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Trust Comes First In order to have a smooth-rolling and successful project, it is imperative that the client have an established trust in the designer(s) as experts in their industry. You will witness the repeated success of projects seen through to effective completion when there is a strict adherence to a thoroughly outlined process. If Continue Reading »

Define Yourself The type of clients you take on will define you as a designer. The clients you accept will determine the projects you receive. The projects you receive will establish what kind of portfolio you will have. It is obviously very important to place a large emphasis on who you choose to work with. Continue Reading »

Use Your Questionnaire as a Filter In order to provide a quote, it is necessary to have information about a project. Clients will have a general idea of what they are looking for but understandably do not know everything that they should provide. This is where we come in. Ask the Right Questions As designers, Continue Reading »

Enabling Successful Projects As the need for web design continues to grow, so does the number of designers that rise to answer that call. We have noticed an increasing interest in the field of web design in recent years. So much so, in fact, that many designers are beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed at Continue Reading »

[View the Infographic Large] Should Designers Code? The age-old discussion has been making rounds again lately: “Should Designers Code?” It seems that in general, most are agreeing that designers should at least have an understanding of the the limitations of code in order to be able to design most effectively for the web. Andy Rutledge Continue Reading »

It’s a common phenomenon to see a designer’s website in a design class several levels above that of it’s clients web design work. While there are many factors that can play into this occurrence, one in particular is very common. Designers/developers know more about code, whereas many clients don’t try at all to learn any. Continue Reading »

Want to know the secret to learning new things? The answer is really simple, but can be hard to grasp if you’re unable to challenge conventions and unlearn what you think you already know. The secret to learning new things can be summed up with a single word: Fail. Not as a noun or an Continue Reading »

Brief Daniel Greer of AgendaWise Reports approached us with great ambitions for a new redesign of their political news site. The AgendaWise goal is to inform readers that everyone has an agenda—whether they admit it or not. The idea is to dissect the different biases present in the political world and divulge the political discourses Continue Reading »

Please note: This post is very in-depth, if you gloss over this post, you will miss the point. We’re Headed for a Touch World – Design Accordingly. We all know that Touch-based smartphones, like the iPhone and its imitators, are incredibly popular. The amount of new iPhones activated each day is mindblowing, even if you Continue Reading »

Navigate Dribbble Shots Faster In this screencast, I’m going to show you how to use BetterTouchTool to browse and like Dribbble shots faster. Download: BetterTouchTool Discuss: Dribbble Shot