Katleen Roggeman in Interviews The art of value-based pricing and how to get paid what you’re worth, with Tom Hirst You're an experienced freelancer or just quit your full-time agency job to become your own boss. You've got the skills and you know it. Great! Now is the time to find out how to raise your professional value and price yourself a six-figure income from freelancing year on year. Understand the art of pricing to get paid what you’re worth with Tom Hirst.
Katleen Roggeman in Interviews A design lead's guide to effective client communication with Miro Kirov How does a design lead in a digital agency optimize client communication and increase efficiency? How to find a mutual language between clients and remote design teams in order to create products that align with the client's business needs? We asked Miro Kirov who is leading digital design projects for Fortune 500 companies in the US. Read along as he shares his insights on solid design briefings and the importance of discovery workshops.
Katleen Roggeman in Interviews Eli Altman, about the power of processes when running a small creative studio Eli Altman Creative Director at A Hundred Monkeys has empowered his team to create better creative work with the help of structure and processes. Without it, the design team loses track of what exactly the client wants and in return, the client is not at all prepared for the creative work they are going to see. An insight into how he successfully runs his creative business:
Katleen Roggeman in Interviews Douglas Davis on how to empower designers and the role of creative briefs Douglas Davis, author of the book "Creative Strategy and the Business of Design" talks about how to empower a designer to grow into a business. As well as shares how a strategic creative can put together the ideal creative brief.
Katleen Roggeman in Interviews The secret of great client-designer partnerships, with Corina Nika from Cocorrina Corina Nika from Cocorrina is a graphic designer, hand letterer, and art director based on a small Island in the Mediterranean sea. She shares her views on the importance of setting up a strict design process, foolproof communication and working together with clients who value your work and opinion.
Katleen Roggeman in Interviews How to stand out with your work, with Tobias van Schneider Tobias van Schneider, co-founder of the Semplice portfolio system, shares insights on what defines a powerful partnership between designer and client, how to stand out with your work and the crucial steps he takes before starting a project with a new client.
Katleen Roggeman in Interviews If business was a sure thing, no one would ever fail, with Paul Jarvis Paul Jarvis, author of Company of One, talks about fear of failure, what makes powerful partnerships, collaboration and communication and how he sees the future of freelancing.
Katleen Roggeman in Interviews How to successfully collaborate with your clients, with David Airey David Airey, author of the book Identity Designed answers questions on how to successfully work with a client to create a compelling brand identity, how to avoid the client telling you what to do and what is the most underrated ingredient of the design process.
Fernando Ifran in Interviews A day in the life of brand strategist Melinda Livsey Melinda Livsey is the woman to talk to if you’re an aspiring designer, wanting to become strategic partners with your clients. We’ve always wanted to ask Melinda what a typical workday looks like for her and how she sees the future of freelancing.
