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3 Ways for Designers to Start Microblogging

For the visually inclined, writing a blog can be an intimidating endeavor. Microblogging is a great way for graphic designers to take advantage of the benefits of blogging without having to write too much.

Microblogging allows you to share brief …

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6 Tax Tips for Freelancers

What does the date April 15, 2011 mean to you?

That’s the deadline for filing 2010 taxes. But for freelancers and the self-employed, taxes should be on your mind way ahead of that April deadline.

In fact, when there’s no …

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‘Black Swan’ Posters Are Art

One of my most anticipated movies to watch this year is Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.” It’s appropriate that as the Golden Globe nominees were announced today, I have plans to see the nominated film tonight.

The film my friends …

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5 Holiday Shopping Bag Designs

During the holiday rush, especially in urban areas, stores can use their shopping bags as ambient advertising. Consumers will see other shoppers with the bags and the holiday-oriented designs will act as mini-billboards to advertise the store.

In New York …

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Is Your Design User-Friendly? 5 Questions to Ask

When building websites, apps and software, developers test their work for usability, or how easy it is for the end user to figure out and interact with what they’ve built.

Interface design and usability get a lot more technical than …

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Should Religion Be Part of My Marketing Strategy?

The question is simple enough, but the answer is not. Religion is perhaps the world’s most powerful driving force. It has been at the heart of monumental acts of goodwill and charity, as well as monstrous acts of war. It …

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4 Christmas Marketing Opportunities to Ignore

It’s the holiday season, and Christmas is a scant few weeks away. Time to put your marketing prowess to the test and drive mega sales this season, but not all Christmas marketing opportunities are what they’re cracked up to be. …

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Holiday Marketing Tips for Small Businesses

The day after Halloween, all of the fall specialty items come down off of the shelves and the Christmas and holiday merchandise go right up.

These next few weeks will fly by. Thanksgiving will come and go and the winter …

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Feel-Good Thanksgiving Marketing Tips

The holidays are a great time to try out new promotions. On the one hand, spending goes up as people shop for Christmas and Hanukkah, and on the other it’s a time when we remember those less fortunate and are …

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10 Vintage Travel Posters

PsPrint editor Sonia put up a splendid post in August on Design Crave about Vintage TWA Posters.  Her post inspired me to bring together some inspiring vintage travel posters. I tried to find all different kinds of periods, parts of …

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