For freelance writers, there are a lot of avenues available to promote their work. Social media, however, should be the first and foremost tool to spread the word about interesting articles, searching for individuals to interview, gathering new story ideas and more. Read More

At least one pack can be found in almost every home in America, which means they’re a perfect example of ubiquitous design that we take for granted. We’ll take a fresh look at why they’re so perfectly designed and learn a little history along the way. Read More

Scanning the interwebs was similarly fruitless, as it seems everyone stopped caring about music player stats by late 2009. More recent articles and blog posts say the iPod retains a 70% market share, but I can’t find reports to back those claims.  Read More

We all understand the importance of good “people skills” when it comes to our interpersonal communication – it helps us get the results we need. Our communication determines the opinion others have of us – knowledgeable or ignorant, pleasant or rude, professional or immature. Most of the time this is in face-to-face or telephone conversations where we have some control over the impression we make...

The creative community has got a bad press over productivity: misconception and myths are perpetuated about the time designers and creatives spend down the pub or what time they show up at work. Part of the problem is down to how creative organisations traditionally value ideas. But as we move to results-focused working practices, the time someone spends at their desk is a flawed metric anyway;...

Starting a small business involves a lot of hard work and also requires the proper knowledge of how to manage it all. Having a degree in web development or graphic design is one thing, but does it really qualify you to be a business owner? More than likely it does not. There are many other things you’ll need to know before venturing into the design business; it’s not something that you can just...