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5 Productivity Hacks for Freelancers

Niraj Ranjan Rout - Sunday, September 3, 2017

More freelancers are working autonomously from home and while it sometimes seems too good to be true, that's where the problem lies. Use these five tips to bring your best self to work, avoid procrastination and boost your productivity. Read more

How to Come Up with Creative Ideas (5 Step Creative Process)

How to Come Up with Creative Ideas (5 Step Creative Process)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, November 3, 2016

In this blog post I'll explore a 5 Step Process to Producing Creative Ideas (with examples) that is intended for use by designers and other creatives (but I hope there are some insights for business people also!). Read more

5 Cool Tools to Help Make Your Freelancer Life Easier

5 Cool Tools to Help Make Your Freelancer Life Easier

DesignCrowd - Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Cutting loose into the world of freelancing can be daunting. Whilst the pressure is almost instantly on to find ways to ensure the cash comes rolling in, here are some tools you can utilize to help get the basics of your business off the ground quickly. Read more

Five Essential Items For A Designer To Carry In Their Backpack

Five Essential Items For A Designer To Carry In Their Backpack

Josh Borja - Tuesday, February 2, 2016

For each designer, different ways of working means totally different ways of creating. This begs the question, what does a designer need to carry out their trade? Are there staple items for everyone or specifics for each specialty? Read more

10 of the Best Productivity Apps for Designers

10 of the Best Productivity Apps for Designers

Divya Abe - Monday, August 17, 2015

Being a freelance designer can be a pretty daunting task, not least when needing to organize your workflow and manage deadlines. Thankfully technology has much to offer in terms of apps and programs to simplify your life. Here's our picks for the top 10 apps that'll help you streamline your design business! Read more

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12 Tools for Web Designers and Entrepreneurs

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, October 29, 2014

As web pages take on greater importance as the ‘face’ of many businesses, more sophisticated and powerful developer tools are being created to serve this growing demand. For small businesses and DIY web entrepreneurs, here are a few of the best web design tools that are easy to use and powerful. Read more

20 Business Apps for Freelance Designers

20 Business Apps for Freelance Designers

Jo Sabin - Monday, July 2, 2012

As a designer, you know the tools get to freelance design done efficiently and effectively: you've got apps like Photoshop and Illustrator and specialty tools like FontLab installed and ready to go. But what about the business and administration apps? What do you use to deal with tasks involved with bookkeeping and client collaboration?  Read more

5 Cool Tools for Freelance Designers

5 Cool Tools for Freelance Designers

DesignCrowd - Monday, September 12, 2011

By Clancy ClarkeUniversities, colleges and tutorial bloggers are brilliant at teaching designers how to use Photoshop, Illustrator and other design software.  But they rarely introduce designers about other useful career or business-building tools.  Below are 5 useful tools (some of which are free) that most designers could benefit from when completing freelance design work.#1 Re Read more

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