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Rookie Designer 137 – Financial Fridays

info@rookiedesigner.com — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:45:48 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 137 – Financial Fridays

In Rookie Designer 137 Kitty & Jake discuss conferences, financial fridays accounting as an independent designer, app recommendation & shortcut of the week.

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 137 – Financial Fridays

Rookie Designer 136 – Presenting A Portfolio

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:00:11 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 136 – Presenting A Portfolio

In Rookie Designer Podcast episode 136 Kitty and Jake discuss a question that came to them through Facebook about the different ways portfolios are presented. Covering mounted samples, using a PDF, the importance of an online portfolio and how it is important that your portfolio reflect a bit about your own personality. Stay tuned for the short cut of the week and their app recommendations.

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 136 – Presenting A Portfolio

Rookie Designer 135 – Follow Ups

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:00:47 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 135 – Follow Ups

In Rookie Designer Podcast episode 135 Jake talks about the importance of follow ups with potential clients and existing clients. He talks about how the phone call is not a cold call and following up before the holidays hit can be a real winner for both you and your client.

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 135 – Follow Ups

Rookie Designer 134 – Fear

info@rookiedesigner.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:33 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 134 – Fear

In Rookie Designer Podcast episode 134 Kitty and Jake talk about fear. They talk about some of their own fears as designers and how they choose to deal with these fears. They touch on a more general rookie fear and how someone can deal with that. Also this episode they talk about the shortcut of the week and their recommendations.

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 134 – Fear

Rookie Designer 133 – Google+ Pages and Website Backbone

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:49 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 133 – Google+ Pages and Website Backbone

In Rookie Designer Podcast episode 133, Jake and Kitty talk about Google+ Pages for business. They go into the differences between Facebook and Google+, as well as giving some useful tips on how to attract people to your Google+ Page so they add you to their circles. During their talk they discuss if it’s ok [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 133 – Google+ Pages and Website Backbone

Rookie Designer 132 – Getting Back Into A Routine & A Twitter Question

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:51 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 132 – Getting Back Into A Routine & A Twitter Question

In Rookie Designer Podcast episode 132, Jake and Kitty talk about how they like to get back into the routine. Specifics of sleep patterns, going to the gym and making lists are brought up. They also tackle a very good Twitter question from a fan asking about how to deal with a client who wants [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 132 – Getting Back Into A Routine & A Twitter Question

Rookie Designer 131 – Juggling The Clients, Pinterest and 24 Hour Photoshop

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:20:42 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 131 – Juggling The Clients, Pinterest and 24 Hour Photoshop

After a bit of a hiatus, Rookie Designer Podcast is back with episode number 131. During this episode we talk about the challenges of juggling a contract job and freelance clients. We also talk about a pretty cool site for inspiration called Pinterest and we announce the upcoming 24 Hour Photoshop by Mogo Media. We [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 131 – Juggling The Clients, Pinterest and 24 Hour Photoshop

Rookie Designer 130 – The Traveling Designer

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:03 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 130 – The Traveling Designer

Hello and thank you for checking out Episode 130 – The Traveling Designer! It’s been a busy last couple of weeks for both Jake and I. Jake moved to a new place and now that he got everything set back up and running, we are back to record Rookie Designer for you! In this episode, [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 130 – The Traveling Designer

Rookie Designer 129 – Google+, Rookie Mailbag

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:00:58 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 129 – Google+, Rookie Mailbag

Kitty and I have been very busy over the last month. We realize our listeners have been wondering where the latest podcast may be. Well here is #129! In this latest episode we talk about a little thing known as Google+ and we also answer our first Mailbag question from Kasia. Enjoy the show and [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 129 – Google+, Rookie Mailbag

Rookie Designer 128 – #PePCon Adventures and What is “The Twitter?”

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:00:13 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 128 – #PePCon Adventures and What is “The Twitter?”

Jake and Kitty talk about their trip to Print & ePublishing Conference 2011 in DC presented by InDesignSecrets.com hosts Anne Marie Concepcion and David Blatner. They talk about the sessions they enjoyed and about why they think every Rookie should attend a conference like PePCon. Jake and Kitty also talk about what “The Twitter” is [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 128 – #PePCon Adventures and What is “The Twitter?”

Rookie Designer 127 – It’s Nice To Meet You

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:01:53 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 127 – It’s Nice To Meet You

Rookie Designer Podcast is BACK! We are very exited to post a brand new Rookie Design Podcast for your listening pleasure. In this episode Kitty Florido and Jake Van Ness take a few moments to introduce themselves to the Rookie listeners. Giving a little insight to where they are from, what their design background is [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 127 – It’s Nice To Meet You

Rookie Designer 126 – Bad News, Good News

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:03:04 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 126 – Bad News, Good News

There’s some big news to spill about the podcast and its future. Tune in to get the scoop! Featured Music: Red City Radio – Spinning In Circles Is A Gateway Drug

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 126 – Bad News, Good News

Rookie Designer 125 – Moving Beyond ‘Rookie’

info@rookiedesigner.com — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:43:32 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 125 – Moving Beyond ‘Rookie’

Being a Rookie is never an easy task, but it happens to the best of us, whether we’re talking about designers or athletes. In this episode I’ll attempt to lend an article written by an NFL football player for rookie football players, to the industry of design. Along the way we’ll discuss tips for (hopefully) [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 125 – Moving Beyond ‘Rookie’

Rookie Designer 124 – Freelance Tips, Design for Change and Negotiating for Your REAL Dream Job

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:31:31 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 124 – Freelance Tips, Design for Change and Negotiating for Your REAL Dream Job

Do you design with the future in mind? When building websites, it may benefit you to do so. Adaptability can go a long way in this day and age where new trends and technology are ever changing. We’ll explore this topic as well as the subject of negotiating for your REAL dream job, meaning that [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 124 – Freelance Tips, Design for Change and Negotiating for Your REAL Dream Job

Rookie Designer 123 – Preparing for Emergencies and Buying Equipment

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:43:53 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 123 – Preparing for Emergencies and Buying Equipment

In this episode we’ll take a look at how you can improve customer relations by planning ahead for emergency situations and I’ll field a couple of topics posed by listeners about how, what, and when to buy equipment for your freelance design needs. Links from the show: Rookie Designer on Facebook In the Bullpen: Journey [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 123 – Preparing for Emergencies and Buying Equipment

Rookie Designer 122 – Portfolios, When to Jump to Full Time Freelance and more

info@rookiedesigner.com — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:46:19 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 122 – Portfolios, When to Jump to Full Time Freelance and more

We’ll discuss a couple of questions sent in by our listeners dealing with the topics of what to put in your portfolio and what NOT to put in there, when is the right time to make the jump into freelance as a full-time position and some other red flags to watch out for in freelance. [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 122 – Portfolios, When to Jump to Full Time Freelance and more

Rookie Designer 121 – Content Strategy, Keeping your Portfolio Diverse & Dealing with Clients in Another Country

info@rookiedesigner.com — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:54:38 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 121 – Content Strategy, Keeping your Portfolio Diverse & Dealing with Clients in Another Country

In this episode we’re hitting the mailbag and covering some topics sent in by our listeners. Topics will include coming up with a strategy for delivering content that your target audience can consume and use, keeping your portfolio diverse and keeping your creativity at a high level, even when things get stagnant at your job, [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 121 – Content Strategy, Keeping your Portfolio Diverse & Dealing with Clients in Another Country

Rookie Designer 120 – Senior vs Junior

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:55 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 120 – Senior vs Junior

In this episode we’ll cover a topic sent in by a listener who is having a problem at the workplace. What is the role of a junior designer as opposed to a senior designer? Who is supposed to know what, and is the senior supposed to be a sort of mentor for the junior? We’ll [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 120 – Senior vs Junior

Rookie Designer 119 – Voice Your Opinion

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:58:18 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 119 – Voice Your Opinion

This episode is a bit of a “Part 2″ to the last time I spoke about not being afraid to voice your opinions when it comes to design solutions. We will cover this again, bringing in some new factors and guidelines to make your comments as effective as possible. Links from the show: When Bad [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 119 – Voice Your Opinion

Rookie Designer 118 – Content Management Systems

info@rookiedesigner.com — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:30:32 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 118 – Content Management Systems

In this episode I will share some of my knowledge of Content Management Systems including WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. We will focus on the definition and purpose of CMS tools, as well as how they can be very useful in helping you design for your own business as well as others. Links from the show: [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 118 – Content Management Systems

Rookie Designer 117 – Is Part Time Freelancing a Business

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:11:01 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 117 – Is Part Time Freelancing a Business

Again our topic comes from one of the listeners and the question is this: “Do you HAVE to own or run a business to freelance? What if you just do a few projects every now and then, as a side thing apart from your full time job?.” We’ll talk to several different subjects as related [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 117 – Is Part Time Freelancing a Business

Rookie Designer 116 – Freelance Payment Options & Intense Audience Research

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:47:57 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 116 – Freelance Payment Options & Intense Audience Research

A question from one of our listeners sparks a conversation on accepting cash as payment for freelance work. We also take an in-depth look at research techniques for learning more about how customers/audience members use an application. Links from the show: Google Analytics In the Bullpen: Photoshop Preset Viewer Brush Pilot Try GoToMeeting for 45 [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 116 – Freelance Payment Options & Intense Audience Research

Rookie Designer 115 – Internship Problems?

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:31:04 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 115 – Internship Problems?

Have you thought about an internship to finish out your educational career? Do you know some of the challenges that you might be faced with in an internship? We’ll take a look at these topics as I answer some internship questions from one of our audience members. Book Review: Building Design Strategy: Using Design to [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 115 – Internship Problems?

Rookie Designer 114 – Research and Planning

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:32:48 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 114 – Research and Planning

More life (and career) lessons from my work experience to you! We’ll discuss the lack of research and how it can foil your designs before they even get started, and some of the important information that you definitely want to pick up before you even start a project. We will also dive into the core [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 114 – Research and Planning

Rookie Designer 113 – What To Do With Your “Free” Time

info@rookiedesigner.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:07:31 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 113 – What To Do With Your “Free” Time

Its 12 o’clock and you break out the sack lunch, but you still feel the need to be productive with your hour away from work. Are there things you can do to further your career in design? Of course, but what can be done in an hour to bolster your skills and design savvy?! In [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 113 – What To Do With Your “Free” Time

Rookie Designer 112 – Should You Hire a Salesman?

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:15:20 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 112 – Should You Hire a Salesman?

Possibly the most difficult part of moving from the “safe confines” of a full-time job into a freelance situation is the ability to keep clients and projects coming in. The logical answer… hire someone who excels at selling to come in and do it for you. A sales person on your team would mean more [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 112 – Should You Hire a Salesman?

Rookie Designer 111 – Organizing Folder Madness and Flash Grows Up

info@rookiedesigner.com — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:49:29 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 111 – Organizing Folder Madness and Flash Grows Up

Will the REAL episode 111 please show yourself… sorry for the slip up to those of you who were expecting a new episode, only to find yourself listening to 110 for a second time. Here is the real deal! Social media is a movement that has been building for sometime and now appears at every [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 111 – Organizing Folder Madness and Flash Grows Up

Rookie Designer 110 – Social Media and Business

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:56:41 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 110 – Social Media and Business

Social media is a movement that has been building for sometime and now appears at every corner, in your personal life and in business. There is no escaping the technology as it is being utilized by companies to steer marketing campaigns for everything from music to household products you use every day. The good news… [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 110 – Social Media and Business

Rookie Designer 109 – A Better Quality of Freelance Client

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:33:36 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 109 – A Better Quality of Freelance Client

When you start putting yourself out there and share your talents on a freelance basis, your going to come to understand what many before you have already… its HARD to find high quality clients. Its relatively easy to find clients who want you to work for next to nothing, get the work done yesterday and don’t appreciate [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 109 – A Better Quality of Freelance Client

Rookie Designer 108 – Speaking at SDSU and Speaking in Public

info@rookiedesigner.com — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:42:13 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 108 – Speaking at SDSU and Speaking in Public

There was some good and some bad about my speaking engagement at San Diego State U, but all in all I think it was a good idea for me NOT to record it (haha). No, instead I’ll just be recounting some of the highlights of the evening, and sharing some of the questions that came from the [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 108 – Speaking at SDSU and Speaking in Public

Rookie Designer 107 – Design Theory and Rejuvenation Through School

info@rookiedesigner.com — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:16:56 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 107 – Design Theory and Rejuvenation Through School

When you’re in design school, a lot of theories, rules and patterns are being thrown your way, and it doesn’t always make a lot of sense at the time. Is there really a point to all this reading material? Will it somehow impact your career in a meaningful way? We’ll try to make some sense [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 107 – Design Theory and Rejuvenation Through School

Rookie Designer 106 – Tax Time Again & Are You Prepared for Unemployment?

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:16:52 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 106 – Tax Time Again & Are You Prepared for Unemployment?

Its that annoying time of the year again, when the state and fed government ask us to tidy up their tax bookkeeping. We’ll cover a few things you may be able to write off as a freelancer that you didn’t know about. Also, living in this unsure economic time can leave us with questions about [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 106 – Tax Time Again & Are You Prepared for Unemployment?

Rookie Designer 105 – What Are YOU Afraid Of?

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:37:29 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 105 – What Are YOU Afraid Of?

What fears do you have that are related to your profession, or the profession that you plan to enter? Do you face these fears or shy away, and is there a way to turn them into a productive tool for your success? We’ll discuss some examples and possibilities in this episode. Links from the show: [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 105 – What Are YOU Afraid Of?

Rookie Designer 104 – Getting Freelance Clients to Pay Up

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:24:32 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 104 – Getting Freelance Clients to Pay Up

On this podcast, inspired by an entry on our forum, we will discuss strategy for avoiding a situation where your freelance clients are paying you for completed work late. There are several methods we can use in this fight against late payments and most of them revolve around the creation and implementation of a contract agreement. Other topics covered [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 104 – Getting Freelance Clients to Pay Up

Rookie Designer 103 – Deadlines and Dealing?

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:18:18 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 103 – Deadlines and Dealing?

Deadlines are something that we all must deal with and that’s not going to change anytime soon! They can be good though, for prioritization, motivation, and just plain getting stuff done. There is a conversation that should take place before the setting of these deadlines though, that can result in a smoother course of action, [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 103 – Deadlines and Dealing?

Rookie Designer 102 – When is it OK to Speak Up?

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:54:13 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 102 – When is it OK to Speak Up?

We’re just getting back into the groove here after a 3 month hiatus. I’m going to try a shorter format with the podcast going forward and cut out the Keys to the Game and Rookie Mistake segments of the show to save myself some time and hopefully keep this this going for a while to [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 102 – When is it OK to Speak Up?

Rookie Designer 101 – One Page Portfolios and Gathering Files for Output

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:59:36 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 101 – One Page Portfolios and Gathering Files for Output

Its see you later… not goodbye. Rookie Designer will be taking a 3 month hiatus. In that time I will be assessing my situation and making the final decision about whether this podcast will continue on after the break. This is a real episode though. One of the new trends out there is to make [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 101 – One Page Portfolios and Gathering Files for Output

Rookie Designer 100 – On the Job Hunt Again

info@rookiedesigner.com — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:34:11 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 100 – On the Job Hunt Again

Its that time again… job hunting time. In this episode I’ll share my most recent experiences with a new staffing agency and a particularly in-depth and good interview I completed, along with some pointers for making that first impression with a potential employer a good one. An update on the status of the podcast is [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 100 – On the Job Hunt Again

Rookie Designer 99 – Quality

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:28:25 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 99 – Quality

What is Quality training? I got a dose of it recently at my full time job, and it wasn’t half bad. Basically its a set of rules or guidelines that help facilitate a productive work environment. There are several things you probably do on a daily basis that are not exactly necessary, or perhaps could [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 99 – Quality

Rookie Designer 98 – Effective Emailing and Web Design

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:22:57 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 98 – Effective Emailing and Web Design

We’ve spoken about it briefly before, but emailing is crucial to any business these days, and there are some guidelines to follow to make sure you can communicate effectively and not send the wrong message to those you are messaging! In this episode we’ll also look at some common mistakes made by web designers that [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 98 – Effective Emailing and Web Design

Rookie Designer 97 – Using Fonts, Picking a School and More…

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:40:55 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 97 – Using Fonts, Picking a School and More…

This is pretty much a mailbag episode where we cover questions about font usage, picking out a design school to attend, and knowing when to pull the plug on a client or a project going in the wrong direction. Keys to the Game: Spell Check in Adobe applications: Mac: command + i PC: control + [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 97 – Using Fonts, Picking a School and More…

Rookie Designer 96 – Promote Your Work/Business

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:07:32 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 96 – Promote Your Work/Business

Promoting your work can be just as important, if not more, than the work itself! If you can’t secure a job or a new client, your skills will not make much difference. So how do we get the word out there that we are the super duper master of design? There are several ways that [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 96 – Promote Your Work/Business

Rookie Designer 95 – Nip Problems in the Bud

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:48:36 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 95 – Nip Problems in the Bud

What is the best way to keep yourself out of trouble when it comes to disputes with customers? Fix the problem before it happens! The use of contracts and design specs can change the way you and your client think about things like payment, agreements, the way you receive content and more. Keys to the [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 95 – Nip Problems in the Bud

Rookie Designer 94 – You Are NOT Your Job

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:47:27 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 94 – You Are NOT Your Job

Design is what you do, not who you are. These are words that we should understand and remember so the two don’t get confused. There is a point at which its a good idea to turn the computer off and live a little. Failing to do so could end up with you getting burned out [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 94 – You Are NOT Your Job

Rookie Designer 93 – Ringing in, and Preparing for, the New Year

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:00:24 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 93 – Ringing in, and Preparing for, the New Year

Looking toward the new year there are always a lot of things to think about. We can reflect on the year past and what may have gone right or wrong, certain goals we would like to reach for in this new year, and perhaps smaller skills or tasks we would like to tackle. In this [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 93 – Ringing in, and Preparing for, the New Year

Rookie Designer 92 – Website Landing Page Creation

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:36:05 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 92 – Website Landing Page Creation

Building a page that users will be directed to from an online ad or url may seem like an easy thing to accomplish, but there is more that goes into it than may appear. We must take into account several issues, most importantly keeping the attention of the user so that they don’t make that [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 92 – Website Landing Page Creation

Rookie Designer 91 – When Are You A Professional & Controlling A Meeting

info@rookiedesigner.com — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:36:53 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 91 – When Are You A Professional & Controlling A Meeting

Taken from a topic on the Rookie Designer Forum, we’ll discuss what it means to be a design professional, and when you have achieved the feat. Also is a discussion about how to steer a meeting with a client that seems to be going nowhere, to get the most productivity out of your time and [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 91 – When Are You A Professional & Controlling A Meeting

Rookie Designer 90 – Customer Service and Goal Achievement

info@rookiedesigner.com — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:06:23 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 90 – Customer Service and Goal Achievement

The don’ts of customer service are a valuable thing to know to keep your business up and running and keep your clients happy and coming back for more. we’ll cover some key mistakes that are made all the time so hopefully you can avoid them. we’ll also discuss some strategy for making those wild dreams [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 90 – Customer Service and Goal Achievement

Rookie Designer 89 – Let’s Get Organized!

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:20:46 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 89 – Let’s Get Organized!

This is an important topic, so we’re going to cover it again, but organization in your work and life can go a long way to making sure that you achieve your goals and do so in a timely fashion. Not everyone is an org freak like me, but if you take anything away from this [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 89 – Let’s Get Organized!

Rookie Designer 88 – Search Engine Optimization and more!

info@rookiedesigner.com — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:01:29 +0000

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 88 – Search Engine Optimization and more!

Our good friend Paul Mycroft is back with some more tips for search engine optimization (SEO) and there’s a web design twist to it this time. Also stay tuned for some mini topics to ponder on the subject of good vs. bad design, and noticing design all around you. Keys to the Game: Increase/decrease the [...]

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 88 – Search Engine Optimization and more!