Recently, my business has taken on more videography work. This was not intentional, but along came a random month in which many of my clients simultaneously began wondering about getting video work done. Meanwhile, independently of all of this, I have made investments into more video capable equipment myself, including GoPros and Panasonic Lumix micro four-thirds [...]

If one is creative; if one is a creative - then one must be creative always. There is no excuse and no other path. Whether it is divine endowment or genetic predispositions, a creative person owes it to himself and society to contribute those talents to the best of his ability. This means working early and working late. It means carrying a [...]

Recently, I had a debate with a less-than-desirable client regarding the amount of work that he perceived me to be doing. The issue in debate regarded a logo design that we were working on together. The process involved several logo concepts that I provided for him, for the purposes of encouraging ideas and discussion.  The [...]

I have written and spoken on the importance of avoiding bad clients. Broadly, I am a big believer in simply surrounding myself with good people. Life is far better, far easier, and far more advantageous when one actively chooses to devote his time to the decent and moral individuals over disreputable ones. This must be done even [...]

Too much work is a true killer for creatives. This will kill a designer's ability to multitask, maintain focus, stay inspired, and keep his clients happy. As business grows, more requests for work will come in, and it will be vital for the designer to develop a strength towards project management, assess and properly [...]

I have decided that it might be beneficial, both to myself and any interested parties, if I write down general thoughts on design, client interactions, and work-related ideas that come my way. On some level, this might also be considered an experiment of sorts in continuously putting my thoughts to a page. From that standpoint, [...]