August 19, 2010 admin
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It’s a familiar situation for any freelancer — you open your email inbox, scan through the day’s spam and auto-responder messages, and come across a request for proposal. It’s the same as the other design requests, aside from one small detail — instead of the standard “we can pay [this much]” message, there’s a line at the end asking how much you think the project will cost. Being asked to name your own price might seem like a miracle situation, but it’s rarely a relaxing experience for freelance designers, particularly those without a solid and secure price structure for their services
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If you’re reading this, then I can safely assume that you’ve at least heard of CSS3 . The latest version of CSS includes properties that allow you to style your HTML elements with rounded corners, drop shadows , and even color gradients . However, these techniques just scratch the surface of what CSS3 can really do.
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August 9, 2010 admin
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Few freelancers work according to the standard eight-hour daily schedule. With remote working opportunities available to almost every designer and home-based offices now a common occurrence, it’s even more difficult to find a designer working to the traditional work schedule than it is to find one enjoying a work style that’s based on nothing more than their own preferences.
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August 2, 2010 admin
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When it comes to building a website, it helps to have a process to follow, especially if you are just getting started as a web designer. Good guidelines can help you work better by keeping forgetfulness to a minimum
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July 20, 2010 admin
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Did you know that becoming a designer is relatively easy? You go to school (some people even skip that part), you interview for a job or start your own freelancing business, and then you start getting paid in exchange for making stuff look cool
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July 12, 2010 admin
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The first time I discovered the 960 Grid System , I was immediately excited about the possibilities of implementing complex layouts so easily. However, since I was fairly new to web design at the time, when I downloaded the files, I quickly became overwhelmed at how complicated the whole thing seemed. With all this code, how could this be the easy way to create a layout
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July 8, 2010 admin
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We all want to grow in the things we do, and in the field of web development, one of the main areas that we spend a lot of time on is our code. This could include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, ActionScript or any other language that you may choose to use for building websites. In this article, I’ll share some practical steps that you can take to expand your skill set and become a better coder.
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July 5, 2010 admin
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This article is a general overview of making iPhone apps using the iPhone software development kit (SDK). In order to start making your own iPhone apps, you’ll need to sign up for a free Apple Developer account and download the iPhone SDK. What’s the iPhone SDK?
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June 28, 2010 admin
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Clients and stakeholders — every project has them, and as much as some designers love to hate them , we need to ensure that we can work constructively with them.
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June 27, 2010 admin
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Remember when mom always told you to eat your vegetables? Little did you know she was giving you fantastic advice for managing your Web strategy. In these days of Twitter, Facebook, forums, blogs and more, it can be tempting to skip over the basics and dive headfirst into an oh-so-tempting dish of social media or SEO “tricks.” Businesses of all sizes are pigging out on social media without putting an equal amount of effort into forging a solid foundation built on a user-friendly Web experience and great content
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