Learned from Freelancing

by on April 9, 2008 at 9:11 am
Posted In: Donovan Beery

During my first job it was encouraged that I started freelancing. After all, working on just one website all day, every day, could start to burn you out a bit – and make you start losing that creative spark that keeps you loving this sort of work. My freelancing technically ended at the same time as my fourth job. It’s at that time, just over six years ago, that I went full-time working for my own company. The work started out the same, it just wasn’t referred to as ‘freelance’ anymore.

As before, these are listed in no particular order, but since I get asked more about freelance advice than than any other in the field of design, there are ten this time:

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The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery, Episode 5: Portfoliown’d!

by on April 2, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Posted In: The Reflex Blue Show

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A few weeks back Donovan and I gave a show stopping presentation at a student portfolio event called Meet the Pros (site and poster design by me). And even though we weren’t their first choice, we were the first ones to say “yes” and low, PORTFOLIOWN’D was born. A rip-roaring take through the entire student portfolio process — from purpose to process, order to interview, we cover how to make a great portfolio from top to bottom. Much of what you are about to hear we learned from our own experiences as former students, as professors, as interviewers and portfolio reviewers, and from people much smarter than ourselves. So sit back, grab a cold one, and relax on your inflatable couch. Enjoy.

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The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery, Episode 4: Jim Sherraden

by on March 26, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Posted In: The Reflex Blue Show

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Episode 4 was recorded, once again, with the generosity of Concordia University and The Professor Paul Berkbigler, to who at this point we owe pretty much our entire show. Hot on the heels of Stefan Bucher’s appearance at the school a few weeks ago, none other than Jim Sherraden of Hatch Show Print fame was in town and we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with him for breakfast and a show (separately, unfortunately) to talk about Hatch — past, present, and future. Jim turned out to be one of the kindest people I’ve ever met, and was very gracious with his time and his stories. Hatch continues to be the best place to get a poster on the whole planet, so if you haven’t faxed them your love for a while, I whole-heartedly suggest it.

–nv–

Download The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery, Episode 4 (20meg) or click here to subscribe directly from the iTunes Music Store.

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