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Category: Creative Briefs
Episode #41: 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Respond to Clients Right Away
Is your MO to respond immediately to calls, e-mails and texts from clients? Stop! You’re not helping yourself or your client by being so fast to reply. Find out 5 reasons you shouldn’t respond to clients right away.
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Episode #39: 18 Things to Check Before Preparing Design Proofs
As a designer, you have to pay attention to the details. Clients don’t want to babysit, and you don’t want to feel like they are looking over your shoulder. Find out 18 things to check before preparing design proofs to keep your work sharp and have you looking like an expert.
18 Things to Check Before Preparing Design Proofs: Read or Listen
Episode #37: Creative Brief: 7 Things Designers Can Do During Dry Spells
In this Creative Brief episode, I get into 7 things designers can do during dry spells. These efforts could help you win more work now or in the future. Some of these are more active, some are more passive, and some you can do on an ongoing basis.
Creative Brief: 7 Things Designers Can Do During Dry Spells: Read or Listen
Episode #35: Creative Brief: 45 Ways to Get Design Inspiration
Ever get stuck in a creative rut? No more! Here are 45 ways to get design inspiration whether it's for a logo, typographic, print or web design project.
Creative Brief: 45 Ways to Get Design Inspiration: Read or Listen
Episode #33: Creative Brief: Proofreaders’ Marks
In this Creative Brief, I talk about proofreaders’ marks—what they are and how to decode them if and when you get them.
Episode #31: Creative Brief: Touch Up These Typographic Typos
Part of the Creative Briefs series of mini-episodes with quick design- and marketing-related tips, this episode talks about commonly misused typographic marks and how to correct them. Using them properly will give you more cred. Plus, get a free checklist.
Creative Brief: Touch Up These Typographic Typos: Read or Listen
Episode #29: Creative Brief: Making Your Design Mailable
Part of the Creative Briefs series of mini-episodes with quick design- and marketing-related tips, this episode talks about making sure your design is mailable. When designing a printed piece that will be mailed, consulting a mailpiece design analyst will help you make sure your design adheres to any necessary postal requirements or qualify for special rates.
Episode #27: Creative Brief: 11 Things to Check in a Print Proof
Part of the Creative Briefs series of mini-episodes with quick design- and marketing-related tips, this episode is about reviewing print proofs. Here are 11 things to check in a proof from the printer to ensure your design will appear as you intended.
Creative Brief: 11 Things to Check in a Print Proof: Read or Listen
Episode #25: Creative Brief: Figure Out That Font
Part of the Creative Briefs series of mini-episodes with quick design- and marketing-related tips, this episode covers how to find out which fonts have been used in an image or PDF.