Okay it’s happened. I’ve officially lost my mind.
Today I’m releasing a GIVEAWAY book. But it’s not a book written to ‘give away’ as such. It’s not a 20 page excerpt of a greater volume or a few random thoughts thrown together with a view of giving it away. No, this 176 page full color book [...]
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Who gives anything away these days? It seems there’s a price on everything, from bodily fluids to personal recommendations. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch!”
But I’m going to buck that trend.
A few weeks ago I published a book called ’25 ESSENTIAL Photoshop Moves’. What it’s about is… well, twenty-five Photoshop skills, tools or [...]
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If you’re a famous actor, people will give a double-take when they see you, then sometimes come up to you for autographs or photographs of them with your arm around their shoulders. It goes with the territory of being famous. If you’re a doctor and the people at a party find out, you can guarantee [...]
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The demise of Freehand is like the passing of a dear old friend – but one who has been ill for years. Sadness is tinged with relief on the passing of this venerable drawing product. It’s like seeing the last of the VHS videos come out of the factory, knowing that if you haven’t yet [...]
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We’ve all heard the story about the lawyer who billed an extra $20 for ‘crossing the road to speak to you, but discovering it wasn’t you’. I have worked for firms in which every minute of every day is billed out to someone, even trips to the bathroom and coffee breaks. If you start a [...]
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If you’re a freelance designer, you’re running a business. That means you charge for your time and – in theory – your clients should be happy to pay for it.
I see many discussion threads on the pros and cons of hourly rates versus flat charges and both arguments have their merits. I do feel, [...]
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Several years ago I was a teacher of computer graphic design. The five software packages that the college taught were (in no particular order) Pagemaker, QuarkXpress, Freehand, Illustrator and Photoshop.
While a resident I increased substantially the input of Adobe Acrobat, and added a bundle of prepress elements to the school. But when I tried to [...]
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