BKWLD is a a wonderful design and development company with offices in Seattle and Sacramento. I had the chance to get some exclusive sneak peak shots because one of my buddies works there. If you aren’t familiar with BKWLD yet, you will be soon because it’s without a doubt that within the next [...]
March 5, 2008
Many employers are not regarded by their staff as a lot of ‘fun’. Moreover, perhaps it’s not always important to be seen as the life and sole of the party. However, there needs to be some balance where the boss can be seen as being a regular human being. Who can have fun and in [...]
March 3, 2008
In our line of work, creativity is arguably the most critical trait.
With that being said, it’s unfortunate that the current job market makes our industry seem as if we’re lucky to work for them. In hindsight, I think should be the other way around. There are thousands of freelancers. Unfortunately there aren’t [...]
March 1, 2008
Surprisingly one of the prominent reasons why most blogs are abandoned is because it takes much more time in maintaining a clean environment to freely work in than actually writing and promoting the blog. Fortunately there are ways to effectively block spam as I will be showing later in this post.
There are tons of ways [...]
February 21, 2008
So I bet everyone’s been wandering why Sentences hasn’t been updated. And then I know you’re scratching your head saying, “Damn, this site is dieing already?” Well fear not my fellow warriors of the digital millennium. We’re still very alive, and kicking. Anthony has been working on a few articles which [...]
February 15, 2008
One of my closest colleagues, Anthony Bullock who I interviewed last month has decided to write for Sentences alongside me. Anthony’s been a close friend of mine pretty much since my professional freelance career started. Our backgrounds were eerily similar, and we both continued down our paths parallel to each other. And [...]
February 13, 2008
As a freelancer, one of the best ways to separate yourself from the competition is how you handle the project. You can be the best designer in the world, but fail yourself because you can’t manage projects correctly. On the other hand, you don’t have to be the best designer to handle your [...]
February 11, 2008
Oh what a case of the Monday’s.
Today was absolutely freezing. Then again, as a native Texan, I find 80 degree weather cold. Barack Obama visited my school today to give his speech before the tomorrow’s primary. I had planned on going, but had a late start because of my classes. By [...]
February 7, 2008
One of the most important aspects for a freelancer before the project begins is the design brief. For the freelancers who don’t have the luxury of working with clients face to face, the hardest part of a project is probably the beginning process - getting to know your client, and understanding exactly what they [...]
February 4, 2008
My alarm is blaring in my ear. I can feel the drool down the side of my lips, and suddenly it creeps on me. The heat. It’s that incredibly sticky and sweaty heat. I’m burning up. Which is ironic because it’s about 36 degrees outside. I can hardly breathe [...]