What To Do When You Fall Out Of Love With Your Creativity

Many creative people feel a certain back and forth with their creative output. Some days we’re happy with the process and the results of our work. Other times we can’t stand either the work or the result.

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Underlined Links — When Is It Ok To Break From Convention?

Following convention leads to a more usable site. Convention presents the known and expected to visitors, which helps them orient themselves and lets them use existing knowledge and apply it to your site. If convention is so helpful, is it ok to ever break from it?

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Why It’s Still Important To Design “Above The Fold”

When I was first learning to design websites, a frequent topic of conversation was the fold. I remember it being part of the very first class I took and it found it’s way into the discussion of several that came after. Is it still relevant? I think so.

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Is Your Best Work For Yourself Or For Your Clients?

I recently heard someone say that you don’t get to do your best work for clients. Is it true? Can you not do your best work for clients? How exactly do you define and know what your best work is?

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Increase Your Productivity With A Weekly Review

How do you decide what to work on next? Do you have a system for task management? Do you just do whatever you feel like in the moment? If you have a system do certain aspects of it help you more than others?

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