Part of the human experience is finding other people who can relate to us. Some people need to know they’re not alone, while others need a little bit of encouragement to keep moving forward. Sometimes we just need to be reminded that we are capable of more than it seems at this moment. No matter… Continue reading 60 Most Powerful Quotes You’ll Ever Read
Category: Productivity
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.
What To Do With Spare Ideas
We all get tons of new ideas constantly as designers. Which is awesome – don’t get me wrong – but sometimes we get way more ideas than we can actually get to in one sitting. Or even in one lifetime. Often, designers simply jot down those excess ideas in a notebook and file them away… Continue reading What To Do With Spare Ideas
The A to Z of Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop CC (and versions before it) is filled with tools, panels, and effects meant to give users as much control as possible over their illustrations, photo editing, designs, and more. Whether you’re a Photoshop ace, in need of brushing up on the latest updates, or the program is completely new to you, this list… Continue reading The A to Z of Adobe Photoshop
Stop Wasting Users’ Time
Our users are precious about their time and we must stop wasting it. On each project ask two questions: “Am I saving myself time at the expense of the user?” and “How can I save the user time here?” What is the single most precious commodity in Western society? Money? Status? I would argue it… Continue reading Stop Wasting Users’ Time
Five Useful Things You Can Do With Adobe Reflow Right Now
But First, Some History Edge Reflow is a relatively new program from Adobe, having been announced in 2012 and released in February 2013, with the elevator pitch of enabling you to “Design the responsive web” and “Create beautiful responsive designs”. The tricky part is that right now you can’t actually use it directly to create responsive websites, only responsive designs. This… Continue reading Five Useful Things You Can Do With Adobe Reflow Right Now
8 Scientifically Proven Ways to Increase Your Happiness
We can take charge of our happiness by choosing to engage in activities like physical exercise and performing acts of kindness to help us find happiness. The good news is that there are also several other scientifically-proven activities which when done habitually, can help us in our quest for happiness. After looking through many of… Continue reading 8 Scientifically Proven Ways to Increase Your Happiness
Top 10 Skills Employers Look For In A Graphic Designer
Thanks to the digital revolution, graphic designers are now more in demand than ever in 2013. From logo and banner creation to newsletter and app design, graphic design roles today can be extremely diverse and can vary wildly from employer to employer. Despite this, the sector still remains one of the most competitive in the… Continue reading Top 10 Skills Employers Look For In A Graphic Designer
Capture Colors With the Adobe Kuler App for the iPhone
I’ve never hidden the fact I need help with creating palettes when it comes to anything from illustration work to icon design to decorating my home. You can be a skilled sketch artist and designer, but color theory is still something which can be hard to grasp for some. This is why the new Adobe… Continue reading Capture Colors With the Adobe Kuler App for the iPhone
Workspace Issues
Let’s take a moment to talk about your workspace. Not in the “this is what you need to do to make your workspace awesome” way, but instead to talk about how the place where you ply your trade can have a very real effect on how you function. See, last week I had a problem… Continue reading Workspace Issues
Top 10 Free Note-Taking Apps For Smartphones
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to write down a thought or an idea just to find that you do not have a pen and paper with you? While it isn’t convenient to bring a pen and paper out, a majority of us now own a smartphone, so there lies… Continue reading Top 10 Free Note-Taking Apps For Smartphones
Creative Block: Environmental and Emotional
In the previous article we discussed the meaning of creative block. We introduced the observational block and possible solutions for overcoming it. In this article, we’ll introduce two more types of creative block; the environmental block and the emotional block. Understanding how these occur in reality is an important step in beating them. Let’s quickly… Continue reading Creative Block: Environmental and Emotional
Put More Personal Work In Your Portfolio
Anyone here have a bunch of strange, unusual, or, shall we say, “quirky” hobbies? Perhaps you like to collect bottle caps from around the world and photograph them as found typography. Or maybe you recycle old computer parts to fashion into handmade art pieces? Come on, you’re designers – I know there’s something juicy you… Continue reading Put More Personal Work In Your Portfolio
12 Handy Tools For Invoicing and Time Tracking
Every service-related business – or freelancer – needs an invoicing tool to send invoices to their client. It should be simple to use yet produce professional enough invoices that will give a positive impression to your clients and hopefully make getting paid simpler. If you search the internet, you will come across many invoicing tools… Continue reading 12 Handy Tools For Invoicing and Time Tracking
10 Tips to Better Productivity With Evernote
Evernote is a great tool for easy synchronization of notes across multiple devices and various platforms. It’s used extensively to save, edit and share notes among different devices and with multiple users. It works great for group collaborations and is great to jot down ideas on-the-go. At first, Evernote may look like a disorganized and… Continue reading 10 Tips to Better Productivity With Evernote
13 Ways to Get the Most out of Every Blog Post & Grow Your Traffic
Many bloggers stumble their way through every blog post, not giving specific (or strategic) thought to the many subtle steps involved. I’m sure this is partially because that can prove to be mentally draining. But mostly because it has either never occurred to them or they simply forget in the moment. But I’ve found that… Continue reading 13 Ways to Get the Most out of Every Blog Post & Grow Your Traffic