Designing With Your Clients – Smashing Magazine

Designing With Your Clients – Smashing Magazine Why do clients interfere in the design process? Why do they not trust your judgment? Much of the time, it is because they are afraid of the unknown. They are not experts in design or the web. They feel out of their depth in the process, and so…

Five and a Half Habits of Highly Effective Designers | Smashing Magazine

Five and a Half Habits of Highly Effective Designers | Smashing Magazine We have theories about everything: why the sky is blue, why apples fall, why bees buzz (and do other unmentionable things), why my boss said a certain thing, why that girl in the restaurant looked at me, why didn’t that girl in the restaurant look…

Understanding Creative Thinking | Webdesigntuts

Understanding Creative Thinking | Webdesigntuts In this article I’ll explain how we think during the process of being creative. This knowledge will help you understand creativity and will form a foundation in helping you understand why we have creative blocks and how we can combat them. Before we start, let’s glimpse back at the previous…

A List Apart: Articles: Designing Contracts for the XXI Century

A List Apart: Articles: Designing Contracts for the XXI Century A design contract is like a business card—it comes from the same desk, and bears the same creative mark. But it’s also the business card you hate handing out: a folder of legal gibberish with terrible formatting that reminds the client of everything that could…