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Self motivation cheatsheet

While you are sleeping, Steve Jobs is thinking of the next cute gadget. While you are smoking, Matt is running another WordPress conference. While you are watching the movie with your girlfriend, the next startup is selling out itself to Google. While you are drinking

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How to troubleshoot software errors and problems

Software errors, bugs and crashes could be really annoying, especially if the project deadline is coming. A couple of times I spent more time solving errors in various apps than actually working. Every time I try to stay calm and don’t lose patience and sense

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Client tricks to pay freelancer less

While the most clients are honest and reliable there are some people who would like to get better result for less money. Often they like your work and its quality but they want to pay less because of greed, awkward wish to cut down expenses

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How to design logo

Logo design is probably most simple and at the same times most difficult area of design. While a quality logo design combining with a good brand strategy could boost companies’ business the bad one could ruin it. A logo does not sell, it identifies. Many

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Adjust monitor settings with Screen Check

Adjust your monitor for right brightness, contrast and saturation with web site Screen Check. This site displays two bars, one grey for adjusting brightness and contrast and the other for adjusting color. Though it isn’t professional calibration which is required to have image look the

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43 signs that you are cool designer

You nearly crashed a car in front of you identifying unknown font on the billboard. You feel bad if just downloaded free Photoshop brush has size less than 1000 px. You are looking at weird picture on your girlfriend/boyfriend T-shirt instead of listening to her/him.

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How to design custom T-shirt

What to have in mind if you want design a custom printed T-shirt? How to express yourself creatively and create T-shirt design by yourself using predefined T-shirt templates? An awesome T-shirt could bring you some benefits and even income if your design will be well

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Good web design rules

Good web design demands first of all technical skills such as knowing required software and technologies. But if you don’t know anything about good web design rules, theory, approaches and principles you can’t make popular and attractive web design. Web design can be tricky. Since

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Why avoid RGB to CMYK conversion before print

It is a steady myth that you need to convert every work for print design from RGB to CMYK color mode. Once I forgot to convert my work to CMYK for printing in Konica Minolta C6500 print machine and by chance I got better results.