Any freelancer or contract worker should always work towards a desired future. This dream can be as noble as affecting genuine social change, or as basic as financial independence.
In the latter case, it helps to know the right skills. Here are three proficiencies I think will continue to enjoy a high demand from clients over […]
Since pearsonified.com isn’t updated everyday, I don’t check out Chris Pearson’s blog that much. But more often than not, I leave knowing more about web design and self-improvement—even if they’re two areas I’m not particularly good at. And speaking of the former, Mr. Pearson is good enough to get away with at least $1500 for […]
At first glance, Vyoma’s recommendation to get “A PC with as much number crunching power and as much memory as you can afford” and to shoulder the added expense of a tablet doesn’t sound like thrifty advice.
But if you freelance in design, maxing out your workstation budget is the best move you can make, since […]
Sometimes, before a freelancer executes a design project, the client wants to see the color scheme he’ll use. And this is where a scheme swatch comes in handy. A scheme swatch is a small square image containing all the colors in the scheme lined up side-by-side. Here’s an example of a 3-color scheme swatch:
Placing the […]
For all its “evil empire” trappings, Microsoft has some great programs, particularly Microsoft Office. Problem is, that autosave feature spoils me. I end up not saving regularly, confident that if and when something goes wrong, my work won’t disappear. Unfortunately, this habit carries over to other programs, with disastrous results.
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In case you didn’t know, “wet floor” refers to that distinctive look inspired by Apple. Here’s an example:
Truth be told, I actually learned how to do this online. Through Paul Michael Smith’s tutorial. To summarize, all it involves is creating a copy of the element you want to reflect, inverting it vertically, and making it […]
Welcome to yet another week of work (if you really do start working on Mondays). Fellow freelancers, if you somehow need leaves for your layout, brochure, or even as an accent for your letter, essay, or photo, check out Komodo Media. Rogie King has posted some vector art of leaves. A “little gift” you […]
Even if they’ll eventually go online, the best way to build and test websites is offline. That way, even if you’re internet connection suddenly gives out, you can continue working. You’re also not using up bandwidth (which you or your client might be paying for). And of course, no one will see the mistakes you […]
There are lots of free fonts out there that are useful to freelance designers, which is why Vitaly Friedman’s post is very helpful. He’s maintaining a list of the 25 Best Free Quality Fonts, meant “to be used for official, serious presentations.”
And you know what? I actually agree with Friedman’s choices. ClassizismAntiqua in particular gives […]
Let’s start with a definition:
“Vector graphics or geometric modeling is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images in computer graphics.”
Or, in layman’s terms, vector art are drawings based on a bunch of shapes. You’re basically giving the computer instructions on how to render these shapes, such as […]
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