Coding and Design Tips & Tutorials

[caption id="attachment_11614" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] In 2014, NPR ran an April Fools' Day experiment. They posted an article to Facebook with the headline "Why Doesn't Anybody Read Anymore?

[caption id="attachment_8275" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Photo via Dickuhne on Flickr.

I remember back in the day when it was almost a crime to even suggest mixing “inside the box. ” Pro Tools and other DAWs came on the scene with more efficient workflows, digital offline editing, and signal processing that offered engineers and producers an infinite array of options in the studio.

[caption id="attachment_11566" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo by Thanun Buranapong[/caption] Between marketing, invoicing, and actually working, freelancing can feel like a grind. Add a bit of cold weather, some post-holiday ennui, and a bit of same-old, same-old and the new year may feel more like a long slog than a clean slate.

[caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] “If you want something done right you have to do it yourself,” is an adage that doesn’t necessarily apply to setting up your own show. If it’s your first time you are going to do some things wrong.

[caption id="attachment_11512" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] Freelancing has a multitude of benefits -- flexible schedule, command over your income, the ability to work almost anywhere -- but ask anyone who's worked as a contractor what the hardest part is and, just after exhaling a mammoth sigh, they'll whisper cautiously: "Taxes. " Oh, Taxes.

Bookmarks to mark a milestone! The Poster Project is over—but new things coming soon.

[caption id="attachment_11470" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo via Flickr[/caption] Facebook is notorious for frequently changing up their algorithm -- so much so that there are entire websites devoted just to telling marketers and businesses how they can best ride out the alterations and ensure their engagement doesn't take a dive. In the most recent round of alterations, the behemoth social networking site has made it even more difficult for brands to push their products without also offering some kind of content.

As creatives, we all need a form of expression. But as humans, we all lack motivation at times.