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No Comments »Being a Rookie is never an easy task, but it happens to the best of us, whether we’re talking about designers or athletes. In this episode I’ll attempt to lend an article written by an NFL football player for rookie football players, to the industry of design. Along the way we’ll discuss tips for (hopefully) avoiding those mistakes that make us look even more like Rookies.
Links from the show:
Advice for rookies on adjusting to life in the National Football League
In the Bullpen:
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Do you design with the future in mind? When building websites, it may benefit you to do so. Adaptability can go a long way in this day and age where new trends and technology are ever changing. We’ll explore this topic as well as the subject of negotiating for your REAL dream job, meaning that you are also getting your dream pay and dream benefits along with it. Finally we wrap up with a nice list of tips for those who are venturing out on their own in the world of freelance design.
Links from the show:
Dinosaur Design vs. Cockroach Design
Is Your Dream Job Really a Dream Job If It Doesn’t Get You Your Dream Pay? (free webinar link)
Self-employment advice for designers
In the Bullpen:
Graphic Design Professionals (on LinkedIn)
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In this episode we’ll take a look at how you can improve customer relations by planning ahead for emergency situations and I’ll field a couple of topics posed by listeners about how, what, and when to buy equipment for your freelance design needs.
Links from the show:
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We’ll discuss a couple of questions sent in by our listeners dealing with the topics of what to put in your portfolio and what NOT to put in there, when is the right time to make the jump into freelance as a full-time position and some other red flags to watch out for in freelance.
Links from the show:
10 Absolute “Nos!” for Freelancers (Creative Bits)
Rookie Designer on Facebook
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In this episode we’re hitting the mailbag and covering some topics sent in by our listeners. Topics will include coming up with a strategy for delivering content that your target audience can consume and use, keeping your portfolio diverse and keeping your creativity at a high level, even when things get stagnant at your job, and also dealing with payments when you are in a different country than your freelance client.
Links from the show:
Rookie Designer on Facebook
Rookie Designer on Twitter
In the Bullpen:
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In this episode we’ll cover a topic sent in by a listener who is having a problem at the workplace. What is the role of a junior designer as opposed to a senior designer? Who is supposed to know what, and is the senior supposed to be a sort of mentor for the junior? We’ll discuss these questions and more.
Links from the show:
In the Bullpen:
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This episode is a bit of a “Part 2″ to the last time I spoke about not being afraid to voice your opinions when it comes to design solutions. We will cover this again, bringing in some new factors and guidelines to make your comments as effective as possible.
Links from the show:
When Bad Things Happen to Good Content Management Systems
In the Bullpen:
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In this episode I will share some of my knowledge of Content Management Systems including WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. We will focus on the definition and purpose of CMS tools, as well as how they can be very useful in helping you design for your own business as well as others.
Links from the show:
WordPress
Joomla
Drupal
Dreamhost (my web hosting service)
Lynda.com
In the Bullpen:
The Pro Designer
The Pro Designer on Twitter
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Again our topic comes from one of the listeners and the question is this: “Do you HAVE to own or run a business to freelance? What if you just do a few projects every now and then, as a side thing apart from your full time job?.” We’ll talk to several different subjects as related to the “casual” or “part-time” freelancer, and what needs to still be covered, even if freelancing is not your primary job.
Links from the show:
Rookie Designer Podcast on Facebook
In the Bullpen:
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A question from one of our listeners sparks a conversation on accepting cash as payment for freelance work. We also take an in-depth look at research techniques for learning more about how customers/audience members use an application.
Links from the show:
In the Bullpen:
Photoshop Preset Viewer
Brush Pilot
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