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LogoWorks: Who is to Blame?
9.12.2005
by Robert Wurth, Creative Director, Freshly Squeezed Design
freshlysqueezeddesign.com
Originally Published at Creative Latitude

How Much Should I Charge?
3.03.2005
by Jeff Fisher (Engineer of Creative Identity)
jfisherlogomotives.com
Originally Published at Creative Latitude

Think before you ask the question "How much should I charge?". The answer is in the specific questions you need to ask yourself about a project....

Web Design Tips
7.08.2004
by Ian Atkins
80four.co.uk

Several tips to use as guidelines when designing or maintaining a corporate website...

Choosing a Domain Name
7.02.2004
by Nodus Design
nodusdesign.com

Choosing the right domain name can be critical to the success of a website. This article will discuss the issues you should take into consideration when choosing the name that will represent you on the web...

When a "Contest" isn't a Contest
5.23.04
by Jeff Fisher (Engineer of Creative Identity)
jfisherlogomotives.com
Originally Published at Creative Latitude

It may bark like a dog and look like a dog but, is it really always a dog....Business and organizations, with the ability to pay going rates for professional graphic design services, have found the lure of winning a “contest” will reel in large numbers of designers for the chance of a few minutes of fame, a little glory and perhaps cash or prizes not nearly worth the value of the design effort on the open market....

Professional Conduct
5.20.04
by Habib Bajrami
Bytehaus Studio
Originally Published at Creative Latitude

It was only days before the official launch of Creative Latitude (CL) when the following e-mail landed in our inbox: " It sounds like I'm being black balled out of CL because I have pricing listed on my site...

The Pricing Wormhole
5.20.04
by Kevin Potts
graphicpush.com

"As the market of available designers continues to inflate, many desperate professionals begin to work for pennies on the dollar. They're shorting themselves, and they're eroding the industry..." This article is perhaps one of the most important business articles written since the internet "bubble" burst. We encourage you to read the WHOLE thing.

Selling Yourself — Market Advantages of a Freelancer
5.20.04
by Kevin Potts
graphicpush.com

Independent freelancers often outperform agencies in quality, price and timeliness, yet they continue to lose their bread and butter work like small businesses, new start-ups and lower-budget assignments to the large, "do everything" advertising companies.
This is a result of several factors...

How not to make your site accessible
5.21.04
by Peter Seebach
Originally Published at DeveloperWorks

"Web designers are often artists; art, by nature, is not about accessability, it's about vision. When you want to paint something, you can afford to say "only some people will get this painting." However, a corporate Web site can't afford to dismiss whole sections of the population so casually... " Witty article about mistakes designers make on their websites.


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