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Monday, January 28th, 2008
If you want to take great pictures from autumn landscapes. I advice you to follow these advices. Take pictures at nightfall or in the evening. The beautiful tonality of the leaves will be highlighted
Combine different colors
Try to find landscapes with many colors, try to combine many contrasts.
Play with one color
Try to achieve silhouettes
Framed pictures
You can make a lot of details come out of the picture
Try different angles
Raise, lay down, turn to different sides, place the camera on the ground, etc.
Be ready for day-to-day changes
No day will be like the previous ones.
Leaves
Try to take a picture from a leave anywhere, when they fall, on the floor, while still over the trees, etc.
Look for water
Riverside pictures are always beautiful.
Adjust the whites
Try to place the whites on blurry
Color saturation
Go to photoshop
Source: dzoom
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
How many times have we seen spectacular web sites, but we just cannot read their content? This actually more common than what you think.
Whenever you’re doing a design bare in mind the screen resolution you’re using will definitely affect others. It might look amazing on your screen, but not in your neighbors. Screens with 800×600 resolutions are still popular in the market.
Try your design with different navigator software and with different resolutions as well. I advice you to use the tools that will make this labor easier.
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Many people might come to think that designing online is the best thing in the world, because there are not limitations. Big mistake! In fact, “limitations” are the most common problem that happens when designing online.
Not playing by the rules
If we don’t state from the very beginning the rules of the game, everyone will be doing as they please. This is why we have to pre-establish the size of the site. The amount of pages, pictures, etc. Remember to have it written down so everybody remembers it.
The customer doesn’t have all the material he/she wants to place online
Don’t take a project without all your material already clear. You can give a couple advices here and there. If you don’t have all the material to build the web page, you’ll customer will start remembering things and things and more things to add to the site. How are you going to charge this then?
Designing for an insecure customer
You are the expert here, keep that always in mind. If the client is doubtful on what are the things he/she wants to add to the site. It’d be good to show to the customer some of your previous works and designs. You could even show him some of the sites from the competitors so the customer can form a more clear idea.
Do you think there are factors that stop us from creating good designs?
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Once you’ve just started your freelance career, we want to say “YES” to every single project that crosses in front of our eyes. Without even taking in consideration the time we have available, or the technical knowledge we might have about the project. Sometimes a no here will go a long way.
1. Could you show us a brochure of your previous work to hire you first? No.
You’ll find yourself doing something you might not even have and you’ll spend lots of time and they may not even hire you. They’ll find maybe some one who will charge them less.
2. Could you give me a discount? No.
Remember you are providing a quality service. Image yourself at a prestigious store, buying clothes, would you ask for a discount? You’ll find yourself with tons of work and with not a lot of cash?
3. Could you register my web site? No.
I don’t advice this, unless you have a server of your own. Because if something happens, you’ll be held responsible.
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Dos:
- Do a professional design and print it professionally as well, not at home. Remember that a business card is your first impression, and those are the ones that last longer.
- Make sure you’ll be including your contact info.
- Always include your blog or Web site address, even if it’s only out of curiosity, they’ll visit it.
- Place key factors and interesting stuff about yourself.
Donts:
- Too much info, this will definitely confuse the reader.
- Print the info on one single page, don’t lose valuable space.
- Using low quality images will be printed with pixels.
- Readable fonts. Don’t use more than 2 font types per business card design.
- Using a rainbow of colors.
Source: Creative Advertising
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