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By Matthew Telfer

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Heart Internet

Link Friday Week 15

Don’t waste your time having BBQs or drinking with friends in beer gardens, read these instead. You’ll learn more, be less sun burnt and there is no risk of a hang-over tomorrow. This week we have links to articles, research finding and resources including a flat UI colour picker, how to use video to promote [read more…]

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By Robert Mathers

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Your Business

A beginner’s guide to selling yourself as a freelance web designer: Part 2: Defining your selli

In my last blog post on selling yourself as a freelance web designer, I talked about how to understand your target audience. This time, I’ll explain how to use the insights you gained from stepping into your audience’s shoes to discover which of your selling points will be most effective in making clients keen to [read more…]

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By Ian Ryde

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Your Business

How to make a brilliant infographic Part 3: Themes, gimmicks and consistency

In my last post on infographics, I talked about how writing a great brief can help you stay focussed on the project, whether you’re the designer or not. One of the points I raised was the importance of an overall theme and consistency of design to help drive the infographic. A clever theme that reflects [read more…]

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By Jenni Brown

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Social Media

False dawns & lousy predictions: How the media viewed the biggest social sites

In June 2006, The Guardian described the new “internet phenomenon of social networking,” defining it as “something which has replaced, or at least supplemented, real-life meeting up. In the real world, social networking often involves travelling, drinking, personal digital assistants and business cards, but the internet has simplified the process.” It seems crazy now that [read more…]

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By Robert Mathers

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Your Business

A beginner’s guide to selling yourself as a freelance web designer: Part 1: Understanding your

Learning to sell yourself effectively as a freelance web designer is hugely important, but without a clear plan of action it can be difficult to get the results you want. This skill is essential to succeeding at any stage of your career/business and, even if you’ve got a large amount of experience, it’s always useful [read more…]

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By Robert Mathers

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Website of the Month

Website of the Month Winner June 2013

June’s Website of the Month competition included a great mix of sites that really went the extra mile to combine appealing design with a strong focus on usability. Voting has now closed and that means it’s time to announce the winner… Poonac! This site allows people to purchase the hugely creative artwork, clothing and accessories [read more…]

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