Stop motion just gets cooler

Hats off to Patrick Boivin a very talented and creative man.

So your freelancing onsite whats in the bag?

I havent posted lately do to the high volume of work, I am back on the freelance circuit and couldn’t be any happier. I have found a few things to be helpful when working on site:

• I bring my own mouse. I prefer the  apple mighty mouse, im way to use to scrolling left and right in adobe programs.

• Carry a USB drive. For two reasons, sometimes transferring files on a network that is restricted can be a hurdle and also load it with design elements you constantly use ( web buttons, browser mock-ups, psd files and other handy resources)

• One password for the iPhone. I live by this program, it has all of my stock photo logins, online chart creators, lynda.com and many more.

• Make your own time sheet. The staffing company or client might have one, but keep a pdf of your own on that thumbdrive, it may come in handy and it looks like you have your shit together.

And finally be resourceful, people hire freelancer to work and solve problems, the less you rely on the creative director for every little thing, the more likely they are to call you back.

Why You Need Good Fences for your Freelance Neighbors

There is a poem by Robert Frost that goes, a Good fences make good neighbors

What he means is that if you see your 70-year-old neighbor climbing naked

via Why You Need Good Fences for your Freelance Neighbors.

Apple and HTML5

Apple has posted a series of HTML5 examples.

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Interviewing in Social Media World

As a freelance designer, networking is a essential part of keeping business and getting the right projects. Nothing has helped out more than social media. Im still fond of good old keeping up with people and calling them on the phone, but recently Ive been called to places Im not familiar with and using social media networks like Linkedin gives you that quick insight if you do you researching correctly. Ive been putting these steps into use but it was nice to read this article from mashable to reassure me, im going in the right direction.

“3 ways to ace your job interview”.

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• Freelancers + Social Media= Real Results (matei.org)