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About the author: Lois Knight has been a freelance writer and graphic designer for the last two years. She designs predominantly for small start up companies and non profits in need of design services that could not afford them otherwise. She has a background as an entrepreneur for over twenty years and has dedicated herself to educating people interested in graphics as a career. She also wrote an ebook titled: I'm Tired of Being Broke A Freelancer's Guide to Working at Home


I Really Need to Find It!!! Resources And Tools For (pretty much) Everything

I am constantly looking for resources and places to go for fonts, articles, ideas and jobs. I asked Jon if I was the only one and he said no, we’re probably all like that. So I figured I should share some of the sites I have used and abused. These sites are all easy to [...]

I’m A Light Bulb Flashing, Epiphanator To The Extreme! And My Business Shows It!

Oprah calls them epiphanies and my best friend calls them light bulb moments. Whatever they are called, they are the seeds of inspiration that lead us down the paths of success whether in our personal or professional lives.
I used to ignore them as fleeting daydreams of things that would never happen, and then one day, [...]

My 5¢ Advertisement

What’s black and white and read all over? I know, it’s an old one right? It’s a newspaper. But if you are looking at starting a new business or expanding on an existing one, I know an absolute guaranteed way to increase your business for the cost of one small nickel.
No, I’m not shining you [...]

Typography Essentials - Part 2

In my last article, I went over a lot of basics that we all tend to forget when we get to working out in the real world. But sometimes the real world leads us right back to the basic information we used as first year students.
I know, I’ve had a couple this week. Am I [...]

The Value Of Networking - Offer A Wider Range Of Services

How many times have you lost clients because you could not offer that one extra service they were looking for? Do you know your strengths and weaknesses? If you are an active freelancer you probably have a pretty good idea.
But with the economy circling the drain most of us can’t afford to expand our small [...]

Typography Essentials - A Getting Started Guide

What is typography? And why is it so important to graphic designers? As long as you spell everything correctly and make sure the message is what the client wants to see, why does the font style make any difference?
Because everything you touch, see and create is impacted by the use of writing styles and techniques. [...]

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