Tag: clients
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Delivery Logistics on A List Apart
There’s nothing wrong with sending a client a rough sketch if that’s all that’s needed to communicate your idea. In my latest column on A List Apart, I’ve written about deliverables and why what the client expects isn’t always the right thing to do…
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Interview with Heart Internet
Yesterday, Heart Internet posted an interview with me on their site. They start off saying some very kind things about me, and then it covers accessibility, design, speaking at conferences and a bit of client work.
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Including “ask me anything” in my contract
At Dare conference in September, I saw a great talk by Kevin Hoffman on “How To Rebuild Amidst Crisis.” I loved this talk, there was so much in it, but one thing struck me as something I could carry over into my work: Kevin said he included “ask any question and I’ll answer it” in his contract.
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A List Apart column and first post on Good Designers, Good Clients
This week the first post was published on my A List Apart column. It’s a very exciting thing for me. I’ve been reading A List Apart since I started learning about the web and loads of people I admire have written there.
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Guest on Happy Monday Podcast
Last Friday I was a guest for today’s Happy Monday podcast. It was great fun chatting with Josh and Sarah about design, client work and inspiration.
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Browser windows and responsive language
In the same way that we continually evolve the processes we use when working with clients, I’ve now found myself evolving and refining the language I use with clients when discussing responsive web design.
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Mentoring: the evaluation
Previous posts on the mentoring project: [Mentoring a project: the idea](/mentoring-a-project-the-idea/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: the idea”) [Mentoring a project: the right project](/mentoring-a-project-the-right-project/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: the right project”) [Mentoring a project: finding the right people](/mentoring-a-project-finding-the-right-people/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: finding the right people”) Mentoring a project: the project Mentoring a project: contract and kicking off It’s been four months since we started the mentoring project and now it’s drawing to a close.
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Guest co-host on Unfinished Business II
Last Friday I was a guest co-host on Unfinished Business again. It was great fun, Andy and I spoke about clients, how location affects our businesses, how to find good subcontractors and Star Trek.
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Mentoring a project: contract and kicking off
Previous posts on the mentoring project: [Mentoring a project: the idea](/mentoring-a-project-the-idea/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: the idea”) [Mentoring a project: the right project](/mentoring-a-project-the-right-project/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: the right project”) [Mentoring a project: finding the right people](/mentoring-a-project-finding-the-right-people/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: finding the right people”) Mentoring a project: the project It’s been far too long since I wrote about the mentoring project.
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Guest co-host on Unfinished Business
Last week I was guest co-host on one of my most favourite podcasts, Unfinished Business. It was great to ramble and rant with Andy for 90 minutes as it’s not often I get to chat for so long to another designer whose main focus is client work.
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