It’s Thanksgiving Day in America and I’m sitting here with my kids watching the Macy’s parade. Drinking coffee, eating breakfast muffins, lighting a fire. It’s an American cliche, it’s so… nuclear. That’s okay, I’ll take the label. You know why? Al Roker. My buddy Al is the man on the street, talking to celebrities and…
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Five Freelance Secrets You Don't Read About in Books
Before I took the plunge over the precipice of Steady Job Mountain, I did a lot of researching. I’ve read so many freelance and business books standing at a Barnes & Noble shelf that I find it’s hard to read sitting down anymore. Among the mass of information out there about freelancing as an artist,…
Get More Gigs Through Solid Communication
When I tell people that I illustrate for a living, they instantly get a picture in their noggin of what that means. I’m not homeless, don’t smell too badly, and have at least some loose change in my pocket (I am also wearing pants), so they assume that I’m successful at it. They sometimes assume…
See Nick Design: Client Profile
Sometimes I work on projects that really drive me. There are clients I work with where I look back and think, “Man, that was fun. That’s why I do this.” Creating the See Nick Design logo is one of them. Typically I work with small to medium-sized businesses, helping them create visuals that complement their…