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The podcast for design, accessibility and creative business, helping designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace.
Hosted by Colleen Gratzer
Many graphic designers may unknowingly violate stock photo licensing terms when they buy a stock image or when they send one to a client. Here are some things to be aware of when choosing free and paid stock images for your graphic design projects.
Looking to work for yourself as a graphic designer? Find out how to start a freelance graphic design business, including what to think about with your branding, business type, insurance, financial considerations, networking and marketing, and more.
How to Start a Freelance Graphic Design Business: Complete Guide: Read or Listen
Want to spot a bad client before working with them? Watch for these 17 potential red flags for bad clients, so you can avoid taking on bad clients and have more pleasant client relationships.
Graphic designers love or hate Canva. Does Canva hurt the design industry? Is Canva a threat to graphic designers? Will you lose work? Can designers leverage Canva as an opportunity to get more work? Here's why designers should embrace, not hate, Canva.
Why Designers Should Embrace (Not Hate) Canva: Read or Listen
John Falke and I talk about how he went from a two-person web design business to having a dream team. Get lots of tips you can use when hiring someone to help you, including a template for the hiring process.
Find out 5 common web accessibility mistakes that web designers and developers make and why they’re a problem, so that you create more accessible websites that reach more users.
Find out how to reach out to potential clients the right way as a freelance graphic designer. Learn how to start building relationships and maximizing your marketing efforts, so you get more clients and more work and make more money.
How to Reach Out to Potential Clients the Right Way: Read or Listen
Here are 5 ways to make it easier for clients to say yes to working with you. These things will also help you get more respect, enhance your value and charge more for it, and stand out from other designers.
5 Ways to Make It Easier for Clients to Say Yes: Read or Listen
A lot of graphic designers aren’t thinking about accessibility. But there are many benefits for not just the end users or readers. There are actually benefits for you as a logo designer, print designer or web designer. Find out 8 reasons designers should care about accessibility.
8 Reasons Designers Should Care About Accessibility: Read or Listen
Some graphic designers have misconceptions about outsourcing vs in-house work. Find out common objections to outsourcing and how outsourcing can help your design business.
Outsourcing vs In-house for Your Design Business: Read or Listen