June 24th, 2010
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Back in April I had received my iPad, a purchase made site unseen, and after two months of constant use, it has changed the way I run my small business, forever.
After months of craving for an iPod Touch, the iPhone has no coverage where I live, I knew instantly, while watching the announcement, this was going to allow me to do more outside of my office, without hauling a laptop. I don’t play a lot of games on it, nor am I writing lengthly reports on it. Although typing on it is very simple and easy, plus I send most of my emails from it. However… I am able to go to a meeting with a potential, or existing, client and do several things that I have never done before.
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May 9th, 2010
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There are many steps involved when is comes to designing a website. The development of the site’s structure in Photoshop is one of the very first and consumes many hours to ensure the look is just right. However what many people don’t understand is that it can not be uploaded right away, the next step is to convert the PSD (Photoshop file) into a standards compliant XHTML & CSS files.
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April 20th, 2010
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When I started freelancing, I looked at nearly a dozen programs that did time tracking and billing, but at that time there wasn’t much out that was of decent quality and reasonable pricing. Most of the good programs cost upwards of $80-$100, and at that time I just couldn’t afford them.
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April 14th, 2010
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It’s been a long time coming and definitely something I should have had done about 4 years ago, but no matter how late it is I finally have it up and running. As a graphic designer & tech guru I see a lot of things happening at the moment, and as things change I want to share it with everyone.
As a freelancer I am privileged to have the opportunity to work on a lot of different projects for a lot of different clients. There’s nothing more exciting than working on a project and see it come to life and know people are happy.
Many people don’t know all the work that goes into something as simple as a logo design, but that is something I want to share here. The steps, the progress, my thoughts and decisions that bring the project from a simple conversation to a final, usable product. As I work on projects I plan on documenting them here so everyone has the chance to see what it takes to bring things to life. On top of it all, I really want to hear what others have to say, even the constructive criticism.
It may only takes minutes to use a website, but it can take weeks of planning and developing.
