How to calculate freelance rates more efficiently

The one question that most freelance designers have trouble answering is, “what is your time really worth?” If you’re a full-time employee at an agency, your salary takes into consideration business costs like healthcare, licensing, taxes, and other business essentials. But when you work for yourself, you’ve…
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Daniel Swanick
September 6, 2018
TipsWork & Productivity

When to use Adobe Photoshop vs Lightroom

If you deal with a lot of photography, you need to know what to do with it. So whether you’re a photographer or a graphic designer, which software should you be using for your design project? Adobe Photoshop vs Lightroom: which one is better? The truth is,…
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Daniel Swanick
June 21, 2017
Graphic DesignPhotographyTechnology & Innovation

How to use the Colour of the Year in your designs

A few weeks ago, PANTONE revealed its bright and zesty Colour of the Year 2017, called Greenery. Because it evokes nature, Greenery signals consumers to take a deep breath, oxygenate and reinvigorate. Thus, people respond on a deeper level to this hue, making the eye catching Greenery an ideal shade for design. This is especially…
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Daniel Swanick
January 4, 2017
Graphic DesignTipsWork & Productivity

How to help avoid a hangover

Ask any expert, and they’ll tell you that the best way to avoid a hangover is to lay off the booze. Or just stay drunk, your call. To fend off the nausea, headache, dizziness, and general misery that often follows an intense night of drinking, check out this infographic…
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Daniel Swanick
November 14, 2016
Food & BeverageInfographicLifestyleTips

How creatives spend an average day

There’s no argument anymore. Neuroscience confirms that highly creative people think and act differently than the average person. Their brains are literally hardwired in a unique way. So what is it like to lead a creative life?
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Daniel Swanick
August 24, 2016
InfographicLifestyleTips

Learn how to escape zip-tie restraints

With a little bit of practice, it’s actually fairly easy to escape from zip-ties. Find out how.
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Daniel Swanick
July 20, 2016
LifestyleTips

How to increase conversions on eCommerce sites

These factors help customers decide whether or not they’ll make a purchase from your website.
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Daniel Swanick
July 19, 2016
InfographicTipsWeb

Common Photoshop mistakes and how to avoid them

As the industry standard, Photoshop is a powerful image editing tool for designers. There are lots of Photoshop resources around to help us keep on top of thing, including handy tutorials. But in the wrong hands it can affect quality and make things less productive.
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Daniel Swanick
June 24, 2016
HabitsTipsWork & Productivity

How to charge more for your work

How do you grow your business when you can't handle more clients? Charge more for your work.
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Daniel Swanick
April 13, 2016
MarketingTipsWork & Productivity

Amusing video shows women how to ride bitch

This tongue-in-cheek tutorial video by Director Alex Vivian is your guide to female-on-female motorcycle riding.
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Daniel Swanick
April 12, 2016
HumourLifestyleVideo

10 ways people really annoy graphic designers

"Can you make the logo design bigger?" is probably the most heard and most annoying thing you can say.
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Daniel Swanick
March 31, 2016
Graphic DesignHumourInfographic

How to write an About Me page that will get you hired

Here are a few tips to writing an About Me page to help you get hired.
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Daniel Swanick
March 23, 2016
TipsWebWork & Productivity
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