Archive for February, 2010
Great Article On Swiss Style!
Feb 23rd
In college, I had a project where I had to research Josef Muller Brockman’s style, and then create a project in that style. I hadn’t ever heard of “Swiss Style” before then, but was enlightened during the process. Today, I found an absolutely amazing article on the Swiss Style’s origin, examples, and more. A great read!
We Jumped On The Band Wagon!
Feb 14th
After being pressured into doing it, I’ve started a twitter account. So you’ll now know when I eat breakfast, what I’m watching on television, or any other mundane detail of my life that doesn’t need to be shared. How’s that for a sales pitch. So follow me, and maybe I’ll return the favor.
Any tips on how to use twitter to it’s full potential would be greatly appreciated. I almost just wrote a post that said “I’m thinking about what to twitter.” I know that’s not right….oh man, I’m so lost.
Breaking Knees
Feb 14th
It’s happened to all of us at some point, we’ve done work for someone we REALLY don’t know all that well, and they disappear. So what are your options if your client won’t pay? There are a couple of things you can do to help ensure payment or partial payment. It won’t ALWAYS work, but it’s worth a shot. More >
Rule 2: Never Barter With A Used Car Salesman
Feb 13th
Now, I’ve done design work for all sorts of things, and have had some success from it. But, every once in a while, I’ll get some completely crazy person come to me and offer something with ZERO value. That’s what we have below. More >
Rule 1: Scratch Your Own Damn Back
Feb 9th
Rule 1: The First rule of Craigstlist is you don’t talk about Craigslist….oh wait, wrong list.
Rule 1: Favors…if someone is asking you to work for cheap, don’t do it. You’re setting a precedent that you are willing to do work for cheap, and it’s hard, almost impossible to get out of that pigeon hole. You wouldn’t go to a restaurant and tell the cook this. More >
How Do You Quote A Project?
Feb 4th
Over the years, I have experimented with a bunch of different quote types. I’ve done the detailed quote where I go through the entire project and outline exactly what I will do, I’ve done the super basic thing where I just hit the big things, and I’ve done the “I’ll do X for Y”. All of them seem to have their place, but I wanted to go over my 3 primary quoting techniques, and see what works for you.
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