A lot of people have been complaining about their. We all have these hilarious stories about our clients that infuriate and, much later, make us laugh in the company of others. We get so ticked off clients don’t trust our decisions and make terrible design choices that we can’t convince them out of. Is it our client’s fault for making all these decisions and changes? What can we do?
So you’ve built all this knowledge of usability. You’ve read and keep up to blogs like UX Booth, UserFocus, et all, and you’ve built up a nice little toolbox of all these tricks and tools you want to use on your next client. You feel inspired and you’re excited to put all this extra time into the next big project, but then when you pitch it to a client, they give you a blank stare.
We’ve teamed up with the folks at Bohemian Coding, Mark Batty Publishers, and Hex to bring a contest to our community, as well as a classification system for typefaces to help designers!
With a myriad of articles appearing revolving around the theme of usability and user experience, designers have been challenged to look at their websites and creations in a new light. Through this, some have changed their websites, and some have shrugged things off. Still, what remains is that the role of usability and user experience in our designs is important and shouldn’t be overlooked.
I’ll be the first to say it: Freelancing sucks for your social life. While the ladies love guys who own their own business (can’t say their eyes don’t glitter), when they realize you work form home, one word comes to their minds: “easy”. But we know that freelancing is by no means an “easy” job – far from it. We have a myriad of different responsibilities to juggle. So what can we do as freelancers to prove that we’re doing something worthwhile?
I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m a Twitter-addict. I use Tweetie on my Mac, and Tweetie 2 on my iPhone – I’m constantly connected to my network. I happen to check my Twitter stream more than my e-mails. But not only should we be using Twitter as a source of networking for our different activities – as bloggers we can use it as a good test of practice for practicing our writing.
Karma is defined in Hinduism or Buddhism as an “informal destiny or fate, following as effect from cause” (New Oxford American Dictionary), or, as put more simply by Justin Timberlake, “What Goes Around Comes Around”. Essentially, if you put positivity out there, or more importantly in our situation do good unto others, good will come back to you.
This features six fresh articles from around the web that were featured this week on our Twitter stream. We’ve got stuff for designers, managers, and freelancers alike.
It’s been said time and time again that freelancers shouldn’t be working on projects that they can’t handle by themselves. Sharing is caring, and is ultimately as good for you as it is your business. There are countless advantages to having a sub-contracted employee on your team to help you out with things, especially when you could have 2-5 projects going on at any given time.
Twitter has become a beast in itself. More and more people use it to keep in touch with friends and family. Businesses of all sizes use it for creative marketing campaigns, and to keep their clients up to date on a day to day basis. Though the effectiveness of Twitter depends on your industry and niche, it can be an incredibly valuable marketing tool that, when used correctly, has the capability to reach a vast audience.