Anna Debenham covers pretty much everything you need to know about starting up in the web as a freelancer at this years Heart & Sole conference. Held in the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth. You can find out more about this event here > heartandsole.org.uk. Apologies for the first minute of audio. There were a few issues with the mic! Read the rest of this entry »
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If you are a web developer, designer or illustrator then this is the notebook you should have. Moleskin notebooks are slightly more expensive than other notebooks you can purchase but their quality is pretty much second to none. Read the rest of this entry »
Starting out: Freelance interview with Elliot Jay Stocks
I had the chance to talk with Elliot Jay Stocks about freelance and how he started out. Elliot made the leap to the freelance life two years ago after working at Carsonified. Tell us a bit about yourself Elliot and how it all started.
Becoming a freelancer
Leaving full time employment and taking the leap into freelance is a massive step to take. You get freedom to choose the work you would like to do and the potential to earn more money is also there. I have been setting myself up as a freelancer for the last few months and I wish I had had a list of what I had let myself in for! Read the rest of this entry »
New design, new objective
Welcome to the all new Fordoing website. Not only has the site got a full makeover, it now has a new aim and objective. After leaving full time employment this year to go Freelance, I wanted to have a place to share my experiences and things I have learnt. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m going freelance!
After three happy years working as a graphic illustrator & designer at Fubra, I have decided to have a change of direction. It is something I have always wanted to do so I thought I would take the risk and go freelance. Read the rest of this entry »
Being negative is positive!
I am writing this blog in response to Ryan Carson’s post ‘The Backstabbing on Twitter has to stop‘ on Think Vitamin. He feels that negative comments directed at a person/website should be stamped out of Twitter altogether, so in other words no flaming allowed. When Twitter started up it was pretty much a few designers sitting around being lovely to one another and telling fellow designers how awesome they really are. Twitter is an ego boosting tool for designers and that’s how Ryan Carson wants it to be kept.