Seattle Event Starts Tomorrow – Fiona Remley: Structure Your Projects and Process
2011 AIGA Business Breakfast Series Wed / 02.23.11 7:30AM - 9:00AM Heighten your project management skills and build stable business processes that support your creative work. Whether as a freelancer, project manager, or principal, take ...
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Don’t Take Rejection Personally
It’s one thing to try to avoid getting emotional about business matters; it’s another to switch off your emotions entirely. We’re all human, and I’m convinced that being emotional is a gift to us from ...
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9 Dynamic Digital Resumes That Stand Out From the Crowd
Everyone is looking for a way to make their resume stand out in today’s job market. One way to do that is by giving your resume some visual appeal. Well-designed resumes with color and images ...
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"The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail." ~ Edwin H. Land
6 Tips For a Productive Synergy Call
In today’s business world, we’re regularly invited to participate in phone calls to discuss “synergies.” Back in the day, this was called a networking call. But the term networking has been declared so 1990’s and ...
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Chicago Event Starts Tomorrow – TYPEFORCE 2, Co-Prosperity Sphere
February 18 - March 7, 2011, Opening Night: February 18th - 6pm - The Annual Showcase of Emerging Typographic Allstars TYPEFORCE is the annual showcase of emerging typographic artists. The second annual event runs from February ...
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How to Get Past the Phone Screen, Every Time
With hundreds of applicants for each opening, the initial phone interview has become a crucial tool for professional recruiters. Expect a phone screen to be much shorter than an in-person meeting – 20 to 30 ...
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70+ Fresh and Creative Single Page Website Designs
As you’ve already seen in our previous posts about Single Page Website Designs that showcasing your work in single page design is a hot trend now days. It’s kind of ironic to see what designers ...
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"Work to become, not to acquire." ~ Elbert Hubbard
HOW TO: Jump-Start Your Career by Becoming an Online Influencer
For all the advice about how to approach and attract influencers, I haven’t seen much written about how to actually become an influencer. It’s important, because once you’re seen as an influencer, you’re seen as ...
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"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do." ~Edgar Degas
7 Types of Power in the Workplace
There’s a quote by Margaret Thatcher that says, “Power is like being a lady…if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” Personally, I find the study of power fascinating. Dictionary.com defines power as ...
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What is Copywriting and How is it Important for a Designer?
Copywriting refers to the use of written copy to promote a business or entity. The ultimate purpose of copywriting is to expand the client base of a business. Multinationals and businesses are now promoting themselves ...
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You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it. ~Oprah Winfrey
How to Quit Your Job with Your Contacts, Credentials, and Class Intact
Quitting a job and transitioning to a new one is a serious career move. Keep the bridge to your job open and operational with these quitting time tips. Compared to any other transitional stage in ...
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9 Obvious Ways to Get Promoted
It would be safe to say you would have probably entertained the question of how to get promoted even before you graduated or left school. In my chats with juniors from my industry, I am ...
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"It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career." ~Carlton Fisk
Too Little Sleep: The New Performance Killer
As we all work longer and longer hours, take less vacation and work through the weekend, we may assume we’re being heroic, or virtuous. The truth is we’re not; new research shows we’re stupid. Quite ...
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How Brands Can Make the Most of Facebook’s New Pages
The new Facebook Pages are finally here, but what does it mean for brands that have struggled to make Pages a business tool on a personal network? The first thing you’ll notice is that Facebook ...
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"The secret of all effective originality in advertising is not the creation of new and tricky words and pictures, but one of putting familiar words and pictures into new relationships." ~ Leo Burnett
Things to Remember Before Launching a Website
Effective web-browsing experiences are absolutely necessary in this climate of competitive business and advancing technology. Finding a niche, making a good first impression and staying fresh are among the website owner’s goals. Maybe you’ve got ...
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