Inside Freelance Design

Issue #079
June 19, 2008

• What Might Be the Most Important Success Secret
• Quick Tip: 9 Free Filter Effects for Photoshop
• Font Tips: A Modern, Dynamic, and Highly Legible Serif Font

Issue #078
June 05, 2008

• Graphic Design and the Psychology of Persuasion
• Quick Tip: Zip or StuffIt… What Difference Does It Really Make?

Issue #077
May 22, 2008

• Mastering the RGB/CMYK Maze – the No-Sweat Way
• Quick Tip: Power Your Career by Designing Annual Reports

Issue #076
May 8, 2008

• Finding Opportunity Where You Least Expect It
• Quick Tip: Protect Your Ideas by Password-Protecting Your PDFs
• Font Tipt: A Sans Serif Font With International Flair

Issue #075
April 24, 2008

• A Secret Way to Find Hordes of New Design Customers Through eBay!
• Quick Tip: Extracting Images From PDF Files
• Font Tipt: A Versatile Serif Font to Replace Times

Issue #074
April 10, 2008

• A Hidden Secret of Successful Brochure Design
• Quick Tip: Clipping Paths the Easy, No-Stress Way
• Special Member Alert: Free Web Version of Photoshop Express

Issue #073
March 27, 2008

• Profit for All: Working Successfully Together as a Team
• Quick Tip: Tip: Add Pizzazz With Rounded Rectangles

Issue #072
March 13, 2008

• 3 Expert Tips to Jumpstart Your Design Career
• Quick Tip: Free Desktop Publishing Program for Mac and PC

Issue #071
February 28, 2008

• How “Designing Green” Will Boost Your Success
• Quick Tip: Merging Word, Excel, PDF, and Other Documents Into One

Issue #070
February 14, 2008

• How to Lead Your Reader Effortlessly to the Sale
• Quick Tip: Finding Just the Right Font

Issue #069
January 31, 2008

• How to Rejuvenate the Most Common DM Format
• Quick Tip: Making Bullets in QuarkXPress a Snap

Issue #068
January 17, 2008

• Finding Work in Unexpected Places
• Quick Tip: How to Format Titles Correctly Every Time

Issue #067
January 3, 2008

• How Copywriting Can Make You a More Successful Designer, an interview with Donna Doyle
• Quick Tip: Magically Smooth Out Blocky Images

Issue #066
December 13, 2007

• How “Freemiums” Can Make You a Hero With Your Clients
• Quick Tip: Free Resources for QuarkXPress

Issue #065
November 29, 2007

• 7 Strategies to Boost Readability in Any Design, by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: Speaking a Common Lingo With Copywriters, by Will Newman

Issue #064
November 15, 2007

• The “Goldilocks Formula” for Just-Right Design
• Quick Tip: Creative Ways to Use Borders

Issue #063
November 1, 2007

• Getting Paid What You’re Worth by Mike Klassen
• Quick Tip: A Smooth Transition to QuarkXPress

Issue #062
October 18, 2007

• Working Collaboratively to Produce Top-Quality Work, by Lori Haller
• Quick Tip: Designing E-book Covers … Easily, by Mike Klassen

Issue #061
October 4, 2007

• Respect What the Copywriter Is Doing, by Mike Klassen
• Quick Tip: How to Fix Perspective Problems in Photoshop

Issue #060
September 20, 2007

• Lift Notes for Boosting Response
• Quick Tip: Kerning for Natural-Looking Typography

Issue #059
September 6, 2007

• Visually Proofing Your Designs
• Quick Tip: Better Scanning

Issue #058
August 23, 2007

• 5 Cardinal Rules of Web Page Layout and Design
• Quick Tip: Taming InDesign File Sizes

Issue #057
August 9, 2007

• Finding the Right Stock Photo … Quickly
• Quick Tip: How a Scholar's Margin Can Boost Impact

Issue #056
July 26, 2007

• Creating a Community for Creative Professionals
• Quick Tip: How to Remove Type From Clip Art

Issue #055
July 12, 2007

• How to Design a Super-Simple Tear-Off Flap
• Quick Tip: Designing for Visual Impact

Issue #054
June 27, 2007

• How to Snag $10,000 in Free Advertising for Your Design Business
• Quick Tip: FastStone – A Free, Fast Image Browser

Issue #053
June 14, 2007

• How the Latest Postal-Rate Increase Can Boost Your Value as a Graphic Designer
• Quick Tip: Using Tints to Change the Look and Feel of a Photo

Issue #052
May 31, 2007

• What to Do When There’s Nothing to Do
• Quick Tip: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Adobe CS3 … Right Now

Issue #051
May 17, 2007

• Two Time-Saving Features in Acrobat
• Quick Tip: Regular Disk Maintenance

Issue #050
May 3, 2007

• Your Secret Power Over Your Client by Will Newman
• Quick Tip: Image Resolution Demystified

Issue #049
April 19, 2007

• A Super-Simple Way to Land New Clients by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: Digital Color Meters for Figuring Out Online Colors

Issue #048
April 5, 2007

• What’s The Name of That Font, by Kristin Schwarz
• Quick Tip: Be Careful When Saving JPG Images

Issue #047
March 22, 2007

• How Two GDS Members Can Help You Achieve Success
• Quick Tip: Find the Perfect Photo… Fast

Issue #046
March 8, 2007

• How to Design Successful Response Devices, by Kristin Schwarz
• Quick Tip: 4-Color Design for the Price of Two, by Kammy Thurman

Issue #045
February 22, 2007

• Rob Davis on the Most Important Trend in DM Graphic Design
• Quick Tip: End Printer Lingo Confusion
• The IFD Mailbag... one more time

Issue #044
February 8, 2007

• The Hardest Question to Ask Your Client
• Quick Tip: FREE Expert Instruction on Photoshop and InDesign
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #043
January 25, 2007

• Avoid These Bloopers When Sending Files to the Printer
• Quick Tip: How to Eliminate One Type of Dangerous Spam
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #042
January 11, 2007

• How to set your business-building goals for the New Year
• Quick Tip: Make your clients happy with smaller PDF files
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #041
December 28, 2006

• Kammy Thurman presents 7 Ways to Create a Stylish Image
• Quick Tip: Almost Instant Networking
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #040
December 14, 2006

• Keeping Your Client Happy by Keeping Mailing Costs Down
• Quick Tip: A Warning for Laptop Users
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #039
November 30, 2006

• Finding the Best Resolution for All Your Images
• Quick Tip: Maneuvering the Commercial Printing Maze Safely
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #038
November 16, 2006

• How to Get What You Really Want With Your Portfolio, by Mike Klassen
• Quick Tip: An Easy, Fast … and Safe … Way to Send Large Files
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #037
November 2, 2006

• How to Design for Optimum Readability
• Quick Tip: 2 Additions to the Smart Designer’s Bookshelf
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #036
October 19, 2006

• How Colors Can Increase Your Package’s Success
• Quick Tip: A Fun Self-Promotion Idea
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #035
October 3, 2006

• Avoid Playing It Safe for Maximum Success
• Quick Tip: How to Use Quotation Marks Like a Pro
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #034
September 21, 2006

• Rob Davis Shares His Secrets for Winning Magalog Design
• Quick Tip: How to Use Clip Art for Design Success
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #033
September 7, 2006

• Mike Klassen Presents 5 Surefire Strategies for Making Your Work Stand Out
• Quick Tip: Control the Way Prospects Feel About People in Photos
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #032
August 24, 2006

• Roger Parker Reveals His 3 Commandments for Effective Design
• Quick Tip: A FREE Font-Management Utility
• The ATS Logo Challenge Winner!
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #031
August 10, 2006

• Promoting Your Business with Dynamic, Easy to Make, Online Slideshows
• Quick Tip: Using Quick Typography Shortcuts to Improve the Success of Your Promotions
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #030
July 27, 2006

• Marketing Mentor Ilise Benun Tells How to Keep your Clients “In the Loop” So They’ll Keep Asking for You
• Quick Tip: Understanding … and Profiting from … the Emotions of Colors
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #029
July 13, 2006

• How to Turn a Project Proposal Into a Powerful Self-Promotional Tool – an Interview with Peleg Top
• Quick Tip: Mastering Type With in InDesign (and Other Layout Programs)
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #028
June 29, 2006

• Avoiding the “I Can’t Get Anything Done” Quagmire
• Quick Tip: How to Get Free Paper Samples
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #027
June 16, 2006

• 12 Top Website Mistakes … and How to Avoid Them
• Quick Tip: Do You Really Need a Blog?
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #026
June 1, 2006

• 7 Core Secrets of Building a Highly Profitable Design Business
• Quick Tip: A Free Resource for Adding Power to Adobe Products
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #025
May 18, 2006

• Mastering the emotional impact of fonts, by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: Pampering your two most precious asset
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #024
May 4, 2006

• Your Most Important Self-PromoTool, an interview with Lori Haller
• Quick Tip: A Little-Known “Extra” in Acrobat 7
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #023
April 20, 2006

• Ilise Benun explains the importance of having a website ... and how to do it inexpensively
• Quick Tip: A classy portfolio for under $60
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #022
April 6, 2006

• Master Designer Lori Haller and Master Copywriter Donna Doyle Discuss Profitable Collaboration
• Quick Tip: A Hidden – and Very Useful – “Easter Egg” in InDesign
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #021
March 23, 2006

• How to Turn Out More Projects Faster ... and Always Meet Deadlines
• Quick Tip: Using Shadows to Make Your Design Stand Out
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #020
March 9, 2006

• Ilise Benun Tells How to Become a Self-Promotion Artist
• Quick Tip: Make Your Graphic Elements “Pop” Every Time
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #019
February 23, 2006

• Mastering the Secrets of Magalog Success, Part 3 of 3, by Lori Haller
• Quick Tip: Using Graphic Violators to Punch Up Success
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #018
February 9, 2006

• Mastering the Secrets of Magalog Success, Part 2 of 3, by Lori Haller
• Quick Tip: Beware of How You Invoice Clients
• A Special Call for Your Success Story
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #017
January 26, 2006

• Mastering the Secrets of Magalog Success, Part 1 of 3, by Lori Haller
• Quick Tip: Learning Photoshop Elements the Fun Way
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #016
January 12, 2006

• Using “Points of Entry” to Capture the Prospect's Attention ... and the Sale, by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: Secure Your PDF
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #015
December 30, 2005

• Improve Designs With Infographics, by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: Photoshop Elements – a Great Alternative to Photoshop
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #014
December 15, 2005

• Put Your Prospect in the Mood to Buy, by Roger Parker
• Quick Tip: Your Professional Image Does Not Have to Cost a Fortune, by Kristin Schwarz
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #013
December 1, 2005

• 8 Stress-Free Steps for Handling Any Graphic Design Assignment, by Kristin Schwarz
• Quick Tip: Free Publicity, by Mike Klassen
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #012
November 17, 2005

• How to Give Special Information the Impact It Needs, by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: Master Pages - A Shortcut to Consistency, Productivity, and Profit  
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #011
November 03, 2005

• Lori Haller’s 5 Personal Success Secrets
• Quick Tip: Create a Professional Portfolio That Blows Clients Away, by Dennis Rome
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #010
October 20, 2005

• Stop Reinventing the Wheel, by Roger Parker
• Quick Tip: Back Up and Sleep Soundly, Part 2
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #009
October 06, 2005

• Choosing the Right Computer System, Part 5: Graphic Gadgets Demystified
• Quick Tip: Back Up and Sleep Soundly, Part 1
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #008
September 22, 2005

• Choosing the Right Computer, Part 4: the Printer
• Quick Tip: Adding Comments to PDF Files, Part 2
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #007
September 08, 2005

• Valuable Success Advice From Pro Designer Rob Davis
• Quick Tip: Making Comments on PDF Files, Part 1, by Kammy Thurman
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #006
August 25, 2005

• Choosing the Right Computer, Part 3: Customizing Your System So It Works for You
• Quick Tip: Making Sure Your Contrast Wows Your Prospect and Impresses Your Client
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #005
August 11, 2005

• Choosing the Right Computer, Part 2: Laptop or Desktop - Which Is Best for You?
• Quick Tip:Use the Dime Test for Optimal Photo Sizing
• The IFD Mailbag
• EXTRA! EXTRA! Job Opportunities for AWAI Students

Issue #004
July 28, 2005

• Choosing the Right Computer, Part 1: Windows or Macintosh?
• Quick Tip: How to Get FREE illustration Software
• The IFD Mailbag

Issue #003
July 14, 2005

• How to Create a Success-Centered Schedule, by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: Finding the Right Colors Every Time
• The IFD Mailbag
• EXTRA! EXTRA! Job Opportunities for AWAI Students

Issue #002
June 30, 2005

• 10 Surefire Ways to Shift Your Career Into High Gear, by Lori Haller
• Quick Tip: Free for You From the U.S. Postal Service
• The IFD Mailbag
• EXTRA! EXTRA! Job Opportunities for AWAI Students

Issue #001
June 16, 2005

• Special Feature: What You Need to Know About PDF Files
• Student Success Story: Dennis Rome Proves You Can Really Make a Success in Graphic Design, by Kammy Thurman
• Quick Tip: 5 Secrets to Make One or Two Colors Look Like Many
• The IFD Mailbag

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