RGB vs. CMYK (and the Hex): Why Your Colors Look Muddy When You Print
How To Get Paid
There Is a Cost to Doing Business
Fellow designers! I’ve been watching the ongoing outrage about Adobe Creative Cloud pricing, and I get it. I really do. When you’re starting out or when client work slows down, that monthly subscription feels like a weight around your neck. Seventy dollars a month,...
What Desktop Publishing Taught Me About AI
I graduated from college in 1985 and went straight into graphic design, when the work was entirely physical. Paste-up was the job. You cut type with an X-Acto knife, waxed it down on boards, and hoped nothing shifted before it went to film. That was simply how design...
The Extroverts Guide to Working at Home
I always wanted to work for myself. I got my first job and started to do small freelance jobs from time to time. I did the rounds in corporate America, learning skills I wasn’t taught in college, and then, when I felt I was ready, I made the leap into self-employment....
Let AI Create Your Podcast
If you know anything about me, you know that I created two podcasts. The Shades Cahaba Oral History Project and Alabama Short Stories. Creating those podcasts took a lot of time and effort to write and record each episode. I would do a lot of research for each story...
Using Artificial Intelligence for Video
I am inundated with new ways AI can be used in my business and everyday life. I’m constantly trying to keep up with companies on the cutting edge of AI, offering innovations that can help me in various aspects of my life. It’s a firehose of information. Jeremy Caplan...
The Importance of Catching Typos: A Cautionary Tale
I often tell people that I’m not a bad speller; I’m just a bad typer. And it’s true; I create more typos when I type than write by hand. I bet you are the same way. We get in a rush and start pounding away at the keyboard. If we’re in a hurry, we likely won’t take...