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Episode 21 – The Importance of Interface Design

Written by Danny Outlaw on March 3, 2010

We all know that slick interface designs are pretty to look at. Personally, I ogle over them like the centerfold in a mens magazine. Is that weird? The more sleek and intuitive the design, the more I am drawn to it. Obviously, one of the results of good interface design is usability. Give me an [...]

Episode 20 – Staying Organized as a Freelancer

Written by Danny Outlaw on February 24, 2010

I try so hard to stay organized on a daily basis. Keeping all my ducks in a row is what allows me to juggle way more projects than the typical freelancer. Despite all my efforts to keep my inbox clean, schedule calls ahead of time, run everything through my project management app, and other organizational [...]

What I Have Learned About the 80/20 Rule

Written by Danny Outlaw on February 5, 2010

Any good freelancer has surely hear the saying that 80% of your work will come from 20% of your clients. As a young freelancer, I found this saying to be far from true. In the beginning, it was more like 80% of my work came low paying clients I found on job boards and 20% [...]

Episode 18 – Practice Writing Proposals

Written by Danny Outlaw on December 7, 2009

This is one of my shorter vidcasts, but an important one none the less. As your business grows and you start working with bigger companies, they are going to expect more from you than just a few emails and a contract. One essential element bigger clients expect is a formal proposal. If you have never [...]

Useful Ways Creatives Can Use Digital Cameras

Written by Danny Outlaw on November 18, 2009

I think many of us, myself included, rely on free and premium resources too much. Why not take a step back and become more involved in our designs? Some DIY style if you will. This post is a collection of ideas on how creatives can use digital cameras to do just that. There are also [...]

Episode 17 – Accounting Basics for Creatives

Written by Danny Outlaw on November 16, 2009

This is one of my longer videos, so i will let it do most of the talking. No reason to bore you with a long video and a long post! I’ll be honest, until recently, I knew very little about what I should be doing as far as bookkeeping, banking, and taxes go as a [...]

Episode 16 – Building a Feedback Community

Written by Danny Outlaw on November 11, 2009

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to listen to @CarlSmith talk at a local design group meet up I attended. If you aren’t familiar with Carl, he works at wicked cool company called nGen Works and is the mastermind behind Happy Webbies. But, enough about that guy… Being the big usability expert that [...]

Episode 14 – Where Does Customer Service End?

Written by Danny Outlaw on November 6, 2009

I’m all about customer service. I have kind of taken on the Zappos philosophy when it comes to that area. I constantly go above an beyond to help my customers out. Rather than just give them design advice, I also help them with their business and marketing for free. I’m around to answer any of [...]

Episode 13 – Screencasting for Communication

Written by Danny Outlaw on November 5, 2009

My buddies over at 45 Royale worked on a project called Screenr. Basiclly, Screenr is a online screencasting tool that allows you to sign up with just your Twitter account. You can then create five minute long screencasts and share them on Twitter or just use the permalink created to share with others. I’ll admit, [...]

Punks Not Dead, But Your Portfolio Is

Written by Danny Outlaw on November 4, 2009

Talking Shop – Episode 12 Like it or not, the age old bit of Kevin Costner wisdom, “if you build it, they will come”, couldn’t be more untrue for the designers portfolio site. Hoping that a potential client finds your needle in a haystack portfolio site out of the clear blue is idiotic at best. [...]