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An online magazine on the business of design, covering topics relevant to agency ownership and freelancing.

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The one thing that’s better than work-life balance: fastcompany.com/90376046/the… (via @FastCompany)
The one thing that's better than work-life balance

The one thing that's better than work-life balance

Beth Castle at InHerSight argues the way we execute “flexibility” and “work-life balance” is surprisingly narrow.

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Value-based pricing will change your business: here’s what it is and how it works: millo.co/value-based-pricing (via @milloteam)
Value-based pricing will change your business: here's what it is and how it works

Value-based pricing will change your business: here's what it is and how it works

When it comes to pricing strategies for your business, there are many to consider. We break down the value-based pricing strategy and why you should use it.

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How to Give Your Team the Right Amount of Autonomy: hbr.org/2019/07/how-to-give-… (Via @HarvardBiz)
Design guidelines: how I get design done: uxdesign.cc/design-guideline… (via @uxdesigncc)

Design guidelines: how I get design done

Align stakeholders and designers by creating design guidelines.

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How to Make a Decision: The Secret to Making the Right Decision Fast: lifehack.org/836609/how-to-m… (via @lifehackorg)
How to Make the Right Decision Fast - LifeHack

How to Make the Right Decision Fast - LifeHack

When you are chasing goals to lead a more fulfilling, greater quality of life, personal growth is inevitable. Growth often means you need to change and

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Why most thought leadership isn’t thought-leading: uxdesign.cc/why-most-thought… (via @uxdesigncc)
Why most thought leadership isn’t thought-leading

Why most thought leadership isn’t thought-leading

If you analyze trends, behavior and events to help your audience prepare for the future you’re a thought leader. Sadly, most thought…

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How to Communicate Ideas Effectively: helpscout.com/blog/communica… (via @helpscout)
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Automation for Designers: Starting with Email, Photoshop, and Sketch: uxcellence.com/2019/automati… (via @uxcellence_com)
Automation for Designers: Starting with Email, Photoshop, and Sketch - UXcellence

Automation for Designers: Starting with Email, Photoshop, and Sketch - UXcellence

Want to get started with automation? Look no further than some of the tools you may already have, like email, Photoshop, and Sketch.

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Programming Design Systems: programmingdesignsystems.com…
Automation for Designers: An Introduction: uxcellence.com/2019/automati… (via @uxcellence_com)
Automation for Designers: An Introduction - UXcellence

Automation for Designers: An Introduction - UXcellence

Some people paint automation as the ender of industries. With thoughtful application, automation can be more of a boon than a bane for designers.

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Preparing Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence: speckyboy.com/freelance-desi… (via @speckyboy)
Building your audience as a motion designer with Jonas Mosesson: dribbble.com/stories/2019/05… (viA @dribbble)
Building your audience as a motion designer with Jonas Mosesson

Building your audience as a motion designer with Jonas Mosesson

In a new series, we're shedding light on how designers are making waves on Dribbble and beyond. Today, read about how Jonas Mosesson has built and maintained an authentic audience as a motion...

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The Convergence of Code and Design Tools: blog.blended.io/en/post/the-… (via @andreehuk)
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Procrastination Isn't a Time Management Problem, It's an Emotional Problem: zapier.com/blog/procrastinat… (Via @zapier)
Procrastination is an emotional problem—here's why

Procrastination is an emotional problem—here's why

More and more studies point to mood and emotion regulation as the main culprit in procrastination. Here are some data-driven techniques to help overcome procrastination.

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How to master your emotional game: blog.freelancersunion.org/20… (via @freelancersu)
To maximize your skills, first master your emotions

To maximize your skills, first master your emotions

The ability to handle the emotional and mental ups and downs of freelancing is one of the most valuable skills you can learn.

blog.freelancersunion.org
A Designer’s Guide To Better Decisions: smashingmagazine.com/2019/04… (via @smashingmag)
A Designer’s Guide To Better Decisions — Smashing Magazine

A Designer’s Guide To Better Decisions — Smashing Magazine

Design involves decisions, and those decisions are often flawed because our brains are wired for survival. The same brain features that literally helped us survive in the wild do not serve us well in...

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Are you at a crossroads in your freelance business?: millo.co/are-you-at-a-crossr… (via @milloteam)
Getting Clients to Work Your Way: 1stwebdesigner.com/getting-c… (via @1stwebdesigner)
Getting Clients to Work Your Way - 1stWebDesigner

Getting Clients to Work Your Way - 1stWebDesigner

They say that “the customer is always right”. And while that may be true (most of the time), it certainly doesn’t mean that we have to bend over backwards for them in every instance. I should know,...

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Why freelancers must track their own wins and celebrate their successes: blog.freelancersunion.org/20… (via @freelancersu)
Why it's vital that freelancers chart their own career progress

Why it's vital that freelancers chart their own career progress

Without the benefit of an annual performance review, freelancers must take it upon themselves to stop, assess, and celebrate.

blog.freelancersunion.org
Embrace tension for better ideas — hack the design sprint: uxdesign.cc/embracing-tensio… (via @uxdesigncc)
Embracing tension for better ideas — hacking the design sprint

Embracing tension for better ideas — hacking the design sprint

“Avoiding the dreaded ‘groupthink’ in design sprints with tribes”

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