Apr 13 2010

Mel Ndiweni - Meeting Your Client for the First Time

When I first started out as a freelancer and got my first client – the prospect of meeting him was daunting to say the least. Over time, my confidence grew which led me to write a short overview of

workflow , Clients , Business

Dec 10 2009

Sam Barnes - How To Explain To Clients That They Are Wrong

Music on page load. Home page banner of a jigsaw-puzzle globe with a piece missing. Sometimes you just know that what a client is requesting is wrong and that you have to find a way to tell them. Bu

Clients , Communication , Business

Jan 25 2012

Jeremy Girard - How To Deliver Exceptional Client Service

We often hear companies, including Web agencies, boast about how they provide exceptional client service. But how do they define exceptional? Consider this scenario. You are hired to design and dev

Clients , Communication , Customer Service , Business

Oct 09 2008

Jeff Gardner - Client Strategy For Successful Relations

Let’s face it. Some days, you want to just fire your clients. You go through one too many comps, iterations or edits and you’ve had enough. It has happened to everyone at least once and I’d be lying

Clients , Communication , Income , Business

Apr 01 2009

Kat Neville - How To Create A Great Web Designer Résumé and CV?

The economy is bad. No one’s job is really 100% safe, so it’s time we all bucked up and got our recession bags packed (just in case!). Your portfolio is already gorgeous, but have you created a droo

Portfolios , Career , Design , Business

Sep 29 2010

Speider Schneider - Breaking Down Doors: Promoting Yourself To Dream Clients

There’s a saying that the School of Visual Arts in New York City once used in its ads: “To be good is not enough when you dream of being great.” We all have dream clients that we would like to add t

Clients , Business

Aug 10 2009

Cameron Chapman - Mastering CSS, Part 2: Advanced Techniques and Tools

In Part 1: Styling Design Elements we covered the basics of web design with CSS. In Part 2 we’re offering up some more advanced techniques and effects you can achieve with CSS. Everything from creat

coding , Css , Essentials

Jul 21 2009

Alex Komarov - iPhone Apps Design Mistakes: Over-Blown Visuals

We want to take a closer look at the design of iPhone applications and showcase some good and bad examples, best practices as well as useful ideas and recommendations for your next iPhone app design

mobile , Apps , iphone , ios

Aug 11 2009

Jen Gordon - How To Create Your First iPhone App (2012 Edition)

Update: 01/10/2012: The original version of this article by Jen Gordon was published in August 2009. It was thoroughly revised and updated by the author in September 2012. — Editorial Team Since th

mobile , Apps , iphone , ios

Jun 14 2012

Rachel McCollin - Responsive Images With WordPress’ Featured Images

In this article, we’ll look at how to use WordPress’ built-in featured images capability to deliver different-sized image files to different devices. “Featured images,” sometimes referred to as thum

wordpress , Responsive Design , mobile , Media Queries

Jun 30 2012

Vitaly Friedman - Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: July 2012

We’ve discovered the best one—desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for over four years now, and we are very thankful

Wallpapers , Graphics