Holster® Use your blog to get design jobs. Are you a freelance designer?
Are you interested in boosting your credibility, building your client base and increasing your number of paying projects? The answer is obvious, but knowing where and how to get started can be daunting, especially during the periods of low client work (you know what I’m talking about). Having worked with a ton of design and development professionals in the field, I’ve seen that some of the most successful, most productive and busiest contractors have a blog attached to their main website or portfolio. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. A blog could be one of your most powerful assets in getting your name out there and securing new jobs. Here are the top three reasons why you, the budding (or even experienced) designer, need to start a blog (and sooner rather than later). 1.
Your blog could end up being the best darned thing since sliced bread for marketing your business and promoting your work. Not very. Your next client could be a tweet or Facebook update away. Xavi Esteve Front End Developer - Curriculum Vitae. Portfolio - David Hellmann - Grafikdesign, Webdesign, Webentwicklung, HTML, CSS, Wordpress. Carol Rivello. Graphic Design | One of my favorite design projects is create a logo and a visual communication for a brand. Above you can see a collection of selected logos I created in the past years. Pixel Lab is a north american studio with experience with UI technologies, designing and developing cool websites and apps. For their logo I drew an atom symbol, to represent the word “lab”, with a cube (or a 3D pixel!)
Inside of it. The 3 ellipses also represents the 3 key people inside the studio. For “Carreira Solo” – a website focused on the freelance world – I created a logo with a leaf, making a connexion with the word “solo” (that has a double meaning in portuguese, both soil and alone). Logo for a fancy candy store specialized in brigadeiro, a traditional brazilian dessert, named Sweet Joy. Dog Box delivers monthly boxes with hygiene and entertainment products for dogs.
Moyra and Tiago are photographers (and fiancés) of happy moments. Logo for a blog about fashion tendencies. The Graphic Design Resume Guide. Graphic Design Employment Advice and Essential Job Training. CV profiles, personal statements, career aims and objectives. A Career Aim, Personal Statement or Profile can be a useful way of flagging an interest and skills for a particular career on your CV, particularly if you have no relevant degree or work experience to give your CV focus.
When profile is used used on this page it can be assumed that personal statement could have been used in its place. A profile is only part of a CV so this section should be read in conjunction with our CV examples. What do you call it? Is it necessary? It's not necessary to have a profile but if you do, it must be lively and succinct! What is the difference between a personal statement and a covering letter? A profile is a short introduction to your CV, whereas a covering letter is a one page letter going into much more detail about why you are suitable for a specific job and organisation. Because your profile will be on all your CVs, you normally just mention the particular job sector you are applying for jobs in (e.g. publishing).
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