Time for a new colour palette. I have been obsessed with these colours ever since I got a hint that spring might be on the horizon. They remind me of being a teeanager in the 80′s & 90s. I made myself an oversized sweatshirt in 8th grade home ec that had all of these colours [...]
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Resources for Blogging and Freelancing
Over the last 3 years I’ve had many requests from students and clients for a list of resources I use for freelancing and blogging. So I created one! This was originally created for designers – both graphic and web – but anyone who freelances and/or blogs for a living will find lots of useful resources [...]

Making the Freelance Plunge Part 2: Building a Resource Library
This is part 2 in our series on Making the Freelance Plunge. Part 1 was all about getting your financial house in order before going out on your own. That may mean taking or staying in an employee position for a little while. But whether or not you have to stay in a full time [...]

Making the Freelance Plunge Part 1: Finances
For the last year and a half I have been a guest lecturer at BCIT, speaking once a semester to New Media Design students who are coming up to graduation. What do we talk about? Freelancing. Freelancing is the direction a lot of New Media grads head in – it’s an industry that lends itself [...]

