Don’t ask for my day rate
Posted on May 7, 2013
The other day I was asked for my day rate, I gave it along with some other information. The response I received back was simply “That’s out of our budget range”. So what is wrong in this situation?
Cheap !== value
Posted on May 3, 2013
Each morning I drive down a certain piece of road. Over the winter the constant freeze / thaw has created pot holes which, in some cases, are very deep.
The brand Police
Posted on April 25, 2013
When you see the above colours you instantly think of the Police. This is no accident and is totally by design.
What designers can learn from developers, on pricing
Posted on April 15, 2013
Designers and developers essentially do the same job – solve problems for clients for a set or flexible fee. So why do designers, and sometimes clients, tend to value their time less so than developers? I believe it comes down to development work being more easily measured by the client.
Advanced custom fields for WordPress
Posted on April 7, 2013
When building WordPress themes for clients I often include custom admin options which help make the running of the website a lot easier for them. Things like custom images with captions, featured images, product and service call-outs, shortcodes for styling and many more custom integration options.
Stop moaning
Posted on April 3, 2013
From day-to-day I hear complaints from people in our industry. Things like “This work is out of the scope of the project”, “The client just doesn’t understand good design, why won’t they do things my way?”, “That is nothing to do with us, Bloggs’ Agency is dealing with that part of the project”. It goes on.
Are you communicating?
Posted on March 27, 2013
Remember that graphic design, in all its forms; logos and identity, brochures, websites, user interface and experience, road signage, birthday cards etc., is all essentially communications.
The broken loop
Posted on March 7, 2013
I have a pair of trainers that I wear day-in, day-out. They are my workhorse trainers and they didn’t cost much to buy, in fact I think they were around £15 so I don’t expect much in the way of comfort or durability but they are generally great, especially for the price.

