WORD - Common Mistakes Designers Make with Clients

How often do you deal with clients?  As designers, typically we all take on side projects as freelance work.  Many of us seem to learn from the mistakes we make early in our careers.  Mistakes can definitely prove costly.  Check out this article on Common Mistakes Designers Make With Clients.

WORD - 10 Ways to Make Money With Your Blog

Have you ever tried making money with any of your web sites?  Did you know that bloggers can definitely generate some income with their websites and articles?  It typically helps if you can bring a lot of traffic to your site, but it’s not always necessary.  Check out this article on 10 Ways to Make Money With Your Blog.

WORD - CSS Typography: The Basics

Have you tried creating a website with HTML & CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) yet?  It’s very important to understand CSS when creating or modifying websites.  If you are a bit confused about how CSS works, or if you just need a basic refresher on it, check out this helpful link, CSS Typography:  The Basics.

WORD - R.I.P. Steve Jobs

Many of you have probably already heard of what happened yesterday, and there’s a good chance that you heard this news through an Apple device.  Innovator, Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56.  I myself heard of this news on my MacBook through Twitter at least 20 minutes before it broke out on national television.  It’s a sad day, but we should really focus on and learn from all the great things this man had contributed to our world.  Read more about Steve Jobs here and take a minute to see his inspiring commencement speech at Stanford University titled How to Live Before You Die. 

WORD - 10 Characteristics of Badly Designed Website Logos

I constantly send you all messages about what good design or good practices are when working on a project.  Today, let’s shift gears and check out what could be bad about a certain design.  Poor decisions in design can include a poor selection of fonts, use of too many fonts, being too complex, or even looking very amateurish.  Check out this great article on the Ten Characteristics of Badly Designed Website Logos.

WORD - 10 Tools to Create an Amazing Twitter Presence

Have you set up a Twitter account yet?  If you haven’t, you’re really falling behind the times!  Twitter can really help you develop your own personal brand, offer you instant insight on current events and trends, and can even help you develop contacts and grow your business!  Twitter can be very time-consuming, but with the right tools, you can become much more effective with your tweets.  Check out this article on 10 Tools to Create an Amazing Twitter Presence for You!

WORD - 10 Examples of Interactive Websites

It’s very helpful to check out what other designers are doing online, especially when seeking inspiration to create a website.  Check out 10 Examples of Interactive Websites.  Take notice how these designers are pushing the envelope of what’s possible for the web.  Stay away from creating boring and mundane box-like websites and focus more on making your site an experience to your audience.