This is the second in my series of Wordcamp 2013 posts. The next session I attended was "Planning & Organizing Your Site" with Brandon Kraft. Since Kraft is an avid blogger, most of his talk was geared towards blogging. Here are some points I took down during the presentation: Figure Out
WordCamp Austin 2013: How to Succeed At Freelancing with Bill Erickson And Jared Atchison
I recently attended WordCamp Austin 2013 and had the good fortune of being in the presence of many WordPress Gurus. This month I will release a series of five posts sharing my notes from WordCamp. Expect two posts this week & then one a week for the rest of June. In this series I will include
Clouds hang over Adobe Creative Suites
Some years back I decided to bite the bullet & purchase a legitimate copy of Adobe Master Collection CS4. I was a student & figured I should take advantage of the software discount knowing that I would not be able to afford the full retail in the beginning of my freelance career. As it goes
Quit Your Day Job & Freelance Full Time
For the past year or so I have been gradually dropping my day job one day a week at a time & picking up more freelance work. Do I have any profound ideas to share to ease the transition? Probably not but, I can give you a realistic glimpse of what it's been like for me thus far. Long
Part 1: A Minimalist’s Guide to Becoming a Better Graphic Designer.
In order to be good at anything, you have to always be striving for improvement. As one wise person once told me, the key to rapid advancement is to always push yourself just beyond your comfort zone, then once you get comfortable there give yourself another nudge. A good designer is always looking
Taking Drawing to the Next Dimension…
Ever since watching Charlie & the Chocolate Factory as a young kid, I had always hoped Wonkavision would be a reality sooner than later. Twenty some years have gone by since then & I still haven't seen too many glimmers of hope on the horizon of Wonkavision technology emerging...until the
The Barcode & Beyond…
When most designers embark upon package design they are faced with a number of necessary evils... the barcode being the most hideous of them all. The problem of how to deal with this grayscale nightmare often results in surrendering to slapping it on in the most inconspicuous yet, functional place