Setting Up an Annotated Design Proofing Round
A design proofing round process needs three things: versioned rounds, comments pinned to the artwork, and a clear approval record. Here’s how to build it.
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Client Not Responding? A Freelance Design Follow-Up Plan
A client not responding on a freelance design job needs a fixed follow-up sequence, not guesswork. The exact cadence, the wording, and when to invoice.
How to Reject a Design Direction Cleanly, With Wording
How to reject a design direction: state it’s closed, name what stays open, and don’t leave a half-alive concept the client keeps referencing.
Client Chose the Worst Design Option? Here’s What to Do
When a client chose the worst design option, there’s one window to make your case, and a different job once that window closes. Both are covered here.
How to Present Design Work Without Losing the Room
A design presentation has two jobs, and only one is showing the work. The second sets the terms feedback is given on, which is where the room gets lost.
A Solo Designer’s Project Process, Stage by Stage
The six stages a design project actually breaks into, and what changes about each one when there is no project manager checking your handoffs.