Author: David Airey
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How do you deal with unpaid invoices?
Armin recently asked, “What percentage do you bill a client for unpaid invoices? And after how many days/months from due date do you start billing interest?” I saw a couple of responses on Twitter. Victoria Pater charges 3% after 60 days, and Mindy Reznik opts for 1.8% after 30 days. I stipulate that if the…
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You are the map maker
What’s the formula for blog posts that will get the greatest number of retweets? Which new product or service will make you the most money? Do you know? “The truth is that nobody knows for sure what’s going to work. If they did the J.K. Rowlings of this world wouldn’t get rejected by twelve publishers.…
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Dalton Ghetti, lead sculptor
“At school I would carve a friend’s name into the wood of a pencil and then give it to them as a present. Later, when I got into sculpture, I would make these huge pieces from things like wood, but decided I wanted to challenge myself by trying to make things as small as possible.”…
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Handling the client approach
When potential design clients first get in touch there are a few things I do to streamline the back and forth.
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Smirnoff Caipiroska packaging
This promotional packaging for Smirnoff Caipiroska by JWT Brasil caught my eye.
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On creative block
Good advice by Gerard for the Logo Design Love book. Elsewhere: Overcoming Creative Block, on ISO50 How to Start Creating When You Don’t Know What to Say, on Lateral Action Overcome Creative Blocks by Giving Away Your Services, on Lifehacker Do You Recognize These 10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking? on Copyblogger What do you…
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Arwey notebooks
Any of the notebooks from Arwey would make a great designer gift. The mailman delivered these two.
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How to package elastic bands
The stronger the band, the more the box is squeezed. Lovely idea for elastic band packaging, by design student Ric Bixter.
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Boat Magazine
This lovely publication dropped through my letterbox the other day — the first issue of Boat Magazine.
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Design on the side
You might know something about root canals, but I know what I like, and that’s more important.