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40 Tips for Designers & Creative Entrepreneurs

posted by jaiken on Aug 24th, 2010 at 10:39 am

Focus on Success A roundup of tips and resources for entrepreneurs & designers that 99designs.com recently shared via twitter @99designs.

Entrepreneur

Ten Inspiring TED Talks for Startups - http://bit.ly/8X8Zr5

5 Tips for Managing Your Company's Brand on the Web  - http://bit.ly/d0dH8f

Beginner’s Guide to Web Analytics and Measurement - http://bit.ly/bIuz3W

Crowdsourcing vs. Traditional Design - http://bit.ly/aw5ALk

Design Thinking: 10 ways to Foster Innovation - http://bit.ly/aa23hJ

Freelance Design

Introduction to Freelancing - http://bit.ly/dB1yfl

The Two Ingredients of Successful Freelancing  - http://bit.ly/bIuz3W

How to Sell Your Design to the Client - http://bit.ly/crENSJ

How To Meet Deadlines - http://bit.ly/djd7GN

General Design

Design Thinking: 10 ways to Foster Innovation - http://bit.ly/aa23hJ

What Can Web Designers Learn from Business People - http://bit.ly/913aET

Occam’s Razor: A Great Principle for Designers - http://bit.ly/dhT8j8

Core Art Skills: Part 1 - http://bit.ly/936sxr

Core Art Skills: Part 2, The Sketchbook - http://bit.ly/dBAxtt

Core Art Skills: Part 3, Life and Figure Drawing - http://bit.ly/bkATqn

Core Art Skills: Part 4, Working in Traditional 3D - http://bit.ly/9j1B37

Core Art Skills: Part 5, Traditional Media Techniques - http://bit.ly/9g6xQJ

Visual Harmony In Design Part 3: Thematic Reference - http://bit.ly/9fxmq7

Visual Harmony In Design Part 4: Visual Echo - http://bit.ly/9O4awq

Logo Design

The Evolution of The Logo - http://bit.ly/cePjTa

Logo Design Process Tutorial - http://bit.ly/amFuzG

Logo Presentation Tutorial - http://bit.ly/cwsjPZ

Design a Print-Ready Beer Label in Adobe Illustrator - http://bit.ly/ceytxM

Web Design

The 960 Grid System Made Easy - http://bit.ly/dxBDiM

Content Organization: Deciding What Matters Most - http://bit.ly/9Id7nD

A Web Designers Guide to Information Architecture - http://bit.ly/9lDszC

12 Tools To Reevaluate And Analyze Your Web Design - http://bit.ly/arQQ1u

10 Free Wireframing Tools for Designers - http://bit.ly/dbx1vL

Best Tools for Testing Cross Browser Compatibility - http://bit.ly/dcs6YR

Exploring Graphic User Interface Styles - http://bit.ly/arRUdu

20 Must Learn Button Tutorials in jQuery and CSS - http://bit.ly/cIsKLz

Typography

The Beauty Of Typography: Writing Systems Of The World - http://bit.ly/aSwH2w

25+ Sites And Resources To Learn Typography - http://bit.ly/ach3FZ

Miscellaneous Design Resources

Exploring Graphic User Interface Styles - http://bit.ly/arRUdu

The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 1) - http://bit.ly/cFbBLZ

The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 2) - http://bit.ly/bR0vTl

Facebook Fan Page: Showcases, Tutorials, Resources - http://bit.ly/9g54Y6

10 Icon Sets and Resources Every Designer Will Love - http://bit.ly/bS6wBL

How to Take Extraordinary Photographs, Part 1: Exposure - http://bit.ly/duFMf6

How to Take Extraordinary Photographs, Part 2: Composition - http://bit.ly/aDenJY

Thanks for your article. This is great advice for me. ... a comment from assist you , left on on Sep 29th, 2012 at 4:13 am

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