Business of Design
How to Understand the Economy as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Economy and design When I started my career as a graphic designer, my boss said, you need to read a newspaper. I was focused on only design skills and knowledge at ...
What Is W-8BEN for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer Who is Using Upwork in Canada?
Story: For all Upwork users in the world? It is the end of 2022, I received an email from Upwork. Hi Takashi, We are reaching out because we are required to make ...
What is Artificial Intelligence(AI)? How Does AI Works?
Story: Coexistence of human and AI In December 2022, ChatGTP is released. Many YouTuber shows a demo of how ChatGTP works. Nowadays, when I watch the video on YouTube, people often talk ...
What is Contents Creation as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Marketing is useful A content creator is someone who creates entertaining or educational material to be expressed through any medium or channel. - Adobe There are many media in our life. ...
Business of Design
How to Manage the Design Project as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Subcontractor Since the early summer of 2021, I have had stable subcontractor work. I am providing a graphic design for promotion tools and the MVP website sometimes. Not too much challenging ...
Business of Design 101 for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Putting yourself in the client's shoes Last week, I had a couple of meeting with new clients. I heard their background, story and business. I am pleased to contribute to their ...
Client Red Flags – Warning Signs of a Bad Client (with Case Study)
Story: Good client and bad client I thought that there is no bad client. The client understands common sense and manner. When a designer complains about a client, it shows their lack ...
The Startup Story for Freelance Graphic/Web Designer Vol.2
Story: New normal after COVID It's in August, the middle of summer, I want to do something new. So, I looked for some videos that increase my motivation. It was a startup ...
How to Use UpWork as a Client for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Collaboration I am using Upwork for both a freelance and client account. I recommend it to all freelancers. You can understand how a client chooses a freelance. Very important. When I ...
How to Response When You Receive the Email From COPYTRACK
Story: What is COPYTRACK? On February 9th, 2021, I received an uncertain email below. At first, I wondered if this was spam mail. I searched for Copytrack and found their ...
The Startup Story for Freelance Graphic/Web Designer Vol.1
Story: Process of sccess There are a lot of failures behind startup success. We should learn from failure rather than success story. We cannot choose the same process or product. I picked ...
What is Radical Transparency?
Story: Management style YouTube recommends me the interesting video, What If Your Salary Was Set By Co-Workers? by Bloomberg Quicktake. @Bloomberg Quicktake I saw some social movements in The ...
Performance Feedback as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Review and feedback On the weekend, I was cleaning up the inbox. Then, the word clicked in my mind, "feedback". Upwork asks for a review after the contract is closed. ...
Accounting 101 for Freelance Graphic/Web Designer – Wave Accounting
Story: GST/HST Filing I have started freelancing in April 2016. Accounting was always a headache. Making an invoice, follow up on the payment, bookkeeping, and paying tax. To be honest, I have ...
Study of Design
How To Create Effective Lead Generation Quizzes as Freelance Web/Graphic Desginer
Story: Business needs leads Every business requires leads; they signify demand. Without leads, there is no business. Lead generation is the process of identifying and attracting potential customers, or "leads," who have ...
What is Lead Magnet? Ideas and Examples
Story: What is lead magnet? A lead magnet is a marketing incentive offered to potential customers in exchange for their contact information. It's designed to attract and convert prospects into leads. Examples ...
How to Create a Website by Webflow Vol.27 – Webflow Conf 23
Webflow Conf 23 Webflow Conf represents Webflow's yearly gathering, uniting the foremost experts in visual development. This diverse assembly includes designers, developers, marketers, agencies, businesses, and community members, all convening to enhance ...
How to Create a Website by Webflow Vol.26 – Figma to Webflow
Prototype to Development When I start building a website, I research the business and industry, sitemap to visualize the whole website, create a basic layout (if I have some content), and make ...
Study of Design
What is an API / How to Use API as a No-Code Web Designer
Story: AI and API I worked collaboratively with the client and developer team on an Ecommerce project. My main focus was creating a prototype through UX design, prioritizing the needs of the ...
How to Use AI Tools as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – ChatGPT Vol.1
Story: Productivity race In May 2023, it seems like everyone is talking about ChatGPT - from television news media to YouTubers, both positive and negative opinions are being shared. Positive opinions: - Increased ...
How to Use AI Tools as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – MidJourney
Story: Get back on track Midjourney is an independent research lab exploring new mediums of thought and expanding the imaginative powers of the human species. We are a small self-funded team focused ...
How to Create a Website by Webflow Vol.23 – Update 2022
Story: Startup to growthup I came across the Webflow journey during an episode of TWIST (This Week in Startups). I heard that the founder of Webflow faced several challenges and failed ...
How to Add eCommerce to an Existing WordPress Website
Story: Adding ecommerce on the top *I searched for, How to Add eCommerce to an Existing WordPress Website, on Google. So many websites mention WooCommerce plugins as well as third-party plugins. I ...
How to Build an eCommerce Website by Shopify Template
Story: A template makes users misunderstand When people make Shopify ecommerce websites themselves, they use templates. Shopify has many templates. People somehow pick it up. They do replace images and copies. In ...
Figma 101 For Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – Presentation
Story: How to share the prototype with a client? I am working on a new website project. Through the process, I always make a prototype with Figma. We can share the prototype ...
Figma 201 For Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Figma in 2 weeks I wrote this blog a year ago. Some reasons I would like to switch Adode XD to Figma are below. - Figma is a trend, I saw ...
How to Use/Leverage ChatGPT as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: A.I. revolution in 2023 OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022. Since then, I often heard about the usage and controversy on TV, podcast, and YouTube. The user reached 100M within 2 ...
How to Make a News/Magazine Website as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – Process
Story: Development of news media website I wrote a blog a month ago. How to Make a News/Magazine Website as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – WordPress Theme I decided the WP theme for ...
Life of Design
The Best Commencement Address For Freelance Graphic Designer Vol.5
Story: Graduation after the COVID In June 2023, YouTube recommended the University channel to me, which had posted a commencement speech. YouTube seems to know my preferences well. I can imagine that ...
Worst User Experience as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – Bluehost
Story: Think about user experience in life User Experience Design may be terminology, but the user experience is everywhere in life, cafe, restaurant, grocery store, shopping, gym, yoga, bank, and public transit, ...
Trivial User Experience of Black Friday Shopping at Lululemon
Story: November 25, 2022 Black Friday is a colloquial term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United ...
Thinking Trend as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – Live Commerce
Story: Necessity or hobby I visited Los Angeles and Japan in the fall of 2022. I little surprised by how easy to live in Japan. I used Airbnb in LA. It was ...
Life of Design
Zoom Meeting Tips for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Quality of online meeting During the COVID, Zoom becomes a verb, like a Google. Not only for the work, but I also have a chance to look at online communication, on ...
Digital Nomad 101 as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer in Montreal, Canada
Story: Summer 2021 Digital nomads are people who use telecommunications technologies to earn a living and conduct their life in a nomadic manner. Such workers often work remotely from foreign countries, coffee ...
The Best Carry On Baggage For Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Don't want to pay extra fee at the airport I am preparing for a short domestic trip next month. It's for 15 days. I expected to pay for the suitcase, but ...
Co-Working Space Etiquette – How to Deal with Noisy Phone Call People
Story: As same as you If you find this blog, I am sure that you have the same experience. I am working at a co-working space since the pandemic has started. I ...
Spam Mail Examples for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Spam mail collection As a freelance, I have to public a piece of contact information. For that, I am not inevitable to receive unnecessary emails. It often receives at a spam ...
How To Find Commercial Interior Designer As Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Story: Commercial Interior Design One day, one of the previous Upwork client asked me below. Hi Takashi, do you do any interior design? Thanks. Also can you recommend any interior decorators in ...
Co-working Space 2021 for Freelance Graphic/Web Designer In Vancouver, BC
Story: Daily choices Since the pandemic has started, I am using a co-working space. I wrote about co-working space before. Blog: Co-working Space for Freelance Graphic Designer In Vancouver, BC I am ...
Experience of Apple Refurbished MacBook Pro as Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Story: New device or refurbished There are many choices in our society. We can buy a new one as well as second hands, clothes, a car, even a house. I don't mind ...
Great News Source as Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Story: Stay in ordinary people Many people might expect some hopes in 2021. However, I don't hear much good news even though it has been only 10 days in 2021. I don't ...
The Best Commencement Address For Freelance Graphic Designer Vol.3
Story: How to live It's a new year. I usually go to a mountain and watch the sunrise. I sold my car in March 2020, but I still can go there by ...
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