Be A Better Web Designer: Think Like An End-User

August 13, 2009
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As designers, we tend to get caught up in how prettified we can make a website. It makes sense; we want to show off our skills and feel that if people don’t go, “Aaaah!” when they see our sites, we have somehow failed. But, our job as web designers, is usually (some exceptions apply) to make a website where information is readily available. Sure, sometimes we are asked to make sites that are just, hands-down, beautiful pieces of art, but ...

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7 Winning Tactics For Growing A Profitable Design Business

July 7, 2009
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While many designers are known particularly for being quite creative, they can also be extremely flaky and unreliable. Now I know we are creatives and live on a different planet, but if you want to grow your design business, you need to deal with the business end of things — especially if you want to land clients who are going to pay top dollar for your services. So, how do you do it?
Based on several client testimonials and hours of ...

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How to Make Your Thesis Site Go From Mediocre to Badass

May 15, 2009
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The 7 customizations you can do to Thesis that will take it from looking mediocre to looking badass and professional. In my experience, these tweaks separate the okay looking designs from the spectacular.
It doesn’t take much. Thesis is optimized in a way that you cannot really mess it up too much, thanks to Pearson. Hence why the default layout actually looks pretty damn amazing all on its own, but there are some small adjustments you can make to really kick ...

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