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Do you ever get stuck? Feel like your creative taps are rusted shut? Well, never fear, help is at hand! Today marks Part 3 of a three-part series in which I share my favorite tricks for getting back into flow. Want the rest of the series? Just click for Part 1, Part 2. Enjoy! -Melissa Over […]
Keys to Creative Flow, Part 2
Do you ever get stuck? Feel like your creative taps are rusted shut? Well, never fear, help is at hand! Today marks Part 2 of a three-part series in which I share my favorite tricks for getting back into flow. You can find Part 1 right here. Enjoy! -Melissa Last week, in Part 1 of this […]
Keys to Creative Flow, Part 1
Do you ever get stuck? Feel like your creative taps are rusted shut? Well, never fear, help is at hand! Today marks the start of a three-part series in which I share my favorite tricks for getting back into flow. Enjoy! -Melissa You’ve worked hard to build up a creative business. You’re proud of the work […]
Paralyzed by Perfectionism? You Need the Imperfectionist Manifesto!
Good creative pros take pride in attention to detail. We claim the title “perfectionist” as a birthright. Our clients expect perfection, and it’s our job to deliver. At the same time, our job is to be creative on demand, which requires us to let our creative spirits loose and take action, even if it’s messy […]
QuarkXPress Tips: Synchronizing Text
This story is taken from “QuarkXPress 6 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide.” Most design projects consist of more than one piece of material — letterhead, envelope, business card — or hav e the same information in more than one place — on the cover, in an ad, in a headline. But when text […]