Subtle body language tricks to make you instantly likeable

Verbal cues aren’t the only way that humans express what they’re thinking or feeling. In fact, we express a lot through visual cues given off by our body language. It also plays a large factor in the type of impression we make on others.
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Daniel Swanick
November 4, 2015
HabitsTips

Smart questions to ask at the end of every interview

So you’ve searched for potential employers, sent out dozens of queries and you finally landed an interview. Good job. Now you have to navigate dozens of questions about yourself and successfully explained why you’d make a great addition to the team.
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Daniel Swanick
October 29, 2015
TipsWork & Productivity

Making the most of your internship

Ad agencies and companies are constantly looking to sign designers up for an internship—both to help those starting their career and as a way to find potential hires (on a trial basis). Win win, right?
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Daniel Swanick
October 28, 2015
TipsWork & Productivity

How to deal with conflict in the workplace

Workplaces are full of different personalities that can make them buzz with conversation and productivity. However, when working in close quarters, it’s inevitable that they will eventually end in conflict. If these workplace conflicts aren’t dealt with immediately and effectively, the constant battle of wills…
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Daniel Swanick
September 30, 2015
TipsWork & Productivity

Personal brand tips for beginners

If you’re a freelancer or have been working for a while, then you understand the importance of a personal brand. If you’re still in university and haven’t started just yet, don’t worry because it’s best to take your time and do it right so you’ll…
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Daniel Swanick
September 23, 2015
MarketingTips

Typography tips for better web design and sales

We’re a visual society. And with our fast-paced lives and the amount of information we’re constantly barraged with, it takes a striking visual to get our attention. But you also need smart copy presented with good typography to back it up.
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Daniel Swanick
September 15, 2015
TipsTypographyWeb

Creating better blog graphics, even if you’re not a designer

Humans rely on visual cues for nearly everything. In fact, 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual, and our brains can process images 60,000 times faster than text. That means for a bloggers and content marketers, blog graphics are an important part of…
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Daniel Swanick
September 8, 2015
InfographicTipsWeb

How to make your portfolio website stand out from the crowd

If you want to be discovered for your creative abilities, the quickest and easiest way is online. A portfolio website—with assistance from social media—is the best way to show the world what you can do. In fact, it can even help attract the attention of…
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Daniel Swanick
September 2, 2015
Art & DesignTipsWebWork & Productivity

10 steps to becoming the perfect graphic designer

If you haven’t heard of Medium, it’s a site where you can read, write, and interact with millions of ideas and stories from around the world.  10 Steps To Becoming The Perfect Graphic Designer is a humorous tongue-in-cheek post by Philadelphia-based designer Patrick Macomber that should give…
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Daniel Swanick
August 17, 2015
Graphic DesignHumourTips

10 tips to improve your design portfolio

You'll never know what opportunities you missed out on because someone landed on your tired, old portfolio.
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Daniel Swanick
August 12, 2015
Art & DesignTipsWork & Productivity

Infographic: 6 tips on managing negative social media comments

Regardless of whether you’re a digital marketer or just a blogger, managing comments on social media is part of the job. Eventually, every social media manager has to go through the dreaded negative social media comments.
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Daniel Swanick
August 4, 2015
InfographicSocial MediaTips

Infographic: 15 gentleman’s rules in dressing

Dressing well is more than simply making sure your clothes match. That’s where men’s fashion blog Fashion Stork has come up with an infographic titled ‘15 Gentleman’s Rules In Dressing’.
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Daniel Swanick
July 21, 2015
Fashion & BeautyInfographicTips
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