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Occasionally, we post a question on the blog that generates great discussion and solid advice from people with a good deal of experience. So check these out, get some perspectives, and add your own answers to help others.



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Every year, there seems to be more conferences catering to internet designers, developers, marketers, and bloggers. Already this year, there have been some great events like SXSW in Austin and FOWA in Miami. And next week, Future of Web Design comes...



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In the corporate world, there is sometimes a disconnect between productivity and personal progress (i.e., a person who works twice as fast as his co-workers does not necessarily make twice as much or advance twice as fast). But when you're working for...



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The question I hear the most from aspiring freelancers is, "How do I find new clients and build more business?" To be sure, this can be one of the toughest aspects of freelancing, especially when starting out. Most freelancers would agree that although...



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Every few months, I'll see a magazine or TV show discuss "The Best 100 Places to Live." Some lists are generic and take several factors in account, while others are more specific, tailored to creatives, technologists, or urbanites. So let's ask this...



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I'm starting a new category of posts here called GroupThink. The basic premise of these posts is that there are certain topics that I think could make great discussions. So, I figured that we should have occasional posts on such topics (and then keep...


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The Amazing Holga
Learn about the Holga toy camera, the plastic, medium format camera that photographers love for its unpredictable, low fidelity images.

Free Photoshop Patterns
Usually when it comes to design material, "free" means "ugly." Here are some useful Photoshop patterns that are not.

30 Fonts and Their Usage
A solid list of serif and sans-serif fonts and their usefulness for all the "boring " tasks that designers face: books, small website type, newspapers, etc.

Free Web Services and Products
A large list of free services and downloads for multimedia, productivity, security, etc. You're bound to find a couple apps that look helpful.

Toy Soldiers
War photos using "toy soldiers, some newspaper, a lighter, and a bottle of Goldbaum."


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