and what it can do, and toward the user and what they will want, need or expect it to do.

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The less technical the users of the software or web page being developed are, the easier it must be to interact with. There are 8 simple steps to creating a better experience design for consumers.

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7 Tips to Find a Design Job Through Facebook

| January 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

Finding a good design job can seem impossible. If you have applied to design companies in your area and sent out resumes in the mail and still haven’t had any luck,

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you may want to try finding a job through Facebook.

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Tips to Create Business Cards Attractive Design

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

Humans are visual creatures. Consequently, corporate logos, branding and packaging design are incredibly important components of a thriving business. Effective, attractive corporate design elements are instantly recognizable, and they convey more than a company or brand name; these elements must also represent the psychological,

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emotional and functional information that their distributor wishes to convey. Business cards are a crucial element here; they’re inexpensive, portable and are an indispensable part of successful advertising and networking campaigns. Logo and website design can make or break an organization. The following hints will help your business cards be all they can be.

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Effective Ways to Start a Freelance Graphic Design Business

| January 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

If you’ve got what it takes to join the graphic design marathon, then it is a great challenge and opportunity for you to start and eventually establish a freelance graphic design business. As a freelance graphic designer, you can work in various physical environments and conditions.

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You can work as part of an in-house team of designers, or as a member of a creative design agency, or the most famous, as self-employed graphic design specialist.

Being self-employed and self-starter graphic designer is basically the most prominent path which many designers opt to take. This is simply because this option will allow the designers to gain a more creative control of their work and time. As freelancers, they receive appropriate and proper recognition for their respective creative works. Besides, they also have the full freedom to concentrate on their design projects that they prefer to work on.

However, founding a freelance graphic design business is also risky, daunting and at the same time, challenging. Despite all the risks and overwhelming challenges, being a freelancer could surely be a good start. This article aims to give a birds-eye view of freelancing business in graphic design and how to overcome obstacles to attain success.

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Writing Tips For Web Designers

| January 19, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Internet age has brought about new needs and skill sets necessary for the success of companies throughout the world. Now that we can buy almost anything we want online instead of going to the store, web designers are being forced to ensure that products are described clearly on their pages,

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and the same is true for companies that offer services, or even club memberships and mass bloggers. Web designers typically have bit of a head start due to their experience with Internet search engines and content recognition, but here at 10 tips to help you develop effective textual content for your web design.

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Five Tips For Better Website Typography

| January 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

Website typography has become an art over the last decade as the Internet has grown in popularity, rising from a captivating tool to an essential daily resource.

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Web designers have been forced to adapt and to make their content not just informative and topic-related, but to look appealing as well. In this article I will share seven tips for improving your website typography in order to keep it appealing and ensure that users will be attracted to your content.

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Designing Websites for a Better Mobile User Experience

| January 17, 2012 | 3 Comments

Mobile phones are becoming more and more prevalent among people living in all parts of the world today. This small device has become so ubiquitous that service provider companies are vying with each other to offer the best and fastest services. It is estimated that more than two and a half billion around the world have access to mobile phones today and thousands are being added every day. Advancements made in mobile technology during the last few years have made it possible to connect to the Internet, search for information, check emails, chat with family and friends, stay connected with social media and so much more. Research has shown that 30% of mobile users browse the Internet from their phones today.

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This prevalence of mobile Internet usage has necessitated designers to build websites that work well not only for the laptop and desktop browsers, but also for the mobile ones. This is because mobile browsing is only going up from here and it’s important that designers cater to the needs of this growing population. Numerous aspects have to be kept in mind while designing websites for the mobile and we have touched on some of the important ones in this article.

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New Office Objects Vector Pack

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Vector resources or vectors packs are essential part of any designer’s library. During the time of any project, using these resources can save you a lot of time and effort instead of creating vector objects again and again. Vector objects can be used in different projects and sizes because you can easily edit it in vector applications such as Illustrator.

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In Graphic Mania, we would like to introduce to our members this new and exclusive Office Vector Objects pack that includes 10 objects that are inspired from the office objects around us. These objects are in vector format and you can easily edit by opening it in any vector-based applications. Members can click the download link at the bottom of this post to download this vector pack. And do not forget to check these other packs:

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How to Design for Your Target Audience

| January 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

An effective web page design can complement a company and its products, services and goals, but an ineffective web design can have the opposite effect ten-fold. Difficult and unorganized web page designs, or sites that simply do a poor job of explaining goals and desires can frustrate audiences and lead them elsewhere.

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Captivating and addressing the audience in a user specific format is critical, and to do so requires an understanding of target audiences and how to design for them. In an effort to help you design for your target audience, here are five tips to help you understand their needs and desires.

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Tips to Manage Your Freelance Payments

| January 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

Freelancing is one of the most sought after career choices today because of the flexibility and convenience that comes with it. One can earn money from the comfort of one’s home without ever having to step out of the house. There is also reduced transportation needs because you do not have to commute to work daily and you can be free from the rat race of corporate world. It helps to create a good balance between work and personal life, yet you continue to do what interests you the most. These are some of the reasons why many people opt to be a freelancer.

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Despite these advantages, there is also a downside to freelancing. The most common problem is chasing payments. Since most freelancing is done online, there is no opportunity to meet the buyer of your services and also there is little recourse if he or she defaults on payment or pays way less than what was agreed. Without a lack of formal agreement, it becomes difficult to take any legal action against the defaulting client.

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